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Ubuntu 25.04 Advancing The Performance Of The System76 Thelio Astra With Ampere Altra

Phoronix - Mon, 04/28/2025 - 20:20
With the release of Ubuntu 25.04 this month I've looked at its performance on x86_64 laptops and desktop hardware to nice gains on server. That testing so far was focused on Intel and AMD systems given my abundance of x86_64 platforms. Last week I began testing Ubuntu 25.04 ARM64 on the System76 Thelio Astra powered by Ampere Altra processors. For those considering the Ubuntu 25.04 upgrade and not minding that it's not a Long Term Support (LTS) release, Ubuntu 25.04 is also allowing for greater performance on ARM hardware.

Wayland Protocols 1.44 Released With Color-Representation

Phoronix - Mon, 04/28/2025 - 18:10
Wayland Protocols 1.44 released on Sunday and with it comes one new protocol addition...

GNOME 49 Will Enjoy Better Performance With More Fullscreen Apps

Phoronix - Mon, 04/28/2025 - 17:55
Another change to look forward to with GNOME 49 come September is better/faster direct scanout for more applications thanks to a change that was merged to the Mutter compositor this past week...

New Linux Patches Aim To Customize Out-Of-Memory Behavior Using BPF

Phoronix - Mon, 04/28/2025 - 17:46
A fresh take is being pursued around allowing the Linux kernel's out-of-memory (OOM) behavior to be customized using BPF programs...

How to Automate MySQL Database Backups with Shell Script and Cron

Tecmint - Mon, 04/28/2025 - 16:00
The post How to Automate MySQL Database Backups with Shell Script and Cron first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Backups are essential for keeping your data safe, and automating the backup process can save you both time and effort.

The post How to Automate MySQL Database Backups with Shell Script and Cron first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

ttyd: Share Your Linux Terminal on the Web Securely

Tecmint - Mon, 04/28/2025 - 13:00
The post ttyd: Share Your Linux Terminal on the Web Securely first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

ttyd is a lightweight, open-source command-line tool that enables you to share your Linux terminal session via a web browser.

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