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Linux 5.17 Making It Easier To Build A Kernel With All The Shiny Debug Features

Phoronix - Thu, 01/20/2022 - 19:19
Over the years the Linux kernel has picked up many different sanitizers, memory leak detectors, and other features for helping to diagnose and address deficiencies in the kernel. However, all of these debugging-optimized features aren't centrally located that can make it difficult for system administrators and developers to spot these numerous features when configuring a kernel build manually. Now with Linux 5.17 that is changing...

AMD SMCA Updates Land In Linux 5.17 For Future CPUs

Phoronix - Thu, 01/20/2022 - 19:02
Last week I noted about EDAC changes in Linux 5.17 for future AMD CPUs. The "Error Detection and Correction" work included AMD adding RDDR5 / LRDDR5 support to their driver and new CPU model IDs that appear to be for Zen 4. Also working on next-gen AMD processor support in Linux 5.17 are recent SMCA changes...

Solve network fragmentation with MTU

opensource.com - Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:01

During the implementation of OpenStack workloads, a common issue is fragmentation throughout the network, causing unforeseen performance issues. Fragmentation is normally difficult to address because networks can get complex, so the path of packets can be hard to trace or predict.


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How to back your open source project's stack

opensource.com - Thu, 01/20/2022 - 16:00

On GivingTuesday, the Mautic project—an open source marketing automation platform—shared its intention to allocate part of its budget each year to financially support the other open source projects on which it depends, as part of the Back Your Stack initiative.


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Webmin – A Web Based System Administration Tool for Linux

Tecmint - Thu, 01/20/2022 - 13:40
The post Webmin – A Web Based System Administration Tool for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Webmin is an open-source web-based system configuration tool for Linux system administration. With the help of this tool, we can manage internal system configuration such as setting up user accounts, disk quotas, services configuration

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Building better businesses: Announcing our Red Hat EMEA Digital Leaders 2021

Red Hat News - Thu, 01/20/2022 - 13:00

Life moves fast. Innovation moves faster. We’re all in a rush to keep up. Every now and then, it’s important to hit the pause button and reflect on achievements. Reflection isn’t just good for the soul. The accomplishments of others can be the gateway to our own progress. By taking inspiration and learnings from others, we can overcome organizational groupthink, draw on a more diverse pool of ideas and experiences, and shortcut our way to solutions and success.

Genode OS Planning For WireGuard, Mobile Usability With The PinePhone

Phoronix - Thu, 01/20/2022 - 13:00
I've been writing about Genode OS for over a decade as one of the interesting original, open-source operating system frameworks that has taken novel approaches to many design elements and continues persevering with their efforts. For 2022 the project has yet more ambitious goals ahead...

F2FS With Linux 5.17 Makes Some Performance Improvements

Phoronix - Thu, 01/20/2022 - 08:43
F2FS as the Flash-Friendly File-System may not see too much use out of desktop Linux distributions at least as it concerns any easy/semi-endorsed root install option, but this file-system does continue maturing and seeing much use by enthusiasts and especially among the plethora of Android devices now supporting this flash-optimized file-system. With Linux 5.17, F2FS has some performance improvements and other fixes...

SUSE Liberty Linux Announced For Mixed Linux Environments

Phoronix - Thu, 01/20/2022 - 05:00
SUSE today formally announced SUSE Liberty Linux as its support offering for mixed Linux environments within enterprises...

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