KDAB, a German consulting firm that develops graphics and visualization tools, has released Hotspot 1.0, a GUI too for visualizing performance data generated by the Linux perf tool. Perf analyzes ...

It’s been nearly a year since we last took an in-depth look at viewport performance with the help of SPEC’s SPECviewperf, and with the recent release of its 2020 v3.1 update, we felt now was a good ...

Linux has long provided an outstanding operating system for a wide range of users in a variety of settings. However, high-performance computing users, who must run applications on thousands of nodes, ...

Performance is a cornerstone of effective system administration, particularly in the Linux ecosystem. Whether you're managing a high-traffic web server, a data-intensive application, or a development ...

I've been doing some work lately evaluating various Linux desktop environments on low-end hardware. I've put a lot of time into this and I've gotten some interesting results, so I thought I'd share ...

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 ...

SolydXK is a Debian-based distribution with a choice of Xfce or KDE desktops. Both versions are simple to use and offer dependable and consistent performance. SolydX and SolydK are Debian Buster-based ...