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How to Zip and Unzip or Extract TAR and TAR.GZ Files  MUO - MakeUseOf

EndeavourOS almost makes Arch Linux a viable desktop for the average user  TechRepublic

10 Linux Distros for Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced Users  MUO - MakeUseOf

Nvidia partnering with Valve to bring DLSS to Linux  Digit

AMD EPYC 7343 / EPYC 7443 Linux Performance Review  Phoronix

Since the AMD EPYC 7003 "Milan" series launch back in March we have carried out many benchmarks with their flagship processors like the EPYC 7763 and 7713 processors and some of the frequency optimized SKUs, but what about the performance lower down the product stack? Up for benchmarking today is a look at the AMD EPYC 7343 and 7743 processors in 1P and 2P configurations against other AMD EPYC Milan processors as well as Intel's Xeon Platinum 8380 Ice Lake processors.

Nasty Linux systemd root level security bug revealed and patched  ZDNet

Say helloSystem: Mac-like FreeBSD project emits 0.5 release  The Register

Last month plans were published for Fedora Cloud 35 to use the Btrfs file-system by default, similar to Fedora Workstation using Btrfs by default for several releases. That plan has now been signed off on by FESCo allowing for this change to happen...

In addition to the rolling-release openSUSE Tumbleweed looking at HWCAPS / x86-64 feature levels for being able to provide greater out-of-the-box performance by selectively loading more tuned libraries depending upon the CPU in use, SUSE Linux Enterprise / openSUSE Leap are also looking at offering similar functionality that may turn up in time for the next point release / service pack...

SUSE Linux Enterprise / openSUSE Leap Pursuing x86_64-v2 Optimized Libraries  Phoronix

How to install Anaconda on Debian 10 or 11 Bullseye - Linux Shout  H2S Media

VirtIO-GPIO Guest Driver Updated For The Linux Kernel  Phoronix

There has been a number of new VirtIO driver additions recently to the Linux kernel like for sound and Bluetooth for the expanding VirtIO specification while one still in the works for mainlining is the GPIO guest driver...

The post Most Commonly Used Windows Alternatives for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

People hesitate, switching from Windows to Linux because they fear, they won’t get an appropriate program to perform their day-to-day tasks. Moreover, a general notion more or less that lies within us is: “A

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In 2017, the KubeVirt team launched the project to manage virtual machines (VMs) alongside containers in Kubernetes. The open source project's intent was to make VMs first-class citizens in this environment.

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Service mesh and serverless deployment models represent the next phase in the evolution of microservice architectures. Service mesh enables developers to focus on business feature development rather than managing non-functional microservices capabilities such as monitoring, tracing, fault tolerance, and service discovery.

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Checking Linux system performance using sar  Floridanewstimes.com

The FreeDOS website says that most people use FreeDOS for three main tasks:

1. Playing classic DOS games
2. Running legacy DOS software
3. Running an embedded system

But what does it mean to run an "embedded" system?

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The post 12 Most Used Microsoft Office Alternatives for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Productivity on any operating system is, without doubt, one of the most important things that can make or break a platform however, execution is the key – if done right, enterprise adaptation would be

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