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- Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004arstechnica.com Linux boots in 4.76 days on the Intel 4004
Historic 4-bit microprocessor from 1971 can execute Linux commands over days or weeks.
> Historic 4-bit microprocessor from 1971 can execute Linux commands over days or weeks.
- Linus Torvalds explains why aging Linux developers are a good thingtechcrunch.com Linus Torvalds explains why aging Linux developers are a good thing | TechCrunch
Linus Torvalds says that despite longstanding reports of burnout in the open source realm, Linux is as strong as ever.
> Linus Torvalds says that despite longstanding reports of burnout in the open source realm, Linux is as strong as ever.
- Kubuntu Focus Ir14 Gen 2 review: Using Linux instead of messing with itarstechnica.com Kubuntu Focus Ir14 Gen 2 review: Using Linux instead of messing with it
Learning to love a Linux system that's more of a workhorse than an adventure.
> Learning to love a Linux system that's more of a workhorse than an adventure.
- Firewire refuses to die, but needs help — as hardware becomes rarer, maintainer seeks volunteers for device testingwww.tomshardware.com Firewire refuses to die, but needs help — as hardware becomes rarer, maintainer seeks volunteers for device testing
The current maintainer hopes to maintain support until 2029.
> The current maintainer hopes to maintain support until 2029.
- Torvalds weighs in on 'nasty' Rust vs C for Linux debatewww.theregister.com Torvalds weighs in on 'nasty' Rust vs C for Linux debate
This is like vi vs Emacs with 'religious overtones,’ project chief laughs
> This is like vi vs Emacs with 'religious overtones,’ project chief laughs
- Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel after decades of debatearstechnica.com Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel after decades of debate
Now you can run your space laser or audio production without specialty patches.
> Now you can run your space laser or audio production without specialty patches.
- Linux dev swatted and handcuffed live during a development video stream — perps remain unidentifiedwww.tomshardware.com Linux dev swatted and handcuffed live during a development video stream — perps remain unidentified
René Rebe, a 25-year veteran of Free and Open-Source Software development, was swatted and taken in for questioning.
> René Rebe, a 25-year veteran of Free and Open-Source Software development, was swatted and taken in for questioning.
- Rust in Linux lead retires rather than deal with more “nontechnical nonsense”arstechnica.com Rust in Linux lead retires rather than deal with more “nontechnical nonsense”
How long can the C languages maintain their primacy in the kernel?
> How long can the C languages maintain their primacy in the kernel?
- Linux Market Share Reaches New Peak: July 2024 Report
> Linux Desktop Market Share Climbs to 4.45%
- Linux Will Be Able To Boot ~0.035 Seconds Faster With One Line Kernel Patch
> The Linux kernel itself can already boot quite fast but with a simple one-line patch another ~0.035 seconds will be able to be shaved off the boot time.
- Task - A Go-made alternative to GNU Maketaskfile.dev Home | Task
Task is a task runner / build tool that aims to be simpler and easier to use
Task is a task runner / build tool that aims to be simpler and easier to use than, for example, GNU Make.
Since it's written in Go, Task is just a single binary and has no other dependencies, which means you don't need to mess with any complicated install setups just to use a build tool.
Once installed, you just need to describe your build tasks using a simple YAML schema in a file called
Taskfile.yml
- Fedora has been shipping with a broken screen reader for nine years but the real problem is mear.al Fedora has been shipping with a broken screen reader for nine years but the real problem is me
Fedora has an ableism problem but woe to you if you point it out.
> Fedora has an ableism problem but woe to you if you point it out.
- Longtime Linux Wireless Developer Passes Away
> The Linux kernel community has sadly lost one of its longtime, prolific contributors to the wireless (WiFi) drivers.
- KDE 6.1 Released Today9to5linux.com KDE Plasma 6.1 Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here's What's New - 9to5Linux
KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment is now available with explicit GPU synchronization, triple buffering, and many other new features.
KDE 6.1 is released today, now we begin the patient wait for the distros to update their mirrors with the latest version.
- New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major distroswww.bleepingcomputer.com New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major distros
Unprivileged attackers can get root access on multiple major Linux distributions in default configurations by exploiting a newly disclosed local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc).
- LACT: Linux AMDGPU Controller for overclocking and fan curve controlgithub.com GitHub - ilya-zlobintsev/LACT: Linux AMDGPU Controller
Linux AMDGPU Controller. Contribute to ilya-zlobintsev/LACT development by creating an account on GitHub.
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/6776846
> Current features: > - Viewing information about the GPU > - Power/thermals monitoring > - Fan curve control > - Overclocking (GPU/VRAM clockspeed, voltage) > - Power states configuration
- kando: 🥧 The Cross-Platform Pie Menu.github.com GitHub - kando-menu/kando: 🥧 The Cross-Platform Pie Menu.
🥧 The Cross-Platform Pie Menu. Contribute to kando-menu/kando development by creating an account on GitHub.
cross-posted from: https://discuss.tchncs.de/post/6776380
> > Kando will be a pie menu for the desktop. It will be highly customizable and will allow you to create your own menus and actions. For instance, you can use it to control your music player, to open your favorite websites or to simulate shortcuts. > > > It will be available for Windows, Linux and maybe macOS.
- Project Bluefin: A Linux Desktop for Serious Developersthenewstack.io Project Bluefin: A Linux Desktop for Serious Developers
Want a desktop Linux built on immutable Fedora with an Ubuntu-style desktop designed expressively for programmers? Then you want Bluefin.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.myserv.one/post/4373297
> From The New Stack
- Ubuntu Budgie switches its approach to Waylandwww.theregister.com Ubuntu Budgie switches its approach to Wayland
Elementary OS going full speed ahead, but Parachutist Parakeet considers a new, post-Enlightenment glide path
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ndlug.org/post/415302
> > We met project lead David "Fossfreedom" Mohammed and packaging guru Sam Lane from the Ubuntu Budgie team in Rīga, and they passed on news of a rift – and indeed possible divorce – between Budgie and Enlightenment… and it's caused by Wayland. > > > While Enlightenment does have some Wayland support, in the project's own words this is "still considered experimental and not for regular end users." > > > Thus, the Budgie team has been evaluating options to move forward. XFCE are doing some really great work in this area with libxfce4windowing – a compatibility layer bridging Wayland and X11, allowing the move in a logical direction without needing a big-bang approach. To date, most of the current codebase has already been reworked and is ready for a Wayland-only approach without impacting further development and enhancements. >
- The Linux kernel has been accidentally hardcoded to a maximum of 8 cores for the past 15 years and nobody noticedthehftguy.com The Linux kernel scheduler has been accidentally hardcoded to a maximum of 8 cores for the past 15 years and nobody noticed
TL;DR This doesn’t mean that the scheduler can’t use more than 8 cores. The scheduler controls how to allocate tasks to available cores. How to schedule particular workloads efficiently…
- Ubuntu 23.10 is a smidge smaller, a bit snappier, and has some desktop upgradesarstechnica.com Ubuntu 23.10 is a Minotaur that moves faster and takes up less space
Interim release points the way toward minimal installers and better security.
- LTS Kernel drops to 2 years support instead of 5 yearswww.zdnet.com Long-term support for Linux kernel to be cut as maintainence remains under strain
The Open Source Summit provides an update on what's new in the Linux kernel and where it's going from here.
- KDE Plasma 6: Better Defaultspointieststick.com Plasma 6: “Better defaults”
The 2023 Plasma sprint is now finished! KDE Patron Tuxedo Computers were kind enough to open their offices to us for a full week to do the sprint. We had some great conversations with Tuxedo employ…
cross-posted from: https://outpost.zeuslink.net/post/7251
> Plasma 6 looks to be shaping up quite nicely already! Some really nice quality of life style updates, and I'm quite shocked (though the reasoning makes sense) to see them moving to double-click actions by default instead of single-click.
- SimpleColorPicker: A minimal color picker for Linuxgithub.com GitHub - lifer0se/SimpleColorPicker: A minimal color picker made using PyQt5
A minimal color picker made using PyQt5. Contribute to lifer0se/SimpleColorPicker development by creating an account on GitHub.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1730320
> Hey all! > > I made this color picker using PyQt5 mainly because I was missing a decent & minimal magnifying coloring picking tool. I've been quite pleased with it so far, so I thought I'd publish it on github for anyone that might be looking for the same thing I was. > > Hope you like it :)
- Redhat once featured a 'redneck' language in the installer
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- Mix and Match Terminal With Nautilus File Manager in Linuxitsfoss.com Mix and Match Terminal With Nautilus File Manager in Linux
Here are a few tips and tweaks to save your time by combining the terminal and the file manager in Linux.
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- Slackware Linux Turns 30 Years Old
oh boy i sure hope i have actual content to post to this community instead of reposts