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X.Org Server Adds "Fake Screen FPS" Option

Phoronix - Wed, 08/04/2021 - 18:06
The X.Org Server has picked up a new "-fakescreenfps" option to help with VNC and other remote display scenarios...

Many Interesting Talks On Deck For The X.Org Developers Conference 2021

Phoronix - Wed, 08/04/2021 - 17:45
The program/schedule for this year's XDC21 X.Org Developers' Conference was posted this week ahead of the event occurring in mid-September. There are many interesting talks about X.Org and beyond, which in recent years largely revolve around Mesa and Wayland...

Move files in the Linux terminal

opensource.com - Wed, 08/04/2021 - 15:01

To move a file on a computer with a graphical interface, you open the folder where the file is currently located, and then open another window to the folder you want to move the file into. Finally, you drag and drop the file from one to the other.

To move a file in a terminal, you use the mv command to move a file from one location to another.


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AMD PTDMA Driver Revised Ahead Of Its Possible Inclusion For Linux 5.15

Phoronix - Wed, 08/04/2021 - 15:00
One of the AMD patch series that has been in the works for more than one year is the PTDMA driver providing pass-through DMA engine support on Linux. The driver is now up to its eleventh revision but the mainlining might happen soon...

Install OpenVPN on your Linux PC

opensource.com - Wed, 08/04/2021 - 15:00

OpenVPN creates an encrypted tunnel between two points, preventing a third party from accessing your network traffic. By setting up your virtual private network (VPN) server, you become your own VPN provider. Many popular VPN services already use OpenVPN, so why tie your connection to a specific provider when you can have complete control?


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How to Configure Apache Virtual Hosts on Rocky Linux

Tecmint - Wed, 08/04/2021 - 13:02
The post How to Configure Apache Virtual Hosts on Rocky Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

This is an optional step intended only for those who wish to host multiple sites on the same server. So far, our LAMP setup can only host one site. If you wish to host

The post How to Configure Apache Virtual Hosts on Rocky Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

AMD Hiring For Open-Source GPU Driver Work With Mentions Of Tesla Model S, Steam Deck

Phoronix - Wed, 08/04/2021 - 02:00
With AMD's increasing marketshare on the CPU and GPU front, scoring more data center wins, and also scoring custom design wins for Linux-based environments such as with the Tesla Model S and most recently with the Steam Deck, AMD continues hiring more Linux engineers...

Radeon ROCm 4.3 Released With HMM Allocations, Many Other Improvements

Phoronix - Wed, 08/04/2021 - 01:09
AMD has released ROCm 4.3 as the newest version of their Radeon Open eCosystem stack for providing open-source GPU compute and CUDA portability for their supported graphics processors under Linux. ROCm 4.3 is the biggest update we've seen for this important enterprise piece to their enterprise GPU compute stack in a while...

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