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With Ubuntu 24.04 LTS was a fundamental change made by Canonical to enable frame pointers by default for their packages in the name of improving the debugging and profiling experience. This has been as part of a broader push by Canonical to focus more on Ubuntu Linux performance and ensuring the needs of developers are met. With Ubuntu 24.10, more of the packages will have frame pointer support enabled...

Ubuntu 24.10 To Enable Frame Pointers For More Packages  Phoronix

5 Linux commands for managing users | ZDNET  ZDNet

Google will update Android's Linux kernel 4 years after its own long-term support  Android Police

New Eldorado Ransomware Hits Windows, Linux Systems | Decipher  Duo Security

How to Run Ubuntu Linux on Apple Silicon Mac  OSXDaily

Student rediscovers thin client concept, booting Linux from Google Drive — a great proof of concept but one that has ...  TechRadar

Linux Mint 22 Release Delayed Due to Nasty Bugs!  It's FOSS News

RCE bug in widely used Ghostscript library now exploited in attacks  BleepingComputer

Intel preps Lunar Lake-optimized adaptive sharpening filter for Linux deployment  Tom's Hardware

AMD Ryzen 7000/8000 Series vs. 14th Gen Intel Core CPU Performance On Linux 6.10 With 400+ Benchmarks  Phoronix

In preparation for upcoming CPU launches I have been spending the past month re-testing the various Intel Core and AMD Ryzen current generation processors on the very latest Linux software stack and latest system BIOS along with some updated and new benchmarks. For those wanting a fresh look at how the current AMD Ryzen 7000 and 8000 series processors are competing with 14th Gen Intel Core (Raptor Lake Refresh) processors, this article is for you with 18 processors and 443 benchmarks being carried out while using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and upgrading to the Linux 6.10 development kernel.

12 Things I Do Right After Installing Linux (And You Should Too)  How-To Geek

Canonical today released LXD 6.1 as the newest version of this Ubuntu-focused solution for managing virtual machines (VMs) and containers...

LXD 6.1 Released With Automatic Core Pinning Load Balancing, Fixes Hosts With 64+ CPU Cores  Phoronix

Attacks with new Mallox ransomware version aimed at Linux  SC Media

New Ransomware-as-a-Service 'Eldorado' Targets Windows and Linux Systems  The Hacker News

Stable release of Linux Mint 22 is still a while away  Techzine Europe

7 Essential Linux Terms Explained: Distro, DE, Repos, and More  How-To Geek

A year ago Google engineers posted experimental Linux code for Device Memory TCP for more efficient transferring of data from GPUs/accelerators to network devices without having to go through a host CPU memory buffer. After going through many rounds of review, Device Memory TCP appears to be nearing the finish line...