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DaVinci Resolve 15 Released for RedHat Enterprise and CentOS Systems
Video editing on Linux platform just got a whole lot easier, as Blackmagic Design just released their long-awaited DaVinci Resolve…
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DXVK Brings Merged DX10 Support, Benchmarks Show Good Performance
The DXVK project just earlier announced merged support for Direct3D 10, though this is separate from the “DXUP” initiative. The…
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SparkyLinux 5.5-dev20180726 ISO Change Sneak Preview Images Released
SparkyLinux has just released new testing images of its SparkyLinux 5.5-dev20180726, the version based upon the Debian testing of “Buster.”…
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DXVK Proposal for Vulkan-Based D3D9 to D3D11 Conversion Possibly Underway
The DXVK project, which brings Vulkan-based D3D11 implementation for Linux / Wine, has been doing great things in regards to…
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AMD Releases 18.Q3 Linux Drivers for Radeon Pro, Including Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Support
AMD has just officially released their Radeon Pro 18.Q3 enterprise driver update, which includes packages available for supported Linux distributions,…
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KDE Neon Preview Based Against Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Now Available for Testing
KDE Neon, considered one of the best in bringing cutting-edge features to distros using it, has been brought to Ubuntu…
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X.Org Server 1.20.1 Point Release Addresses Many Bugs including XWayland and Mesa
The first point release for X.Org Server 1.20 has been released today (xorg-server 1.20.1) and it is chock full of…
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Edge Security Developer Requests Speck Crypto be Pulled From Linux Kernel, as Google Abandoned It
Google recently announced it will not be using the Speck crypto code, which was created for disk encryption on low-end…
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STACKLEAK Security Added to Linux 4.19 Kernel to Prevent Stack Attacks
A few days ago we covered Enhanced IBRS as mitigation against Spectre attacks being added to Linux 4.19 kernel, and…
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Netrunner 2018.08 Updates KDE and Upgrades Krita to Version 4.x
Netrunner is a Debian-based distribution that features a customized KDE desktop and a wide array of applications, codecs, and plugins,…
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Pinguy OS Release 18.04.1 Updates Firefox Package to 61.0.1 and other minor updates
Pinguy OS, a free opensource Ubuntu offshoot distribution created for Linux beginners, has just released a new version of its…
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LibreELEC 9.0 Alpha Released for Generic x86 PCs and Raspberry Pi
LibreELEC, a “just enough” operating system Linux distribution for running the Kodi media center, has just started its LibreELEC 9.0…
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Mainline GCC 9.0 Compiler Now Has Speculation Tracking Against Spectre V1
As we literally finished covering the story of Linux 4.19 kernel having Enhanced IBRS as protection against Spectre for Intel…
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Enhanced IBRS to Counter Spectre V2 Will Be In Linux 4.19 Kernel
Last week we covered the latest NetSpectre threat and what Spectre can do to Intel-based CPUs, and we’re relieved to…
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GNOME RC v3.29.90 Begins to Address JavaScript Extension Issues, Amongst Others
GNOME 3.30 Release Candidate (v3.29.90) was just recently released, which marks the UI, API, and feature freezes for the next…
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Ubuntu 16.04.5 LTS Released on Heels of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Bundles All Past Stable Release Updates
A few days ago we covered the release of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and also the NCSC’s guidelines on Ubuntu 18.04…
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Firefox Quantum 63 expected to improve as out-of-process WebExtensions are introduced
Just recently, Mozilla has introduced a new feature to Firefox Quantum 63 which had previously been brought to other operating…
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Common Fedora Workstation Crashes Traced Back to GNOME JavaScript Extensions
A recent spate of Fedora Workstation crashes and other issues with the GNOME Shell has been traced back to GNOME…
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Linux Mint Debian Edition 3 Beta Released With New Cinnamon Desktop Environment
The Linux Mint devs promised to release Linux Mint Debian Edition 3 beta by the end of July, and today…
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NCSC Publishes Full Guideline Documentation on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Security Configuring
Just recently, the NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) in the UK published an advisory on configuring the latest Ubuntu 18.04…
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Huawei’s EROFS to be Merged Into Linux 4.19 Kernel
Back in January 2018, Huawei announced that the company is developing an open-source filesystem called EROFS (Extendable Read-Only File System),…
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IPFire 2.21 – Core Update 122 Introduces New Linux Kernel Support and Overall Improvements
IPFire, the Linux firewall distro, has just recently been updated to IPFire 2.21 – Core Update 122. The distro has…
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver Officially Available for Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Xylin, and Xubuntu
Ubuntu, the ever-popular Linux distro available in a wide variety of flavours, was just recently updated to 18.04.1 LTS (Long…
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SteamOS 2.154 Brewmaster Updates a Ton of Security Fixes, Valve Will Focus on Kernel and Drivers Next
Valve has just released SteamOS 2.154 as their latest Brewmaster upgrade, which brings a ton of security fixes and other…
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Canonical Releases Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and 16.04.4 LTS Kernel Patches to Address Boot Failures
After patching a regression that caused boot failures on some AMD machines in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, and then releasing a…
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