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Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS Released with Linux Kernel 5.13 and Mesa 21.2 from Ubuntu 21.10  9to5Linux

eBPF for sandboxed programs running in the kernel have shown to be very useful beyond the original BPF origins in the networking subsystem to also be very practical for other security, tracing, and other general use-cases for an in-kernel JIT virtual machine. Red Hat has sent out initial patches extending eBPF for making use of it within the HID subsystem for input devices...

Last month Intel released SVT-AV1 0.9 as a big step-up for this open-source AV1 encoder with delivering even better performance and also adding new preset options for much higher performance capabilities. Out today is SVT-AV1 0.9.1 with some incremental improvements over the January version...

NetworkManager 1.36 is now available for this widely-used software for managing Linux wired and wireless network connections...

How To Search For a File In Linux  groovyPost

Linux kernel edges closer to dropping ReiserFS  The Register

Splunk : Deep Dive on Persistence, Privilege Escalation Technique and Detection in Linux Platform  marketscreener.com

Kali Linux 2022.1 is your one-stop-shop for penetration testing  TechRepublic

SolidRun and IoT.bzh Streamline Custom Imaging and Deployment of SolidSense Edge Gateways  PRNewswire

How to Utilize Python for Basic Linux System Administration and Networking Tasks - Make Tech Easier  Make Tech Easier

Automotive Infotainment OS Market by 2029 | Mentor Graphics Inc, The Linux Foundation, Microsoft – ZNews Africa  ZNews Africa

Canonical this morning released Mir 2.7 as the newest version of its display stack that is centered around easing Wayland usage for various use-cases...

Lightweight Linux distribution Slax rides again with v11.2  The Register

Get 'Linux System Programming Techniques' ($27.99 value) FREE for a limited time  BetaNews

Linux Operating System Market Statistics, CAGR, Outlook, and Covid – 19 Impact 2021 | IBM, Ubuntu Linux, Linux Mint, Elementary OS – ZNews Africa  ZNews Africa

While NZXT is known for their computer cases, water cooling systems, and other peripherals for gamers, it appears they are ramping up their gaming software ambitions as well...

Using pipes on Linux to get a lot more done  Network World

Google engineers have posted a big patch series for Linux as they work on a new Address Space Isolation implementation for KVM to help mitigate various types of speculative execution attacks...

Google Posts New ASI Patches For KVM To Help Fight Off Speculative Execution Attacks  Phoronix

Qualcomm by way of their QuiC innovation center have been developing Gunyah as an open-source type-1 hypervisor. Posted on Wednesday were the initial patches providing Linux driver support for Gunyah...