Compiz Considered in Peril
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more »GIMP 2.6 New features in GIMP 2.6
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more »AMD Publishes R600 and R700 3D Code
Dec 30, 2008Close to year's end, U.S. chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has released the Linux code for its ATI R600 and R700 microprocessors.
more »Sabayon 4.0: Italian Sweet for the Holidays
Dec 30, 2008The Sabayon project has released its version 4.0 of the multimedia friendly Gentoo derivative just in time for the Holidays and calls it the "next big thing."
more »Linux Graphics Survey: NVIDIA Leads, Intel Catching Up
Dec 29, 2008More than 14,000 users participated in this year's Linux graphics survey from Phoronix. The results of the study are now out.
more »Practical Ruby Projects Chapter 2: Making Music with Ruby
Dec 21, 2008Learn advanced programming techniques and explore Ruby’s full potential through a varied series of exciting projects
more »Adobe Updates Flash Player to Fix Huge Security Hole
Dec 19, 2008Adobe recommends that Linux Flash Player users immediately upgrade to the newest versions.
more »Fresh Moonlight
Dec 04, 2008Moonlight is the name of Novell's Linux implementation of Microsoft's Silverlight 1.0 technology. Moonlight is now available in a Beta version for 32 and 64 Bit Linux systems, albeit only for Firefox users.
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Linux Servers Targeted by Akira Ransomware
A group of bad actors who have already extorted $42 million have their sights set on the Linux platform.
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TUXEDO Computers Unveils Linux Laptop Featuring AMD Ryzen CPU
This latest release is the first laptop to include the new CPU from Ryzen and Linux preinstalled.
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XZ Gets the All-Clear
The back door xz vulnerability has been officially reverted for Fedora 40 and versions 38 and 39 were never affected.
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Canonical Collaborates with Qualcomm on New Venture
This new joint effort is geared toward bringing Ubuntu and Ubuntu Core to Qualcomm-powered devices.
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Kodi 21.0 Open-Source Entertainment Hub Released
After a year of development, the award-winning Kodi cross-platform, media center software is now available with many new additions and improvements.
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Linux Usage Increases in Two Key Areas
If market share is your thing, you'll be happy to know that Linux is on the rise in two areas that, if they keep climbing, could have serious meaning for Linux's future.
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Vulnerability Discovered in xz Libraries
An urgent alert for Fedora 40 has been posted and users should pay attention.
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Canonical Bumps LTS Support to 12 years
If you're worried that your Ubuntu LTS release won't be supported long enough to last, Canonical has a surprise for you in the form of 12 years of security coverage.
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Fedora 40 Beta Released Soon
With the official release of Fedora 40 coming in April, it's almost time to download the beta and see what's new.
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New Pentesting Distribution to Compete with Kali Linux
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