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It's been a number of months since GRVK 0.4 as the open-source project re-implementing AMD's defunct Mantle API over the modern Vulkan API that was originally based on the former. With Sunday's release of GRVK 0.5, this Mantle-on-Vulkan translation layer is now capable of correctly rendering Battlefield 4...... Read more

OpenIndiana as the open-source operating system forked from what was Sun's OpenSolaris and now based on Illumos is out with its latest half-year update...... Read more

This week was all about new distro releases. We’ve got Nitrux 1.7.1, 4MLinux 38.0, NixOS 21.11, EndeavourOS Atlantis, and last but not least a new Arch Linux ISO release, the first to be powered by the Linux 5.15 LTS kernel series. On top of that, we got a major... Read more

Here’s how to automate Rocky Linux installation with PXE boot. The post Configure PXE Boot Server for Rocky Linux 8 Kickstart Installation appeared first on Linux Today.... Read more

Ventoy is a tool to create bootable USB drives by simply copying the ISO to the USB with support for as many ISOs as you want, even mixed Linux and Windows ISO files), has been updated with a new web UI plugin configurator which makes it easy to configure the... Read more

This article explains how to use curl in Linux with 15 examples. The curl command is one of the most powerful and useful tools used by web developers as well as by PHP programmers and system administrators. Most commonly, it is used to transfer data between remote and local systems.... Read more

Hackvent Calendar Will Open The Door And Get Your Kids Soldering | Hackaday Who says it’s too early to get in the holiday spirit? We say it’s not. After all, people need time to get in the spirit before it comes and goes. And what better way to count... Read more

SFTP Secure File Transfer Protocol is a file transfer protocol that provides secure access to a remote computer to deliver secure communications. It leverages SSH—Secure Socket Shell—and is frequently also referred to as Secure Shell File Transfer Protocol. In this guide, we will learn how to do basic operations on... Read more

Josh and Kurt talk about Apple suing NSO using a copyright claim as their vehicle. Copyright is often used as a reason to bring lawsuits, even when it doesn’t always make sense. Copyright has been used by open source to expand rights, and many companies to restrict rights. It’s a very odd law... Read more

The fourth 5.16 kernel prepatch is out for testing. "Nothing looks all that scary, although I certainly hope the kvm side will calm down".... Read more