The Arch Linux developers are warning users that their next update will require manual intervention to prevent system breakage. Arch is moving some directories into the /usr directory in a trend begun by the Fedora developers.
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Audi Software Update Equips Connect-Enabled Cars with Parking Recommendations
Starting today, all Audi Connect-enabled cars will receive an over-the-air update that adds location-aware parking information to their infotainment systems. The company tells CNET that the new feature will “seamlessly” integrate with Audi’s on-board navigation systems, allowing users to browse nearby parking lots and see how many spaces are free. The new parking feature relies on data from Inrix, which says it has data on 18,000 North American parking lots (covering “every major city”), and 42,000 in Europe. Last month, Audi began pushing out another update to its Connect system that polled gas stations to find the cheapest gas nearby.
Expanding on the idea that cars are, just like consumer electronics, upgradable, updatable objects, A…
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Distribution Release: AV Linux 6.0.1
Glen MacArthur has announced the release of AV Linux 6.0.1, an updated version of the Debian-based distribution with a collection of audio and video production software: “Out of the uncertainty of the successful AV Linux 6.0 release an unexpected 6.0.1 update has arrived. What began as a minor….
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