Gaming on Linux used to feel daunting, but these days, you can do it completely without the terminal, and it changes ...

I recently posted a somewhat scathing look at the state of gaming on Linux. It took some folks by surprise. As I said in that piece, I’m a Linux advocate but I’m also a critic. However, it would be a ...

With the first rumblings of Meltdown and Spectre malware appearing, it's time to patch our systems against these CPU vulnerabilities. We know these patches will slow our systems down, but, for Linux ...

The stable Linux 7.1 kernel release brings massive performance enhancements for upcoming Intel and AMD chips, a rewritten ...

"Normal" was hiding more performance than I realized.

The sar command can provide detailed system metrics on just about every aspect of system performance. You can query it on as as-needed basis or set it up to provide daily reports. Sar is a system ...

The Linux kernel development team has officially released Linux Kernel 7.1, marking the first major update in the 7.x series.

The Linux kernel, the core of any Linux distribution, constantly is evolving to incorporate new technologies and to improve performance, scalability and usability. Every new kernel release adds ...

In context: Linux offers developers and engineers a means to "tune" its operations, providing thousands of individual parameters that can adjust how the open-source kernel manages resources. Tuning ...

In today's open source roundup: How Netflix checks Linux performance issues. Plus: How to install Unity 8 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 15.10. And Google ends support for Chrome on 32-bit Linux, ...

WSL 3 makes staying on Windows easier, especially for developers building or running Linux-based AI, container, or dev ...

Get the latest GPU rendering benchmark results in our more up-to-date Blender 3.6 performance article. It’s time once again to take an in-depth look at CPU and GPU performance in Blender, something we ...