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Minor VFS File Optimizations Merged For Linux 6.15

Phoronix - Wed, 03/26/2025 - 17:12
Among other Linux Virtual File-System (VFS) changes submitted and already merged for Linux 6.15 was a set of minor performance optimizations around VFS file operations...

Install Subsonic to Create Your Personal Media Server on Linux

Tecmint - Wed, 03/26/2025 - 14:02
The post Install Subsonic to Create Your Personal Media Server on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If you’re looking for a powerful and easy-to-use media streaming solution, Subsonic is an excellent choice to access your music

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How to Set Up Auto-Restart for Failed Services on OpenRC

Tecmint - Wed, 03/26/2025 - 12:42
The post How to Set Up Auto-Restart for Failed Services on OpenRC first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

OpenRC is a fast and lightweight init system used by many Linux distributions like Alpine, Gentoo, and Artix. It helps

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Linux 6.15 Goes Very Heavy On Intel & AMD x86_64 CPU Changes

Phoronix - Wed, 03/26/2025 - 08:42
Merged today for the recently-opened Linux 6.15 merge window were all of the "x86/core" changes that are particularly heavy on new feature work for both Intel and AMD x86/x86_64 processors. This is easily quite one of the most significant Intel/AMD CPU set of updates in a given kernel cycle in quite some time...

XZ 5.8 Debuts As First Major Feature Release Since The Backdoor Disaster

Phoronix - Wed, 03/26/2025 - 02:33
XZ 5.8 is out today as the first notable feature release since last year's malicious backdoor in XZ 5.6 inserted by a then-co-maintainer of the project. XZ 5.6.2 was out last May while XZ 5.8.0 is now stable today for bringing new features to this lossless data compressor project...

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