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Qt Creator 4.13 RC Released With Initial Meson Integration, Updated C++ Code Model

Phoronix - Thu, 08/13/2020 - 18:34
The Qt Company today issued the first release candidate of their forthcoming Qt Creator 4.13 integrated development environment as well as a beta of their Qt Design Studio 1.6...

FUSE Read/Write Passthrough Updated For Much Better File-System Performance

Phoronix - Thu, 08/13/2020 - 15:48
Of various criticisms around FUSE for implementing file-systems in user-space, one of the most prolific issues is around the performance generally being much lower than a proper file-system kernel driver. But with the FUSE passthrough functionality that continue to be worked on, there is the potential for much better FUSE file-system performance...

How to use printf to format output

opensource.com - Thu, 08/13/2020 - 15:01

When I started learning Unix, I was introduced to the echo command pretty early in the process. Likewise, my initial Python lesson involved the print function. Picking up C++ and Java introduced me to cout and systemout. It seemed every language proudly had a convenient one-line method of producing output and advertised it like it was going out of style.


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Our favorite open source writing tools

opensource.com - Thu, 08/13/2020 - 15:00

Writing is one of the primary ways we communicate, and it's endlessly fascinating to see the different ways writers work. I can hardly imagine writing before computers and their ability to instantly edit and rearrange the words I've typed onto a screen. Likewise, I wonder whether people who started out writing on a typewriter process their thoughts differently, even on a modern word processor, or whether their workflow has changed and adapted because of these new tools.


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Install Multiple Linux Distributions Using PXE Network Boot on RHEL/CentOS 8

Tecmint - Thu, 08/13/2020 - 13:10
PXE Server – Preboot eXecution Environment is a standardized client-server architecture that instructs a client system to boot, run, or install multiple Linux operating systems using a PXE-capable network interface on your network infrastructure.

Navi 2 Fixes, Other Graphics/Display Fixes Sent In For Linux 5.9

Phoronix - Thu, 08/13/2020 - 12:04
Following all of the feature updates to the open-source GPU/DRM drivers for Linux 5.9 that included a lot of new material, the first batch of fixes have now been sent in for mainline in addressing early fallout from these many changes...

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