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Linux 5.7 Makes It Very Easy To Build The Kernel With An LLVM-Based Toolchain

Phoronix - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 19:15
Since last year it's been possible to build a mainline x86_64 Linux kernel with a mainline LLVM Clang compiler while for the in-development Linux 5.7 kernel are more improvements on the LLVM front...

PG_Zero: Faster Page Allocation Proposed For Linux By Zeroing Out Pages Ahead Of Time

Phoronix - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 19:00
A set of patches sent out Sunday morning for "PG_zero" could provide much faster page allocation performance by the Linux kernel...

Watch Out: Microsoft Windows WSL1 Currently Borked With Ubuntu 20.04

Phoronix - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 18:44
A public service announcement was issued with Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) currently will have issues in running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS so users should either wait for Microsoft to release a fix, upgrade to WSL2, or stick to using the older Ubuntu 18.04 LTS instead...

KDE Finally Has Support For Configuring The Scroll Speed On Wayland

Phoronix - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 18:25
Some longstanding issues were resolved this week in KDE land that will be to the benefit of many users...

Use this helpful Bash script when stargazing

opensource.com - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 15:00

We often talk about Linux being used on servers and by developers, but it is used in many other fields too, including astronomy. There are a lot of astronomy tools available for Linux, such as sky maps, star charts, and interfaces to telescope drive systems for controlling your telescope. But one challenge for astronomers is using a computer while keeping their eyes working in the dark.


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Wasmtime Now Offering Go Bindings For WebAssembly On The Desktop

Phoronix - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 08:45
With the push for WebAssembly on the desktop for beautiful cross-platform support, the Wasmtime project has added Go bindings to its portfolio...

BleachBit 3.9.2 Beta - Neowin

Google News - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 01:52

NetworkManager 1.24 Coming Soon With VRF Support, Opportunistic Wireless Encryption

Phoronix - Sat, 04/11/2020 - 20:39
Friday marked the release of NetworkManager 1.24-RC1 as the first test candidate for this component important to wired and wireless networking on the Linux desktop...

FAT File-System Driver For Linux Sees Patch To Run Multiple Times Faster

Phoronix - Sat, 04/11/2020 - 19:37
At the same time of Linux receiving a new exFAT driver, the Linux kernel is still seeing improvements to its classic FAT file-system code...

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