Proposal Seeks To Replace MySQL With MariaDB By Default For Ubuntu 25.04
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.04-Maybe-MariaDB
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.04-Maybe-MariaDB
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Proposal Seeks To Replace MySQL With MariaDB By Default For Ubuntu 25.04
Most Linux distributions have been defaulting to MariaDB as the default MySQL server for years
New Wacom Drawing Tablet Driver Features With Linux 6.12
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.12-HID
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.12-HID
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New Wacom Drawing Tablet Driver Features With Linux 6.12
The HID subsystem updates have been merged for the in-development Linux 6.12 kernel
The Fastest AArch64 Linux Distribution On The 192-Core AmpereOne
https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-os-ampereone
https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-os-ampereone
Phoronix
The Fastest AArch64 Linux Distribution On The 192-Core AmpereOne
When it comes to the question of the fastest x86_64 Linux distribution the answer is very easy with Intel's Clear Linux.
Ubuntu 24.10 Making Preparations For The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-24.10-Compute-Module-5
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-24.10-Compute-Module-5
Phoronix
Ubuntu 24.10 Making Preparations For The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5
For months there has been talk and speculations around Raspberry Pi working to release a Compute Module 5 (CM5) in putting the power of last year's Raspberry Pi 5 into the small form factor for various embedded/industrial applications
Wine 9.18 Delivers New Desktop Control Panel Applet
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-9.18-Released
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-9.18-Released
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Wine 9.18 Delivers New Desktop Control Panel Applet
Wine 9.18 is out today as the newest bi-weekly development release for this open-source software that enables running Windows games and applications under Linux and other platforms.
AMD Releases ROCm 6.2.1 With FBGEMM Support, Installation Improvements
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-ROCm-6.2.1-Released
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-ROCm-6.2.1-Released
Phoronix
AMD Releases ROCm 6.2.1 With FBGEMM Support, Installation Improvements
Following the AMD ROCm 6.2 release from early August, ROCm 6.2.1 was released on Friday evening as the first point release to that series for this AMD GPU compute stack for Linux systems. ROCm 6.2.1 rolls out rocAL 2.0 with many new features, support for…
Oracle's UEK-Next Moves To Linux 6.10, Patches In sched_ext
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Oracle-UEK-Next-Linux-6.10
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Oracle-UEK-Next-Linux-6.10
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Oracle's UEK-Next Moves To Linux 6.10, Patches In sched_ext
Oracle has shifted their Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel to a Linux 6.10 base with UEK-next.
KDE Optimizes How It Finds Mount Points - Up To 80% Speed-Up
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Faster-Mount-Points
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Faster-Mount-Points
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KDE Optimizes How It Finds Mount Points - Up To 80% Speed-Up
KDE developers have been busy preparing for Plasma 6.2 with lots of bug fixing and polishing while also beginning to land some features for Plasma 6.3.
VFS+XFS Changes Land In Linux 6.12 To Support Block Sizes Larger Than Page Size
https://www.phoronix.com/news/VFS-XFS-Bigger-Block-Size
https://www.phoronix.com/news/VFS-XFS-Bigger-Block-Size
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VFS+XFS Changes Land In Linux 6.12 To Support Block Sizes Larger Than Page Size
Linux 6.12 yesterday merged the real-time 'PREEMPT_RT' patches that had been in development for two decades
Firewire Maintainer Is Looking For Help Testing IEEE-1394 Devices On Linux 6.12
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firewire-Linux-6.12
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firewire-Linux-6.12
Phoronix
Firewire Maintainer Is Looking For Help Testing IEEE-1394 Devices On Linux 6.12
While not as exciting as some of the shiny new features for Linux 6.12 like real-time going mainline and Lunar Lake and Battlemage graphics by default, the Firewire (IEEE-1394) subsystem has seen some significant alterations this cycle
Phoronix Premium Deal For Oktoberfest 2024
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Premium-Oktoberfest-2024
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Premium-Oktoberfest-2024
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Phoronix Premium Deal For Oktoberfest 2024
While there sadly the previously-annual Phoronix meet-up at Oktoberfest in Munich remains defunct, in honor of Oktoberfest 2024 kicking off this weekend in Munich, it's time for the annual Phoronix Premium special
Sched_ext Merged For Linux 6.12 - Scheduling Policies As BPF Programs
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.12-Lands-sched-ext
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.12-Lands-sched-ext
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Sched_ext Merged For Linux 6.12 - Scheduling Policies As BPF Programs
Linux 6.12 is shaping up to be a heck of a kernel update! Following real-time 'PREEMPT_RT' going mainline after twenty years and many other kernel features merged this week, Linus Torvalds just pulled in the much anticipated sched_ext code!
Cosmopolitan v3.9.2
https://github.com/jart/cosmopolitan/releases/tag/3.9.2
https://github.com/jart/cosmopolitan/releases/tag/3.9.2
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Release Cosmopolitan v3.9.2 · jart/cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan's Windows support may finally be feature complete. It's now
possible to send signals between processes using kill() on Windows. Ten
new torture test programs have been written ...
possible to send signals between processes using kill() on Windows. Ten
new torture test programs have been written ...
Reverse Engineering a Kernel Driver chall
https://0xbigshaq.github.io/2024/09/22/kernel-driver-pwn/
https://0xbigshaq.github.io/2024/09/22/kernel-driver-pwn/
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Reverse Engineering a Kernel Driver chall
Vuln research, CTFs & dank memes :^)
Updated DeviceTree Gets Microsoft Windows Dev Kit 2023 Booting Linux
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Windows-Dev-Kit-2023-Linux
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Windows-Dev-Kit-2023-Linux
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Updated DeviceTree Gets Microsoft Windows Dev Kit 2023 Booting Linux
Microsoft's Windows Dev Kit 2023 also known as 'Project Volterra' was an early effor to improve the Windows on ARM support by developers via having a nice small form factor ARM PC to run Windows 11