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FUTEX2 Patches Sent Out In Simpler Form For Helping Windows Games On Linux

Phoronix - Fri, 08/06/2021 - 03:20
The ongoing FUTEX2 work for making the futex handling more like Windows to in turn help Windows games on Linux via Wine (with a focus on Steam Play's Proton) has taken a new turn...

Tyan Transport CX GC68B8036-LE AMD EPYC 7003 1U Platform

Phoronix - Thu, 08/05/2021 - 21:06
This summer we have been testing the Tyan Transport CX GC68B8036-LE as one of the company's newest options for those in the market for an AMD EPYC 7003 "Milan" 1U 1P barebones server. Across our wide range of Linux and BSD benchmarking this Tyan Transport CX GC68B8036-LE with Tyan S8036GM2NE motherboard has been holding up well and meeting our requirements and proven reliability in having tested Tyan products now at Phoronix for over the past 16 years.

Samsung Revs Its In-Kernel SMB3 Server Focused On Fast Performance, New Features

Phoronix - Thu, 08/05/2021 - 18:23
While Samba is well known for SMB/CIFS server support on Linux and other platforms for supporting Microsoft's SMB networking protocol for file and print services, Samba is implemented in user-space while Samsung has been pursuing an SMB server implemented in kernel-space for better performance and wiring up new features that can be more easily accomplished within the kernel...

How to Install MongoDB on Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux

Tecmint - Thu, 08/05/2021 - 16:58
The post How to Install MongoDB on Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

MongoDB is a high-performance, highly scalable document-oriented NoSQL database that is designed to handle high traffic and huge volumes of data. Unlike in SQL databases where data is stored in rows and columns inside

The post How to Install MongoDB on Rocky Linux and AlmaLinux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

GCC 12's Static Analyzer Gaining Initial Assembly Support

Phoronix - Thu, 08/05/2021 - 16:00
Merged into the GNU Compiler Collection development code on Wednesday was an initial implementation of Assembly support for its analyzer...

Rename a file in the Linux terminal

opensource.com - Thu, 08/05/2021 - 15:02

To rename a file on a computer with a graphical interface, you open a window, find the file you want to rename, click on its name (or right-click and select the option to rename), and then enter a new name.

To rename a file in the terminal, you actually move the file with mv, but you move the file from itself to itself with a new name.


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Configure your OpenVPN server on Linux

opensource.com - Thu, 08/05/2021 - 15:01

OpenVPN creates an encrypted tunnel between two points, preventing a third party from accessing your network traffic. By setting up your virtual private network (VPN) server, you become your own VPN provider. Many popular VPN services already use OpenVPN, so why tie your connection to a specific provider when you can have complete control?


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Your one-on-one meeting doesn't have to be this way

opensource.com - Thu, 08/05/2021 - 15:00

Whenever I'm speaking with colleagues and clients near the end of a quarter, I often hear from managers rushing to squeeze their one-on-one meetings with employees into tight deadlines. Every time I ask an employee if they've enjoyed their one-on-one with a manager, the answer is unanimously "no." And every time I ask a manager if they've enjoyed their one-on-one with an employee, the answer is unanimously "no, but I have to do it."


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