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System76 Launches Thelio Mira: Premium Linux-Based Desktops with AMD Ryzen 5000  Tom's Hardware

Following the emergency Linux 5.12-rc2 kernel release nine days ago, the Linux 5.12-rc3 is out today as a more pleasant release candidate that is back on the usual Sunday release regiment...

How to Grant Admin Privileges to a User in Linux  MUO - MakeUseOf

How to Easily Delete Files and Folders in Linux  MUO - MakeUseOf

Linux kernel found to have a trio of 15-year-old vulnerabilities that could allow root access  BetaNews

How to Download and install Kali Linux Vmware Image - Linux Shout  H2S Media

This week marked Intel sending out initial Linux driver enablement patches for Alder Lake P mobile support to complement the existing Alder Lake S desktop support that has been coming together in recent months. In addition to the Linux kernel code for ADL-P, the Intel open-source Media Driver code was also updated for video acceleration on this Intel hybrid chip...

Intel Alder Lake P Media Driver Support Published  Phoronix

In addition to recent commits improving Mesa's Gallium3D Direct3D 9 "Nine" state tracker and addressing memory issues with 32-bit games, this D3D9 state tracker is now enjoying another performance optimization helping some games...

GRVK is the open-source project implementing AMD's Mantle API on Vulkan. Mantle was the precursor to the Vulkan industry standard and while it's no longer in use by AMD, there still are some games out there that allow making use of it...

Remember when the Raspberry Pi was just a really tiny hobbyist Linux computer? Well, to the surprise of no one, the Pi's power and scope has escalated quickly. Have you got a new Raspberry Pi or an old one lying around needing something to do? If so, we have plenty of new project ideas, ranging from home automation to cross-platform coding, and even some new hardware to check out.

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Pi Day through time: From Steph Curry to Linux to Einstein – CNET – Bestgamingpro  Best gaming pro

Clang CFI Patches For The Linux Kernel Aim To Provide Better Security  Phoronix

Now that Clang LTO support was merged into Linux 5.12 for x86_64 and ARM64, Google engineers have sent out their patches enabling Clang Control-Flow Integrity (CFI) support for the Linux kernel...

Google engineer Yu Zhao sent out patches proposing a "multigenerational LRU" implementation for the Linux kernel's least recently used (LRU) handling for memory page replacement...

Google Proposes Multi-Generational LRU For Linux To Yield Much Better Performance  Phoronix

How Grep Got Its Name? The History Behind Grep's Creation  MUO - MakeUseOf

Security News in Review: Microsoft Exchange Server Hack “Doubling” Every Two Hours; Linux Foundation Creates New Software Signing Service  Security Boulevard

Understanding Linux File Timestamps: mtime, ctime, and atime  MUO - MakeUseOf

15-year-old Linux kernel bugs let attackers gain root privileges  BleepingComputer