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Linux Administration For Web Developers: Part 1  mediatemple.net

One of the original hopes for Unix was that it would empower everyday computer users to fine-tune their computers to match their unique working style. The expectations around computer customization have diminished over the decades, and many users consider their collection of apps and websites to be their "custom environment." One reason for that is that the components of many operating systems are not open, so their source code isn't available to normal users.

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Last week the XFS file-system saw its first round of updates for the Linux 5.7 kernel cycle that included preparations for supporting online repair in the future as well as many underlying code improvements. A second round of code improvements were sent in on Thursday for this mature file-system...

XFS Has A Second Round Of Improvements For Linux 5.7  Phoronix

A New High-End Linux Laptop Is Now Available for Everyone  Softpedia News

Redis Cluster is a builtin Redis feature that supports automatic sharding, replication and high availability which was previously implemented using Sentinels. It is designed for two major purposes: one is to automatically split your...

Linux Gets Native Keyboard Backlight Control for Razer Laptops with New Driver  Softpedia News

Intel Issues A Slew Of Open-Source Software Updates For oneAPI  Phoronix

Intel's open-source teams have been issuing a slew of new packages in recent days...

You can finally buy the System76 Lemur Pro — and if you love Linux you totally should!  BetaNews

Three years after the FreeRDP 2.0 release candidates began, version 2.0 of this Free Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation is finally available. FreeRDP remains one of the leading RDP remote desktop solutions for Linux users and is finally ready to lead with its shiny new release...

APTs infiltrated Linux servers undetected for nearly 10 years  TechTarget

How to set up a VPN with Linux  Technobezz

Total War: THREE KINGDOMS - A World Betrayed DLC out now for macOS and Linux  GamingLyfe Network

Following a number of setbacks over recent months, the modern Fortran "f18" compiler front-end to LLVM has been upstreamed under the FLANG branding...

/CORRECTION -- The Linux Foundation/  StreetInsider.com

A number of recent id Tech games (though seemingly not DOOM Eternal) have seen another performance optimization with Mesa 20.1's RADV Radeon Vulkan driver...

Mesa 20.1's RADV Lands More Performance Improvements For Recent id Tech Games  Phoronix

Meet The Lightest Linux Laptop From System76  Forbes

After they were teasing the new Lemur Pro at the end of March, the Lemur Pro is now ready and formally announced by Linux PC vendor System76...