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This week the Linux Foundation “announced the intention to form the High Performance Software Foundation.” “Through a series of technical projects, the High Performance Software Foundation aims to build, promote, and advance a portable software stack for high performance computing by increasing adoption, lowering barriers to contribution, and supporting development efforts.” From their webpage: As…

Last month AMD announced the Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series along with the new Threadripper PRO 7000 WX Series for bringing Zen 4 to the HEDT and workstation space. Ahead of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series processors becoming available via DIY retailers on the 21st, today marks the review/performance embargo expiration for the Threadripper 7000 series.…

Open Source Summit Japan is the leading conference in Japan connecting the open source ecosystem under one roof, providing a forum for technologists and open source industry leaders to collaborate and share information, learn about the latest in open source technologies and find out how to gain a competitive advantage by using innovative open solutions.…

If you need to access your Ubuntu system remotely, you’ll have to tweak these few settings. Remote desktop sessions can be quite convenient since it means you can access your system anywhere there’s internet connectivity. Similar to Windows, you can access your Ubuntu system remotely, too. While it’s not easy, since you’ll have to install…

The journey of Linux DEs has been a remarkable evolution, from rudimentary window managers like twm to sophisticated, feature-rich environments such as GNOME, KDE, and XFCE. Each step in this evolution has brought more intuitiveness, customization, and efficiency, catering to a broad spectrum of user preferences and system capabilities. As of 2023, the Linux DE…

If you’re serious about finding out just how secure your network, website, system, or application is, you’ll want to know Kali Linux. Penetration testing (aka “pentesting”) is a great way to uncover vulnerabilities on your network and the attached systems. Pentesting is also known as ethical hacking, which helps explain exactly what it is… using…