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The "platform-drivers-x86" area of the kernel that is primarily made up of driver support around Intel/AMD laptops and other platform drivers is seeing a number of noteworthy additions for the newly-opened Linux 5.12 merge window...

The x86 Platform Drivers For Linux 5.12 Have Several Prominent Additions  Phoronix

The x86 Platform Drivers For Linux 5.12 Have Several Prominent Additions  Phoronix

Elkhart Lake spins into COM Express, SMARC, and Qseven modules  LinuxGizmos.com

In Fossapup64, what are adrv and fdrv functions? - Linux & Unix  BleepingComputer

Monado, the leading open-source project implementing The Khronos Group's OpenXR specification for AR/VR devices, is now officially considered a conformant implementation and is marked by its v21.0 release...

Even before the Linux 5.11 kernel was released on Sunday, Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) maintainer Paolo Bonzini already had submitted early the initial batch of virtualization changes for Linux 5.12. There are some interesting changes on the KVM front for Linux 5.12...

KVM With Linux 5.12 Allows For Userspace To Emulate Xen Hypercalls, AMD Optimization Too  Phoronix

Microsoft Azure and Canonical Ubuntu Linux have a user privacy problem  ZDNet

Increase your knowledge of Linux with any of these course bundles  BleepingComputer

Linux 101: How to remove legacy communication services  TechRepublic

Linux Software Market 2021 Statistics May Set New Growth Story in Upcoming Years – Express Keeper  Express Keeper

It's approaching one year since the proposal of FUTEX2 for addressing shortcomings of the existing FUTEX system call and allowing the semantics to better match that of the Windows behavior, which is of use when running Windows games on Linux via Steam Play's Wine/Proton. In the end the FUTEX2 system call can lead to lower CPU utilization and in turn allowing for greater Linux gaming performance...

Updated FUTEX2 Patches Posted For The Linux Kernel With A Focus On Helping Games  Phoronix

Top banks join Linux and open-source patent protection group  ZDNet

Building off yesterday's release of the Linux 5.11 kernel, the GNU folks have put out their "GNU Linux-libre 5.11-gnu" kernel that removes support for loading closed-source kernel modules, stripping out drivers/functionality that are dependent upon closed-source microcode/firmware, and other sanitization work in the name of maintaining a fully free software system...

GNU Linux-libre 5.11 Released With Many Peripheral Drivers Needing To Be De-Blobbed  Phoronix

How to Easily Encrypt and Decrypt Files and Directories in Linux Terminal  MakeUseOf

It's already been six years since the initial pre-alpha release of Devuan, the fork of Debian that aims to provide Debian without systemd and focus on init system independence. For marking the Valentine's Day occasion, developers released Devuan 3.1...

How to install Microsoft Office 2007 on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Linux Shout  H2S Media