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Linux 6.1 To 6.5 Git Quietly Patched For "StackRot" Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Phoronix - Thu, 07/06/2023 - 18:03
It's now more clear why last week Linus Torvalds personally took to improving the Linux kernel's user-mode stack expansion code: it's necessary to address a now disclosed security vulnerability dubbed StackRot...

Fix You must put some ‘deb-src’ URIs in your sources.list Error

Tecmint - Thu, 07/06/2023 - 18:02
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When working with package management systems like apt or apt-get on Debian-based Linux distributions, you may encounter various errors. One common error is the “E:

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Tow-Boot Downstream Of U-Boot Updated After Long Hiatus

Phoronix - Thu, 07/06/2023 - 17:49
Tow-Boot has been a "user-friendly" distribution of U-Boot that was seeing regular updates but for nearly one year has been on hiatus without any new releases. That changed overnight with Tow-Boot 2022.07-006 being released and a call for new developers...

20 Useful ‘apt-get’ Commands for Ubuntu Package Management

Tecmint - Thu, 07/06/2023 - 15:40
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The apt-get command was the primary package management command used in Debian-based Linux distributions prior to the introduction of the apt command. With the apt-get

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6 Useful apt-cache Command Examples for Ubuntu

Tecmint - Thu, 07/06/2023 - 14:55
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In Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu, package management plays a crucial role in installing, upgrading, and removing software packages. One of the fundamental components of

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16 Useful apt Command Examples for Ubuntu/Debian Linux

Tecmint - Thu, 07/06/2023 - 12:44
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One important thing to master under Linux System/Server Administration is package management using different package management tools. Different Linux distributions install applications in a pre-compiled

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[EMEA-EN]Serving faster innovation: how open source is supporting AI-powered fan experiences at Wimbledon

Red Hat News - Thu, 07/06/2023 - 08:00
The world’s oldest tennis event has always delivered an iconic fan experience. Strawberries and cream, queueing overnight for tickets and pristine grass courts come to mind. For The All England Lawn Tennis Club, running Wimbledon is about understanding the different ways people like to engage with the game and constantly innovating for a diverse audience. For many fans, the mobile app and website are a key part of how they track the action: during The Championships 2022, Wimbledon reached approximately 21 million people through its digital platforms. IBM has been the Official Technology

Wine Begins Preparations For Reorganizing & Cleaning Up Its Direct3D Code

Phoronix - Thu, 07/06/2023 - 07:50
CodeWeavers developer Zebediah Figura opened up the initial merge request yesterday that is the first step of a multi-part effort for reorganizing and cleaning up the Wine Direct3D "WineD3D" code...

F2FS Prepares Some Minor Improvements For Linux 6.5

Phoronix - Thu, 07/06/2023 - 04:50
The Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) is tacking on a few new features for the Linux 6.5 kernel...

GNOME 45 Alpha Released With Various Optimizations, Better Built-In Screen Recorder

Phoronix - Thu, 07/06/2023 - 04:26
It's already time for the first alpha release of the in-development GNOME 45 desktop...

AMD-Xilinx Versal Watchdog Driver Coming In Linux 6.5

Phoronix - Thu, 07/06/2023 - 01:28
There's been a lot of AMD-Xilinx code going upstream in the Linux kernel over the past few months to benefit AMD's embedded efforts from the QDMA driver to CDX bus to XDMA and more. The latest hitting the kernel is an AMD-Xilinx Versal watchdog driver...

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