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Improve your productivity with this Linux automation tool

opensource.com - Wed, 02/03/2021 - 16:02

AutoKey is an open source Linux desktop automation tool that, once it's part of your workflow, you'll wonder how you ever managed without. It can be a transformative tool to improve your productivity or simply a way to reduce the physical stress associated with typing.

This article will look at how to install and start using AutoKey, cover some simple recipes you can immediately use in your workflow, and explore some of the advanced features that AutoKey power users may find attractive.


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Defining boundaries and interfaces in software development

opensource.com - Wed, 02/03/2021 - 16:00

Zombies are bad at understanding boundaries. They trample over fences, tear down walls, and generally get into places they don't belong. In the previous articles in this series, I explained why tackling coding problems all at once, as if they were hordes of zombies, is a mistake.

ZOMBIES is an acronym that stands for:


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Godot 4.0 Game Engine Seeing Many Exciting CPU / GPU Optimizations

Phoronix - Wed, 02/03/2021 - 15:30
On top of Godot 4.0 having a Vulkan renderer, native Wayland bits, and other graphics improvements, it's also seeing significant CPU and GPU optimizations...

How to Install Webmin System Administration Tool on RHEL 8

Tecmint - Wed, 02/03/2021 - 13:01

Webmin is a modern web-based Linux management tool (similar to Cockpit Web Console) that allows you to monitor various system metrics. With Webmin, you can also perform administrative tasks such as manage user accounts,

The post How to Install Webmin System Administration Tool on RHEL 8 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Intel's Open-Source Embree Ray-Tracing Library Wins An Academy Award

Phoronix - Wed, 02/03/2021 - 13:00
Intel's Embree open-source ray-tracing library has won an Academy Award in the form of a Scientific and Technical Achievement Award...

Lenovo Laptop Platform Profile Support Queued Ahead Of Linux 5.12

Phoronix - Wed, 02/03/2021 - 07:41
Lenovo continues working on a number of contributions to the upstream kernel thanks to their work on preloading various Linux distributions on a number of different devices. In cooperation with Red Hat engineers over the past year we have seen a lot of Lenovo related improvements and the latest set to come with the Linux 5.12 cycle is ACPI platform profile support for their laptops...

Fedora Preparing To Switch To Intel's Modern "Sound Open Firmware" Audio Driver

Phoronix - Wed, 02/03/2021 - 02:29
Fedora 34 is planning to switch to using Intel's modern Sound Open Firmware audio driver as it should be in good shape now and superior to the existing sound driver. This is ahead of Intel likely switching to the Intel SOF driver code path by default in the upstream kernel once this change has first been vetted by Fedora users...

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