More Patches For Next-Gen AMD GPU Support Queued Ahead Of Linux 6.7

On Friday AMD sent in another batch of feature patches that are ready for DRM-Next to in turn be upstreamed with the quickly approaching Linux 6.7 merge window. Most notable with this latest round of feature patches is enabling more next-generation graphics processor IP…

Source: Phoronix – More Patches For Next-Gen AMD GPU Support Queued Ahead Of Linux 6.7

How to Set Up Facial Authentication on Linux: A Step-By-Step Guide

Despite the prevailing security and privacy concerns, facial authentication has gained popularity in today’s devices, including Linux notebooks. However, unlike Windows Hello™, which provides a straightforward facial authentication setup, most Linux distributions, including TUXEDO OS, lack built-in, user-friendly facial recognition options. So, is it feasible to enable facial authentication on Linux? And what choices are available to achieve this?

Source: LXer – How to Set Up Facial Authentication on Linux: A Step-By-Step Guide

Wine-Staging 8.18 Brings Patch For An 8 Year Old Bug Report

Released on Friday was Wine 8.18 as the newest bi-weekly development release of this open-source software to run Windows games and applications on Linux and other platforms. Now available is Wine-Staging 8.18 as the more experimental blend of Wine that integrates just shy of 500 extra patches atop Wine…

Source: Phoronix – Wine-Staging 8.18 Brings Patch For An 8 Year Old Bug Report

Install KVM on Ubuntu Server 23.10 (Gnome 45 Desktop)

Ubuntu Server installation is pretty straightforward , then connect via ssh to server instance and install Gnome 45 desktop environment via command $ sudo apt install ubuntu-gnome-desktop. Reboot Ubuntu Server’s instance and log into newly installed Gnome 45 environment. Now you are ready to proceed with KVM setup on Ubuntu 23.10

Source: LXer – Install KVM on Ubuntu Server 23.10 (Gnome 45 Desktop)

Roundup: War’s Effect on Gaza Tech, Microsoft’s Howto for Installing Linux; California’s Right to Repair Law, and More

This week FOSS News Roundup also includes a list of some goodies coming to KDE Plasma 6.

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Source: FOSS Force – Roundup: War’s Effect on Gaza Tech, Microsoft’s Howto for Installing Linux; California’s Right to Repair Law, and More

Mesa 23.3 Lands Support For Rusticl On Zink To Have OpenCL Atop Vulkan Drivers

Merged for this quarter’s Mesa 23.3 release is the ability to have the Rusticl Rust-written OpenCL driver running atop Zink, the Gallium3D driver known for OpenGL-on-Vulkan. With Rusticl on Zink this now means getting this OpenCL 3.0 driver working atop Vulkan hardware drivers…

Source: Phoronix – Mesa 23.3 Lands Support For Rusticl On Zink To Have OpenCL Atop Vulkan Drivers