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Stemming from work done at Amazon Web Services (AWS) for better handling hypervisor live updates, a "request for comments" patch series was sent out on the Linux kernel mailing list for Pkernfs. The Pkernfs proposal was first detailed publicly by AWS last year and is for persisting guest memory and kernel/device state safely across Kexec...

Amazon Proposes Pkernfs For Better Handling Hypervisor Live Updates  Phoronix

When it comes to making use of the Rust programming language within the Linux kernel, one of the areas where it makes a lot of sense is for the video codec drivers given the amount of unknown/untrusted data submitted by user-space for video processing and it being a wide attack surface for bad actors. With the memory safety features of Rust this can be a big benefit to such drivers and Collabora is currently experimenting with a virtual codec driver Rust implementation to prove the concept...

Rust-Written Stateless Codec Drivers Make A Lot Of Sense  Phoronix

Proton Hotfix gets Persona 3 Reload performance improvements for Steam Deck / Linux  GamingOnLinux

Overnight the latest fixes to the Linux 6.8 kernel were merged including two that are "serious" and will be back-ported to the existing stable Linux 6.7 kernel as well...

Linux Pulls In Two Serious Bug Fixes For Bcachefs  Phoronix

KDE 6 misses boat to make it into Kubuntu 24.04  The Register

Best Linux Distro for Gaming – Top Distros for Enhanced Linux Gaming Experience  Gizchina.com

Damn Small Linux Release Makes a Comeback After 16 Long Years  It's FOSS News

How to Install Google Chrome on Ubuntu & Linux Mint  OMG! Ubuntu!

Essential Keyboard Shortcuts and Time-Saving Tips for Linux Productivity  Linux Journal

The post How to Impose High CPU Load and Stress Test on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If you’re a System Administrator, it’s important to examine and monitor the status of your Linux systems when they are under stress of heavy workloads.

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The post How to Record and Replay Linux Terminal Sessions first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

In this guide, we are going to look at how to use a script and scriptreplay commands in Linux that can help you to record

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New IBM LinuxONE 4 Express to Offer Cost Savings and Client Value through a Cyber Resilient Hybrid Cloud and AI ...  IBM Newsroom

These two old-school music players for Linux let me fine-tune my listening experience  ZDNet

These two old-school music players for Linux let me fine-tune my listening experience  ZDNet

Edge computing and AI are driving an inevitable transformation in the industrial sector. Manufacturers are beginning to break down the barriers between IT and OT (the actual machinery of the factory) to make shop floors more efficient and innovative to keep pace in an increasingly competitive global market.At Red Hat, we’re focused on helping the manufacturing industry with this evolution in a few ways including: providing a consistent edge-enabled platform to simplify the complexity of deployment, maintenance and operations; delivering lower operating costs and accelerated time-to-market wi

Valve contractor Friedrich Vock who is part of the team working on the open-source Linux graphics drivers has merged another RADV ray-tracing optimization for this open-source AMD Vulkan driver with this improvement in next quarter's Mesa 24.1 release...

'Orange Pi Neo' is an upcoming ultra-slim Linux-powered gaming handheld  Overkill.wtf