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OpenZFS Merges Support For Using Multiple Task Queues To Increase Performance

Phoronix - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 22:49
The OpenZFS file-system has merged support for using multiple task queues (TaskQs) to enhance performance for multi-core systems...

OpenBLAS 0.3.27 Adds C-SKY Arch, Improved GEMM For AMD Zen & Sapphire Rapids Fixes

Phoronix - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 22:17
OpenBLAS 0.3.27 is out as the newest version of this prominent open-source Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms (BLAS) library...

Fwupd 1.9.16 Adds Support For More USB Docks & Qualcomm Devices

Phoronix - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 20:57
Richard Hughes of Red Hat has published Fwupd 1.9.16 as the newest update to this open-source firmware updating solution for Linux systems that pairs with the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) for easy firmware redistribution...

FFmpeg 7.0 Released With Native VVC Decoding & Multi-Threaded CLI

Phoronix - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 18:57
The very exciting FFmpeg 7.0 multimedia library has been released! FFmpeg 7.0 rolls out most notably the new native VVC decoder that is currently experimental for supporting Versatile Video Coding as well as introducing the multi-threaded FFmpeg CLI tool...

Mesa Adds PCI IDs For Intel Arc Graphics A580E & A750E

Phoronix - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 18:50
Following the Intel Linux kernel graphics driver patches last month adding two new DG2/Alchemist PCI IDs that when digging through the Intel Compute Runtime sources were confirmed as the Arc Graphics A580E and A750E, the Mesa OpenGL/Vulkan drivers have now added support for these new graphics processors...

OpenBSD 7.5 Released - Faster Performance For Many-Core ARM Servers

Phoronix - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 18:37
Theo de Raadt has released OpenBSD 7.5 as the newest version of this security-focused BSD operating system. With OpenBSD 7.5 there is a number of improvements for ARM (AArch64) hardware, never-ending kernel optimizations and other tuning work, countless package updates, and other adjustments to this popular BSD platform...

OpenCL 3.0.16 Released With One New Extension, Semaphores & External Memory Finalized

Phoronix - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 18:23
OpenCL 3.0 debuted back in 2020 and while we haven't heard talks of any major revision on the horizon, it does continue to see new point releases. Released on Thursday was OpenCL 3.0.16 that adds one new extension while finalizing eight formerly provisional extensions...

How to Install Apache, MySQL/MariaDB and PHP in Linux

Tecmint - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 15:00
The post How to Install Apache, MySQL/MariaDB and PHP in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

This how-to guide explains how to install the latest version of Apache, MySQL (or MariaDB), and PHP, along with the required PHP modules, on RHEL-based

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A Shell Script to Monitor Network, Diske, Uptime, Load, and RAM in Linux

Tecmint - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 13:02
The post A Shell Script to Monitor Network, Diske, Uptime, Load, and RAM in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

The duty of a System Administrator is really tough as they have to monitor the servers, users, logs, create backups, and so on. For the

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AMD Working To Release MES Documentation & Source Code

Phoronix - Fri, 04/05/2024 - 08:18
Following up on their tweet earlier this week that they would be working to open-source more of their GPU software stack and hardware documentation, AMD now says they will be releasing documentation followed by the source code for their Micro-Engine Scheduler (MES) IP block found within Radeon GPUs...

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