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Switching from Ubuntu to Archcraft
I Just Removed Ubuntu for Archcraft and my Linux PC Looks Awesome! My distro hopping days are not over. And, probably, will never be 😉 On some days, I love Ubuntu, and others, I hate it. But, for the majority, I stick with Ubuntu-based distributions including Ubuntu, Pop!_OS, and Linux Mint. I have an NVIDIA-powered…
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LF Works With Open Model Initiative on AI
Linux Foundation Welcomes the Open Model Initiative to Promote Openly Licensed AI Models August 12, 2024 — Today, the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, is excited to welcome the Open Model Initiative (OMI) to the Linux Foundation community. The OMI aims to foster the creation and adoption of high-quality,…
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Secure your Linux Laptop or PC
How to Make Your Linux Laptop More Secure in 7 Steps. Chances are that part of the reason you broke away from Microsoft and switched to Linux is the open-source OS’s reputation for greater security. That doesn’t mean your Linux distro is impenetrable, though, and certainly not out of the box. Here are seven steps…
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ArchInstall Speeds Up Mirror Loading, Downloads
Archinstall 2.8.2 Arch Linux Installer Speeds Up Mirror Loading and DownloadWork continues on the new Curses-based menu with support for text input menu, scrolling functionality for previews, and more. Archinstall 2.8.2 has been released today as the latest version of the official menu-based installer for the Arch Linux distribution bringing some performance improvements and bug…
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Linux Share All-Time High, Tiny On Desktop
Linux has increased its share of the worldwide desktop operating system market by almost half a percent in a single month, going from 4.05% in June to 4.45% in July. StatCounter is the source of these figures. This can to be seen as a substantial jump, given that in the period from June 2023 to…
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Switching to Linux from Windows 11 on Ryzen 9000
When AMD announced its Ryzen 9000 series desktop processor lineup at Computex earlier this year, the company touted big performance gains thanks to a massive 16% IPC (instructions per clock/cycle) boost. While the company’s claims probably have not been untrue, the overall performance of a processor is the byproduct of not just IPC but the…
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