‘I'm a software person with a soldering iron’, he warns alongside release of Linux 6.13-rc7

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for January 12th, 2025, brings news about Firefox 134, Debian 12.9, Raspberry Pi 5 16GB, KDE Plasma 6.3, and more.

Real-time AI subtitling is in the works for VLC, the phenomenally popular open-source media player. VideoLAN, the non-profit in charge of VLC development,

Window snapping GNOME extension Tiling Shell —not that you need an introduction to it by now— adds a nifty new feature in its latest update. Tiling Shell

A change to the Linux 6.13 kernel contributed by a Microsoft engineer ended up changing Linux x86_64 code without proper authorization and in turn causing troubles for users and now set to be disabled ahead of the Linux 6.13 stable release expected next Sunday.

Last year an AMD engineer proposed the notion of 'Attack Vector Controls' for the Linux kernel to re-think how the CPU security mitigation handling is done and making it easier for system administrators/users to toggle the mitigations they are concerned about…

Linux Torvalds has announced the release of the seventh release candidate for Linux Kernel 6.13.Well, it looked a bit quiet at the start of the week, but then things picked up, and we're definitely back to speed after the two quiet holiday weeks.

This guide will walk you through the process of converting (.MD) files to .PDF, ensuring your documents look professional and polished.

Spaces in file and folder names in Linux or Unix-based systems can cause headaches, as the terminal treats them as delimiters between different arguments.

A little later than I planned, but here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.

fingerterm is a terminal emulator with a custom virtual keyboard. It is designed for the Nokia N9 and Jolla's Jolla devices.

F3OS (The Free Family-Friendly Operating System) is a Linux distribution based on Debian Stable that includes DNS-based web filtering.

Cisco Modeling Labs is an on-premises network simulation tool. We recommend the best free and open source Linux alternatives.

MX Linux 23.5 introduces Xfce 4.20, kernel 6.1/6.12 LTS, improved Packageinstaller & persistence handling, and more.

Niri scrollable-tiling compositor adopts calendar versioning, with v25.1 bringing floating window enhancements and more Wayland fixes.

U++ is a C++ cross-platform rapid application development framework focused on programmers productivity. Free and open source software.

cations is a lightweight application that helps you build and maintain good habits through incremental progress.

OSGeoLive is a Linux distribution that lets you to try a wide variety of open source geospatial software without installing anything.