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Redict 7.3 Released As Fork Of Open-Source Redis

Phoronix - Wed, 04/03/2024 - 21:32
In addition to the Linux Foundation and others starting Valkey as a fork of the open-source Redis following the upstream move to dual source-available licensing, Redict is another new fork getting established...

Ubuntu 24.04 Beta Delayed Due To XZ Nightmare

Phoronix - Wed, 04/03/2024 - 18:58
The Ubuntu 24.04 beta won't be happening tomorrow as planned but has been pushed back by one week due to the XZ security nightmare and wanting to rebuild packages out of an abundance of caution...

Fwupd Switches From XZ To Zstd Compression: More Trust & Slightly Better Performance

Phoronix - Wed, 04/03/2024 - 18:40
Driven by the XZ security fiasco with malicious code aimed at remote code execution, more open-source projects are re-evaluating their dependence on XZ out of an abundance of caution. The latest to take action is the Fwupd Linux firmware updating utility with LVFS that will now prefer Zstd compression instead of XZ...

Sound Open Firmware 2.9 Released With Major Performance Optimizations

Phoronix - Wed, 04/03/2024 - 18:21
Sound Open Firmware 2.9 has been released for this open-source project providing audio DSP firmware infrastructure and an adjoining SDK. This effort that started out by Intel for opening up more of their audio hardware firmware has expanded into a multi-vendor project with the likes of AMD and Mediatek also participating around this sound firmware infrastructure, audio driuvers, etc...

How to Install Linux OS on USB Drive and Run it On Any PC

Tecmint - Wed, 04/03/2024 - 12:31
The post How to Install Linux OS on USB Drive and Run it On Any PC first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Have you ever considered using someone else’s computer with all your personal files and settings? Well, it’s possible with any Linux distribution! Yes, you can

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AMD Says They'll Be Open-Sourcing More Of Their GPU Software Stack & Hardware Docs

Phoronix - Wed, 04/03/2024 - 05:10
AMD Radeon posted to Twitter/X that "coming soon" they will be open-sourcing additional portions of their software stack as well as putting out more hardware documentation...

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