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AlmaLinux 9, openSUSE Leap 15.4, Ubuntu 22.04, Debian 11.3 & Clear Linux Benchmarks

Phoronix - Wed, 07/06/2022 - 18:30
Given the recent releases of openSUSE Leap 15.4 and AlmaLinux 9.0, here are some fresh Linux server/workstation-oriented benchmarks on a dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 "Ice Lake" platform and running the fresh releases of various enterprise Linux choices.

Fedora May Finally Provide Official Support For The Raspberry Pi 4

Phoronix - Wed, 07/06/2022 - 17:54
For as popular as the Raspberry Pi 4 has been since its 2019 launch, Fedora hasn't officially supported this Arm single board computer with its Linux distribution. But now thanks to the upstream, open-source graphics acceleration finally coming together for the Raspberry Pi 4, with Fedora 37 they may end up finally providing "official" support for this popular, low-cost developer board...

AMD Hiring For Another Open-Source GPU Driver Developer With Multimedia Expertise

Phoronix - Wed, 07/06/2022 - 17:45
It's great seeing AMD continuing to hire for more Linux/open-source driver developers. Beyond their many roles they are still working to fill on the CPU side of the house, they have a new job posting in hiring for their open-source GPU driver stack with a focus on multimedia efforts...

Asahi Linux Nears Release "Real Soon" For Apple M2 Hardware

Phoronix - Wed, 07/06/2022 - 17:30
While Apple just recently introduced their first M2-powered Apple Silicon devices, thanks to the dedication of Hector Martin with Asahi Linux and not too many breaking changes over the M1, Asahi Linux is looking at "soon" having a Linux release to support the new platform...

Oracle Linux 9 Reaches GA With Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel R7

Phoronix - Wed, 07/06/2022 - 16:58
Oracle Linux 9 as Oracle's offshoot of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 is now available in general availability (GA) form. Besides being based on RHEL9, Oracle Linux 9 offers up their latest "Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel" for extra kernel features while also continuing to produce a Red Hat Compatible Kernel flavor as well...

Linux Mint Vs Ubuntu: Which OS Is Better for Beginners?

Tecmint - Wed, 07/06/2022 - 15:07
The post Linux Mint Vs Ubuntu: Which OS Is Better for Beginners? first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Ubuntu is arguably the most widely used Linux-based desktop operating system (OS) out there. It is a free, open-source, and easy-to-use Debian Linux derivative first launched in October 2004, by a team of Debian

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