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Google Proposes New mseal() Memory Sealing Syscall For Linux

Phoronix - Tue, 10/17/2023 - 18:32
Google is proposing a new mseal() memory sealing system call for the Linux kernel. Google intends for this architecture independent system call to be initially used by the Google Chrome web browser on Chrome OS while experiments are underway for use by Glibc in the dynamic linker to seal all non-writable segments at startup...

27 Best Tools for VMware Administrators in 2023

Tecmint - Tue, 10/17/2023 - 14:15
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VMware software provides cloud computing and platform virtualization services to various users and it supports working with several tools that extend its abilities. You might

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Weston 13 Alpha Released With New Backends, Other Improvements

Phoronix - Tue, 10/17/2023 - 08:18
Weston 13.0 Alpha was released today as the next iteration of this reference Wayland compositor...

Why Linux is so fast? - Game Is Hard

Google News - Tue, 10/17/2023 - 07:27
Why Linux is so fast?  Game Is Hard

Ubuntu 23.10 Desktop ISOs Re-Released Following Translation Snafu

Phoronix - Tue, 10/17/2023 - 03:47
Hours after Ubuntu 23.10 was released last Thursday it was discovered Ubuntu 23.10 ISOs contained malicious user translations for those using the Ukrainian translations within the Ubuntu Linux desktop installer. Canonical suspended the desktop ISOs until the translations could be fixed and ISOs re-spun. That's now happened and this afternoon Ubuntu 23.10 images are back online...

Intel Xeon Max / Sapphire Rapids Riding Higher On Ubuntu 23.10

Phoronix - Tue, 10/17/2023 - 03:26
While Ubuntu 23.10 isn't a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, for those curious about the evolution of Ubuntu Linux performance for Intel Xeon Max (Sapphire Rapids with HBM2e) on this new release just six months out from the all-important Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, here are some benchmarks showing the dual Intel Xeon Max 9480 performance on a Supermicro X13DEM platform while comparing Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS, Ubuntu 23.04, and the brand new Ubuntu 23.10.

Best Linux VPN in 2023 - XDA Developers

Google News - Tue, 10/17/2023 - 03:00
Best Linux VPN in 2023  XDA Developers

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