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One of the exciting innovations currently being explored by Canonical ahead of the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release is an x86-64-v3 build of the OS / packages. The x86-64-v3 micro-architecture feature level makes AVX/AVX2 support assumed by default as well as other modern x86_64 ISA features typically common of AMD and Intel processors the past number of years (with exceptions). Canonical's determination around what to do with a possible complementary Ubuntu x86-64-v3 build/archive is still being determined but they had released an experimental Ubuntu 23.04 based build that I decided to take for some benchmarking.

New AMD Zen 5 CPUs Support Added with Latest PMC Linux Driver  Beebom

Benchmarking The Experimental Ubuntu x86-64-v3 Build For Greater Performance On Modern CPUs  Phoronix

8 Exciting Open Source Apps Linux Users Loved Exploring in 2023  It's FOSS News

Experts analyzed attacks against poorly managed Linux SSH servers  Security Affairs

DevOps — Linux — The anatomy of SSH encryption | by Milos Vasiljevic | Dec, 2023  Medium

Over the course of 2023 I authored 180 Linux hardware reviews and featured benchmark articles, not to mention the thousands of original open-source/Linux news items. As we are about to hit the end of 2023, here is a look back at the most popular Linux hardware reviews of the year...

As we roll into 2024, Wayland sadly is still proving to be a divisive topic with some frustrated with it either from past experiences or not all software yet being fully adapted to make use of Wayland directly with all available features. There's also some still hoping for an X11 renaissance that will never materialize. Well known KDE developer Nate Graham is out with a blog post today outlining his latest Wayland thoughts, how X11 is a bad platform, and the recent topic of "Wayland breaking everything" isn't really accurate...

Unearthing Cyberattacks on Linux SSH Servers  BNN Breaking

Warning: Poorly Secured Linux SSH Servers Under Attack for Cryptocurrency Mining  The Hacker News

ESET reveals malicious Python targeting Windows and Linux systems  My Startup World

Nobara 39 Released - Customized Version Of Fedora Catering To Gamers/Enthusiasts  Phoronix

Nobara 39 was released today as this modified Fedora Linux downstream that focuses on adding user-friendly fixes and various gamer/enthusiast type desktop optimizations...

How to download files on Linux without a web browser (and why you should)  ZDNet

How to download files on Linux without a web browser (and why you should)  ZDNet

Linux Foundation Connectivity grows portfolio with ISP Toolbox  LightWave Online

ICYMI Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: Happy Holidays! OSHWA Wrap-up, Linux is 32, PyCon US '24 Talks and ...  Adafruit Blog

Octane Now Supports FrankenPHP Linux ARM Builds  Laravel News

How to install Nginx on Ubuntu  XDA Developers

With all of my initial Intel Core Ultra 7 155H benchmarking since last week from the Windows 11 vs. Linux performance to the integrated Intel Arc Graphics performance it was at the Linux 6.7 kernel defaults / OS defaults. But for those wanting to push the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H further for better performance or conversely wanting to extend the battery life further for devices like the Acer Swift Go 14 laptop, the Intel P-State Energy Performance Preference (EPP) can be adjusted. Here's a look at the sometimes significant difference to power and performance when adjusting the Intel Meteor Lake CPU between the default balanced performance mode and the alternative power saver and performance modes.