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It looks like next-generation RDNA4 graphics will feature a new iteration of the Video Core Next (VCN) for accelerated video encode/decode. VCN 5.0 patches were posted today for the AMDGPU Linux kernel driver...

Microsoft introduces Linux's sudo command to Windows 11 - BetaNews

Google News - Fri, 02/09/2024 - 03:43

Microsoft introduces Linux's sudo command to Windows 11 BetaNews

Microsoft is bringing Linux's sudo command to Windows 11 - The Verge

Google News - Fri, 02/09/2024 - 02:38

Microsoft is bringing Linux's sudo command to Windows 11 The Verge

NVIDIA GH200 CPU Performance Benchmarks Against EPYC Zen 4 & Xeon Emerald Rapids

Phoronix - Fri, 02/09/2024 - 02:00

Kicking off our NVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper benchmarking at Phoronix is an initial look at the 72-core Grace CPU performance with 96GB of HBM3 memory. Here are some initial benchmarks of the Grace CPU performance while the Hopper GPU benchmarks will be coming in a follow-up article.

AMD posts Linux patches to enabled RDNA 4 GPUs — could RX 8000-series graphics cards actually arrive in 2024? - Tom's Hardware

Google News - Fri, 02/09/2024 - 01:40

AMD posts Linux patches to enabled RDNA 4 GPUs — could RX 8000-series graphics cards actually arrive in 2024? Tom's Hardware

Linux Vendors Squawk: PATCH NOW — CVSS 9.8 Bootkit Bug in shim.efi - Security Boulevard

Google News - Fri, 02/09/2024 - 01:27

Linux Vendors Squawk: PATCH NOW — CVSS 9.8 Bootkit Bug in shim.efi Security Boulevard

Linux gaming performance display MangoHud v0.7.1 is out now - GamingOnLinux

Google News - Fri, 02/09/2024 - 01:22

Linux gaming performance display MangoHud v0.7.1 is out now GamingOnLinux

Essential responsibilities of a Linux sysadmin - Network World

Google News - Fri, 02/09/2024 - 00:34

Essential responsibilities of a Linux sysadmin Network World

Linux Devs Rush to Patch Critical Vulnerability in Shim - Infosecurity Magazine

Google News - Fri, 02/09/2024 - 00:30

Linux Devs Rush to Patch Critical Vulnerability in Shim Infosecurity Magazine

Mozilla Has A New CEO To Focus On The Future

Phoronix - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 23:40

Mitchell Baker announced today she is stepping down as CEO of Mozilla Corporation but will retain the position of Mozilla Corporation Executive Chairwoman...

Cyberus Develops Open-Source KVM Backend For VirtualBox

Phoronix - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 23:26

Cyberus Technology announced today the open-source release of a KVM back-end developed for VirtualBox. This new back-end allows the VirtualBox VMM to run virtual machines utilizing the Linux KVM hypervisor instead of the custom kernel module relied upon by the standard Oracle VM VirtualBox software...

Cyberus Develops Open-Source KVM Backend For VirtualBox - Phoronix

Google News - Thu, 02/08/2024 - 23:26

Cyberus Develops Open-Source KVM Backend For VirtualBox Phoronix

UR Solutions News

Shim Bootloader Vulnerability Affects Linux Systems – Gridinsoft Blog - GridinSoft

Shim vulnerability exposes most Linux systems to attack - ZDNet

Discovering Linux: A Distro Exploration and Sharing Experience - Medium

AMD Linux Driver points to 'RDNA 4' coming soon, and the Radeon team moving on from RDNA 3 - TweakTown

Linux-Like Sudo Command is Coming Soon to Windows 11 - Beebom

The Linux Foundation and its partners are working on cryptography for the post-quantum world - ZDNet