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To no surprise at all, the X.Org Developers' Conference 2021 will be carried out virtually similar to last year given the COVID-19 pandemic. The free XDC2021 registration and call for presentations has now been issued...

One of the interesting performance-related kernel patch series to come about so far this year has been Google's multi-generational LRU framework that is promising to offer much better performance in addressing the kernel's expensive page reclaimation handling...

Multigen LRU Patches Updated For Addressing Linux's Expensive Page Reclaimation  Phoronix

5 Best EPUB Readers For Linux: Open Source & Lightweight Reading  Fossbytes

The Role of Ethics in Cybersecurity Studies  Security Boulevard

Why I Quit Linux as a Creative After 4 Years  Medium

SUSE Linux announces SUSE Edge, SUSE Hybrid IT, SLES 15 SP3 and more  iTWire

There have been many life-changing Linux moments for me, but most fade into my backstory as they become the status quo. There's one little keyboard trick Linux taught me that I'm reminded of every time I use it (maybe 1,000 times a day), and that's converting the Caps Lock key to Ctrl.

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Garuda Desktops Put a New Spin on Linux Looks  TechNewsWorld

This is the ninth in a series of articles about features that first appeared in a version of Python 3.x. Python 3.8 was first released in 2019, and two years later, many of its cool new features remain underused. Here are three of them.

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If you are a Linux user and looking for the best PowerPoint alternative (either desktop or web-based), you have come to the right place. In this article, you will find a brief overview of

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Linux Operating System Market Developments Analysis 2021 by Top Companies: IBM, Ubuntu Linux, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, openSUSE etc. – Brockville Observer  Brockville Observer

Intel Alder Lake P, XeLPD Display Enablement Sent In Ahead Of Linux 5.14  Phoronix

With the Linux 5.13 merge window past, Intel's open-source graphics driver developers have submitted their initial queue of new patches to DRM-Next of material they have ready ahead of the Linux 5.14 kernel cycle this summer...

Wind River's enhancements deliver cybersecurity and anti-tamper protection - Help Net Security  Help Net Security

Linux on Chromebooks is finally coming out of beta with Chrome OS 91  Android Central

For those that wait until the first point release of a new quarterly Mesa 3D driver stack feature release before upgrading, now is the time to move to the Mesa 21.1.1 series...

Lilbits: IFA trade show is cancelled, Internet Explorer is discontinued, and 1Password comes to Linux  Liliputing

Linux Foundation offers free WebAssembly online class  ZDNet

Seemingly by the minute today there are more free software projects leaving the Freenode IRC network and moving to alternative IRC networks or other chat platforms...