On January 8th Intel released new Linux Processor microcode data files that can be used to mitigate the Spectre and and Meltdown vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs. Using microcode files, an operating ...
Monitoring, anticipating, and reacting to server load is a full time job in some organizations. Unexpected spikes in resource usage can indicate a software or hardware problem. Gradual increases over ...
According to the game sales platform Steam, about 67% of Linux users use AMD CPUs. It also turns out that Intel is strongly supported among Windows users. the Steam Hardware & Software Survey: June ...
It's not really a Linux problem, but as is so often the case, Linux kernel developers have to clean up after AMD and Intel. It happened again with the chipmakers' latest CPU vulnerabilities: AMD ...
Whether we’re using a Raspberry Pi or a data center server, we need to know how our CPU and RAM are performing and, in Linux, there are a plethora of commands and applications that we can use. At the ...
The June Steam Survey results show that AMD CPUs have gained significant popularity among Linux gamers, with a market share of 67 per cent –a seven per cent increase from the previous month. The ...
Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, has finally allowed a new Linux PC to be built on camera, with Linus ...
The ability in Linux to bind one or more processes to one or more processors, called CPU affinity, is a long-requested feature. The idea is to say “always run this process on processor one” or “run ...
Reviving a relic PC with an OS shouldn't make it unusable by modern standards. MX Linux Fluxbox is meticulously created with a desktop environment that is super light but usable. It won't look like ...