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Ubuntu outperforms, faster than Windows 11
Written by Aaron Klotz, Freelance News Writer for Tom’s Hardware.Ubuntu beats Windows 11 once again on another Ryzen-powered machine. Phoronix tested the Framework Laptop 16 in Ubuntu to see if the Linux OS can outperform Windows 11 on the most modular portable rig around. In testing — with Ubuntu 23.10 and 24.04, Phoronix discovered that…
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Ubuntu Studio in beta: Easiest Creative Distro
Ubuntu Studio remains the quickest one-shot way to get at Linux and free software for music, sound, video, media, and 3D. And they deserve some extra love now, especially since Apple Silicon has slightly deflated desktop Linux attention. Here’s a look at the long-term support version that just hit beta, due later this month. Ubuntu…
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Linux 6.10 Preps Kernel ‘Panic Screen’ – like BSOD
Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 19 April 2024 While systemd 255 last year introduced a “blue screen of death” inspired solution with systemd-bsod for presenting logged error messages full-screen, it’s not appropriate for all errors. Systemd-bsod can work out for presenting full-screen messages in case of boot failures and other problems where…
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6 Features I Wish MacOS Copies from Linux
Written by Jack Wallen, Contributing Writer for ZDNET April 18, 2024 I use both Linux and MacOS. Linux is my primary OS, whereas I use MacOS for video editing and when I’m on my MacBook Pro (because I haven’t found a superior Linux laptop). Every time I’m on MacOS, I find myself wishing it had…
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Linux Foundation’s “Margo” for Edge Interoperability
SEATTLE, Washington – April 16, 2024. Linux Foundation Launches Margo to Deliver Long-awaited Edge Interoperability. Industrial automation leaders drive digital transformation through seamless edge interoperability with new open standard.The Linux Foundation is excited to announce the launch of Margo, a new open standard initiative for interoperability at the edge of industrial automation ecosystems. Drawing its…
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Linux Foundation fights against ‘fauxpen’ source
Opinion piece: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Fri 12 Apr 2024 // 09:31 UTC Since its founding, the Linux Foundation has been a vendor-neutral supporter of Linux and open source software. Now, though, it’s actively promoting such open source projects as OpenTofu and Valkey. The Linux Foundation started in 2007 when the Open Source Development Lab joined forces with the Free…
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