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Cryptsetup Lands Support For OPAL Self Encrypting Drives

Phoronix - Fri, 08/18/2023 - 21:44
Linux 6.4 or newer paired with the latest cryptsetup development code has landed support for the OPAL specification for self-encrypting drives...

Firefox 117 Beta 8 vs. Google Chrome 116 Linux Browser Performance

Phoronix - Fri, 08/18/2023 - 18:39
Given all the interest this week in Firefox outperforming Google Chrome in SunSpider, I decided to run some fresh Linux desktop web browser benchmarks on my end. For today's comparison is a look at the newly-released Chrome 116 up against Firefox 117b8 that will be released as stable in just over one week...

SysVinit 3.08 Released With A Couple Patches

Phoronix - Fri, 08/18/2023 - 18:24
For those still managing to resist systemd, SysVinit 3.08 was released on Thursday as the newest update to this init system...

GNOME 45 Beta Released With Many Improvements

Phoronix - Fri, 08/18/2023 - 17:45
The GNOME 45 Beta is out today as the latest development milestone ahead of its stable debut in September...

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