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There has been talk of Intel moving to offer more license-able/opt-in features for hardware capabilities found within a given processor as an upgrade and now we are seeing the Linux signs of that support coming with a driver for "Intel Software Defined Silicon" to allow for the secure activation of such features baked into the processor's silicon but only available as an up-charge option...

"Intel Software Defined Silicon" Coming To Linux For Activating Extra Licensed Hardware Features  Phoronix

Linux 101: What does "sourcing a file" mean in Linux?  TechRepublic

Install Munin on Ubuntu 20.04 for Server Monitoring  H2S Media

Dialect: An Open-Source Translation App for Linux  It's FOSS

Should You Pay for Linux?  MUO - MakeUseOf

Testing The New ASUS Platform Profile Support In Linux 5.15  Phoronix

With the in-development Linux 5.15 kernel there is now support for ACPI Platform Profiles on supported ASUS laptops. This ASUS laptop platform profile support joins the likes of HP, Dell, and Lenovo laptops already having this support exposed under Linux that allows users to control their power/performance preference. Here are some tests with the ASUS ROG Strix G15 AMD Advantage laptop with the platform profile options under Linux 5.15.

Microsoft teams up with Linux Foundation on energy  Fudzilla

It's been a while since having any news to report on Bcachefs as the promising open-source file-system born out of the Linux kernel's block cache code. However, Kent Overstreet continues working tirelessly on it and has now merged Bcachefs' snapshot support...

The Linux kernel support around the Nintendo Wii and Wii U game console hardware continues to improve and now a new Nintendo crypto driver is being tackled based on reverse-engineered documentation...

Adding to the growing list of Mesa 21.3 features for next quarter's feature release is Lavapipe now supporting Vulkan 1.2...

Reports Shows Over 13 Million Malware Events Targeting Linux Cloud  Datamation

Ubuntu Linux Fundamentals - Learn Linux Server with Ubuntu  EC-Council Blog

I recently attended the Practical Open Source Information POSI conference, which was held on a free and open source video conferencing platform. As I attended a series of excellent talks about practical uses of open source software, I realized how commonplace video conferencing had become over the past few years.

If open source does anything, it provides choice, and now that more and more workers have the freedom of working remotely, having an option in the way you connect makes a lot of sense.

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The Best Linux Laptops of 2021 for Developers and Enthusiasts  How-To Geek

The Best Linux Laptops of 2021 for Developers and Enthusiasts  How-To Geek

Linux 101: What does "sourcing a file" mean in Linux?  TechRepublic

With tech and data safety awareness rising, open source software is becoming a go-to option for organizations of all classes more than ever. Nonprofit organizations are particularly vulnerable on the financial side while at the same time dealing with vital social and environmental issues.

This article observes the adoption of open source collaboration technologies in nonprofit organizations by using Nextcloud and ONLYOFFICE as examples.

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There are a number of different ways to install Java on your Linux desktop. An obvious route is to use the packages provided in your Linux distribution. Note that this doesn’t work for everyone; for example, some users may need a very specific version of Java.

Before you can start, you must determine “which Java” you need. Do you just need to run some .class files or a .jar file? Or are you writing some code that you need to compile?

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