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AMDVLK 2020.Q4.3 Vulkan Driver Released

Phoronix - Thu, 11/05/2020 - 17:37
It was just a few days ago that AMD engineers released AMDVLK 2020.Q4.2 as their newest open-source Radeon Vulkan driver snapshot while that has already been succeeded by version 2020.Q4.3...

Linux Looks To Change The Default For Some Of Its Spectre Mitigations

Phoronix - Thu, 11/05/2020 - 16:55
Upstream Linux kernel developers are looking at changing some of their Spectre mitigation defaults around what's applied to SECCOMP threads by default in part due to the performance hit as well as other reasons...

5 surprising ways I use Jupyter to improve my life

opensource.com - Thu, 11/05/2020 - 16:02

The Jupyter project offers interactive ways to write software with technology like JupyterLab and Jupyter Notebook. This software is commonly used for data analysis, but what you might not know (and the Jupyter community didn't expect) is how many things you can do with it.

Here are my top five unexpected and creative ways to use Jupyter.


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Tweak your Git config for multiple user IDs

opensource.com - Thu, 11/05/2020 - 16:01

Git's git config command (hereafter referred to as "config") enables you to set repository or global options for Git. It has many options, and one of them, includeIf, is handy when you have dual roles using Git, for example, working full time as a developer and contributing to open source projects in your spare time.


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6 evening rituals for working in tech

opensource.com - Thu, 11/05/2020 - 16:00

This strange time has given us, on one hand, the chance to slow down, yet on the other, it's busier than ever. Especially if you have others in your life to care for in addition to yourself. But you can't give from an empty cup, so, this list of evening rituals is focused on what you can do for yourself right after you turn the computer off, shut the laptop, or say goodbye to the last virtual meeting of the day.


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How to Manage Containers Using Podman and Skopeo in RHEL 8

Tecmint - Thu, 11/05/2020 - 14:57

One of the challenges developers faced in the past is getting applications to run reliably across multiple computing environments. Oftentimes, applications didn’t run as expected or encountered errors and failed altogether. And that’s where

The post How to Manage Containers Using Podman and Skopeo in RHEL 8 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

More Changes Begin Lining Up For Fedora 34

Phoronix - Thu, 11/05/2020 - 13:09
Fedora 33 was just released at the end of October but already a number of change proposals are building up for Fedora 34 due out next spring...

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