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A new feature release is now available for this leading open-source BLAS linear algebra library...

Ubuntu-based Linux Mint 20 'Ulyana' BETA is here, but the 32-bit version is canceled and Snapd is removed  BetaNews

Linus Torvalds just released the Linux 5.8-rc1 test build as what he describes as one of the biggest releases of all time...

Linux 5.8-rc1 Arrives As One Of The Biggest Releases Of All Time  Phoronix

Linux 5.8-rc1 Arrives As One Of The Biggest Releases Of All Time  Phoronix

Hours ahead of the expected Linux 5.8-rc1 release that also marks the merge window closure of new features for this next kernel version, a secondary EXT4 file-system set of changes were just mailed in...

EXT4 Per-Inode DAX Support Sent In As A Last Minute Linux 5.8 Addition  Phoronix

EXT4 Per-Inode DAX Support Sent In As A Last Minute Linux 5.8 Addition  Phoronix

Linux 5.8 Kernel Features Include New Intel/AMD Capabilities, Security Improvements, Optimizations  Phoronix

Linus Torvalds is expected to release Linux 5.8-rc1 following the two week long Linux 5.8 kernel merge window. Here is our overview of all the big changes coming with this next version of the Linux kernel.

As part of our ongoing testing of the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and Ryzen 7 4700U "Renoir" mobile processors, here is some Wayland vs. X.Org data with the GNOME desktop on Fedora Workstation 32...

With Ubuntu 18.04 when running on its Linux 4.15 kernel and not one of the newer hardware enablement kernels, in the mess of patches back-ported to the release it ends up being vulnerable to bypassing the kernel lockdown security and compromising UEFI Secure Boot that is persistent across reboots...

Ubuntu 18.04's Heavily Patched Kernel Opens Door To Lockdown Bypass, Breaks Secure Boot  Phoronix

Linux 5.8 Lands A General Notification Queue  Phoronix

Linux 5.8 Lands A General Notification Queue  Phoronix

Radeon Software for Linux 20.20 Released With Ubuntu 20.04 Support  Phoronix

Radeon Software for Linux 20.20 Released With Ubuntu 20.04 Support  Phoronix

Loongson 3 CPUs Beginning To Work With Linux KVM Virtualization  Phoronix

The Linux Foundation Announces Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference 2021 Will Move From Dublin, Ireland to Seattle, Washington  PRNewswire

PostgreSQL is the world’s most advanced enterprise-class open source database management system that is developed by the PostgreSQL Global Development Group. It is a powerful and highly-extensible object-relational SQL (Structured Query Language) database system...