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Some Older AMD Systems Can Boot Faster On Linux 5.17+

Phoronix - Tue, 01/18/2022 - 18:19
A change merged overnight with the libata subsystem updates for Linux 5.17 means that some older AMD hardware will be able to boot quicker by avoiding an otherwise mandated sleep period...

Folio Improvements For Linux 5.17, Large Folio Patches Posted

Phoronix - Tue, 01/18/2022 - 17:58
Back in November memory folios were merged into Linux 5.16 as a fundamental change to the memory management code. Now for Linux 5.17 there are improvements for folios merged and then out likely for Linux 5.18 is introducing the notion of large folios...

Perform unit tests using GoogleTest and CTest

opensource.com - Tue, 01/18/2022 - 16:01

This article is a follow-up to my last article Set up a build system with CMake and VSCodium.


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How curiosity helped me solve a hardware problem

opensource.com - Tue, 01/18/2022 - 16:00

I typically have a dozen computers up and running on my home network—yes, 12. And I am responsible for several more in other locations. With so many computers, there are always failures of various types, and I ultimately diagnose many of them as hardware problems. But it can be difficult to diagnose which hardware component is causing the issue.


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How to Install Ajenti Control Panel to Manage Linux Servers

Tecmint - Tue, 01/18/2022 - 13:43
The post How to Install Ajenti Control Panel to Manage Linux Servers first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Ajenti is an open-source web-based system management control panel for managing remote Linux system administration tasks from the web browser much similar to the Webmin system administration tool. Ajenti is a much powerful and

The post How to Install Ajenti Control Panel to Manage Linux Servers first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

GNOME 42 Alpha Released With A Lot Of GTK4 Porting, Other Improvements

Phoronix - Tue, 01/18/2022 - 08:44
The alpha release of GNOME 42 is now available for testing...

GCC 12 Moves On To Stage 4 Development With Many New Compiler Features

Phoronix - Tue, 01/18/2022 - 08:00
GCC 12 as this year's annual GNU Compiler Collection feature release has moved on to "stage four" development with likely releasing GCC 12.1 in April...

Platform Firmware Runtime Update & Telemetry Feature Submitted For Linux 5.17

Phoronix - Tue, 01/18/2022 - 03:17
Last September I was the first to call attention to Intel working on a new feature to allow updating some system firmware components without needing to reboot such as for mission critical servers that try to avoid downtime at all costs. That Intel "Seamless Update" feature also known as Platform Firmware Runtime Update and Telemetry (PFRUT) has now been sent in for mainlining with Linux 5.17...

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