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So you're thinking about migrating to Linux? Here's what you need to know  ZDNet

Back in January was the change pushed into SDL2 Git where the library prefers Wayland by default where available rather than defaulting to using X11 support. However, pushed today into SDL2 is a revert on that earlier change due to Wayland issues that the developers are more comfortable sticking to X11/XWayland by default until various Wayland problems are addressed...

Creating a quick calculation function on Linux  Network World

How To Install Slack On Chrome OS | Screen Rant  Screen Rant

Microsoft shifts SONiC development to the Linux Foundation  Network World

What is Artix Linux and How to Install It  Make Tech Easier

Linux Mint’s New Upgrade Tool Enters Public Beta Testing, Here’s How to Use It  9to5Linux

How to Update Your Multi-Boot Linux Setup Like a Pro  Medium

Linux Release Roundup #22.16: EndeavourOS 22.1, TurnKey Linux 17.0, LXQt 1.1.0, and More Releases  It's FOSS News

Establishing a Root of Trust in Embedded Linux and IoT  Security Boulevard

apt vs. apt-get: What’s the Difference on Linux?  How-To Geek

Turn Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 'Debbie' into 5 'Elsie' with LMDE Upgrade Tool (Beta)  BetaNews

Benchmarking Linux Security – Latest Research Findings  The Hacker News

With 12.3% CAGR, Server Operating System Market Size Worth USD 227.77 Billion in 2029  GlobeNewswire

How To Write Bash Scripts on Linux  BollyInside

Microsoft says Windows 10 version 21H2 is officially "ready for broad deployment"  Ghacks

A Canonical kernel engineer is now proposing an Intel P-State performance fix for latest-generation Intel Alder Lake processors be back-ported to the Linux 5.15 LTS series. In turn this should then be picked up by Ubuntu 22.04's kernel build moving forward and others on this latest long-term support series for Linux...

Back in 2019 Western Digital announced their work on ZoneFS as a new Linux file-system just designed for specialty use-cases and running on zoned block devices. There hasn't been much code churn around ZoneFS in a number of kernel releases since it was merged back in 2020 while for Linux 5.19 this summer a number of fixes/improvements have been queuing up...

Sophos Launches High Impact Cloud Workload Protection Advancements With New Linux, Container Security Offerings  Tech Build Africa

Earlier this month the change proposal was laid out for Fedora 37 looking to deprecate legacy BIOS support. That kicked the hornets nest with many Fedora users expressing their desire to see Fedora legacy BIOS support continue whether it be for running the Linux distribution on dated hardware or even just for VMs without UEFI boot. It's looking more like that responsibility of legacy BIOS support may instead be shifted to a new special interest group (SIG) to take up the work of maintaining and testing that pre-UEFI boot support...