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RISC-V XIP Support Queued Ahead Of Linux 5.13 To "eXecute In Place"

Phoronix - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 18:28
It looks like the Linux 5.13 kernel will be supporting an interesting RISC-V feature this spring...

FreeBSD: Sway Compositor Can Run While KDE Plasma On Wayland Is Still A Work-In-Progress

Phoronix - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 17:48
It's been a while since hearing much about Wayland efforts on FreeBSD, but it turns out the Sway i3-inspired Wayland compositor can run on this BSD after a number of setup steps. However, the likes of KDE Plasma on Wayland still aren't working well outside of Linux...

NZXT Kraken Liquid Cooler Driver Under Review For The Linux Kernel

Phoronix - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 15:40
While NZXT does not provide any official Linux software support for their products like their all-in-one liquid coolers, the open-source community for years has worked to fill that void thanks to reverse-engineering. The latest work when it comes to the NZXT Kraken AIO liquid coolers is a proposed HWMON driver for the mainline kernel...

Create a countdown clock with a Raspberry Pi

opensource.com - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 15:01

For 2021, Pi Day has come and gone, leaving fond memories and plenty of Raspberry Pi projects to try out. The days after any holiday can be hard when returning to work after high spirits and plenty of fun, and Pi Day is no exception. As we look into the face of the Ides of March, we can long for the joys of the previous, well, day. But fear no more, dear Pi Day celebrant! For today, we begin the long countdown to the next Pi Day!


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Manage Linux software packages with this Pulp plugin

opensource.com - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 15:00

Foreman is a data center automation tool to deploy, configure, and patch hosts. It relies on Katello for content management, which in turn relies on Pulp to manage repositories. See Manage content using Pulp Debian for more information.

Pulp offers many plugins for different content types, including RPM packages, Ansible roles and collections, PyPI packages, and deb content. The latter is called the pulp_deb plugin.


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10 Best Udemy Android Development Courses in 2021

Tecmint - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 13:11
The post 10 Best Udemy Android Development Courses in 2021 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Android Software development involves creating applications for devices that are running the Android Operating System using Kotlin, Java, and C++ languages via the Android software development kit. Of course, it is possible to work

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Zink OpenGL-Over-Vulkan Still Has ~200 Patches To Land, More Performance Work

Phoronix - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 13:00
Mike Blumenkrantz who has been working under contract for Valve as part of their Linux graphics driver initiatives has provided a fresh status report on Zink as the Mesa Gallium3D effort for implementing OpenGL APIs atop Vulkan...

Radeon Software For Linux 20.50 Released With RX 6700 XT Support

Phoronix - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 08:16
With the Radeon RX 6700 XT graphics cards having gone up for sale today (albeit in incredibly short supply), AMD published an updated Radeon Software for Linux driver comprising its AMDGPU-PRO and AMDGPU-Open driver stacks with support for this new Navi RDNA2 graphics card...

Linux Foundation Support for Asian Communities

The Linux Foundation - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 08:00

The Linux Foundation and its communities are deeply concerned about the rise in attacks against Asian Americans and condemn this violence. It is devastating to hear over and over again of the attacks and vitriol against Asian communities, which have increased substantially during the pandemic. 

We stand in support with all those that have experienced this hate, and to the families of those who have been killed as a result. Racism, intolerance and inequality have no place in the world, our country, the tech industry or in open source communities. 

We firmly believe that we are all at our best when we work together, treat each other with respect and equality and without hate or vitriol.

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Manjaro 21.0-RC1 Brings Linux 5.10 LTS, GNOME 3.38 / KDE Plasma 5.21

Phoronix - Fri, 03/19/2021 - 05:35
For those looking at Arch Linux powered distributions that provide a quick and easy desktop experience, Manjaro 21.0-rc1 is out today as the newest test release for this popular option...

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