While much of the modern graphics world these days is focused on the Vulkan API, there’s no signs of Intel’s open-source graphics driver engineers losing optimization focus with their OpenGL Linux driver by way of the Iris Gallium3D code. Merged this holiday week was a rather significant rework to its buffer object allocation system…
Source: Phoronix – Intel Iris Gallium3D Driver Overhauls Its Buffer Allocation System
Category Archives: Linux
PipeWire 1.0 Released For Managing Audio/Video Steams On The Linux Desktop
It has finally happened: PipeWire 1.0 has been released as this now very common software to the Linux desktop for managing audio and video streams. With time it’s proven to be a suitable replacement to the likes of PulseAudio and JACK while pushing forward the Linux desktop with its modern design and feature set…
Source: Phoronix – PipeWire 1.0 Released For Managing Audio/Video Steams On The Linux Desktop
LLVM Lands APX JMPABS Support, More Advanced Performance Extensions Work Landing
Intel compiler engineers remain quite busy working not only on AVX10 family support but also plumbing in the Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) to be found with future Intel processors…
Source: Phoronix – LLVM Lands APX JMPABS Support, More Advanced Performance Extensions Work Landing
OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 Is Out as the Last KDE Plasma 5 Release, Powered by Linux 6.6 LTS
The OpenMandriva project announced today the release and general availability of OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 as the latest major release of this 100% community-driven GNU/Linux distribution.
Source: LXer – OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 Is Out as the Last KDE Plasma 5 Release, Powered by Linux 6.6 LTS
How to Install RocketChat on Ubuntu 22.04
RocketChat is an open-source fully customizable communication platform written in Javascript. RocketChat offers a variety of features such as real-time communication, flexibility, and scalable solutions, and has high data protection standards. In this tutorial, we are going to guide you on how to install RocketChat on Ubuntu 22.04.
Source: LXer – How to Install RocketChat on Ubuntu 22.04
ASRock Challenger ITX Intel Arc A380 Graphics Card
A brand-new discrete GPU design in a compact form factor is literally a game changer.
Source: LXer – ASRock Challenger ITX Intel Arc A380 Graphics Card
TUXEDO Sirius 16 Unveiled as TUXEDO Computers’ First All-AMD Linux Gaming Laptop
TUXEDO Computers unveiled today a new all-AMD Linux gaming laptop, the TUXEDO Sirius 16, powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 processor and AMD Radeon RX graphics, TPM 2.0, as well as up to 96 GB RAM.
Source: LXer – TUXEDO Sirius 16 Unveiled as TUXEDO Computers’ First All-AMD Linux Gaming Laptop
Proxmox VE 8.1 Introduces Secure Boot Compatibility
Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.1 debuts with Debian 12.2 base, Linux kernel 6.5, QEMU 8.1.2, and LXC 5.0.2, enhancing virtual environments.
Source: LXer – Proxmox VE 8.1 Introduces Secure Boot Compatibility
Affordable $100 Banana Pi BPI-R4 Router Board Featuring 2x10G SFP Ports
The Banana Pi BPI-R4 is a high-performance, open-source router board, equipped with MediaTek Filogic 880 SoC and designed to cater to a wide range of networking applications requiring multiple Gigabit Ethernet ports and wireless connectivity. A key feature of the BPI-R4 is its MediaTek Filogic 880 chipset, a premier network processor that enhances both wired […]
Source: LXer – Affordable 0 Banana Pi BPI-R4 Router Board Featuring 2x10G SFP Ports
Beginner's Tutorial: Setting Up Rust Using Rustup on Linux Systems
This detailed tutorial provides a concise introduction to the Rust programming language, followed by clear instructions on how to install Rust using rustup on Linux. It also guides you through updating Rust, creating and running a sample Rust program, and finally, how to uninstall Rust from your Linux system.
Source: LXer – Beginner’s Tutorial: Setting Up Rust Using Rustup on Linux Systems
Fastfetch – A Tool for Fetching System Information in Linux
Explore fastfetch, a tool designed for fetching system information similar to neofetch but with a focus on performance and customization.
Source: LXer – Fastfetch – A Tool for Fetching System Information in Linux
OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 Released: Powered By Linux 6.6 LTS, Their Last Release On Plasma 5
Over four years after the debut of OpenMandriva Lx 4.0 and in the interim since also working on the ROME rolling-release platform, OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 finally debuted today…
Source: Phoronix – OpenMandriva Lx 5.0 Released: Powered By Linux 6.6 LTS, Their Last Release On Plasma 5
Qt Creator 12.0 Released with Co-Pilot Integration
Learn what’s new in Qt Creator 12, which brings a performance boost, co-pilot integration and updated tools to Linux developers.
Source: LXer – Qt Creator 12.0 Released with Co-Pilot Integration
Firefox 121 Is Looking Good For Having Wayland Enabled By Default
Firefox 121 is aiming to ship with Wayland support enabled by default rather than falling back to XWayland on modern Linux desktops. So far things are looking up for this indeed remaining the case for next month’s Firefox 121 stable release…
Source: Phoronix – Firefox 121 Is Looking Good For Having Wayland Enabled By Default
FFmpeg 6.1 drops a Heaviside dose of codec magic
You may never have heard of it, but you almost certainly use it, possibly many times a dayNew versions of this amazingly versatile tool, used in most streaming video services and devices, don’t come along very often.…
Source: LXer – FFmpeg 6.1 drops a Heaviside dose of codec magic
Debian's MIPS64EL CPU Port Is At Risk Due To Declining Hardware Access
Debian’s MIPS64EL that is a 64-bit little endian port using the N64 ABI is at risk due to declining access for building the Debian 64-bit MIPS packages. MIPS64EL is now being treated as an “out of sync” architecture due to lacking sufficient build daemon resources for timely building new packages and if the situation doesn’t improve, it may not be suitable as a release architecture for Debian 13 “Trixie”…
Source: Phoronix – Debian’s MIPS64EL CPU Port Is At Risk Due To Declining Hardware Access
TUXEDO Computers Launches First All-AMD Linux Gaming Laptop
Bavarian Linux PC vendor TUXEDO Computers announced this morning the launch of the TUXEDO Sirius 16 Gen1, their first all-AMD powered Linux gaming laptop…
Source: Phoronix – TUXEDO Computers Launches First All-AMD Linux Gaming Laptop
Do we really need another non-open source available license?
No, but here comes the Functional Source License to further muddy the open-source licensing waters. Opinion Way back when we loaded software with punch cards and magnetic tape, all programs were “free software” and “open source.” Then along came proprietary software, and everything changed. But programmers rebelled and developed the first formal definitions of free and open source software.…
Source: LXer – Do we really need another non-open source available license?
KDE Is Down To Just One Wayland Showstopper Bug Remaining
The KDE Plasma 6.0 feature freeze is quickly approaching and the Plasma Wayland showstopper bug list is nearly cleared out for being able to endorse the Plasma Wayland session over X11…
Source: Phoronix – KDE Is Down To Just One Wayland Showstopper Bug Remaining
Who is the Mystery Payer of Sandlers' (Software Freedom Conservancy) Quarter Million Dollars (Huge Salary) Per Year?
Donate today to fund Sandler’s $250,000 per annum salary and $500/hour motions to gag Professor Eben Moglen (with help from real lawyers, who later do blog posts that further demonise Professor Moglen).
Source: LXer – Who is the Mystery Payer of Sandlers’ (Software Freedom Conservancy) Quarter Million Dollars (Huge Salary) Per Year?