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FreeBSD In Q2-2022: More Than 30k Ports, Driver Improvements, Better Linux Compatibility

Phoronix - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 17:21
The FreeBSD project has published their latest quarterly status report highlighting the advancements made to this open-source BSD operating system...

Linux 6.0 Allows Setting The Hostname Via New "hostname=" Parameter

Phoronix - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 16:30
A patch coming about earlier this year allows setting the system's hostname before user-space starts by way of the hostname= kernel parameter. That patch has now landed as part of Andrew Morton's accumulated changes for Linux 6.0...

Linux 6.0 Promotes Its H.265/HEVC User-Space API To Stable

Phoronix - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 15:00
With the Linux 6.0 multimedia subsystem changes, the H.265/HEVC user-space API is now being considered stable...

How to Upgrade Linux Mint 20.3 to Linux Mint 21

Tecmint - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 11:47
The post How to Upgrade Linux Mint 20.3 to Linux Mint 21 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If you do not wish to do a fresh Linux Mint 21 Vanessa installation, you can simply upgrade from an earlier version. In this article, we will walk you through the steps to upgrade

The post How to Upgrade Linux Mint 20.3 to Linux Mint 21 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

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