Benchmarking and stress testing software for Linux
I’m creating own Linux distro specifically for testing hardware. Currently i included some benchmarks, but is hard to find these good ones, every search results in software from 199x. Could you please give me some suggestions? I know these:...
Would you recommend endeavor or fedora for a new user?
For context: I have an AMD GPU, so drivers will not be a problem. I’ll prefer whichever one has more up-to-date and frequently updated packages. Wayland is a must.
AMD ROCm + PyTorch Now Supported With The Radeon RX 7900 XTX ( www.phoronix.com )
How to simplify sending emails via a *local* self-hosted email server?
On one server I run MailCow and other - Postfix and Dovecot. I also have a script that sends emails. For the moment I run a script from my local laptop and it works fine....
"setfacl --modify" will get reverted after a reboot
A docker, when run for the 1st time, won’t do so:...
OpenWrt 23.05 Released! ( openwrt.org )
55 Vulnerabilities in Squid Caching Proxy and 35 0days ( joshua.hu )
Ubuntu Desktop 23.10 ISOs Recalled Due To Malicious User Translations ( www.phoronix.com )
This goes here :) ( i.imgur.com )
Every time I see this, I spot something new I hadn’t seen before
Mail client with dark mode?
I’m trying to find something and it’s not easy. I’m using claws now and I doesn’t seem to have dark mode....
GNOME Linux systems exposed to RCE attacks via file downloads ( www.bleepingcomputer.com )
Ubuntu Linux 23.10 is adding an important new security feature: restricted unprivileged user namespaces ( www.zdnet.com )
Wayfire (a modular and extensible wayland compositor with 3d effects similar to compiz) releases version 0.8.0 ( wayfire.org )
What distro do you use and why?
cliché question, but hey why not?
wanted: opinions on opensuse leap
I currently have a personal nas running ubuntu server, but I’m considering moving it to opensuse leap. I’ve dabbled a bit with leap inside of virtual machines, but maybe someone more experienced with it can give me a more complete opinion. Also, is btrfs worth getting into, or can I just use ext4 and loose out on nothing...
PipeWire 1.0 RC Available With Jackdbus By Default, Improved IRQ-Based Scheduling ( www.phoronix.com )
Highlights...
Debian 12.2 released ( www.debian.org )
Note: Existing Debian 12 installations will already have most of these updated packages if they’ve been kept up to date using the package manager. 12.2 is more of a milestone than a new release, with an updated set of installation images.
Migrated from Windows to Linux. Decided to share list of answers/statements I was looking for before did it (and could not find).
Finally migrated from Windows to Linux. For anyone wondering, what is the state of Linux as your primary OS for home PC\laptop in 2023....
Nord Theme for Retext Markdown Editor ( lemmy.world )
https://gitlab.com/christosangel/nord-theme-for-retext-markdown-editor...
Professional daw studio now for Linux ( www.omgubuntu.co.uk )
Is in beta. No official support for now. Requires Wayland and jack. There is a free version
user-emacs-directory on emacs 29?
just now discovered Emacs now supports setting ‘user-emacs-directory’ [ 1 ]...
Bcachefs Merged Into Linux-Next ( www.phoronix.com )
Bcachefs making progress towards getting included in the kernel. My dream of having a Linux native RAID5 capable filesystem is getting closer to reality.
Trying to find the right Linux distro: What do you think I need to research more?
Good morning everyone. I’ve got the age old question of what distro should I use. I got started with Ubuntu and eventually moved to Linux Mint Cinnamon. I’m pretty happy with using it as a daily driver, and it’s worked reasonably well with my NVIDIA graphics card. I enjoy a bit of the “it just works” I’ve experienced...
Looking for new notification sounds for linux
My work laptop was forced to Winows 11 today, and as much as I dislike using windows, I do like the relaxing notification sounds. Much more than the default sound alerts I have with Linux Mint on my desktop. Does anyone have any recommendations for similar alerts and where I can download them. I’ve done a basic search and...