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With Microsoft making public this week their early Windows Insider Preview builds of Windows 11, curiosity got the best of me to give it a whirl in looking at the performance of the early Windows 11 preview build compared to Ubuntu Linux.

Rocky Linux release attracts 80,000 downloads as ex-CentOS users mull choices - The Register

Google News - Fri, 07/02/2021 - 18:47

Rocky Linux release attracts 80,000 downloads as ex-CentOS users mull choices The Register

Forget Windows 11; deepin Linux 20.2.2 does not require a TPM - Gaming News - BollyInside

Google News - Fri, 07/02/2021 - 18:34

Forget Windows 11; deepin Linux 20.2.2 does not require a TPM - Gaming News BollyInside

Intel Overhauls & Replaces Its RDMA Linux Driver

Phoronix - Fri, 07/02/2021 - 18:16

Intel has wrapped up a 3+ year effort to overhaul and replace its existing RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) driver. With Linux 5.14 is their shiny new "IRDMA" driver while their former driver is being immediately removed...

Systemd 249 Has Another Chance For Testing Before Release

Phoronix - Fri, 07/02/2021 - 17:52

Another release candidate of systemd 249 is available for testing while the actual release appears imminent...

Steam On Linux Still Tap Dancing Around 0.9% Marketshare

Phoronix - Fri, 07/02/2021 - 17:39

Even with Steam Play continuing to get into quite good shape for running recent Windows game releases on Linux with ease thanks to the work Valve has been investing into Proton, DXVK, VKD3D-Proton, and lower-level Linux graphics infrastructure, for now at least the overall marketshare is holding steady at around 0.8~0.9% for the past number of months...

Linux-based telematics gateway offers four CAN Bus interfaces, cellular & WiFi connectivity and more - CNX Software

Google News - Fri, 07/02/2021 - 17:23

Linux-based telematics gateway offers four CAN Bus interfaces, cellular & WiFi connectivity and more CNX Software

Linux 5.14 ARM64 Preps For When Not All The CPU Cores Support 32-bit Execution

Phoronix - Fri, 07/02/2021 - 17:22

The 64-bit ARM architecture changes were submitted this week for the ongoing Linux 5.14...

Run Prometheus at home in a container

opensource.com - Fri, 07/02/2021 - 15:02

Prometheus is an open source monitoring and alerting system that provides insight into the state and history of a computer, application, or cluster by storing defined metrics in a time-series database. It provides a powerful query language, PromQL, to help you explore and understand the data it stores. Prometheus also includes an Alertmanager that makes it easy to trigger notifications when the metrics you collect cross certain thresholds.

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OpenZFS 2.1 Released With dRAID, Compatibility Property, Better Performance

OpenZFS 2.1 Released With dRAID, Compatibility Property, Better Performance - Phoronix

How to Reset the User Password in Linux WSL - MUO - MakeUseOf

Wine 6.12 Released With More PE Conversion, New Themes

Linux 5.14 Bringing SD Cache Ctrl Support, Other SD Card Support Improvements

Podcast 125: Linux Users Talking Windows 11, Pop Bottle Filament, Old Phones With Modern Guts, And Eavesdropping In RF | Hackaday - Hackaday

Updated Chrome OS 91 Stable Channel fixes broken clipboard in Linux on Chromebooks - About Chromebooks

How to Securely Delete Files in Linux Using shred - MUO - MakeUseOf

Linux Leading Over Early Windows 11 Benchmarks For AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Performance - Phoronix

Linux Leading Over Early Windows 11 Benchmarks For AMD Ryzen 9 5950X Performance