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Linux's New "randomize_kstack_offset" Security Feature Having Minimal Performance Impact  Phoronix

Of the many new features in Linux 5.13 one of the prominent security features is the ability to randomize the kernel stack offset at each system call. With Linux 5.13 stable imminent, here are some performance benchmarks of the impact from enabling this security feature...

With the half-way point for the year upon us, here is a look back at the most exciting Mesa open-source graphics driver news so far in 2021 with exciting contributions from Microsoft, AMD and Intel continuing to be the most open-source friendly graphics vendors, Zink making remarkable progress for OpenGL over Vulkan, performance optimizations galore, more embedded Vulkan drivers coming about, and other milestones for open-source Linux graphics...

Mesa's Exciting Milestones So Far In 2021 From Zink To Great Intel/AMD Open-Source Work  Phoronix

How to install and setup Docker Container on Rocky Linux 8 - Linux Shout  H2S Media

Microsoft and systemd developers are proposing a global counter for block device changes for the Linux kernel to better track changes and having a unique system-wide number for disk and other block device changes rather than on a per-disk basis...

Linux Developers Discuss A Global Counter For Block/Disk Changes  Phoronix

The hid-input kernel driver with Linux 5.14 is set to see support for "Programmable Buttons" as outlined by the USB HID specification...

Back in April was the last time we saw much XeHP specificc ode land in the open-source Mesa driver code while this week there was a fresh batch of code merged...

Global Linux Operating System Market 2021: SWOT Analysis of Key Driving Factors for Growing CAGR Value | Top Brands: IBM, Ubuntu Linux, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, openSUSE, Fedora Linux, Arch Linux, Debian, Manjaro… – New Mexico Tribune  New Mexico Tribune

Linus Torvalds launches Linux kernel 5.13 after seven release candidates  The Register

Chatwoot is an open source customer relationship platform built with Ruby and Vue.js. It was written from scratch to allow customer-relations teams to build end-to-end platforms for ticket management and support.

This article looks at Chatwoot's architecture, installation, and key features.

Chatwoot's architecture

Chatwoot requires the following components to function properly:

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How to Reset Ubuntu Linux Password on WSL [In 3 Easy Steps]  It's FOSS

Linux Operating System Market 2028: IBM, Ubuntu Linux, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, openSUSE, Fedora Linux, Arch Linux, Debian, Manjaro – New Mexico Tribune  New Mexico Tribune

With this autumn's Fedora 35 release there should be better performance out-of-the-box for those employing LUKS/dm-crypt encryption while using 4K sector size based storage...

Fedora 35 To Automatically Use Optimal Encryption Sector Size For Better I/O Performance  Phoronix

What Is GRUB Bootloader and What Does It Do?  MUO - MakeUseOf

6 Reasons Why You Should Give Linux Another Chance in 2021  MUO - MakeUseOf

How to Install and Configure DLNA MiniDLNA Server on Linux  Positively Scottish

North Korea Uses Linux But Open Source Is Dying Here: Here’s Why!  Fossbytes