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Update: The first ever stable release of Pop!_OS is finally here. You can go ahead and download it from this link. Don’t forget to share your feedback. Earlier this year in June, we reported that System76 is creating its own Linux distro called Pop!_OS. This development was preceded by Canonical’s announcement that Ubuntu will make […]
Thanks to the hard-working developers at Canonical, the latest stable release of Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux distros around, is now available for download. Even though the official release notes and mailing list announcements are nowhere to be seen, Ubuntu 17.10 download images are here. As you might be already knowing, this Ubuntu […]
The last big milestone in Ubuntu 17.10 development process was the release of Beta 2 that witnessed the participation of Ubuntu’s flagship edition, which now ships with GNOME desktop environment. In a way, it was the first chance to try the new and polished features. “Adam Conrad, on behalf of the Ubuntu Release Team is pleased […]
Last year, Silicon Valley Startup SiFive released the first open source SoC (system on a chip), which was named Freeform Everywhere 310. Now, going one step ahead from the embedded systems, the company has released U54-MC Coreplex IP, which is the world’s first RISC-V based 64-bit quad-core CPU that supports fully featured operating systems like […]
Wikipedia is like a vast trough of knowledge that often turns out to be useful in our daily lives. At many instances, Google pushes Wikipedia results towards the top in the search result pages to help you get the answers quickly. But, have you ever thought of using Wikipedia in terminal? It could be very […]
Ever since Purism has launched its crowdfunding campaign for Librem 5 smartphone, the project has been getting overwhelming support from the Linux and open source community. In recent past, Purism announced partnerships with KDE and GNOME. The Librem 5 crowdfunding campaign is aiming at a funding of $1.5 million. If you look at the current stats, […]
The free and open source Linux smartphone movement is once again gaining momentum, thanks to the Purism’s ongoing Librem 5 crowdfunding campaign and other projects like postmarketOS. To strengthen Librem 5 development, Purism has already partnered with open source leaders like GNOME and KDE, and we’re really excited to see the final outcome. Recently, we chatted […]
Earlier this year in March, it was reported that European open source pioneer Munich had decided to ditch Linux and adopt Windows operating system. Later, after the WannaCry attack, Green Party warned that a move to Windows is too risky. In the latest development, according to a report from Tech Republic, Munich has already started […]
feren OS 2017.10 feren OS, a Linux Mint-based distro, is one of the most beautiful options around for a distro hopper. feren OS ships with Cinnamon desktop environment, WPS productivity suite, and Vivaldi web browser. The developers of this operating system have just launched the new snapshot for 32-bit and 64-bit devices. Compared to the last […]
This year’s second Ubuntu release is just around the corner. Codenamed Artful Aardvark, Ubuntu 17.10’s Final Beta has landed and its download links are available for testing. Ubuntu 17.10 final will be released on October 19, 2017. You might be knowing that the flagship version of Ubuntu, which now ships with GNOME desktop environment, doesn’t […]
Ubuntu has decided to drop the 32-bit desktop images for the upcoming Ubuntu 17.10 Artful Aardvark release. This is a result of an ongoing discussion in the Ubuntu development process, which argued that there’s no point in continuing to build i368 images. Canonical’s Dimitri John Ledkov has told the Ubuntu Release Team to remove “Ubuntu […]
Microsoft’s relationship with open source is an interesting one. Over the years, Microsoft has transformed itself from a company that despised open source technologies to a company which is the #1 open source contributor on GitHub. Going one step ahead, Microsoft has now officially joined the open source software movement by becoming a premium sponsor […]
Korora 26 “Bloat” Korora Linux distro is a derivative of popular Fedora operating system. It ships with lots of additional packages that are provided by Fedora community and helps the users to get a complete out-of-the-box experience. The developers of Korora Linux distro have just shipped Korora 26 “Bloat.” Bloat codename has been derived from […]
BeagleBoard.org has revealed its latest development board named PocketBeagle. It’s an ultra-tiny and open source USB-key-fob computer that’s crafted for DIYers, hobbyists, and educators. PocketBeagle is based on Octavo Systems OSD3358-SM 21mm x 21mm system-in-package, which gives it 512MB DDR3 RAM, 1-GHz ARM Cortex-A8 CPU, and 2x 200-MHz PRUs. It comes with integrated power/battery management as well. […]
Yesterday, Apple released its much-anticipated iOS 11 mobile operating system for iPhones, iPads, and iPods. It was accompanied by watchOS 4 and tvOS 11 updates. We also witnessed the launch of open source programming language Swift 4.0. Apple has called Swift 4.0 a major language release that aims to deliver better stability. It comes with Swift […]
Open source is becoming the new norm in the technology industry. All the major technology companies are busy using open source technologies and sharing their code on GitHub to help the developers use their quality code. This has resulted in a mutual benefit. Open source technologies like Android, Docker, Linux, etc., have dominated different markets […]
Back in 2008, when Reddit was a small company and its future was uncertain, it decided to adopt the open source approach. To make sure that the Reddit community could keep the website alive, it went ahead and made its main source code available to all. As it turns out, the things have changed. In […]
Short Bytes: Privacy-focused hardware maker Purism is here with its Librem 5 smartphone. It runs PureOS (an open source Debian GNU/Linux derivative) and other Linux-based operating systems. The phone puts an extra emphasis on providing an encrypted and open experience to users. Purism has launched a crowdfunding campaign to gather support and funds for Librem […]
Short Bytes: The release of Java EE 8 is expected to take place in the upcoming months. With this release, Oracle is also seeking to shift Java EE to some open source foundation. Oracle is thinking about this move to benefit Java EE’s development and bring changes as per industry needs. Red Hat has released […]
Short Bytes: The second Alpha release of Ubuntu 17.10 is here. Different opt-in flavors have taken part in this release, including Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Bungie, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, and Ubuntu Kylin. Out of these, Ubuntu MATE 17.10 Alpha 2 comes with most noticeable improvements which include the Munity layout for Unity lovers. Ubuntu 17.10 Alpha 2 For […]
Short Bytes: Mozilla has launched a new open source project named Common Voice. It’s a speech recognition system that relies on online volunteers to submit their voice samples and validate the submitted samples. Mozilla aims to collect 10,000 hours of samples for speech recognition training. Last year, Google said that about 20% of the searches […]