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Ubuntu-based Linux Mint 20.1 'Ulyssa' is here with Cinnamon, MATE, and Xfce  BetaNews

NVIDIA fixes high severity flaws affecting Windows, Linux devices  BleepingComputer

Coming out in early 2020 were patches by an Amazon engineer to implement flushing the L1 data cache on context switching in the name of security given the various data sampling vulnerabilities. That work so far has been rejected from the mainline kernel but today was updated and makes it harder to enable and thus moving forward could stand chances to finally see the opt-in functionality merged to mainline...

L1d Cache Flushing On Context Switch Trying Again But More Conservative In 2021  Phoronix

Linux Mint 20.1 is out today as the latest version of this user-friendly, desktop-focused Linux distribution built off Ubuntu 20.04 LTS...

Linux Mint 20.1 Released With Web Apps, IPTV Player, Cinnamon 4.8 Integrated  Phoronix

Linux on Apple's Arm silicon Macs? This crowdfunded project wants to give it a try  ZDNet

How to get Steam on a Chromebook  Digital Trends

AMDVLK 2021.Q1.1 is out this morning as the first update of the year for the open-source official AMD Vulkan Linux driver and it's an exciting update...

AMDVLK 2021.Q1.1 Brings Switchable Graphics Layer, RDNA 2 Tuning  Phoronix

Could this ambitious project see Linux on Apple M1 Macs?  TechRadar

Could this ambitious project see Linux on Apple M1 Macs?  TechRadar

4 Best Non-Ubuntu-Based Distros That Are Beginner Friendly  Fossbytes

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When I’m not at work on my Linux desktop, you can usually find me writing code for a legacy 16-bit system. FreeDOS is an open source DOS-compatible operating system that you can use to play classic DOS games, run legacy business software, or develop embedded systems. Any program that works on MS-DOS should also run on FreeDOS.

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When people learn that I work as an open source evangelist (focusing on syslog-ng and sudo), they often ask me what it's like to represent such well-known names in the Linux world. My short answer: It's good!

I am part of research and development, so it is never boring. I feel that I make an impact when people implement what they learn from me and when the feedback I collect from users influences the development of the product.

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The virt-manager application provides an easy-to-use interface that allows users to perform a wide range of tasks including creating guest machines and assigning critical virtual resources such as CPU, memory, and disk space. Users

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As you get started, ensure that the KVM hypervisor is installed on your system. An acronym for Kernel-based Virtual Machine, KVM is a combination of kernel modules & utilities needed to run virtual machines

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A Linux Fix Is On The Way For Some GPUs Having AMD Smart Access Memory Issue  Phoronix

A Linux fix is on the way for a new quirk to address an issue whereby some AMD Radeon graphics cards have an issue with the resizable BAR (AMD Smart Access Memory) handling that could lead to lower performance...