Tech News Digest – May 05, 2025

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Kernel prepatch 6.15-rc5

Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 05:46:19 +0000
TL;DR: Linus Torvalds has released version 6.15-rc5 of the Linux kernel, which is available for testing. He noted that everything seems to be going smoothly with this release, but hesitated to predict a trouble-free future by saying so.
Linus has released 6.15-rc5 for testing. "So it all feels like things are just continuing to go well this release. Let's hope I didn't jinx it by saying so."
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[$] Flexible data placement

Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 17:51:48 +0000
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At the 2025 LSFMM+BPF Summit, Kanchan Joshi and Keith Busch discussed data placement on storage devices, aiming to provide hints to enterprise-class SSDs to optimize where data is written. The goal is to group data with similar lifetimes together, potentially increasing the lifespan of SSDs, but details still need to be worked out.
At the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF) Kanchan Joshi and Keith Busch led a combined storage and filesystem session on data placement, which concerns how the data on a storage device is actually written. In a discussion that hearkened back to previous summits, the idea is to give hints to enterprise-class SSDs to help them make better choices on where the data should go; hinting was most recently discussed at the summit in 2023. If SSDs can group data with similar lifetimes together, it can lead to longer life for the devices, but there is a need to work out the details.
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Security updates for Friday

Category: Linux
Tags: Linux
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 13:20:36 +0000
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Several Linux distributions have issued security updates to address vulnerabilities in various software packages. The updates were released by Debian, Fedora, Mageia, Oracle, SUSE, and Ubuntu, with affected packages including chromium, firefox, nodejs, thunderbird, kernel, and more.
Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium, nodejs, openjdk-17, and thunderbird), Fedora (firefox, golang-github-nvidia-container-toolkit, and thunderbird), Mageia (kernel), Oracle (ghostscript, glibc, kernel, libxslt, php:8.1, and thunderbird), SUSE (cmctl, firefox-esr, govulncheck-vulndb, java-21-openjdk, libxml2, poppler, python-h11, and redis), and Ubuntu (docker.io, ghostscript, linux-xilinx-zynqmp, and micropython).
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A pile of stable kernel updates

Category: Linux
Tags: Linux
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 06:50:20 +0000
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The Linux kernel has released several stable updates, including versions 6.14.5, 6.12.26, 6.6.89, 6.1.136, 5.15.181, 5.10.237, and 5.4.293. Each of these updates contains additional important fixes for the Linux kernel.
The 6.14.5, 6.12.26, 6.6.89, 6.1.136, 5.15.181, 5.10.237, and 5.4.293 stable kernel updates have all been released; each contains another set of important fixes.
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Redis is now available under the AGPLv3 open source license (Redis blog)

Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 17:47:25 +0000
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Redis has reversed its decision to use the Server Side Public License (SSPL) and will instead offer its software under the Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3), starting with Redis 8. The change was led by Redis creator Salvatore "antirez" Sanfillipo, who wanted his new Vector Sets feature to be released under an open-source license, citing a strong connection to writing open-source software throughout his career.
After a somewhat tumultuous switch to the Server Side Public License (SSPL) in March 2024, Redis has backtracked and is now offering Redis under the Affero GPLv3 (AGPLv3) starting with Redis 8, CEO Rowan Trollope announced. The change back to an open-source license was led by Redis creator Salvatore "antirez" Sanfillipo, who also contributed the new Vector Sets feature for the release. He said:

I'll be honest: I truly wanted the code I wrote for the new Vector Sets data type to be released under an open source license. Writing open source software is too rooted in me: I rarely wrote anything else in my career. I'm too old to start now. This may be childish, but I wrote Vector Sets with a huge amount of enthusiasm exactly because I knew Redis (and my new work) was going to be open source again.

I understand that the core of our work is to improve Redis, to continue building a good system, useful, simple, able to change with the requirements of the software stack. Yet, returning back to an open source license is the basis for such efforts to be coherent with the Redis project, to be accepted by the user base, and to contribute to a human collective effort that is larger than any single company. So, honestly, while I can't take credit for the license switch, I hope I contributed a little bit to it, because today I'm happy. I'm happy that Redis is open source software again, under the terms of the AGPLv3 license.

Since last year's license switch, though, the Valkey project has sprung up as a fork under the original 3-clause BSD license. [Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1019686/)

Oracle Releases Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8

Category: Linux Today
Tags: Linux
Published: Sun, 04 May 2025 15:40:58 +0000
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The Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8 has been released in Oracle Linux 9.5, bringing with it improved memory management, I/O, and networking capabilities. The new kernel offers enhanced performance and functionality for enterprise users.

Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8 debuts in Oracle Linux (9.5) with advanced memory management, improved I/O, better networking, and more.

The post Oracle Releases Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel 8 appeared first on Linux Today.

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DietPi released a new version 9.12

Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Sun, 04 May 2025 15:19:55 +0000
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A new version of DietPi, v9.12, has been released and will be available on April 18th, 2025. This release adds support for fish (friendly interactive shell), Amiberry v7, and Amiberry-Lite, as well as some enhancements and fixes.

The April 18th, 2025 release of DietPi v9.12 adds support for fish (friendly interactive shell), Amiberry v7, Amiberry-Lite, and a few enhancements and fixes.

The post DietPi released a new version 9.12 appeared first on Linux Today.

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Steam Client Update Brings Game Launch Stability

Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Sat, 03 May 2025 15:30:23 +0000
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A new Steam client update has improved game syncing and overlay scaling, as well as fixed UI glitches that affected notes and screenshots. The update also aimed to improve game launch stability, according to the Linux Today blog post.

A new Steam client update improves game syncing and overlay scaling and fixes UI glitches that affect notes and screenshots.

The post Steam Client Update Brings Game Launch Stability appeared first on Linux Today.

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Linux Candy: doge – simple motd script

Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Sat, 03 May 2025 15:21:54 +0000
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The "Linux Candy" series features interesting open-source software, highlighting eye-catching applications. The latest post in this series is about a simple MOTD (Message Of The Day) script called "doge", which was originally published on Linux Today.

Linux Candy is a series of articles covering interesting eye candy software. We’re only featuring open-source software in this series.

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SWE-agent: Open-source tool uses LLMs to fix issues in GitHub repositories

Category: Linux Today
Tags: AI
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 15:16:01 +0000
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The open-source SWE-agent tool connects powerful language models with real-world tools, enabling them to perform complex tasks such as fixing bugs in GitHub repositories and solving cybersecurity challenges. With this technology, SWE-agent can autonomously execute custom workflows, browse the web, and even solve cybersecurity problems.

By connecting powerful language models like GPT-4o and Claude Sonnet 3.5 to real-world tools, the open-source tool SWE-agent allows them to autonomously perform complex tasks: from fixing bugs in live GitHub repositories and solving cybersecurity challenges, to browsing the web or executing custom workflows.

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Roku is looking into complaints about washed-out HDR streams

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-04T18:17:05-04:00
TL;DR: Roku is looking into reports of washed-out colors when streaming HDR content from Disney+ on its platform, but users are also experiencing the issue with other apps on their Roku TVs. The problem seems to affect a wide range of apps and not just limited to Disney+, suggesting a broader issue with Roku's video processing or display settings.
Roku is investigating user reports of washed-out colors when streaming HDR content from Disney Plus, according to a thread on the Roku issue tracking board. However, the issue seems to go beyond that, affecting almost any app for Roku TVs, suggest user comments on the thread over the last week. The problem appears to be […]
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The best iPad deals you can get right now

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-04T17:30:00-04:00
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While major sales events like Black Friday and Prime Day typically offer the best iPad deals, there are often still great discounts available every day on Apple's more affordable iPads. These daily discounts may vary, but they can result in significant savings, especially for those looking to purchase an entry-level iPad.
While the best iPad deals usually land during major sale events like Black Friday and Prime Day, many great iPad deals are attainable outside of those times. The day-to-day discounts may come and go like changing winds, but there’s often some amount to be saved, particularly on Apple’s more affordable iPads. The most recent iPad Pro and […]
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Nintendo is suing accessory maker Genki after its unofficial Switch 2 mockups

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-04T15:05:15-04:00
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Accessory maker Genki previously revealed a 3D-printed mockup of the Nintendo Switch 2's dimensions, claiming it was based on official information just before the console's first reveal. Now, Nintendo is suing Genki for allegedly using confidential information to create accessories that are said to be compatible with the Switch 2 at launch.
Earlier this year, accessory maker Genki showed off a 3D-printed mockup it said was based on the Nintendo Switch 2’s official dimensions just days before the console’s first official reveal. The company has since started offering Switch 2 accessories that it says will be compatible with the system at launch. Now, Nintendo is suing the […]
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Here are the best Apple Watch deals right now

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-04T11:45:14-04:00
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Apple launched the Apple Watch Series 10 and a black version of the Apple Watch Ultra 2 in September. The release of these new models means there are now multiple options available, each with its own pros and cons, including the second-gen Apple Watch SE.
In September, Apple launched its latest smartwatch, introducing the Apple Watch Series 10 alongside a black rendition of the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Each wearable has its own pros and cons, as does the second-gen Apple Watch SE, but the recent introduction of the new wearables also means there are now more Apple Watch models […]
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX gets a company town in Texas

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-04T11:07:56-04:00
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Voters in South Texas have approved a measure to incorporate a new city called Starbase near SpaceX's Boca Chica Beach launch site on the Gulf of Mexico. The final vote was 212-6 in support of the measure, according to reports from The Associated Press.
South Texas voters mostly employed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX have approved a measure to incorporate as Starbase, a new city in Texas’ Cameron County near the company’s Boca Chica Beach launch site on the Gulf of Mexico. The final tally was 212–6 in support of the measure, reports The Associated Press. The election took place […]
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The Last of Us takes Dina and Ellie on a tense, pictuesque Seattle getaway

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 02:00:37 +0000
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Kyle and Andrew are discussing something related to "80s pop covers" and "free jazz". However, the tone of the sentence suggests that their conversation might be unexpected or humorous in some way.
Plus: Kyle and Andrew discuss '80s pop covers and free jazz. No, seriously...
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Review: Thunderbolts* is a refreshing return to peak Marvel form

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Sun, 04 May 2025 18:38:57 +0000
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The writer hints that there is an interesting or unexpected element to the title that becomes clear only after the movie has ended. However, they deliberately avoid revealing what this mysterious aspect is to avoid spoiling the experience for potential viewers.
That weird asterisk in the title makes sense once the credits roll, but we're not gonna spoil it for you.
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Chips aren’t improving like they used to, and it’s killing game console price cuts

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Sun, 04 May 2025 11:45:20 +0000
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The slowing pace of manufacturing advancements is having a ripple effect on the tech industry, hindering progress and innovation. As a result, the rate at which new technologies are developed and implemented is being negatively impacted, leading to stagnation and potentially even reversals in certain areas.
Op-ed: Slowed manufacturing advancements are upending the way tech progresses.
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A DOGE recruiter is staffing a project to deploy AI agents across the US government

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Sun, 04 May 2025 11:07:50 +0000
TL;DR: A startup founder claimed that artificial intelligence (AI) agents have the potential to automate the tasks of tens of thousands of government employees, implying a significant reduction in human workforce needed for certain administrative and operational duties. This suggests that AI technology can efficiently handle many routine tasks currently handled by government personnel, freeing up resources for more strategic or high-value work.
A startup founder said that AI agents could do the work of tens of thousands of government employees.
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In his first 100 days, Trump launched an “all-out assault” on the environment

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Sat, 03 May 2025 11:06:58 +0000
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Environmental groups and legal experts believe that the threat to the environment posed by Donald Trump's administration is unprecedented. They are concerned about the potential damage that could be done to environmental laws, regulations, and policies under his leadership.
The threat posed by Trump’s administration is on a “new level,” environmental groups and legal experts say.
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Security Researchers Warn a Widely Used Open Source Tool Poses a 'Persistent' Risk to the US

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000
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The open-source software "easyjson" is widely used by the US government and private companies, but concerns are rising about its connections to Russian technology company VK, which has ties to the CEO who has been sanctioned. This raises red flags for researchers, who are sounding an alarm about potential security risks associated with using software linked to a sanctioned entity.
The open source software easyjson is used by the US government and American companies. But its ties to Russia’s VK, whose CEO has been sanctioned, have researchers sounding the alarm.
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The Dream of the Metaverse Is Dying. Manufacturing Is Keeping It Alive

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 09:30:00 +0000
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Mark Zuckerberg's idea of using virtual reality (VR) for meetings is not practical, but the concept of an "industrial metaverse" that combines the digital and physical worlds has potential uses. The industrial metaverse offers a more useful bridge between the two realms than VR meetings do.
Forget Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of VR meetings; the industrial metaverse bridges digital and physical worlds in a way that’s actually useful.
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Scientists Have Just Discovered a New Type of Electricity-Conducting Bacteria

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 09:30:00 +0000
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Scientists have identified a new species of "cable bacteria" that behaves like electrical wiring, with unique physical and genetic characteristics. The discovery of this novel microorganism may lead to advancements in the field of bioelectronics, potentially revolutionizing the way we think about harnessing biological processes for technological applications.
A new species of cable bacteria, which function like electrical wiring, was recently discovered in the US. Its unique morphology and genetic structure may be useful for the development of bioelectronics.
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Rejoice! Carmakers Are Embracing Physical Buttons Again

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 09:00:00 +0000
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Studies have shown that reaction times for drivers using screens while driving are actually slower and less accurate than those who are drunk or high, making it no wonder that 90% of drivers dislike using touchscreens in cars. The auto industry has finally begun to recognize the issue and is taking steps to address it.
Amazingly, reaction times using screens while driving are worse than being drunk or high—no wonder 90 percent of drivers hate using touchscreens in cars. Finally the auto industry is coming to its senses.
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Formula 1 Drivers Just Hit the Track in These Full-Sized Lego Cars

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Sun, 04 May 2025 18:30:00 +0000
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The Miami Grand Prix held a unique driver's parade where Formula One's top drivers rode in custom-built Lego cars, a feat that required 8 months of construction. The experience was reportedly just as exciting as it sounds, offering a fun and memorable event for fans and participants alike.
At the Miami Grand Prix's driver's parade, the sport's biggest stars rode in drivable Lego cars that took eight months to build. It was as awesome as it sounds.
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Kernel prepatch 6.15-rc5

Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 05:46:19 +0000
TL;DR: Linus Torvalds has released version 6.15-rc5 of the Linux kernel, a testing milestone for the upcoming release. He expresses optimism about the progress made in this release cycle, but humorously notes that speaking too highly of it might bring bad luck.
Linus has released 6.15-rc5 for testing. "So it all feels like things are just continuing to go well this release. Let's hope I didn't jinx it by saying so."
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[$] Flexible data placement

Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 17:51:48 +0000
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At the 2025 LSFMM+BPF Summit, Kanchan Joshi and Keith Busch led a session on data placement, which involves giving hints to enterprise-class SSDs to help them make better decisions about where to store data. The goal is to group data with similar lifetimes together to extend the life of the devices, but further details need to be worked out.
At the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF) Kanchan Joshi and Keith Busch led a combined storage and filesystem session on data placement, which concerns how the data on a storage device is actually written. In a discussion that hearkened back to previous summits, the idea is to give hints to enterprise-class SSDs to help them make better choices on where the data should go; hinting was most recently discussed at the summit in 2023. If SSDs can group data with similar lifetimes together, it can lead to longer life for the devices, but there is a need to work out the details.
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Security updates for Friday

Category: LWN.net
Tags: Linux
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 13:20:36 +0000
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Multiple Linux distributions have released security updates to fix vulnerabilities, including Debian, Fedora, Mageia, Oracle, SUSE, and Ubuntu. The updates address issues in various packages such as chromium, firefox, nodejs, thunderbird, kernel, and others.
Security updates have been issued by Debian (chromium, nodejs, openjdk-17, and thunderbird), Fedora (firefox, golang-github-nvidia-container-toolkit, and thunderbird), Mageia (kernel), Oracle (ghostscript, glibc, kernel, libxslt, php:8.1, and thunderbird), SUSE (cmctl, firefox-esr, govulncheck-vulndb, java-21-openjdk, libxml2, poppler, python-h11, and redis), and Ubuntu (docker.io, ghostscript, linux-xilinx-zynqmp, and micropython).
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A pile of stable kernel updates

Category: LWN.net
Tags: Linux
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 06:50:20 +0000
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Multiple stable kernel updates have been released, including versions 6.14.5, 6.12.26, 6.6.89, 6.1.136, 5.15.181, 5.10.237, and 5.4.293, each containing important fixes.
The 6.14.5, 6.12.26, 6.6.89, 6.1.136, 5.15.181, 5.10.237, and 5.4.293 stable kernel updates have all been released; each contains another set of important fixes.
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Redis is now available under the AGPLv3 open source license (Redis blog)

Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 17:47:25 +0000
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Redis has switched back to an open-source license, offering Redis under the Affero General Public License version 3 (AGPLv3) starting with version 8, after previously switching to the Server Side Public License (SSPL). The change was led by Redis creator Salvatore "antirez" Sanfillipo, who wanted to ensure that his new Vector Sets feature was released under an open-source license and hopes that the switch will contribute to a collective effort in software development.
After a somewhat tumultuous switch to the Server Side Public License (SSPL) in March 2024, Redis has backtracked and is now offering Redis under the Affero GPLv3 (AGPLv3) starting with Redis 8, CEO Rowan Trollope announced. The change back to an open-source license was led by Redis creator Salvatore "antirez" Sanfillipo, who also contributed the new Vector Sets feature for the release. He said:

I'll be honest: I truly wanted the code I wrote for the new Vector Sets data type to be released under an open source license. Writing open source software is too rooted in me: I rarely wrote anything else in my career. I'm too old to start now. This may be childish, but I wrote Vector Sets with a huge amount of enthusiasm exactly because I knew Redis (and my new work) was going to be open source again.

I understand that the core of our work is to improve Redis, to continue building a good system, useful, simple, able to change with the requirements of the software stack. Yet, returning back to an open source license is the basis for such efforts to be coherent with the Redis project, to be accepted by the user base, and to contribute to a human collective effort that is larger than any single company. So, honestly, while I can't take credit for the license switch, I hope I contributed a little bit to it, because today I'm happy. I'm happy that Redis is open source software again, under the terms of the AGPLv3 license.

Since last year's license switch, though, the Valkey project has sprung up as a fork under the original 3-clause BSD license. [Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1019686/)

Mission Center 1.0: New Features, Better Performance

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Sun, 04 May 2025 14:45:01 +0000
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Mission Center, a Linux system monitoring app, has released its first update in 6 months, adding new hardware tracking, UI tweaks, and performance improvements. The update refines the app's backend to provide more precise real-time monitoring data, making it better suited for users who rely on the app for tracking system processes and hardware information.

Linux system monitoring app Mission Center has put out its first update in 6 months – and it’s a big one! Mission Center 1.0 adds new hardware tracking, UI tweaks, and refactors its backend to provide palapble performance improvements, boost the app’s responsiveness and minimise ‘time deviations between refresh cycles’. The latter may sound a tad dry on the ‘excitement’ scale but, arguably, it’s a big thing: a real-time monitoring app is used for, well, real-time monitoring and those tweaks ensure hardware and system process info shown is more precise. For a closer lookout the “visible” changes in this release, […]

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Papirus Icon Set Update Adds New Icons, Plasma 6 Support

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 14:30:32 +0000
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A new version of the Papirus icon theme for Ubuntu is available to download, featuring 69 new icons and 18 updated ones. This update also includes packaging and DE changes, as well as support for Plasma 6, making it a popular choice among Linux users due to its frequent updates.

If you use the Papirus icon theme on Ubuntu, you’ll be pleased to hear a new version is available to download. Frequent updates are a major reason why the Papirus icon set is so popular with Linux users. After all, it’s annoying to switch to a stylish icon set that doesn’t have icons for most of your apps, ruining the vibe. Not so with Papirus. It’s perpetually expanding its coverage through regular updates. Papirus’s second update this year adds 69 new icons—nice—and 18 updated ones. It also includes packaging and DE changes, and deprecates its ePapirus variants since elementaryOS 8 […]

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Canonical Brings Ubuntu 24.04 to Qualcomm Dragonwing Vision Kit

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 02 May 2025 02:14:12 +0000
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Canonical has released an official Ubuntu desktop image for the Qualcomm DragonWing platform, specifically tailored for the RB3 (Gen 2) and RB3 (Gen 2 Lite) Vision Kits. This marks the addition of desktop builds to previously available server images, providing developers with a powerful development environment featuring AI acceleration and high-performance graphics capabilities.

Canonical has announced the first official Ubuntu desktop image for the Qualcomm DragonWing platform. A beta image of Ubuntu 24.04 desktop compatible with Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 and QCS5430 processors, and specifically tailored for the Qualcomm RB3 (Gen 2) Vision Kit and RB3 (Gen 2 Lite) Vision Kit is available for testing. Ubuntu 24.04 server images were previously available for the same model vision kits, so it’s the addition of desktop builds that is an interesting development. Canonical say marrying a full Ubuntu desktop experience married with “powerful AI acceleration with high-performance graphics” in the Dragonwing devices provides “a powerful development environment […]

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We’re Off — Ubuntu 25.10 Opens for Development

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 16:19:46 +0000
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Ubuntu 25.10, code-named "Questing Quokka", has opened for development and is scheduled for release in October. The opening of development was announced by Canonical engineer Utkarsh Gupta on the Ubuntu mailing list, who warned that there may be delays due to a large influx of builds and autopkgtests during this initial period.

Development today opened on Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka”, the next short-term release of Ubuntu, due for release in October. Canonical engineer Utkarsh Gupta fired the figurative starting pistol for developers in a post to the Ubuntu mailing list, announcing the opening, and the enabling of auto-sync. “As usual, we expect a large influx of builds and autopkgtests in this initial period, which will cause delays. Please help fixing any breakage that occurs,” Gupta adds. It’s only been a couple of weeks since the Ubuntu 25.04 release, but the dedicated devs who spent 6 months diligently shaping that release don’t get much time […]

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Linux App Release Roundup (April 2025)

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 20:10:00 +0000
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In April, several popular Linux apps received software updates that didn't receive individual articles on OMG! Ubuntu. The author acknowledges it can be challenging to cover every update and relies on tracking releases as best they can, but some minor updates may not get extensive coverage.

April saw a solid set of software updates land for an slew of popular Linux apps. In this post, I run through a number of recent releases that didn’t get the “full article” treatment on this blog. Sometimes it’s a challenge to cover everything I want to (especially in an Ubuntu release month, as April was), and some updates are rather minor and hard to say too much about. Also, covering updates relies on me knowing they’re out in a timely fashion. I track as much as I can, as best as I can. But it’s easy for things to […]

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7 Essential Logseq Plugins I Use and Recommend

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Tags: General
Published: Sat, 03 May 2025 08:56:47 GMT
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You are excited to share some of your favorite Logseq plugins that you use to manage your personal knowledge base. These plugins have been particularly useful and efficient in helping you organize and keep track of your thoughts and ideas.
Sharing my favorite Logseq plugins that I love to use for managing my personal knowledge base.
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FOSS Weekly #25.18: Linux Magazine, Modern Terminals, Muse Pi, apt Guide and More

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Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 05:49:00 GMT
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You're embracing nostalgia by looking back at the past (going retro). At the same time, you're also exploring and preparing for what's to come, possibly even seeking innovation or progress (going futuristic).
Going retro, going futuristic.
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Exploring Firefox Tab Groups: Has Mozilla Redeemed Itself?

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Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 05:10:17 GMT
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Firefox's Tab Groups feature helps users organize their tabs in an efficient manner, but the extent of its efficiency has yet to be determined. The author will proceed to share their personal experience with the feature.
Firefox's Tab Groups help you organize tabs efficiently. But how efficiently? Let me share my experience.
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Journals and Contents: Two Special Pages in Logseq

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Published: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:46:58 GMT
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The Journals page in Logseq allows you to manage tasks and maintain a record of your thoughts and ideas, while the Contents page enables you to organize and quickly access specific information within your knowledge base. By using these features, you can extend the usefulness of your knowledge base and streamline your workflow.
From task management to bookmarking, extend the usefulness of your knowledge base by using the Journals and Contents pages in Logseq.
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Dual Booting CachyOS and Windows

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Published: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:04:44 GMT
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CachyOS, a Linux distribution in the Arch domain, can be easily dual-booted with Windows, which is an unexpected feature for a distro in this category. This compatibility makes CachyOS a more versatile and accessible option for users who want to run both Windows and Linux on their devices.
Dual booting CachyOS with Windows is pretty standard and that's surprising for a distro in Arch domain.
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Building your own Atomic (bootc) Desktop

Category: Fedora Magazine
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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Building a personalized desktop using Bootc and associated tools allows you to create a custom installation, but it's considered "at your own risk" as it may be harder to find support compared to mainstream solutions. The process of building a custom installation will be described in this article.
Bootc and associated tools provide the basis for building a personalised desktop. This article will describe the process to build your own custom installation. Disclaimer Building and using a custom installation is “at your own risk”. Your installation may be harder to find support for when compared with a mainstream solution. Motivation There has been […]
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Enabling system-wide DNS over TLS

Category: Fedora Magazine
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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This article provides guidance on how to enable DoT (DNS over TLS) on your system and set it up to run at boot time, with support available for Fedora 42. Additionally, the article also covers setting up encrypted DNS for system installation using current Fedora Rawhide (Fedora 43), allowing you to try out this feature.
This article will guide you to enforcing DoT (DNS over TLS) on your running system and at boot time. Support is avaliable in Fedora 42. It will also guide you to set up encrypted DNS for system installation, if you want to try it with current Fedora Rawhide (Fedora 43). Background Traditionally, DNS queries are […]
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The Fedora Project history and family tree

Category: Fedora Magazine
Tags: Red Hat
Published: Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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The Fedora Project was established in 2003 as a proving ground for testing and refining new ideas in Linux, allowing a global community of contributors to innovate and improve the operating system. Since its inception, Fedora has become known for fostering Linux innovation and has played a crucial role in shaping the future of open-source software.
This article provides a short overview and history of the Fedora Project. Introduction The Fedora Project has become known for Linux innovation. Since its inception in 2003, Fedora has been a proving ground where new ideas in Linux are tested and refined by a global community of contributors. Its creation sprang from Red Hat Linux’s […]
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Full Steam Ahead with RISC-V and Fedora Linux 42

Category: Fedora Magazine
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Published: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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The Fedora RISC-V Special Interest Group (SIG) has successfully released their RISC-V images for Fedora Linux 42 on schedule. This milestone marks an important achievement in the group's goal to eventually gain "primary" status for RISC-V, which involves staying on track with regular releases.
The Fedora RISC-V SIG is excited to share that our RISC-V images for Fedora Linux 42 have landed on-time and without delay! If you’ve been watching our progress over the past few releases, you know that staying on schedule is a big deal, especially given our goals of eventually gaining “primary” status for RISC-V as […]
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How to rebase to Fedora Linux 42 on Silverblue

Category: Fedora Magazine
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 21:46:18 +0000
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Fedora Silverblue is an operating system built on Fedora Linux, ideal for daily use, development, and container-based workflows, offering features like roll-back capabilities in case of issues. This article provides instructions on how to rebase a Fedora Silverblue system to Fedora Linux 42 if needed.
Fedora Silverblue is an operating system for your desktop built on Fedora Linux. It’s excellent for daily use, development, and container-based workflows. It offers numerous advantages such as being able to roll back in case of any problems. If you want to rebase to Fedora Linux 42 on your Fedora Silverblue system, this article tells you how. It not […]
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