Linus Torvalds Turns 51 Today: Here Are 10 Interesting Facts About Him

Linus Torvalds Turns 51 Today: Here Are 10 Interesting Facts About Him

Ideas come in various forms. At some point in our lives, we’ve all perceived incredible ideas when we were least expecting them, and we end up losing them thinking they’re too stupid. “A good idea becomes a great idea when you let it out,” but, clearly, not all the ideas are fuelled by just great…

Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla Released: Here’s How To Update
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Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla Released: Here’s How To Update

Canonical has finally released Ubuntu 20.10 – the latest iteration of one of the most popular open-source operating systems. This release brings a lot of new elements to Raspberry Pi, Desktops, and Servers. In this article, let’s look at what’s new in Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla and how you can update to the same from…

How To Find Linux Kernel And Distro Release Version On Any Linux System
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How To Find Linux Kernel And Distro Release Version On Any Linux System

Short Bytes: Do you know the exact Linux kernel and distro release version of your Linux system? While you can find the kernel version using the uname -r command on all systems, distro version command varies from distribution to distribution. However, most of them display this info using /etc/osname-release. f you’re an avid Linux-based operating system…

Linux Kernel 5.9 Released: Drops Support For Multiple Floppies
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Linux Kernel 5.9 Released: Drops Support For Multiple Floppies

Linus Torvalds has just released a new Linux 5.9 kernel with numerous improvements, features, and support for new hardware like SoC and GPU. Linux 5.9: What’s New? Like the previous version release, v5.9 has also added initial support for components such as AMD RDNA 2 graphics cards, Intel Rocket Lake graphics, Intel Keem Bay SoC,…

Linux LTS Kernel 4.19 And 5.4 Will Now Be Supported For 6 Years, Instead Of 2
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Linux LTS Kernel 4.19 And 5.4 Will Now Be Supported For 6 Years, Instead Of 2

Greg Kroah-Hartman, a lead Linux Kernel developer and maintainer, has officially extended end-of-life (EOL) support for the LTS (Long-term Support) Linux kernel 4.19 and 5.4 from two to six years. He recently made changes to the official Linux Kernel long-term release page and increased the projected EOL by four years. This means Linux kernel 4.19…

Linux Systems Will Save More Power As Kernel Removes Disabled ASPM
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Linux Systems Will Save More Power As Kernel Removes Disabled ASPM

Active State Power Management (ASPM) is an enhancement of Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) that saves a lot of power by setting a device in idle state. The Linux kernel has also enabled ASPM support for the PCI Express interface. Now it seems like removal of a few lines of code that were ignored for…

Floppy Disk Is Not Dead — Linux Kernel Still Adding Improvement Code
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Floppy Disk Is Not Dead — Linux Kernel Still Adding Improvement Code

Most of the new generation students or developers may not have used the floppy disk technology. But it is nostalgic for all the 90s kids. In any case, floppy disk support has already been ditched by various companies and even modern boards. But it seems a little surprising that the Linux kernel is still showing…