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Covered last week on Phoronix was a new patch from Intel that with tuning to the P-State CPU frequency scaling driver was showing big wins for Intel Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" performance and power efficiency. I was curious with the Intel claims posted for a couple benchmarks and thus over the weekend set out to run many Intel Meteor Lake benchmarks on this one-line kernel patch... The results are great for boosting the Linux performance of Intel Core ultra laptops with as much as 72% better performance.

Gaming is going strong. This beautiful hobby is growing constantly and new games are being released all the time. Technology is also advancing, making games more demanding while also offering more integrated and connected experiences. This in turn creates a social space where people can collaborate, compete and relax. And best of all, Fedora Linux will empower you to do so.

Learn how to use the free command to display RAM memory, swap memory consumption, and the total size of the buffer/cache in Linux.

Why is now the perfect time to migrate to Linux? There's the security and support, all the choices - and great apps! Plus, it's just so easy.

LXer Feature: 10-Jun-2024

A friend of mine helped me buy a new Chromebook a few weeks back. These are my adventures in getting to know what it is like to use and see if I could get it to do some extra stuff too.

This week, M5Stack launched the M5PoECAM-W V1.1, a Power over Ethernet camera with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n support. Powered by the robust “ESP32 + W5500” chipset, it features a 3-megapixel OV3660 sensor that offers a 65° field of view, ideal for extensive image capture.

Arch-based CachyOS's June '24 update brings T2 MacBook support, BTRFS as the default file system, and more.

The 191st installment of the 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup is here for the week ending on June 9th, 2024, keeping you updated with the most important things happening in the Linux world.

Linux Lite 7.0 "Galena" is out, the new release of this simplified and Snap-free distro based on Ubuntu 24.04, aka "Noble Numbat." The release announcement is at the bottom of the forum thread here – you will need to scroll all the way to the end to find it.

In addition to debuting their "Peano" LLVM compiler back-end for Ryzen AI NPUs on Friday, AMD also submitted a new batch of feature code for their AMDGPU kernel graphics driver and AMDKFD kernel compute driver of new feature code aiming for the upcoming Linux 6.11 merge window.

Gemini Protocol officially turns 5 only 10 days from now.

Linux commands are an essential part of managing and operating Linux systems, providing users with the ability to perform a wide range of tasks from file manipulation to system monitoring. These commands can be categorized into two types: internal and external commands. Internal commands are built into the shell itself, enabling quick execution without the need for external binaries. In contrast, external commands are separate executable files located in the system’s file hierarchy.

Need to install a DEB file in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS? Our guide offers simple steps for GUI and command line methods.

Crowdsupply recently featured the LimeNET Micro 2.0 Developer Edition, an advanced software-defined radio that integrates Raspberry Pi CM4 with LimeSDR XTRX. This powerful combination provides a comprehensive baseband and RF solution, suitable for everything from amateur radio to complex telecom infrastructures.

The CachyOS devs today released a new ISO snapshot of their Arch Linux-based distribution for June 2024 that brings support for new hardware, a new edition for portable devices, and other enhancements.

Clearing history logs on Ubuntu is necessary to free up storage space and make the Linux system run fast. Learn how to remove history on Bash, Nautilus, and Gedit today.

Ubuntu offers a powerful, configurable, and easy-to-use desktop experience out of the box. However, as the saying goes, one size doesn’t fit all. Customising Ubuntu’s look and layout, installing apps and awesome GNOME Shell extensions, and taking time out to tailor the distro to something in-tune with our own needs is something we all do. The beauty of using Linux is that we can do this.

The DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN is an issue related to the Domain Name System (DNS). It occurs when the DNS can not connect the website URL to the server IP address. When we enter the domain in our browser, the DNS fails to resolve the domain name. The NXDOMAIN stands for non-existing domain and the cause of this can be DNS misconfiguration, DNS propagation, Firewall, Internet Connection, etc.

Ventoy 1.0.99, an open-source tool for creating a bootable USB drive to load multiple ISO files, brings EFI enhancements and bug fixes.

A character map allows you to view and access the characters in a particular font.