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8 Practical Examples of Linux “Touch” Command

Tecmint - Thu, 07/14/2022 - 12:31
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In Linux, every single file is associated with timestamps, and every file stores the information of last access time, last modification time, and last change time. So, whenever we create a new file, and

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MySQL Backup and Restore Commands for Database Administration

Tecmint - Thu, 07/14/2022 - 12:00
The post MySQL Backup and Restore Commands for Database Administration first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

This article shows you several practical examples on how to perform various backup operations of MySQL/MariaDB databases using the mysqldump command and also we will see how to restore them with the help of

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Rockchip RkVDEC Linux Driver Being Prepared For HEVC/H.265 Support

Phoronix - Thu, 07/14/2022 - 12:00
The RkVDEC driver that is mainlined in the Linux kernel for supporting accelerated video decoding on select Rockchip SoCs has so far been focused on H.264 and VP9 video codec support. With a new patch series out on Wednesday, HEVC/H.265 acceleration is being ironed out...

Benchmarking The Linux Mitigated Performance For Retbleed: It's Painful

Phoronix - Thu, 07/14/2022 - 02:30
Yesterday Retbleed was made public as a new speculative execution attack exploiting return instructions. While the "good" news is Retbleed only impacts prior generations of AMD and Intel processors, the bad news is the mitigated performance impact on Linux is quite severe. Since yesterday I have been benchmarking the newly-merged Linux patches on various Intel and AMD processors affected by Retbleed. It's very bad if you are on an affected processor.

Benchmarking The Linux Mitigated Performance For Retbleed: It's Painful

Phoronix - Thu, 07/14/2022 - 02:30
Yesterday Retbleed was made public as a new speculative execution attack exploiting return instructions. While the "good" news is Retbleed only impacts prior generations of AMD and Intel processors, the bad news is the mitigated performance impact on Linux is quite severe. Since yesterday I have been benchmarking the newly-merged Linux patches on various Intel and AMD processors affected by Retbleed. It's very bad if you are on an affected processor.

The Echo Command - Linux Journal

Google News - Thu, 07/14/2022 - 00:56
The Echo Command  Linux Journal

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