'Chromisation' of GNU/Linux
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Google Chrome/Chromium Begins Landing POWER PPC64LE Patches
Raptor Computing Systems spent a lot of time last year working on Chrome's PPC64LE support to enable Google's web browser to run on the latest IBM POWER processors. Google was sitting on these patches without any action for months but finally they are beginning to be accepted upstream.
It's been a bit odd with the PPC64LE support for Chrome/Chromium taking so long with Google being a founding member of the OpenPOWER Foundation and also reportedly using some POWER9 CPUs within their data centers. But after this long and drawn out process, progress is finally being made on getting Raptor's patches upstreamed.
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Chrome OS 74 adds support for backing up the Linux container
Chrome OS version 74 has been reported on in the past, but if you're running this version then you can now back up and restore the Linux container it uses.
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Chrome OS 74 brings much-needed audio support to Linux apps
Spotted in the most recent Dev builds by About Chromebooks, the virtual machine responsible for Chrome OS’s Linux apps is now able to pass audio to Chrome OS proper. Under the hood, this is handled by PulseAudio, a well-known Linux sound system which is capable of transmitting audio data over a network.
If you’ve never installed Linux apps support before on your Chromebook, it should work after initial install from the newest Chrome OS 74 Dev build. Otherwise, the Chromium team has provided some simple instructions of commands to be run to enable audio.
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Windows 10 Updates Are Still A Confusing Mess, And This One Image Proves It
A new way of looking at how Windows 10 Updates behave may just melt your brain.
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I'll leave you with this webcomic by Brandon Bradshaw about how Linux updates your PC...
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Chrome OS 74 adds audio playback support for Linux apps
Chrome OS 74 adds audio playback support for Linux apps