How to Contribute to Open Source Projects as a Beginner https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/how-to-contribute-to-open-source-projects-as-a-beginner/
freeCodeCamp.org
How to Contribute to Open Source Projects as a Beginner
Recently, I attended an open-source summit and was struck by an unexpected revelation. During a panel discussion about community contributions, a question was posed to the audience: βHow many of you have contributed to an open-source project before?β...
Intel Linux Display Driver Being Adapted For DRM Panic "Blue Screen of Death" Support - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-DRM-Panic-RFC
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-DRM-Panic-RFC
Phoronix
Intel Linux Display Driver Being Adapted For DRM Panic "Blue Screen of Death" Support
The DRM Panic infrastructure has been in the Linux kernel for several releases now and allows for a kernel-based experience similar to Windows' 'Blue Screen of Death as well as more recently allowing QR code kernel error messages and other features
Arduino's Silicon Labs MGM240S-Powered Arduino Nano Matter Launches as a Fully-Fledged Dev Board https://www.hackster.io/news/arduino-s-silicon-labs-mgm240s-powered-arduino-nano-matter-launches-as-a-fully-fledged-dev-board-4bd4b1884fac
Hackster.io
Arduino's Silicon Labs MGM240S-Powered Arduino Nano Matter Launches as a Fully-Fledged Dev Board
Following a "community preview" soft launch, the Arduino Nano Matter β targeting Matter-compliant smart home projects β is now available.
Imagination PowerVR Driver Being Extended To Work On RISC-V
β> https://www.phoronix.com/news/RISC-V-PowerVR-Driver-Support
β> https://www.phoronix.com/news/RISC-V-PowerVR-Driver-Support
Phoronix
Imagination PowerVR Driver Being Extended To Work On RISC-V
The Linux 6.8 kernel merged the Imagination PowerVR driver as a new open-source driver for supporting the PowerVR 'Rogue' graphics architecture and being developed in tandem by Imagination Tech with their upstream Mesa Vulkan driver
NVIDIA 565 Linux Graphics Driver Is Now Available for Download, Hereβs Whatβs New
β> https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-565-linux-graphics-driver-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
β> https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-565-linux-graphics-driver-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new
9to5Linux
NVIDIA 565 Linux Graphics Driver Is Now Available for Download, Here's What's New - 9to5Linux
NVIDIA 565 graphics driver for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris is now available for download with various improvements and bug fixes.
Alpine Linux 3.21 Released, Adds loongarch64 Support
β> https://linuxiac.com/alpine-linux-3-21-released-adds-loongarch64-support/
β> https://linuxiac.com/alpine-linux-3-21-released-adds-loongarch64-support/
COSMIC Alpha 4 Released For System76's Rust-Based Desktop https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Alpha-4-Released
Phoronix
COSMIC Alpha 4 Released For System76's Rust-Based Desktop
System76 today released the newest development/testing version of their Rust-based desktop environment designed for their Pop!_OS Linux distribution.
Wubuntu: The lovechild of Windows and Linux nobody asked for β’ The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/wubuntu/
https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/05/wubuntu/
The Register
Wubuntu: The lovechild of Windows and Linux nobody asked for
A third-party Kubuntu remix with a severe identity crisis
Linus Torvalds Comes Out Against "Completely Broken" x86_64 Feature Levels - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Torvalds-Mind-Fart-x86_64-Level
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Torvalds-Mind-Fart-x86_64-Level
Phoronix
Linus Torvalds Comes Out Against "Completely Broken" x86_64 Feature Levels
With the new Linux kernel patches posted yesterday for cleaning up x86 32-bit kernels on x86_64 CPUs as part of that patch series was introducing new Kconfig build options around the x86_64 micro-architecture feature levels
Itβs Official: Linux Kernel 6.12 Will Be LTS, Supported for "Multiple Years" https://9to5linux.com/its-official-linux-kernel-6-12-will-be-lts-supported-for-multiple-years
9to5Linux
Itβs Official: Linux Kernel 6.12 Will Be LTS, Supported for "Multiple Years" - 9to5Linux
Linux kernel 6.12 is now officially marked as LTS (Long-Term Support) on the kernel.org website and it will be supported until December 2026.
Introducing Banan-OS: An all new OS written from scratch in C++ https://www.notebookcheck.net/Introducing-Banan-OS-An-all-new-OS-written-from-scratch-in-C.928628.0.html
Notebookcheck
Introducing Banan-OS: An all new OS written from scratch in C++
Over the past two years, developer Bananymous has been slowly putting together a UNIX-like OS that is written almost entirely in C++. The OS even supports x86_64 and i686 architectures.
EndeavourOS is a great way to enter the Arch Linux ecosystem https://www.xda-developers.com/thread/endevouros-great-for-arch-linux-beginners/
XDA
EndeavourOS is a great way to enter the Arch Linux ecosystem
As a hardcore distro hopper, I've tested plenty of Linux distributions over the course of my computing journey. While I find Arch Linux as fun to tinker with as the next person, I must admit that it's not a very beginner-friendly distro. But if you're lookingβ¦
openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 Released, v5.5 Reaches End-of-Life
https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-leap-micro-6-1-released/
https://linuxiac.com/opensuse-leap-micro-6-1-released/
Linuxiac
openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 Released, v5.5 Reaches End-of-Life
The immutable openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 is out, featuring soft-reboot, TOTP for PAM, enhanced tools for container hosting, and more.
Fedora 42 Eyes Replacing SDL2 With sdl2-compat To Leverage SDL3 https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-42-sdl2-compat-Propose
Phoronix
Fedora 42 Eyes Replacing SDL2 With sdl2-compat To Leverage SDL3
The SDL2 library is widely used by cross-platform games and other software
Arduino Releases Its First Zephyr Cores, as It Makes the Move Away From Arm's Discontinued Mbed https://www.hackster.io/news/arduino-releases-its-first-zephyr-cores-as-it-makes-the-move-away-from-arm-s-discontinued-mbed-0259a47ff179
Hackster.io
Arduino Releases Its First Zephyr Cores, as It Makes the Move Away From Arm's Discontinued Mbed
While its hand may have been forced, Arduino promises big things from the move to Zephyr β including compilation time reductions.
Free to play monster-hunting game Dauntless now on Steam and works on Steam Deck, desktop Linux needs a quick fix
β> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/free-to-play-monster-hunting-game-dauntless-now-on-steam-and-works-on-steam-deck-desktop-linux-needs-a-quick-fix/
β> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/12/free-to-play-monster-hunting-game-dauntless-now-on-steam-and-works-on-steam-deck-desktop-linux-needs-a-quick-fix/
GamingOnLinux
Free to play monster-hunting game Dauntless now on Steam and works on Steam Deck, desktop Linux needs a quick fix
Dauntless from Phoenix Labs has finally launched on Steam, it's also free to play so you can go and check out this monster-hunting game without spending a penny.
Box64 v0.3.2 Emulator Adds Box32 Option, Introduces Native Flags & More https://www.phoronix.com/news/Box64-0.3.2-Released
Phoronix
Box64 v0.3.2 Emulator Adds Box32 Option, Introduces Native Flags & More
Box64 v0.3.2 is out today as the newest feature release to this Linux user-space emulator for allowing x86_64 binaries to run on ARM64 (AArch64) Linux devices