Tech News Digest – May 07, 2025

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The state of SSL stacks

Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 08:20:37 +0000
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Willy Tarreau and William Lallemand have published a whitepaper examining the state of SSL stacks, highlighting that OpenSSL 3.0 performs poorly compared to alternative libraries. The alternatives, such as BoringSSL, LibreSSL, WolfSSL, and AWS-LC, offer different approaches to API compatibility, performance optimization, and QUIC support, making it crucial for developers to understand these trade-offs when choosing an SSL implementation.
Willy Tarreau and William Lallemand have posted an extensive white paper examining the landscape of the available SSL implementations.

OpenSSL 3.0 performs significantly worse than alternative SSL libraries, forcing organizations to provision more hardware just to maintain existing throughput. This raises important questions about performance, energy efficiency, and operational costs.

Examining alternatives—BoringSSL, LibreSSL, WolfSSL, and AWS-LC—reveals a landscape of trade-offs. Each offers different approaches to API compatibility, performance optimization, and QUIC support. For developers navigating the modern SSL ecosystem, understanding these trade-offs is crucial for optimizing performance, maintaining compatibility, and future-proofing their infrastructure.

[Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1020309/)

The end of the USENIX Annual Technical Conference

Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 07:37:59 +0000
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The USENIX Annual Technical Conference (ATC) is ending after 50 years, with attendance having steadily decreased over the past two decades as more specialized conferences have emerged. Despite playing a significant role in introducing many important technologies, the conference will be "sunset" by the USENIX Board of Directors due to a lack of critical mass of attendees.
On the 50th anniversary of the USENIX organization, its flagship Annual Technical Conference (ATC) is coming to an end.

For the past two decades, as more USENIX conferences have joined the USENIX calendar by focusing on specific topics that grew out of ATC itself, attendance at ATC has steadily decreased to the point where there is no longer a critical mass of researchers and practitioners joining us. Thus, after many years of experiments to adapt this conference to the ever-changing tech landscape and community, the USENIX Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to sunset USENIX ATC.

Many important technologies first saw the light of day at this event. [Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1020306/)

Mission Center 1.0.0 released

Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 21:05:37 +0000
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The Mission Center system-monitoring application has released version 1.0.0, which includes several new features such as SMART data for SATA and NVMe devices, per-process network usage display, and a redesigned Apps Page with more information about applications and processes. The backend "Gatherer" application has been renamed to Magpie and is now available as a standalone executable and libraries that can be used by other applications.

Version 1.0.0 of Mission Center, a system-monitoring application, has been released. Notable changes in this release include the addition of SMART data for SATA and NVMe devices, display of per-process network usage, as well as a redesigned Apps Page that provides more information about applications and processes. Mission Center's backend application for obtaining system data has been renamed from the Gatherer to Magpie, and is now available as a standalone executable and libraries that can be used by other applications.

[Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1020269/)

[$] Filtering fanotify events with BPF

Category: Linux
Tags: Linux
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 20:14:21 +0000
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Linux systems can have large filesystems that generate a high volume of fanotify notifications, making it difficult to keep up with changes. To improve this, Song Liu proposed a way to more efficiently filter fanotify events in-kernel by combining the best parts of different approaches, as discussed at the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit.

Linux systems can have large filesystems; trying to keep up with the stream of fanotify filesystem-monitoring notifications for them can be a struggle. Fanotify is one of a few ways to monitor accesses to filesystems provided by the kernel. Song Liu led a discussion on how to improve in-kernel filtering of fanotify events to a joint session of the filesystem and BPF tracks at the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit. He wants to combine the best parts of a few different approaches to efficiently filter filesystem events.

[Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1018493/)

[$] Improving FUSE writeback performance

Category: Linux
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 18:55:52 +0000
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Joanne Koong led a discussion at the LSFMM+BPF Summit on improving writeback performance for the Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) layer, which currently uses slow and inefficient memory allocation to flush dirty pages to disk. Since the session, she has posted a patch set that has been applied by FUSE maintainer Miklos Szeredi, aiming to optimize writeback performance.
In a combined filesystem and memory-management session at the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF), Joanne Koong led a discussion on improving the writeback performance for the Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) layer. Writeback is how data that is written to the filesystem is actually flushed to the disk; it is the process of writing dirty pages from the page cache to storage. The current FUSE implementation allocates unmovable memory, then copies the dirty data to it before initiating writeback, which is slow; Koong wanted to change that behavior. Since the session, she has posted a patch set that has been applied by FUSE maintainer Miklos Szeredi.
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Is Free/Open Source Software Sustainable?

Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 09:58:23 +0000
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The co-founder of Nextcloud emphasizes that the free software philosophy, which underlies open-source development, goes beyond just a software model and has broader implications. The sustainability of open-source software was the topic of an article on Linux Today.

The co-founder of the open-source company Nextcloud reminds us that the free software philosophy that’s the foundation of open source is much more than a software development model.

The post Is Free/Open Source Software Sustainable? appeared first on Linux Today.

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Steam Client Update Fixes DLC Recognition

Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 09:57:15 +0000
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Steam has released an update that resolves issues with recognizing downloadable content (DLC) and improving window startup, enhancing stability across both Windows and macOS. The update aims to provide a more seamless gaming experience for users on multiple platforms.

Steam releases a new client update that fixes DLC recognition and window startup issues, improving stability across Windows and macOS.

The post Steam Client Update Fixes DLC Recognition appeared first on Linux Today.

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How to Install and Configure PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 25.04

Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 09:55:03 +0000
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This article will guide you through installing PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 25.04, which can also be applied to other versions of Ubuntu 25.04. The installation process will be explained in detail, allowing users to easily set up and configure PostgreSQL on their Ubuntu system.

In this article, I'll show how to install PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 25.04, which will also work with Ubuntu 25.04 and other versions.

The post How to Install and Configure PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 25.04 appeared first on Linux Today.

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Nominations Are Open for Upcoming Fedora Election

Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 09:53:07 +0000
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The upcoming Fedora election is expected to take place without the controversies that surrounded the recent Open Source Initiative's board election. Nominations are now open for the Fedora election, as announced in a post on Linux Today.

We’re keeping our fingers crossed that Fedora’s upcoming election will take place without all of the controversies that surrounded Open Source Initiative’s recent board election.

The post Nominations Are Open for Upcoming Fedora Election appeared first on Linux Today.

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GStreamer 1.26.1 Improves dav1d AV1 Decoder, Matroska v4 Support in Muxer

Category: Linux Today
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 09:51:22 +0000
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The latest release of GStreamer includes improvements to the Magnifier, scaling optimizations, and multiple bug fixes. Additionally, it also brings better support for Matroska v4 and AV1 decoder through dav1d.

This release also brings improvements to the Magnifier, scaling optimizations, tooltips, global shortcuts, and multiple bug fixes.

The post GStreamer 1.26.1 Improves dav1d AV1 Decoder, Matroska v4 Support in Muxer appeared first on Linux Today.

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Amazon develops a robot that ‘feels’ touch, just like its human workers

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-07T06:36:33-04:00
TL;DR: Amazon has introduced a new AI-powered warehouse robot called Vulcan, which has a sense of touch and can pick and stow approximately three-quarters of the items stored in its warehouses. This advancement allows for a significant shift away from human labor, as previously, many tasks were handled by workers, with Vulcan representing a "fundamental leap forward" in robotics.
Amazon has announced a new AI-infused warehouse robot that it says has a sense of touch. This allows the Vulcan robot to pick and stow roughly three-quarters of the items stocked in the company’s warehouses, a task that was previously handled predominantly by human workers. “Vulcan represents a fundamental leap forward in robotics,” says Aaron […]
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Patreon’s iOS update allows creators to bypass in-app purchases

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-07T06:04:20-04:00
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Patreon has updated its iOS app to allow US-based creators to accept payments outside of Apple's App Store payment system, enabling them to avoid paying up to 30% commission fees on in-app purchases. The update enables Patreon creators to link out to web payments, giving them more flexibility and control over their payment processing.
The latest version of Patreon’s iOS app allows creators in the US to accept payments outside of Apple’s App Store payment system. First seen by TechCrunch, the 125.5.0 update released on Monday enables Patreon creators to link out to web payments, avoiding the up to 30 percent commission that Apple charges on in-app purchases. This […]
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Microsoft and Asus’ Xbox handheld appears in leaked photos

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-07T04:48:06-04:00
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The Asus ROG Ally 2 has been spotted in regulatory listings, revealing not one but two versions of the gaming handheld, including one with a dedicated Xbox button. This news comes as no surprise, given earlier reports that Microsoft was collaborating with Asus on an Xbox-branded handheld codenamed "Project Kennan".
The first photos of the Asus ROG Ally 2 have surfaced online thanks to regulatory listings, but with a twist: there are two versions of the gaming handheld, and one features a dedicated Xbox button. We reported two months ago that Microsoft was working with Asus to develop an Xbox-branded handheld codenamed “Project Kennan,” and […]
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Samsung adds Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, Marantz, and Polk to its audio empire

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-07T04:20:57-04:00
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Samsung subsidiary Harman has agreed to acquire Masimo's audio business division for $350 million, adding brands like Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, and Polk Audio to its portfolio. This deal brings these audio companies under the same roof as other Harman-owned brands, which include JBL, Harman Kardon, Arcam, AKG, Mark Levinson, and Revel.
Samsung subsidiary Harman has agreed to acquire the audio business division of Masimo, taking ownership of audio brands like Bowers & Wilkins, Denon, and Polk Audio. The $350 million deal brings them under the same roof as JBL, Harman Kardon, Arcam, AKG, Mark Levinson, and Revel, which Samsung acquired back in 2016 with its $8 […]
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Senate Dems propose ban on presidents investing or endorsing crypto assets

Category: The Verge
Tags: General
Published: 2025-05-06T19:28:13-04:00
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Senate Democrats withdrew support for the first stablecoin regulatory bill and announced plans to introduce a new bill that would prohibit federal officials and their families from issuing digital assets. The move appears to be targeted at Donald Trump and his family's current holdings of a stablecoin and meme coin, which they are using for personal financial transactions.
After abruptly pulling their support from what would have been the Senate’s first stablecoin regulatory bill, Senate Democrats announced Tuesday that they would introduce a new bill that would prevent federal officials and their families from issuing digital assets – a bill directed at Donald Trump and his family’s current stablecoin and meme coin holdings. […]
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Jury orders NSO to pay $167 million for hacking WhatsApp users

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 00:26:14 +0000
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The verdict has led to a significant win for those who are against companies that sell exploits, which are flaws or vulnerabilities in software or systems. This outcome is a major triumph for individuals and organizations working to prevent the exploitation of these weaknesses.
The verdict is a major victory for opponents of exploit sellers.
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The company with the world’s largest aircraft now has a hypersonic rocket plane

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 20:46:52 +0000
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The technology behind hypersonic systems has advanced to the point where it exceeds the capabilities of the human body.
"Hypersonic systems are now pushing the envelope beyond what can be done by the human body."
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Trump and DOJ try to spring former county clerk Tina Peters from prison

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 20:14:35 +0000
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President Trump has instructed the Department of Justice (DOJ) to assist in securing the release of Alice Marie Johnson, who is currently serving a life sentence at a Colorado prison.
Trump directs DOJ to help secure release of Peters from Colorado prison.
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Trump admin picks COVID critic to be top FDA vaccine regulator

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 19:48:14 +0000
TL;DR: Vinay Prasad, a physician and researcher, has gained attention for engaging in intense Twitter debates and drawing parallels between the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of Nazism in Germany during World War II. His provocative comparisons have sparked heated discussions and criticism from many, with some accusing him of being overly dramatic and divisive.
Vinay Prasad is known for Twitter fights, comparing COVID responses to rise of Nazis.
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FAA green-lights Starship launches every other week from Starbase

Category: Ars Technica
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 18:46:41 +0000
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SpaceX needs to resolve the reliability problems with its Starship spacecraft before it can move forward with flights. Once these issues are fixed, the company will be cleared to proceed with its plans.
If SpaceX can clean up Starship's reliability issues, the company is free to fly.
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9 Best Dry Shampoos, Editor Tested and Reviewed (2025)

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 10:32:00 +0000
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The writer tested 30 dry shampoos on their own hair, including day-old locks and beyond, to find the most effective formulas available for purchase. The result was a curated list of top-notch dry shampoos that can help revitalize and refresh hair in no time.
I spent months testing 30 dry shampoos on day-two hair and beyond—these are the most effective formulas you can buy.
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Don’t Have a Real ID? You Can Still Fly With a License, for Now

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 09:30:00 +0000
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If you're traveling domestically within the US and don't have a Real ID or passport, you can still board a plane without any issues. However, you may experience a longer wait time when going through airport security.
If you don’t have a Real ID or a passport, you can still board an airplane while traveling within the US. Just be prepared for a longer wait going through security.
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Amazon Has Made a Robot With a Sense of Touch

Category: Wired
Tags: AI
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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Vulcan, a robot with tactile senses, is an innovation that can automate certain tasks within Amazon's fulfillment centers, such as picking and stowing items, which are currently performed by humans. This advancement aims to increase efficiency and productivity in Amazon's warehouses, potentially changing the way these tasks are handled moving forward.
Vulcan, a robot with tactile senses, is a step towards automating more of picking and stowing work done by humans inside Amazon’s fulfillment centers.
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The Signal Clone Mike Waltz Was Caught Using Has Direct Access to User Chats

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 20:24:44 +0000
TL;DR: A recent analysis of TM Signal's source code suggests that the messaging app transmits users' message logs without encryption, making them vulnerable to interception and potentially compromising sensitive information. Notably, at least one high-ranking official from the Trump administration has been known to use this app, which raises concerns about potential security breaches and privacy violations.
A new analysis of TM Signal’s source code appears to show that the app sends users’ message logs in plaintext. At least one top Trump administration official used the app.
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Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years

Category: Wired
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 19:27:19 +0000
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US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard failed to follow basic cybersecurity practices on several of her personal accounts, according to leaked records reviewed by WIRED. This lack of cybersecurity measures has raised concerns about Gabbard's ability to protect sensitive information and maintain the security of national intelligence.
Now the US director of national intelligence, Gabbard failed to follow basic cybersecurity practices on several of her personal accounts, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.
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The state of SSL stacks

Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 08:20:37 +0000
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Willy Tarreau and William Lallemand have published a whitepaper examining the state of SSL implementations, revealing that OpenSSL 3.0 performs poorly compared to alternatives, leading to increased hardware provisioning costs. The paper highlights the trade-offs between different SSL libraries (BoringSSL, LibreSSL, WolfSSL, and AWS-LC) in terms of API compatibility, performance optimization, and QUIC support, emphasizing the importance of understanding these differences for developers.
Willy Tarreau and William Lallemand have posted an extensive white paper examining the landscape of the available SSL implementations.

OpenSSL 3.0 performs significantly worse than alternative SSL libraries, forcing organizations to provision more hardware just to maintain existing throughput. This raises important questions about performance, energy efficiency, and operational costs.

Examining alternatives—BoringSSL, LibreSSL, WolfSSL, and AWS-LC—reveals a landscape of trade-offs. Each offers different approaches to API compatibility, performance optimization, and QUIC support. For developers navigating the modern SSL ecosystem, understanding these trade-offs is crucial for optimizing performance, maintaining compatibility, and future-proofing their infrastructure.

[Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1020309/)

The end of the USENIX Annual Technical Conference

Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 07:37:59 +0000
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The USENIX Annual Technical Conference (ATC), which celebrated its 50th anniversary, has come to an end after two decades of declining attendance and efforts to adapt to changing technological trends. Despite being the birthplace of many important technologies, the conference will no longer be held due to a lack of critical mass of attendees.
On the 50th anniversary of the USENIX organization, its flagship Annual Technical Conference (ATC) is coming to an end.

For the past two decades, as more USENIX conferences have joined the USENIX calendar by focusing on specific topics that grew out of ATC itself, attendance at ATC has steadily decreased to the point where there is no longer a critical mass of researchers and practitioners joining us. Thus, after many years of experiments to adapt this conference to the ever-changing tech landscape and community, the USENIX Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to sunset USENIX ATC.

Many important technologies first saw the light of day at this event. [Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1020306/)

Mission Center 1.0.0 released

Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 21:05:37 +0000
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The latest version of Mission Center, a system-monitoring application, has been released with several notable changes, including the addition of SMART data for SATA and NVMe devices and per-process network usage tracking. The release also includes a redesigned Apps Page and a renamed backend application called Magpie, which is now available as a standalone executable and libraries for use by other applications.

Version 1.0.0 of Mission Center, a system-monitoring application, has been released. Notable changes in this release include the addition of SMART data for SATA and NVMe devices, display of per-process network usage, as well as a redesigned Apps Page that provides more information about applications and processes. Mission Center's backend application for obtaining system data has been renamed from the Gatherer to Magpie, and is now available as a standalone executable and libraries that can be used by other applications.

[Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1020269/)

[$] Filtering fanotify events with BPF

Category: LWN.net
Tags: Linux
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 20:14:21 +0000
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Linux systems can have large filesystems that generate many notifications from fanotify, making it challenging to keep up with these events. Song Liu led a discussion on improving in-kernel filtering of fanotify events at the Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit, aiming to efficiently filter filesystem events by combining the best parts of different approaches.

Linux systems can have large filesystems; trying to keep up with the stream of fanotify filesystem-monitoring notifications for them can be a struggle. Fanotify is one of a few ways to monitor accesses to filesystems provided by the kernel. Song Liu led a discussion on how to improve in-kernel filtering of fanotify events to a joint session of the filesystem and BPF tracks at the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory-Management, and BPF Summit. He wants to combine the best parts of a few different approaches to efficiently filter filesystem events.

[Read more](https://lwn.net/Articles/1018493/)

[$] Improving FUSE writeback performance

Category: LWN.net
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 18:55:52 +0000
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Joanne Koong led a discussion at the LSFMM+BPF Summit on improving writeback performance for the Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) layer, which currently uses slow and inefficient methods to flush data from memory to disk. Since the session, she has posted a patch set that has been applied by FUSE maintainer Miklos Szeredi, aiming to optimize writeback performance.
In a combined filesystem and memory-management session at the 2025 Linux Storage, Filesystem, Memory Management, and BPF Summit (LSFMM+BPF), Joanne Koong led a discussion on improving the writeback performance for the Filesystem in Userspace (FUSE) layer. Writeback is how data that is written to the filesystem is actually flushed to the disk; it is the process of writing dirty pages from the page cache to storage. The current FUSE implementation allocates unmovable memory, then copies the dirty data to it before initiating writeback, which is slow; Koong wanted to change that behavior. Since the session, she has posted a patch set that has been applied by FUSE maintainer Miklos Szeredi.
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Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Gets a Price Cut

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 22:59:00 +0000
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Raspberry Pi has reduced the price of its Compute Module 4 boards with 4GB and 8GB RAM by $5-10, making embedded projects more accessible. This price cut aims to make it easier for individuals to try out their ideas without breaking the bank.

Raspberry Pi has reduced the price on all 4GB and 8GB Compute Module 4 boards by $5-10, making embedded projects more affordable to try out.

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Huawei MateBook X Pro 2024 (Linux Edition) Goes on Sale

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Tue, 06 May 2025 14:52:31 +0000
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Huawei has released the MateBook X Pro 2024 Linux Edition, a notebook that uses the same hardware as its Windows counterpart but runs on Linux and is only available in China. The device is cheaper than the Windows version due to the lack of a Windows license fee and a government subsidy for using domestic OS, with an additional CN¥2000 discount available for Chinese consumers.

Huawei has unwrapped its latest Linux notebook, the MateBook X Pro 2024 Linux Edition — alas, it’s only available in China. The Windows-free MateBook X Pro 2024 uses the same hardware as the Windows version, but clocks in at CN¥300 cheaper thank to a lack of Windows license fee and a government subsidy discounting tech that, from what I can gather, use a domestic OS. Chinese consumers can reportedly claim an extra discount of CN¥2000 on the purchase price as part of a national subsidy to promote usage of homegrown tech in general. With US sanctions in play, Microsoft is reportedly not […]

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System Cleaner BleachBit Gets First ‘Major Update’ Since 2023

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 22:59:43 +0000
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BleachBit, an open-source system cleaning app for Windows and Linux, has released its first major update in over a year, bringing improved cleaning capabilities, security fixes, and stability enhancements. The new version, BleachBit 5.0, expands on the app's existing features to help free up disk space by cleaning caches, cookies, and other temporary files, as well as securely deleting files and improving browser performance.

Open source system cleaning app BleachBit has put out its first major update in more than a year, adding improved cleaning capabilities, security fixes, and stability buffs. For the benefit of those with dusty memories, BleachBit is a free, open source system cleaner for Windows and Linux, written in Python and GTK 3. Similar to other apps of its type, BleachBit helps free up disk space by cleaning out caches, cookies, and other transient cruft. It can also delete files securely, wipe unallocated disk space, and squeeze Firefox and Chrome’s SQLite databases to improve performance. BleachBit 5.0, released this week, expands its […]

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Mozilla Say Google Search Deal Vital to Firefox’s Survival

Category: OMG! Ubuntu!
Tags: General
Published: Mon, 05 May 2025 14:54:36 +0000
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Google's search deal with Mozilla makes up a significant portion of Firefox's income, accounting for roughly three quarters of its total revenue in 2023. Without this deal, Mozilla believes that Firefox would struggle to compete or even survive, highlighting the importance of the agreement to the browser's financial well-being.

Google’s search deal with Mozilla is such a sizeable portion of its overall income that without it, Firefox would struggle to compete – or even survive, say Mozilla. It’s no secret that Google has paid Mozilla handsomely for its search engine to be set default in the Firefox web browser for decades. Mozilla’s financial report for 2023 revealed that the amount of money accrued from its “search deals” that year made up roughly three quarters of its entire income (specific amounts and from whom is confidential; it’s lumped together). That figure is less than it used to be, but then so […]

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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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Linux system monitoring app Mission Center has released its first update in 6 months, featuring new hardware tracking, UI tweaks, and performance improvements. The update aims to provide more precise real-time monitoring by minimizing "time deviations between refresh cycles" and improving the app's responsiveness.

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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Tap into Potential: Add Premium Touch to Your Raspberry Pi Projects With SunFounder's 10-inch Display

Category: It's FOSS
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 07:58:51 GMT
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The SunFounder 10-inch touchscreen can transform a Raspberry Pi into a versatile and interactive device, offering a new way to engage with projects and applications. The following text describes the author's personal experience with this device.
Transform your Raspberry Pi into a versatile interactive device with SunFounder's 10-inch touchscreen. Here's my experience with this device.
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7 Essential Logseq Plugins I Use and Recommend

Category: It's FOSS
Tags: General
Published: Sat, 03 May 2025 08:56:47 GMT
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The author shares their favorite Logseq plugins that they enjoy using to manage their personal knowledge base. The plugins are not specified, but the author is enthusiastic about them and wants to share their experience with others who use Logseq for knowledge management.
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

Category: It's FOSS
Tags: General
Published: Thu, 01 May 2025 05:49:00 GMT
TL;DR: The phrase "Going retro, going futuristic" suggests a desire to look back at the past (retro) while also embracing innovation and progress towards the future. It's an eclectic mix of nostalgic appreciation for what came before, combined with enthusiasm for the new and unknown.
Going retro, going futuristic.
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Exploring Firefox Tab Groups: Has Mozilla Redeemed Itself?

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Tags: General
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 way. You're going to share your personal experience with using this feature, which will provide more insight into its efficiency.
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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Tags: General
Published: Wed, 30 Apr 2025 05:46:58 GMT
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Logseq's Journals and Contents pages can enhance the usability of your knowledge base by providing tools for task management and bookmarking. These features allow you to further organize and utilize the information stored in your knowledge base, making it more accessible and valuable.
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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Start Planning Fedora 43 Test Days!

Category: Fedora Magazine
Tags: General
Published: Wed, 07 May 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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Fedora releases are made possible by the contributions of many individuals, with one way to get involved being through Test Days. To propose and schedule Test Days for Fedora 43 development, follow the steps outlined in this article.
Each Fedora release is only possible thanks to the dedication of many contributors. One of the most important ways you can get involved is by participating in Test Days! This article describes the steps in proposing and scheduling test days. As Fedora 43 development moves ahead, it’s time to start planning and proposing Test Days. […]
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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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This article will guide you through the process of building a custom, personalized desktop using Bootc and associated tools. However, please note that creating and using a custom installation comes with some risks, including potential difficulties in finding support or troubleshooting issues compared to mainstream solutions.
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 enabling DoT (DNS over TLS) on a running system and at boot time, which is supported in Fedora 42. Additionally, it also explains how to set up encrypted DNS for system installation using Fedora Rawhide (Fedora 43), allowing users to try this feature with the current development version of Fedora.
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, with the goal of driving innovation in the open-source community. Since its inception, Fedora has become a global hub for contributor collaboration, serving as a launchpad for new technologies and features that can eventually make their way into mainstream Linux distributions.
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
Tags: General
Published: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 08:00:00 +0000
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The Fedora RISC-V SIG (Special Interest Group) has successfully released their RISC-V images for Fedora Linux 42 on schedule. This achievement marks an important milestone, with the group aiming to eventually gain "primary" status for RISC-V support in Fedora.
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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