Linux NewsThese 4 Linux apps deserve to be called the best of all time
The best Linux apps aren't necessarily the most powerful. They're the ones that helped make Linux a practical operating system for regular people.
How I turned my Linux desktop setup into a portable package I can run on any machine
Turns out, there is a much lazier way to deal with a carefully configured Linux desktop!
tlbi= Boot Option Submitted Ahead Of Linux 7.2 Kernel Release
Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel stable release expected to occur in the coming hours, a last minute "x86/urgent" pull request was submitted with one patch for adding the new tlbi= boot option...
This New Nextcloud Client Looks Surprisingly Good Already
Nextcloud Native is a new open-source client bringing Files, Photos, Talk, Calendar, Mail, and more into one polished native interface.
Debian Marks 33rd Birthday As One Of The Oldest Maintained Linux Distros
Today marks thirty three years since the Debian Linux distribution was started by the late Ian Murdock...
AVX-512 xor_gen Continues To Look Exciting For Helping Linux RAID With Modern CPUs
Google engineer Eric Biggers back in June posted an AVX-512 optimization for Linux RAID yielding up to a 41% improvement on a modern AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (Zen 5) processor. A revised patch then put it as much as a 43% improvement for this AVX-512 optimized xor_gen() function. The code hasn't yet been merged to mainline but an updated version of it is now available...
Linux 7.3 binfmt_misc To Allow BPF Programs To Dynamically Choose Execution Environments
The Linux kernel's binfmt_misc functionality allows non-native/custom files to ne run directly such as for Windows EXE files to be handled by Wine or JAR files to be handled by the Java runtime. For the upcoming Linux 7.3 merge window, the miscellaneous binary formats support is being extended so a binary type can be matched programmatically and the interpreter determined on a per-exec basis. BPF programs can also then be attached to dynamically choosing an execution environment on a per-binary basis...
New Linux Driver Enables 12VHPWR Monitoring For ASUS ROG Astral Graphics Cards
For those concerned about current imbalance or voltage changes with the 12VHPWR power connectors and having an ASUS ROG Astral graphics card, there is now an open-source driver for Linux available that integrates with the hardware monitoring (HWMON) subsystem for 12VHPWR reporting on these ASUS graphics cards...
Debian Celebrates 33 Years of Free and Open Source Software
Founded in 1993 by Ian Murdock, Debian celebrates 33 years as one of the most influential projects in the Linux ecosystem.
Windows is losing an entire generation of PC users to Linux, Apple, and Google
Microsoft is to blame as much as Linux, Apple, and Google.
Marek OlΕ‘Γ‘k's 19 Latest Patches Further Optimizing RADV & ACO
Legendary Mesa Radeon Gallium3D driver developer Marek OlΕ‘Γ‘k who was a longtime AMD employee and then joined Valve's Linux graphics driver team earlier this year has continued his focus now on perfecting his art around the RADV Vulkan driver and ACO shader compiler...
nnn 5.3 Terminal File Manager Adds Native Preview Pane, Better Fuzzy Filtering
nnn 5.3 βMai Taiβ introduces a native preview pane, improved fuzzy filtering, lazy-loaded plugins, new plugins, and numerous usability fixes.
These 5 immutable Linux distros solve problems Windows users donβt even know they have
A read-only system may sound limiting, but it will free you from dependency hell and irreversible mistakes.
Alpha-Stage NeoSearch Brings Openness to Search
The Apache-licensed project seeks to elevate independent sources, demote SEO spam, and ultimately loosen Big Techβs grip on web search. The post Alpha-Stage NeoSearch Brings Openness to Search appeared first on FOSS Force.
These forgotten operating systems were decades ahead of their time
These systems had slick UIs, multiprocessor support, multitasking and MIDI. What happened?
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