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Linux 6.10 Wires Up More Compute Express Link "CXL" Functionality

Phoronix - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 18:49
The Compute Express Link (CXL) subsystem development continues to be led by Intel engineers and with the in-development Linux 6.10 kernel there are yet more features in tow...

Intel Readies Xeon Phi Removal For GCC 15

Phoronix - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 18:32
For the GCC 14 compiler release is the deprecation of the Xeon Phi targets. With Intel Knights Landing and Knights Mill being end-of-life at Intel, they are working to do away with the GNU Compiler Collection support. A patch has been posted to drop the Xeon Phi ISAs with GCC 15...

EROFS Adds Zstd & Btrfs Gets Minor Performance Work In Linux 6.10

Phoronix - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 18:21
The EROFS and Btrfs file-systems saw their feature patches merged as part of the ongoing Linux 6.10 merge window...

Sysctl Sentinel Bloat Removal Wrapping Up In Linux 6.10

Phoronix - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 18:12
The year-long effort to removal the sysctl sentinel for clearing bloat from the kernel and allowing faster build times should be crossing the finish line in Linux 6.10...

Top 5 Open-Source Enterprise Software for Linux in 2024

Tecmint - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 15:00
The post Top 5 Open-Source Enterprise Software for Linux in 2024 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Over the years, Linux has been gradually gaining more and more popularity not only with individual users but also with businesses and enterprises looking for

The post Top 5 Open-Source Enterprise Software for Linux in 2024 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

GNOME 47 Aims For Release On 18 September

Phoronix - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 08:43
The GNOME project has now solidified their release schedule for the current GNOME 47 development cycle: GNOME 47.0 should be out on 18 September...

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F vs. Intel Core i5 1440F: 230+ Benchmarks For Sub-$200 CPU Performance

Phoronix - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 05:16
This week AMD announced the Ryzen 5 8400F and Ryzen 7 8700F processors as new Zen 4 budget CPU contenders lacking any integrated graphics. While part of the Ryzen 8000 series, the 8400F also lacks the Ryzen AI support found in the higher-end SKUs. The Ryzen 5 8400F offers 6 cores / 12 threads, a 4.2GHz base clock and 4.7GHz boost clock, and a 65 Watt TDP while retailing for $169~189 USD. Here are some initial benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen 5 8400F in putting it up against 230+ benchmarks under Linux while also monitoring the CPU power consumption and comparing it to Intel's closest contender as the Core i5 1440F that retails for just under $200.

Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund Now Supporting FFmpeg

Phoronix - Fri, 05/17/2024 - 03:29
Following Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund providing significant funding for GNOME, Rust Coreutils, PHP, a systemd bug bounty, and numerous other free software projects, the FFmpeg multimedia library is the latest beneficiary to this funding from the Germany government...

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