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Intel and AMD-based platforms can update Arc firmware
Published in Graphics


Linux not so much

Intel and AMD-based platforms can update Arc GPU firmware, and Intel's Management Engine is not required for firmware updates, according to the latest pronoucement from Chipzilla.

Linux's boot needs a better RAM
Published in News
Thursday, 27 October 2022 10:06

Linux's boot needs a better RAM


This is not time to be sheepish

Linux expert Lennart Poettering is suggesting that Linux's boot process needs an upgrade by making changes to the intial RAM disk.

Linux bug can tigger Chipzilla PC screens
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 06 October 2022 11:08

Linux bug can tigger Chipzilla PC screens


Kills the panel

A bug in the Intel integrated graphics driver for Linux machines is triggering a power sequencing issue which, can damage the screen.

Chaos hits Linux and Windows machines
Published in News
Thursday, 29 September 2022 11:59

Chaos hits Linux and Windows machines


Seen in the wild

A cross-platform malware has infected a wide range of Linux and Windows devices, including small office routers, FreeBSD boxes, and large enterprise servers.

Chipzilla goes all open saucy
Published in Graphics
Friday, 26 August 2022 11:06

Chipzilla goes all open saucy


GPUs based around fully open-source drivers

Intel GPUs from the consumer desktop Arc Graphics hardware to the Intel Data Center Flex GPU Series "Arctic Sound M" and forthcoming Xe HPC Ponte Vecchio are built around fully open-source drivers and will cheerfully even run on Linux.

Tsar Putin gets Linux to run on desktop and mobile
Published in Mobiles


Special operation


In Tsar Putin’s Russian there is no need for a different operating system on your phone and PC after its developers have developed a special edition that invades both.

DECnet may be purged from Linux
Published in News
Thursday, 04 August 2022 11:32

DECnet may be purged from Linux


End of an error 

Microsoft software engineer Stephen Hemminger has proposed removing the DECnet protocol handling code from the Linux kernel putting the final full stop on the long history of protocol wars.

Linux hit by a rather nasty persistent virus
Published in News


TIme for a lock down 

Intezer Labs security researchers have identified a sophisticated new malware that targets Linux devices.

Microsoft stopped Lenovo from booting Linux
Published in PC Hardware


Are the days of Steve Ballmer back?

There is concern that Microsoft, which once dubbed Linux as a cancer on its operating system, might be returning to its old ways.

UCLA could give nerds muscles
Published in News
Monday, 11 July 2022 11:27

UCLA could give nerds muscles


No more sand being kicked face of Linux developers

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) materials scientists and SRI International have developed a new material and manufacturing process for creating artificial muscles that are stronger and more flexible than their biological counterparts.