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AMD Threadripper 3970X Performance On Linux After Two Years

Phoronix - Fri, 12/03/2021 - 22:30
A few days ago it marked two years since the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X / 3970X launched. While we are eager to see next-gen Threadripper, for now is a look at how the open-source Linux performance has evolved for these still-impressive HEDT processors by comparing the Linux performance at launch to where it is today with the very latest upstream Linux software.

CentOS Stream 9 Now Available To Live On The Bleeding-Edge Of RHEL9

Phoronix - Fri, 12/03/2021 - 21:10
While there has been CentOS Stream 8, following last month's RHEL 9 Beta there is now official availability of CentOS Stream 9...

Blender 3.0 Shines As A Huge Update For This Leading Open-Source 3D Modeling Software

Phoronix - Fri, 12/03/2021 - 20:18
Blender 3.0 is officially releasing today as a huge update to this open-source 3D modeling software that in recent years has become backed by numerous large hardware/software companies and has rivaled proprietary software for its capabilities...

Open-Source Qualcomm "Turnip" Driver Achieves Vulkan 1.1 Conformance, Fixes For DXVK Use

Phoronix - Fri, 12/03/2021 - 19:52
TURNIP as the open-source Mesa Vulkan driver for Qualcomm Adreno graphics hit a new official milestone this week...

FGKASLR Appears Closer To Mainline For Improving Linux Security

Phoronix - Fri, 12/03/2021 - 19:30
Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization has been common on Linux for a decade and a half now while more recently has been Function-Granular (or sometimes referred to as Finer-Grained) KASLR for further upping the security benefits by making it much harder to predict kernel address positions for attacks...

A Hang In The Linux Kernel Can Happen If Trying To Read A Broken Floppy Then Ejecting It

Phoronix - Fri, 12/03/2021 - 18:39
Going into 2022 the Linux kernel's floppy driver continues to see new code improvements and fixes...

Quick video editing on Linux with Flowblade

opensource.com - Fri, 12/03/2021 - 16:00

Do you have videos you need to cut together but find video editing applications too complex? Flowblade is a minimal video editing application designed to enable you to assemble a cut of your video quickly and easily.


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How to Setup a Simple Apache Web Server in a Docker Container

Tecmint - Fri, 12/03/2021 - 15:06
The post How to Setup a Simple Apache Web Server in a Docker Container first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If you are a Linux system administrator who provides support for developers, chances are you’ve heard of Docker. If not, this software solution will make your life easier beginning today by helping you reduce

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How to Install MySQL 8.0 on RHEL/CentOS 8/7 and Fedora 35

Tecmint - Fri, 12/03/2021 - 13:31
The post How to Install MySQL 8.0 on RHEL/CentOS 8/7 and Fedora 35 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

MySQL is an open-source free relational database management system (RDBMS) released under GNU (General Public License). It is used to run multiple databases on any single server by providing multi-user access to each created

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