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Read and write files with Groovy

opensource.com - Fri, 04/02/2021 - 15:00

Two common tasks that new programmers need to learn are how to read from and write to files stored on a computer. Some examples are when data and configuration files created in one application need to be read by another application, or when a third application needs to write info, warnings, and errors to a log file or to save its results for someone else to use.


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Zink Lands Threaded Context Support For A Big Speed Boost With OpenGL Over Vulkan

Phoronix - Fri, 04/02/2021 - 13:00
Mesa 21.1 is looking to be another exciting release to be introduced later this quarter while going into feature freeze around mid-April. The latest work to land is threaded context support for Zink, which means faster performance for this OpenGL-over-Vulkan implementation...

LFCA: How to Monitor Basic System Metrics in Linux – Part 8

Tecmint - Fri, 04/02/2021 - 10:31
The post LFCA: How to Monitor Basic System Metrics in Linux – Part 8 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

This article is Part 8 of the LFCA series, here in this part, you will acquaint yourself with the general system administration commands to monitor basic system metricks and schedule administrative tasks in the

The post LFCA: How to Monitor Basic System Metrics in Linux – Part 8 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Steam On Linux Ends Q1'2021 Still Below 1% Marketshare

Phoronix - Fri, 04/02/2021 - 08:32
With the start of the new month comes updated Steam Survey figures for the month prior...

Ubuntu 21.04 Beta Released For This Linux 5.11 Powered Update With Wayland By Default

Phoronix - Fri, 04/02/2021 - 04:57
The beta of Ubuntu as well as its various flavors/derivatives is out ahead of the official "Hirsute Hippo" launch later this month...

Proton 6.3-1 Released With More Windows Games Now Running On Linux / Steam Play

Phoronix - Fri, 04/02/2021 - 04:10
To kick off a new month of Linux gaming, Valve today released Proton 6.3-1 as the latest version of their Wine downstream that powers Steam Play for running Windows games on Linux...

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