Tag: ubuntu
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Could Linux Lower Energy Use?
Two computer scientists at the University of Waterloo in Canada believe changing 30 lines of code in Linux “could cut energy use at some data centers by up to 30 percent,” according to the site Data Centre Dynamics. “… It’s the code that processes packets of network traffic, and Linux “is the most widely used…
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32-bit OS Alive and Well
x86 32-bit Operating Systems Aren’t Dead Yet: New Linux Patches Improve 32-bit PAE. The Linux x86 32-bit PAE kernel support for Physical Address Extensions allows addressing more than 4GB of memory for those still running 32-bit processors or otherwise opting to still run a 32-bit OS. While the Linux x86 32-bit specific code rarely sees…
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New Wine 10.0 is Out
Wine 10.0, the latest Windows compatibility layer for Linux, has a stable release. Bundles over 6000 changes into one stable release, including ARM64EC support. Yesterday morning, WineHQ released an overview of Wine 10.0, the Windows compatibility layer for Linux upon which several projects have been derived, including Valve’s Proton, which has massively expanded Windows game…
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Lite 7.0 On Old Computers
This lightweight Linux distro is the easiest way to revive your old computer. If you want to breathe life back into a slow or aging computer, Linux Lite 7.0 is a lightweight (and easy to install) distribution I highly recommend. My friend recently wanted to bring an old laptop back to life. Her aging Intel…
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New Features on Mint 22.1
The 6 Exciting Features in Linux Mint 22.1 ‘Xia’ Release!Linux Mint’s latest upgrade is available. Explore more about it before you try it out! Linux Mint 22.1 ‘Xia’ is a release that takes a different naming scheme for a change because they didn’t find the names starting with “W” good enough 😄 While the official…
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NTSYNC Driver Ready for Linux 6.14
Written by Michael Larabel, January 12. Set to make the upcoming Linux 6.14 kernel cycle even more exciting is that it looks like the completed NTSYNC driver will be ready for merging. The NTSYNC driver enhances Wine / Proton (Steam Play) gaming by better matching the Windows NT synchronization primitives to allow for better gaming…
