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Linux 3.6 can cut off the power to PCIe chips and ATA ports. A new userspace driver framework is designed to provide faster access to individual PCI/PCIe devices for virtualised systems. Linux kernel version 3.6, expected to be released in about one to two weeks, can send PCIe devices into the "D3cold" deep sleep state; this is supported by certain modern computers to completely power down individual PCIe devices (1, 2, 3). The Libata subsystem can now put individual ATA ports into such a sleep state; this is to be the basis for code that is being prepared for future kernel versions to support deep sleep states for optical drives, a technology that is called ZPODD (Zero-Power Optical Disk Drive).

FTL (Faster Than Light) is now available for Linux. The much lauded spaceship simulator makes its debut after having been funded 20 times over by excited gamers of all platforms. In addition to being so successful on Kickstarter, FTL is also the recipient of several high-profile, independent games awards, in areas like ”Excellence in design”.

tmux and GNU Screen are well-known utilities which allow multiplexing of virtual consoles. Using either, it is possible to start a session, detach, move to a different machine and resume the session in uninterrupted progress. It's also possible to use these tools to share a single session between more than one user at the same time.

Canonical has reminded folks that Ubuntu 11.04 will no longer be supported after October 28th, 18 months after its launch

The W3C's Web Cryptography Working Group has published a first working draft for an API implementation for web browsers that will provide encryption and decryption features as well as secure communication using JavaScript

Consumer transition a work in progress Review Chameleon fans, rejoice: openSUSE 12.2 is finally here. This release, due more than two months ago, has been plagued with delays.…

Finnix is a live CD rescue distro, and it’s one for the CLI-junkies because it doesn’t come equipped with a desktop.

Build your very own media centre out of a Raspberry Pi to save on space and money using XBMC

23,000 lines of code converted, but why? Dropbox has stopped using JavaScript whenever it codes for browsers and has instead adopted CoffeeScript after re-writing 23,000 lines of code.…

here are many great Linux distributions to choose from, each boasting their own advantages and niches. Some designed to be very user-friendly, others intended to give power users greater control over their systems. Here are five of the most highly rated Linux distributions on offer today.

Dear Ubuntu users, the time has come to say goodbye to the Natty Narwhal release of the popular Ubuntu operating system, Ubuntu 11.04, as on October 28th it will reach end of life.

GNOME developers have released the final beta of what will become GNOME 3.6. The GNOME 3.5.91 is set to be followed by 3.5.92 on September 19th (the release candidate). The full final general availability for GNOME 3.6 IS currently set for September 26th.

Updates Landscape control freak for Linux machines Canonical, the distributor of the Ubuntu variant of Linux, wants to be on the cutting edge and be stable at the same time. And as anyone who has dated knows, that is a tough balancing act that few people can manage. But a new strategy from Canonical will line up the fast-changing OpenStack cloud control freak that is part of the latest Ubuntu Server distribution with the Long Term Support stable version of the company's Linux.

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The latest installment of the Weekly Roundup. Enjoy!

Learning a new language can provide life changing opportunities and enjoyment. There are so many reasons to learn a foreign language whatever your nationality, to improve employment potential, intellectual curiosity, make travel more enjoyable, sharpen cognitive and life skills, make lifelong friends, and many more. Whilst it is widely acknowledged that it is easier to begin learning a second language at a tender age, starting a new language at any age is eminently worthwhile.

Welcome to the 217th issue of Softpedia Linux Weekly!

Techies and gamers seem to always be faced an unfortunate lack of video games available for the Linux operating system. While many techie gamers would prefer to move to a cleaner, leaner Linux environment, the Microsoft world it seems has held the monopoly when it comes to supporting great computer games. While Apple has made great strides toward supporting a wider variety of games, Linux clearly trails behind the big commercial operating systems in game support.

To help alleviate this unfortunate situation Linux aficionados find themselves in, here is a list of the top ten Linux games released or updated in 2012

Everyone's talking about Linux on Clover Trail, but is there really a story here, or is it all just business as usual for Linux developers?

A university research director has shown that Apple's iPad 2 is as fast as the Cray-2 vector super-computer out of Cray Research from the 1980's. With some work to to the software, the iPad 2 performance benchmark result is quite impressive...

What is Aliyun OS? A Linux fork? An Android fork? An Android rip-off? It appears to be an illegal Linux/Android fork offering pirated Android programs.