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NetworkManager, a system service and set of tools for managing network connections, widely adopted by most Linux distributions, is rolling out version 1.54.2 today as the second maintenance update to the 1.54 series.

The first notable enhancement in this release is the ability to reapply the sriov.vfs property as long as the total number of virtual functions remains unchanged. This simplifies adjustments to VF configurations without forcing administrators to modify or reset the sriov.total-vfs value.

Additionally, the release introduces two new properties for users working with High-availability Seamless Redundancy (HSR) networks. NetworkManager now allows configuring the HSR protocol version directly through the hsr.protocol-version setting, offering more flexibility in environments where specific versions are required for interoperability.

OpenVPN 2.6.15 has been released today as the latest stable version of this open-source VPN (Virtual Private Network) system for creating secure point-to-point or site-to-site connections in routed or bridged configurations.

The OpenVPN 2.6.15 release brings back support for explicitly configuring the broadcast address on Linux systems, on interfaces where applicable. This feature was removed from the OpenVPN 2.6 series because “computers are smart and can do it themselves”.

VKD3D-Proton is one of the secret ingredients for Proton to make so many Windows games work well on Linux / SteamOS with a new 3.0 release out now.

You don't need to actually do anything to upgrade, as Valve pull in VKD3D-Proton changes for Proton versions themselves that you'll see in future Proton release updates. However, if you wish to try it out in the current version of Proton we have a GamingOnLinux guide to tell you what to do.

SUSE engineer Lucas Mülling is leading an effort to work on implementing SSH within the Zig programming language, a popular language for robust, optimal, and reusable software.

In development now and planned for further work during SUSE's upcoming Hack Week the first week of December is this SSH implementation being worked on in the Zig language.

Statistical Tests to determine whether a bit-stream can be considered "random"

If we were to flip a coin 10 times, we would expect to see roughly 5 heads and 5 tails. Let's assign 00 to heads and 11 to tails. Therefore, we might see a sequence like this...

Howdy! Major update just happened with Spotube! Audiophiles get ready! They upgraded YouTube streaming quality to Apple Music quality with 256k instead of 128-154. It also sounds a more lively punch to the sound that beats any other YT music clone out there.

Then they added a dab music plugin that streams at lossless quality! How about that!!!!

Give it a second go. The interface still needs a little work but got a lot better since 5.0. There's some bugs. Took me forever to figure out I couldn't sign in to Dab with a VPN on and it actually was making playlist I created despite the error I was given. But the audio quality is worth it.