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1. The oldest Linux distro just got a major update  ZDNet
2. Hello Slackware, our old friend: Veteran Linux distribution releases version 15.0 at last  The Register
3. Slackware 15.0 Officially Released, Powered by Linux Kernel 5.15 LTS  9to5Linux
4. Slackware 15.0: model update after a long break at the Linux veteran  California18
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The oldest Linux distro just got a major update  ZDNet

KDE Plasma 5.24 is out as the newest version of this popular open-source desktop environment that will also be their new Long-Term Support (LTS) release...

How to Run Android on Linux Using Virtual Machine  BollyInside

While so many Linux distributions these days are just cosmetic changes and basic package alterations atop the likes of Ubuntu / Debian and Fedora, Chimera Linux that started last year continues to be an interesting project to watch for using the Linux kernel but with the FreeBSD user-space, making use of the LLVM Clang compiler rather than GCC, using musl as its preferred C library, and other differences...

Chimera Linux Pushes Ahead For FreeBSD User-Space Atop Linux, Built Using LLVM  Phoronix

Intel's open-source engineers have already begun preparing Linux kernel patches around 802.11be Extremely High Throughput (EHT) support that will be known as WiFi 7...

How To Install MySQL Workbench on AlmaLinux | Rocky Linux 8  Linux Shout

One of the developers involved in the initiative of porting the Linux kernel and open-source software to Nintendo's Wii U game console has brought up the possibility of getting the kernel changes mainlined into the Linux kernel. While Linux on the Wii U may sound exciting - especially for those having the aging console otherwise collecting dust - but the Linux support falls short for now and it would be a lengthy process to get the code cleaned up and properly upstreamed...

Intel Opens to RISC-V Like Microsoft Opened to Linux: $1 Billion Supports Shift in Focus  Then24

Yesterday I published an article looking at the unfortunate state of Arch Linux's GNU compiler toolchain that it's fallen behind and users raising concerns over it for months. Following that article the current Arch Linux GNU toolchain package maintainer has provided an update and is calling for at least another package maintainer to get involved...

Epic won’t update Fortnite to run on the Steam Deck  The Verge

Fanless Quad Core Mini PC Dual NICS WIFI Linux Pfsense Router Firewall Server AES-NI Computer Laptop, Mini PCs Batteries & Accessories - Buy China Mini PCs on Globalsources.com  Global Sources

Nobara Project Aims to Offer an Unofficial Fedora Linux 35 Spin Tailored for Gaming  It's FOSS News

Generally, you consider it a good thing when people want to use your application. However, when the application runs on a server, there's a cost for popularity. With users come increased demands on resources, and at some point, you may find that you need to scale your app. One option is to throw more servers at the problem, establish a load balancer like Nginx, and let the demand sort itself out.

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Free Intro to Linux Course, Taken by Over 1 Million Individuals, Now Available in Spanish  Yahoo Finance

The "hid-sigmamicro" driver is queued up in HID-next ahead of Linux 5.18 for dealing with keyboards exhibiting problematic behavior that use SiGma Micro keyboard control ICs...

Ever started using a new computer, by choice or because the old one let the magic smoke out, and got frustrated at how long it took to get everything just right? Even worse, ever spent some time reconfiguring your shell prompt, then realizing you liked it better before?

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With Linux 5.17 are some nice networking performance optimizations touching different areas while the never-ending optimization work will continue with Linux 5.18...

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Accessing a remote desktop computer is made possible by the remote desktop protocol (RDP), a proprietary protocol developed by Microsoft. It gives a user a graphical interface to connect to another/remote computer over a

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