Open-source News

After years in the works, the "PREEMPT_RT" support for building a real-time Linux kernel might finally be mainlined for the upcoming Linux 5.20 cycle if the last few remaining bits are reviewed/signed-off on in time for next week's merge window...

NsCDE 2.2 has been released as the newest feature version of the "Not so Common Desktop Environment" that takes its inspiration from the CDE desktop once common with Unix workstations...

Adding Linux To A Windows Laptop  PC Perspective

Total War: Warhammer III cautiously builds upon a tried and true formula  GamingOnLinux

hexceed is a free hexagonal Minesweeper out now for Linux  GamingOnLinux

32-Bit Linux Won't Get Patched for Latest Intel Vulnerabilities  Tom's Hardware

For SMBs, Microsoft offers a new layer of server protection  Computerworld

Upgrading what might be the world's oldest running Linux install  The Register

Upgrading what might be the world's oldest running Linux install  The Register

What is the Rc Shell and How to Install It in Linux  Make Tech Easier

What is the Rc Shell and How to Install It in Linux  Make Tech Easier

AMD Radeon 680M Graphics Are A Great Upgrade With RDNA2, Excellent On Linux Review  Phoronix

Last week when posting my initial Linux benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U performance (and also looking at the AMD Rembrandt Windows vs. Linux speed), there were two main areas to get excited about with these AMD Zen 3+ SoCs: nice power efficiency improvements across many real-world workloads and the graphics upgrade with the integrated Radeon 680M. In this article are more tests of the Radoen 680M graphics looking at the integrated graphics speed-up with RDNA2 finally replacing Vega as a big upgrade and also how this compares to the Intel Alder Lake P Xe Graphics performance for Linux laptops.

Firefox 103 Available to Download, But Promised Swipe Gesture is MIA  OMG! Ubuntu!

How to easily open files with sudo privileges in the GNOME File Manager  TechRepublic

Rocky Linux 9 arrives with Peridot  Network World

HP Dev One Linux Laptop Review: The Best for Linux  WIRED

ByteDance Working To Make It Faster Kexec Booting The Linux Kernel  Phoronix

ByteDance as the Chinese company behind TikTok has been working on a number of Linux kernel optimizations the past few years and their most recent work is for faster Kexec rebooting of the kernel. With their massive fleet of servers powering TikTok and other apps, they will do whatever they can to shave milliseconds off the boot/reboot time of their servers and that is what most of their Linux optimizations have been about -- including this newest patch series for faster Kexec reboots...

Create Your Own Linux Virtual Private Network With Hostzealot  Research Snipers