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Recapping Intel's Open-Source/Linux Achievements For 2021

Phoronix - Thu, 12/30/2021 - 18:38

It was another exciting year for Intel on the open-source/Linux front with countless contributions to the Linux kernel, Mesa, and other open-source projects. Intel's oneAPI toolkits continue humming along and they continue maintaining tons of other projects from Clear Linux to SVT-AV1 to IWD and many more. Intel's Linux graphics driver developers have also been extremely busy preparing the open-source support for next year's discrete GPU launches. Here is a look at the most popular Intel articles on Phoronix during the course of 2021...

Recapping Intel's Open-Source/Linux Achievements For 2021 - Phoronix

Google News - Thu, 12/30/2021 - 18:38

Recapping Intel's Open-Source/Linux Achievements For 2021 Phoronix

OpenRGB 0.7 Released With Many More Devices Supported, Improved Settings

Phoronix - Thu, 12/30/2021 - 18:16

OpenRGB 0.7 is out as the newest feature release for this vendor-independent software that provides for RGB lighting controls for many different devices/brands and works across Linux / macOS / Windows...

OBS Studio 27.2 Beta Brings SVT-AV1 Support, Official Flatpak Support

Phoronix - Thu, 12/30/2021 - 17:49

In preparing for an exciting 2022, the OBS Studio open-source software that is popular with game streamers and for other screencasting purposes, is out with its first beta of OBS Studio 27.2. This next update to OBS Studio is bringing some exciting improvements for this leading cross-platform streaming solution...

What Is Linux? Here’s Everything You Need To Know - Fossbytes

Google News - Thu, 12/30/2021 - 16:00

What Is Linux? Here’s Everything You Need To Know Fossbytes

From start to finish: What can you do with a Linux server? - TechRepublic

Google News - Thu, 12/30/2021 - 16:00

From start to finish: What can you do with a Linux server? TechRepublic

12 inspiring examples of open source in education this year

opensource.com - Thu, 12/30/2021 - 16:00

Open source has a learning solution for you no matter where you are on the education continuum. This year our writers provided readers with a wide variety of articles that spanned that spectrum from PreK-12 to higher education. Here are 12 you won't want to miss:

What Is Linux? Here’s Everything You Need To Know - Fossbytes

Google News - Thu, 12/30/2021 - 14:28

What Is Linux? Here’s Everything You Need To Know Fossbytes

Disable or Enable SSH Root Login and Limit SSH Access in Linux

Tecmint - Thu, 12/30/2021 - 12:06

The post Disable or Enable SSH Root Login and Limit SSH Access in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Everyone knows that Linux systems come with root user access and by default, root access is enabled for the outside world. For security reasons, it’s not a good idea to have ssh root access

The post Disable or Enable SSH Root Login and Limit SSH Access in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Mesa 21.3.3 Released With Fixes For Old ATI R300~R500 GPUs, RADV Fixes Too

Phoronix - Thu, 12/30/2021 - 08:35

For those sticking to stable Mesa point releases, Mesa 21.3.3 is out today to close out the year. Notable with Mesa 21.3.3 is the large number of fixes for older ATI Radeon R300 through R500 (X1000 series) GPU fixes with the R300 Gallium3D driver...