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While many Linux users were excited when finding out the open-source AMD Radeon Linux drivers were allowing Smart Access Memory (Resizable BAR) support on older motherboards/CPUs and older Radeon GPUs rather than basically the very latest AMD products as seen on Windows, there is a change of course due to bugs. Now, officially, Mesa 21.0 is just enabling Smart Access Memory for systems with AMD Zen 3 processors and RDNA 2 graphics cards though if you have other hardware you can force-enable it...

Radeon Linux Drivers Now Only Officially Support Smart Access Memory On Zen 3 + RDNA2  Phoronix

2021 New Year's resolutions for Linux users  Network World

Lutris as the open-source Linux game manager that makes it easy to install Wine game as well as various emulator games, Steam titles, and more, is out with an interesting update to kick off the new year...

Lutris 0.5.8.2 Linux Game Manager Brings Wayland Improvements, Other Additions  Phoronix

Best Linux distros for Education in 2021  TechRadar

Best Linux distros for Education in 2021  Techradar

Linux Vs Windows: 10 Reasons Why Linux Is Better  Fossbytes

How To Install Tor Browser On Ubuntu Linux?  Fossbytes

It can be hard to find meaningful gifts for relatives that already have almost everything. My wife and I have given our parents "experiences" to try something novel, such as going to a themed restaurant or seeing a concert, but as our parents get older, it becomes more difficult. This year was no exception—until I thought about a way open source could give them something really special.

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Out in the blogosphere, which sings the virtues of infrastructure-as-code, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines, code reviews, and testing regimes, it is easy to forget that such a well-engineered ivory tower is an ideal, not a reality. Imperfect systems haunt us, but we must ship something.

There are few towers less ivory than those created by gluing together APIs in the course of system automation. It is a brittle world. The pressures are enormous to get it "working," get it shipped, and move on.

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Linux Vs Windows: 10 Reasons Why Linux Is Better  Fossbytes

Best Linux distros for Education in 2021  TechRadar

7 Essential Linux Commands for Managing Users | by Mwiza Kumwenda | Better Programming | Jan, 2021  Medium

From start to finish: How to host multiple websites on Linux with Apache  TechRepublic

Michael Boelen is very active in computer security. He is the author of the popular open source security tools Rootkit Hunter (rkhunter) and Lynis, and he blogs about Linux security on Linux Audit and evaluates security tools on Linux Security Expert.

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Global K-12 Mobile Computing Shipments Operating system Market Report 2020: Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iOS, Chrome OS etc.  LionLowdown

Cockpit is a free and open-source front-end tool that provides administrative access to Linux systems. It allows system administrators to monitor, manage, and troubleshoot Linux servers. It provides an intuitive web interface that easy

The post Managing KVM Virtual Machines with Cockpit Web Console in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

PicoXcell, the ARM SoCs from PicoChip more than a decade ago before being bought out by MindSpeed and then Intel, are set to finally see their Linux support removed this year...

PicoXcell Support Finally Slated For Removal From The Linux Kernel  Phoronix