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Linux 5.12 Set To See Support For The Nintendo 64

Phoronix - Sat, 01/23/2021 - 00:38
It's taken nearly twenty five years but the mainline Linux kernel this year will be able to boot on the Nintendo 64 game console... It's looking like the Nintendo 64 support will be merged with the upcoming Linux 5.12 kernel...

More Intel Graphics Work In Linux 5.12: Gen7 Improvements, Faster Suspend/Resume

Phoronix - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 21:04
New feature material for Linux 5.12 continues getting ready ahead of the merge window opening in February to formally kick off the cycle...

Eclipse OpenJ9 0.24 Released With A Ton Of Improvements

Phoronix - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 20:44
In addition to Oracle's GraalVM 21.0 being released this week, the Eclipse Foundation has released OpenJ9 v0.24 as the newest feature release for their high performance JVM...

Chrome 89 Preparing To Ship With AV1 Encoder For WebRTC Usage

Phoronix - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 19:14
Now that Chrome 88 released, attention is turning to Chrome 89 of which an interesting technical change is the enabling of AV1 encode support within the web browser...

Apache Superset Reaches Top-Level Status For Big Data Visualizations

Phoronix - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 16:41
The Apache Software Foundation announced on Thursday that Apache Superset reached "top-level" status...

Configure a Linux workspace remotely from the command line

opensource.com - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 16:02

One of the things I appreciate about Linux versus proprietary operating systems is that almost everything can be managed and configured from the command line. That means that nearly everything can be configured locally or even remotely via an SSH login connection. Sometimes it takes a bit of time spent on Internet searches, but if you can think of a task, it can probably be done from the command line.


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3 tips for automating your email filters

opensource.com - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 16:01

In prior years, this annual series covered individual apps. This year, we are looking at all-in-one solutions in addition to strategies to help in 2021. Welcome to day 12 of 21 Days of Productivity in 2021.


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How to implement a DevOps toolchain

opensource.com - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 16:00

Organizations from all industries and of all sizes strive to deliver quality software solutions faster. This guarantees not only their survival but also success in the global marketplace. DevOps can help them chart an optimal course.

DevOps is a system where different processes are supported by tools that work in a connected chain to deliver projects on time and at a lower cost.


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Why KubeEdge is my favorite open source project of 2020

opensource.com - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 16:00

I believe edge computing, which "brings computation and data storage closer to the location where it is needed to improve response times and save bandwidth," is the next major phase of technology adoption. The widespread use of mobile devices and wearable gadgets and the availability of free city-wide WiFi in some areas create a lot of data that can provide many advantages if used properly.


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How to Install Xrdp on Ubuntu 20.04

Tecmint - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 13:45

Xrdp is an open-source equivalent of Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). With xrdp installed on a Linux system, users can remotely access the Linux desktop using an RDP client as we shall demonstrate later

The post How to Install Xrdp on Ubuntu 20.04 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Intel oneAPI Level Zero 1.1 Headers/Loader Released

Phoronix - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 13:00
The oneAPI Level Zero repository consisting of the Level Zero API headers, Level Zero loader, and validation layer have reached version 1.1...

Zink OpenGL On Vulkan Now Supports OpenGL 4.2 With Mesa 21.1

Phoronix - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 09:25
It was just earlier this month that mainline Mesa achieved OpenGL 4.1 for Zink, the Gallium3D driver allowing OpenGL to be implemented atop Vulkan. Now OpenGL 4.2 support is in place for this promising Mesa component...

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