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  • GNU/Linux

    • Desktop/Laptop

      • Ruben SchadeGaryH Tech discusses Linux desktops

        I want to start this post by saying how sorry I am to hear about the struggles Gary and his family have been having of late. I send nothing but love and support. It sounds trite, but I genuinely mean when I say that Gary is good civ. I hope things pick up soon, because good people deserve good things. ♡

        Catching up on some of his videos (which you should all watch and subscribed to!), I remembered he recently discussed the state of the Linux desktop. He mentioned an angle I hadn’t considered before.

        GaryH Tech: What’s going on with Linux

        Does a nice looking GUI really matter? To me, not really. But it will to a lot of people. Because the real problem that happens here, if people aren’t going to use it as much because its not as pretty looking…

      • Linux LinksLinux Around The World: Germany

        We cover user groups that are running in Germany. This article forms part of our Linux Around The World series.

    • Audiocasts/Shows

      • mintCast PodcastmintCast 416.5 – Browser Arousal

        In our Innards section we talk browsers

        And finally, the feedback In "Check This Out" a link to a cool project and a YouTube video worth giving a look Download
    • Graphics Stack

      • Simon SerSimon Ser: Status update, July 2023

        As usual, this month has been rich in Wayland-related activities. Rose has continued building and upstreaming better frame scheduling infrastructure for wlroots, you can read more on her blog. I’ve resurrected an old patch to make wlroots behave better when the GPU is under high load. In my testing this improves latency a lot some specific scenarios and some specific hardware, but doesn’t help on some others. It’s not super clear if anything can be done about this, it may be that we are hitting some hardware limitations here: GPUs don’t know how to preempt tasks very well.

        I’ve also started working on explicit synchronization again. This was previously blocked on a hard problem: drivers may want to use a new kind of synchronization fence primitive (user-space memory fences) and it wasn’t clear how the current primitives (drm_syncobj) would hold up. We’ve been talking about this new primitive for a few years but unfortunately it’s a complicated matter and nothing new has surfaced. However, after discussing with Daniel Vetter, we’ve come to the conclusion that the kernel will provide backwards compatibility for drm_syncobj, so we can just stop worrying and use that as the basis for explicit synchronization protocols and implementations. Moreover, NVIDIA engineers are interested in helping with this effort, so I hope we can keep the momentum and join forces to push the new protocol, APIs and implementations to the finish line.

    • Applications

    • Instructionals/Technical

      • Cracking the Code: Beginner’s Guide to Unshadowing and Dumping Linux Passwords
      • FOSSLinuxHow to change default browser on Linux

        In the Linux environment, there are various web browsers to choose from, each offering its own set of features, speed, and security measures. As such, you might find yourself wanting to switch your default browser to one that best suits your browsing habits or requirements. Changing your default browser in Linux can also streamline your workflow by ensuring links open in your browser of choice.

      • ID RootHow To Install Snap on Debian 12

        In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Snap on Debian 12. Snap is a cutting-edge packaging format that offers numerous benefits over traditional package management systems. With Snap, applications and their dependencies are bundled together, ensuring seamless installation, easy updates, and secure isolation.

      • ID RootHow To Install PlayOnLinux on Fedora 38

        In this tutorial, we will show you how to install PlayOnLinux on Fedora 38. For those of you who didn’t know, PlayOnLinux is a free and open-source software that simplifies the installation and usage of Windows applications on Linux systems.

      • Red HatHow to deploy applications using Ansible Automation Platform

        In this article, we will demonstrate how to streamline the application deployment process on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux machine using Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform.

      • Linux LinksAlternatives to popular CLI tools: touch – change file timestamps

        This article spotlights alternative tools to touch, a command to change file timestamps.

      • It's FOSSMix and Match Terminal With Nautilus File Manager in Linux

        Here are a few tips and tweaks to save your time by combining the terminal and the file manager in Linux.

      • Unlocking Passwords with Cain and Abel: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners

        According to the official website http://www.oxid.it/cain.html , Cain and Abel software is a password recovery tool for Microsoft Operating Systems. It allows easy recovery of various kinds of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking hashes passwords using Dictionary, Brute-Force, and Cryptanalysis attacks, recording VoIP conversations, decoding scrambled passwords, recovering wireless network keys, revealing password boxes, uncovering cached passwords and analysing routing protocols.

    • Desktop Environments/WMs

  • Distributions and Operating Systems

    • SUSE/OpenSUSE

      • SUSE's Corporate BlogLinux in Space

        Since Linux began more than 30 years ago, it has been instrumental in space and planetary research.€  There is truly a connection between Linux and space research.€  Linux is widely used in space research and exploration due to its flexibility, reliability, and open-source nature.

    • Fedora Family / IBM

      • Software Freedom ConservancyRHEL Panel Discussion at FOSSY 2023

        A blog post from Software Freedom Conservancy.

        This past weekend, July 13-16th, 2023, Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) hosted and ran a new conference, FOSSY (Free and Open Source Software Yearly) in Portland, Oregon, USA. I was glad to host the keynote panel discussion on the recent change made by Red Hat (now a subsidiary of IBM) regarding the public source code releases for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).

      • Red Hat Announces Advancements To JBoss EAP On Microsoft Azure [Ed: SPAMnil promoting Microsoft, just like IBM does]
    • Canonical/Ubuntu Family

    • Open Hardware/Modding

      • Shirish Agarwal: RISC-V, Chips Act, Burning of Books, Manipur

        While I didn’t want to, a part of me is hyped about this motherboard. This would probably be launched somewhere in November. There are obvious issues in this, the first being unlike regular motherboards you wouldn’t be upgrade as you would do.You can’t upgrade your memory, can’t upgrade the CPU (although new versions of instructions could be uploaded, similar to BIOS updates) but as the hardware is integrated (the quad-core SiFive Performance P550 core complex) it would really depend. If the final pricing is around INR 4-5k then it may be able to sell handsomely provided there are people to push and provide support around it. A 500 GB or 1 TB SSD coupled with it and a cheap display unit and you could use it anywhere although as the name says it’s more for tinkering as the name suggests.

        Another board that could perhaps be of more immediate use would be the beagleboard. They launched the same couple of days back and called it Beagle V-Ahead. Again, costs are going to be a concern. Just a year before the pandemic the Beagleboard Black (BB) used to cost in the sub 4k range, today it costs 8k+ for the end user, more than twice the price. How much Brexit is to be blamed for this and how much the Indian customs we would never know. The RS Group that is behind that shop is head-quartered in the UK.

      • ArduinoReal-time alerts for your IoT projects: Discover Triggers and Notifications in Arduino Cloud

        In the world of IoT, staying informed about your project’s status and events is crucial. Imagine receiving prompt notifications when your temperature sensor detects a critical temperature, or when your security camera detects motion in a restricted area.

      • CNX SoftwareEdgeble AI Neural Compute Module 2 (Neu2) follows 96Boards SoM form factor

        Edgeble AI’s Neurable Compute Module 2, or Neu2 for shorts, is a system-on-module for computer vision applications based on the Rockchip RV1126 quad-core Cortex-A7 camera processor that follows the 96Boards SoM form factor. I first found the Neu2 and Neu6 (Rockchip RK3588) in the release log for the Linux 6.3 kernel, but at the time I found there was not enough information about those. The specifications for the Neu6 are still wrong (e.g. “64-bit processor with 4x Cortex-A7 core”) at the time of writing, so I’ll check the Neu2 system-on-module and its industrial version – the Neu2K based on RK1126K – for which we have more details.

      • Richard W.M. Jones: Sipeed Lichee Pi 4A

        At some point I will do a head to head comparison of HiFive Unmatched, Vision Five 2, Lichee Pi 4A, and Raspberry Pi 4B. I believe this little Lichee board below might win!

  • Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

    • Events

      • What was it like at Wilberweek? (GIMP Hackfest)
        A week with The GIMP project at Blender HQ, Amsterdam

        I was really excited to have the opportunity to meet some of the GIMP developers in-person after many conversations with them over IRC in the past, and Wilberweek presented not only a great opportunity to do just that, but also to visit the Headquarters of another of my favourite FOSS projects, the unstoppable freedom-centric software juggernaut that is the Blender project.

    • Web Browsers/Web Servers

      • Make Tech Easier7 of the Best Web Browsers for Linux

        Be it for personalization, security, or any other way, Linux web browsers come as good as Linux distros do. Here are 11 of these, ready to bring you every single page that the internet has to offer!

        1. Vivaldi – Best for Personalization

        When it comes to personalization, Vivaldi has everything. For one, it lets you move where you want your tabs should go. You can choose the top bar, bottom bar, or even either left or right side! Better yet, it lets you do gestures with your own mouse, making it an even better choice for touch-enabled monitor setups.

    • Programming/Development

      • Rust Weekly UpdatesThis Week In Rust: This Week in Rust 504

        Hello and welcome to another issue of This Week in Rust!

      • QtQt 6.5.2 Released

        We have released Qt 6.5.2 today. As a patch release, Qt 6.5.2 does not introduce any new features but contains about 290 bug fixes, security updates, and other improvements to the top of the Qt 6.5.1 release.€ See more information about the most important changes and bug fixes from€ Qt 6.5.2 release note.

      • Medevel35 Next.js Templates and Starters For Full-stack Development and SaaS Apps

        Next.js is a popular React framework that simplifies the process of building server-side rendered React applications. It provides a standardized structure for building React applications, along with features such as automatic code splitting, server-side rendering, and static site generation. These features make it ideal for building high-performance web applications.

      • Medevel15 Open-source Next.js CMS Solutions, Starters and Templates

        Next.js is a popular open-source framework for building server-side rendered React applications. It provides a seamless developer experience with features like automatic code splitting, server-side rendering, and optimized performance.

      • Medevel13 Open-source Next.js Landing Page Templates and Starters

        Next.js is an open-source React front-end development web framework created by Vercel. React is a popular JavaScript library used for building user interfaces and Next.js provides additional features for server-side rendering, static site generation, and automatic code splitting.

      • Dirk EddelbuettelDirk Eddelbuettel: qlcal 0.0.7 on CRAN: QuantLib 1.31 Updates

        The seventh release of the still pretty new qlcal package arrivied at CRAN today.

        qlcal delivers the calendaring parts of QuantLib. It is provided (for the R package) as a set of included files, so the package is self-contained and does not depend on an external QuantLib library (which can be demanding to build). qlcal covers over sixty country / market calendars and can compute holiday lists, its complement (i.e. business day lists) and much more.

        This release brings updates from the just-released QuantLib 1.31 version.

      • Python

        • TecAdminGetting Started with Flask: A Beginner’s Guide

          Flask is a lightweight web framework for Python, known for its simplicity, flexibility, and fine-grained control. Unlike more ‘heavyweight’ frameworks like Django, Flask does not come with many built-in tools or components, which means that developers have the freedom to choose the most suitable tools for their projects.

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