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With Linux 6.6, the mainline kernel finally landed support for Shadow Stack on Intel/AMD CPUs that was originally rolled out as part of Intel's Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) for better fending off ROP attacks. The GNU C Library "glibc" was recently updated with some changes around the CET / Shadow Stack support...

Glibc Updated For Recent Linux CET Shadow Stack Support  Phoronix

Overnight Intel released their newest quarterly updates to their Intel Media Driver providing Video Acceleration API (VA-API) support on Linux systems as well as their updated oneVPL video processing library that is part of their oneAPI software stack and leveraging the Intel Media Driver...

In surprise move, Gentoo Linux starts offering binaries  The Register

How to take a screenshot on Linux  XDA Developers

Linux Kernel 4.13: Thunderbolt Security & Device Integration  BNN Breaking

What Is Linux?. This post will explain what Linux is… | by GuiltedRose | Jan, 2024  Medium

The Rise of Linux in Edge Computing and IoT  ITPro Today

The Red Hat Asia Pacific (APAC) Partner Awards 2023 recognize partners for their continued efforts to develop innovative solutions using Red Hat technologies to meet customer needs and improve business outcomes. This year’s theme for the Red Hat APAC Partner Awards is ‘Open Innovation Ecosystem’. It is through a strong and dynamic partner community that innovation is built on the open source principles of co-creation, transparency and trust.This year’s partner award winners have not only acted as catalysts for customer success, but have been important multipliers of enterprise open sou

Patches Updated To Tackle vmap/vmalloc Lock Contention That Can Yield ~12x Throughput  Phoronix

An important Linux kernel patch series has been updated for the new year that in synthetic tests has yielded a ~12x throughput improvement on an AMD Ryzen Threadripper system...

Out today in kicking off the new year is a new release of Vim, the powerful screen-based text editor...

Surprise! Gentoo adds binary support - but there's a catch  ZDNet

Surprise! Gentoo adds binary support - but there's a catch  ZDNet

You Can Now Use Screenshot App Shutter on Wayland  OMG! Ubuntu!

Case statements on Linux  Network World

Switch to Linux as your New Year's resolution — delete Microsoft Windows 11 and install Nitrux 3.2.1 today!  BetaNews

A patch for the HP-WMI Linux kernel driver sent out on New Year's Eve aims to allow for better HP OMEN 17 laptop Linux performance by altering the thermal profile behavior so that the OMEN "8BAD" laptop can run at a higher TDP than what's otherwise permitted by the system's embedded controller (EC) without throttling...

Linux Patch Allows For Better HP OMEN 17 Laptop Performance - But With Higher TDP  Phoronix

Linux use on Steam ends 2023 with a multi-year high (thanks Steam Deck)  GamingOnLinux