Arch Linux RISC-V

archriscv.felixc.at
arch-linux-risc-v

This is an Arch Linux port to the RISC-V architecture. Hardware Support The hardware baseline is RV64GC and the ABI is lp64d. Currently QEMU, HiFive Unmatched, HiFive Unleashed and PolarFire SoC Icicle Kit are officially supported. The [unsupported] repository has … Read more

Linux Crisis Tools

brendangregg.com

When you have an outage caused by a performance issue, you don’t want to lose precious time just to install the tools needed to diagnose it. Here is a list of “crisis tools” I recommend installing on your Linux servers … Read more

Linux Crosses 4% Market Share Worldwide

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linux-crosses-4%-market-share-worldwide

Linux has surpassed a 4% share in the desktop operating system market as of the end of February 2024. According to the latest data from StatCounter, a leading web traffic analysis tool, Linux’s market share has reached 4.03%. At first … Read more

New Linux glibc flaw lets attackers get root on major distros

bleepingcomputer.com
new-linux-glibc-flaw-lets-attackers-get-root-on-major-distros

​Unprivileged attackers can get root access on multiple major Linux distributions in default configurations by exploiting a newly disclosed local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability in the GNU C Library (glibc). Tracked as CVE-2023-6246, this security flaw was found in glibc’s … Read more

Sxmo: Linux tiling window manager for phones

sxmo.org
sxmo:-linux-tiling-window-manager-for-phones

“minimal. mobile. hackable.” Sxmo is a minimalist environment for Linux mobile devices Note: Your old Android phone/tablet may work with Sxmo with some minor configuration! For information about device support click here Simple menu-driven interface Uses suckless tools (dwm, dmenu, … Read more