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Ampere Making Progress On Open-Source Firmware For Their CPUs/Platform

Phoronix - Wed, 02/24/2021 - 20:20
Ampere Computing with their 80-core Ampere Altra processors and Mount Jade reference platform continue making progress on open-source firmware support for interested parties...

Linux 5.13 Should See HP Platform Profile Support

Phoronix - Wed, 02/24/2021 - 19:12
Linux 5.12 is bringing the initial infrastructure around ACPI Platform Profile support and with this kernel it's implemented for newer Lenovo ThinkPad and IdeaPad laptops. The support allow for altering the system's power/performance characteristics depending upon your desire for a speedy, quiet, or cool experience. With Linux 5.13 it looks like HP laptops with this capability will begin to see working Platform Profile support too...

Debian Launches A Debuginfod Server For Smoother Debugging Experience

Phoronix - Wed, 02/24/2021 - 19:01
Debian is the latest major Linux distribution deploying a Debuginfod web server so that ELF/DWARF/source-code information can be supplied via HTTP to clients on-demand when debugging...

Why Linux is critical to edge computing

opensource.com - Wed, 02/24/2021 - 16:01

In 2021, there are more reasons why people love Linux than ever before. In this series, I'll share 21 different reasons to use Linux. Linux is the ideal operating system for experimenting with edge computing. 


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Proposed GCC 12 Security Option Would Auto Initialize Automatic Variables

Phoronix - Wed, 02/24/2021 - 16:00
An Oracle engineer has proposed introducing a new "-ftrivial-auto-var-init=" option for the GCC compiler that would allowing initializing automatic variables with either a pattern or zeroes in the name of security...

Set your path in FreeDOS

opensource.com - Wed, 02/24/2021 - 16:00

Everything you do in the open source FreeDOS operating system is done from the command line. The command line begins with a prompt, which is the computer's way of saying, "I'm ready. Give me something to do." You can configure your prompt's appearance, but by default, it's:


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How to Use Two-Factor Authentication with Ubuntu

Tecmint - Wed, 02/24/2021 - 15:23
The post How to Use Two-Factor Authentication with Ubuntu first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Over time, the traditional username and password authentication has proven inadequate in providing robust security to applications and systems. Usernames and passwords can easily be cracked using a plethora of hacking tools, leaving your

The post How to Use Two-Factor Authentication with Ubuntu first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

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