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After reviewing the Ryzen 7 8700G and the Ryzen 5 8600G as these new Zen 4 processors with RDNA3 integrated graphics, the latest AMD 8000G series CPU in the Linux benchmarking lab at Phoronix is the Ryzen 5 8500G. The Ryzen 5 8500G is a 6-core / 12-thread processor with RDNA3 graphics that retails for just $179 USD. Here's a look at how it's performing against other AMD and Intel processors on Ubuntu Linux. The Ryzen 5 8500G ends up being decent on the GPU side but making me genuinely excited is the Zen 4C prospects in the low-power space for AI workloads at the edge, low power servers, and other different deployments for great low-power performance. Under load this AVX-512 wielding budget desktop processor was typically pulling 50 Watts or less!

AMD Ryzen 5 8500G: A Surprisingly Fascinating Sub-$200 CPU Review  Phoronix

Critical shim bug impacts every Linux boot loader signed in the past decade  Security Affairs

Linux Shim Bootloader Flaw Expose Most Linux Distros to Code Execution Attacks  CybersecurityNews

Most Linux Systems Exposed to Complete Compromise via Shim Vulnerability  SecurityWeek

Critical Bootloader Vulnerability in Shim Impacts Nearly All Linux Distros  The Hacker News

How ACL Masks Let You Fine-Tune File Permissions in Linux  How-To Geek

Linux distribution Kubuntu 24.04 will use KDE Plasma 5 instead of Plasma 6  Notebookcheck.net

There's been much excitement around the Bcachefs file-system since it was mainlined in the Linux kernel at the end of last year. Looking ahead to Linux 6.9 it's looking like it may be one of the first file-system drivers to begin making use of the Rust programming language...

Canonical engineer Till Kamppeter was at FOSDEM 2024 last weekend in Belgium to talk up the Snap packaging format spearheaded for Ubuntu Linux as well as their ongoing work around Ubuntu Core Desktop for providing an all-Snap based operating system...

Snaps & Ubuntu Core Desktop Talked Up At FOSDEM 2024  Phoronix

SOPHGO SG2000/SG2002 AI SoC features RISC-V, Arm, and 8051 cores, supports Android, Linux, and FreeRTOS  CNX Software

SOPHGO SG2000/SG2002 AI SoC features RISC-V, Arm, and 8051 cores, supports Android, Linux, and FreeRTOS  CNX Software

When it comes to open-source compiler toolchain components and more broadly often unsung heroes in the low-level open-source space, one of the most interesting successes in recent years has been the Mold linker that has proven itself a viable alternative to GNU ld and Gold or LLVM's lld linkers. Mold is already in great shape and typically proving itself well while moving ahead they are working toward kernel/embedded programming support as one of the last grounds to tackle...

AMD has merged updated video processing engine "VPElib" code into their Mesa driver with their latest feature work...

The post 15 Must-Know FFmpeg Commands for Video, Audio & Image Conversion first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

FFmpeg is a handy multimedia framework that helps you work with different kinds of media files like videos, audio, and images. It allows you to

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Bootloader bug exposes Linux secure boot - Security  iTnews

Bootloader bug exposes Linux secure boot - Security  iTnews

The post tuptime – Tracks Your Linux System’s Past and Future Uptime first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Linux system administration involves many activities one of which is monitoring and checking for how long your system has been running. It is always a

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AMD Posts Linux Graphics Driver Patches For New IP Blocks - Presumably For RDNA4  Phoronix