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Qualcomm Adreno MSM Driver For Linux 5.11 Has Many Improvements

Phoronix - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 16:44
The set of MSM DRM driver improvements have now been submitted to DRM-Next that are targeting the Linux 5.11 merge window for enhancing the Qualcomm Adreno mainline kernel graphics driver support...

Learn Bash by writing an interactive game

opensource.com - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 16:02

Learning a new programming language can be fun. Whenever I try to learn a new one, I focus on defining variables, writing a statement, and evaluating expressions. Once I have a general understanding of those concepts, I can usually figure out the rest on my own. Most programming languages have some similarities, so once you know one programming language, learning the next one is a matter of figuring out the unique details and recognizing the differences in it.


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Collaborate on text with Etherpad, an open source alternative to Google Docs

opensource.com - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 16:01

Sometimes you just have to edit text on the cloud. Maybe you're using a computer you don't own to work on a document you want to keep. Maybe you need to collaborate with other people on a shared document. Or maybe your primary computing interface is a web browser, and you have no interest in using local applications or local storage.


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3 ways Kubernetes optimizes your IT budget

opensource.com - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 16:00

Businesses all over the world are facing extraordinary challenges, and adapting to new ways of work is essential to their survival and progress. The importance of IT workers and systems can't be overstated; with companies looking for innovative ways to adjust, often with reduced resources, automation is increasingly central to day-to-day operations.


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GNU Bash 5.1 Released With New "SRANDOM" Variable As A New Means Of Randomness

Phoronix - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 13:05
GNU Bash 5.1 was released on Monday as the newest feature release to this popular POSIX shell implementation with many extra features...

How to Boot into Rescue Mode Or Emergency Mode In Ubuntu 20.04 / 18.04

Tecmint - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 12:06

It’s not uncommon for users to forget their login passwords or have their system suffer a corrupt filesystem. When that happens, the recommended solution is to boot into rescue or emergency mode and apply

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HP To Begin Preloading Ubuntu 20.04 On Select Laptops Paired With Data Science Stack

Phoronix - Tue, 12/08/2020 - 07:42
HP today announced a new Ubuntu Linux offering for select mobile workstations and notebooks in the form of the "Z by HP Data Science Software" package. This isn't just pre-loading the Ubuntu 20.04 LTS OEM version on the notebook but calling it a day, rather it's been pre-loaded as well with a variety of data science software packages...

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