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Open source tools for running a small business in 2022

opensource.com - Wed, 12/29/2021 - 16:00

This year, Opensource.com ran several great articles focusing on open source in business. These articles show the power of open source in business as tools, platforms, or integration points. Let's review some of the top open source business stories from 2021:


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Linux 5.17 Prepares To Finally Support The Adreno 506, Other MSM DRM Changes

Phoronix - Wed, 12/29/2021 - 13:00
The MSM Direct Rendering Manager driver providing the open-source kernel display/graphics support for Qualcomm Adreno hardware has ready its batch of changes for DRM-Next to appear in Linux 5.17...

Install LXC (Linux Containers) in RHEL, Rocky & AlmaLinux

Tecmint - Wed, 12/29/2021 - 12:25
The post Install LXC (Linux Containers) in RHEL, Rocky & AlmaLinux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

LXD is described as the next-generation container and virtual machine manager that offers an immersive for Linux systems running inside containers or as virtual machines. It provides images for an inordinate number of Linux

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Intel Readies "PFRUT" For Linux 5.17 To Allow Updating System Firmware Without Rebooting

Phoronix - Wed, 12/29/2021 - 08:09
Intel open-source engineers have prepared "PFRUT" support for Platform Firmware Runtime Updates for allowing (U)EFI capsule updates to be performed on capable systems without rebooting the system in order to eliminate downtime...

Intel Alder Lake N Audio Support Queued Ahead Of Linux 5.17

Phoronix - Wed, 12/29/2021 - 03:15
Queued into the sound subsystem's "for-next" branch ahead of the Linux 5.17 cycle are some Alder Lake audio updates...

KDE/GNOME Wayland vs. X.Org Radeon Linux Gaming Performance

Phoronix - Tue, 12/28/2021 - 22:10
As we hit the end of 2021 for those wondering about the X.Org vs. (X)Wayland gaming performance difference for both GNOME Shell and KDE Plasma, here are some fresh benchmarks using the latest open-source Radeon graphics driver stack and desktops on Ubuntu 21.10.

Systemd Blasts Ahead With A Record Number Of Commits In 2021

Phoronix - Tue, 12/28/2021 - 20:09
With the continuously growing set of features and functionality provided by systemd, this year saw the project hitting record growth in terms of commit activity that easily surpassed prior years. Surprisingly, Lennart Poettering dropped from his spot as the one responsible for the most commits each year...

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