Learn how to install the Nvidia GeForce Now Client App on major Linux distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.LinuxToday
Mesa's Zink Driver Now Supports OpenGL VR Extensions
For anyone still relying upon virtual reality (VR) applications written for the OpenGL API rather than the Vulkan API that has been dominant among VR apps (and other modern games / software) for years, the Mesa code and in particular the Zink OpenGL-on-Vulkan driver now supports the OpenGL VR (OVR) extensions...
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For anyone still relying upon virtual reality (VR) applications written for the OpenGL API rather than the Vulkan API that has been dominant among VR apps (and other modern games / software) for years, the Mesa code and in particular the Zink OpenGL-…www.phoronix.com
Autodesk Contributes Mesa Vulkan WSI Support For Apple's Metal
An interesting merge request opened this week and already merged for Mesa 24.3 comes from an Autodesk engineer adding Vulkan Windowing System Integration (WSI) around Apple's Metal API for use on macOS...
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The creator of Linux detailed the latest Linux updates at the Linux Foundation's Open Source Summit Europe event.LinuxToday
The Panfrost project continues to grow! Last week, initial PanVK support for V10 GPUs landed upstream in Mesa's main branch.LinuxToday
H.264/H.265 Vulkan Encoder Support Merged Into FFmpeg
The FFmpeg multimedia library continues to enhance its support around the Vulkan Video APIs with the latest commits seeing H.264 and H.265/HEVC Vulkan encode support merged...
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GNOME 47 is released as the latest series of this acclaimed and beloved desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems.LinuxToday
GNOME 47 Released With Accent Colors, Improved Apps & More
GNOME 47 is out today as the latest major update to this popular open-source desktop environment...
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NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation vs. Radeon PRO Performance On Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS
For those wondering about the performance of the NVIDIA RTX 6000 Ada Generation workstation performance on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with the up-to-date NVIDIA Linux graphics drivers now relying on the open-source kernel modules, this article is for you in looking at the performance of this high-end workstation graphics card on the up-to-date Linux software stack. The …
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Linux 6.12 Adds Build Options For Greater Control Over CPU Security Mitigations
Not to be confused with the proposal a few days ago by an AMD engineer for Attack Vector Controls for broader control over CPU security mitigation handling, the in-development Linux 6.12 kernel is adding new Kconfig options to allow for more build-time control over what CPU security mitigation code is compiled for the kernel...
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Many Intel & AMD Power Management Improvements For Linux 6.12
The big set of power management updates for Linux 6.12 have landed...
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Intel Compute Runtime Offers "Preview" Support For Lunar Lake
Intel Compute Runtime 24.35.30872.22 released today as the newest tagged version of this open-source GPU compute stack providing oneAPI Level Zero and OpenCL support for Linux and Windows systems...
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Linux 6.12 Landing Integrity Policy Enforcement "IPE" Module
Merged as part of the Linux Security Modules (LSM) updates for the Linux 6.12 kernel is the new Integrity Policy Enforcement (IPE) module that has been years in the making. Integrity Policy Enforcement is an alternative to access controls...
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Btrfs Sees Minor Performance Optimizations With Linux 6.12
The Btrfs file-system continues marching ahead with the Linux 6.12 kernel...
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Explore the top open-source IAM tools, their features, and how they can enhance your organization's security and access control.LinuxToday
Navidrome 0.53, a self-hosted music server and streamer, brings a new Nuclear theme, language additions, and more.LinuxToday
KDE Frameworks 6.6.0 released! Enhancements across 72 Qt addon libraries, including Breeze Icons, KIO, and Kirigami updates.LinuxToday
OpenSearch, a search and analytics engine developed by AWS, joins the Linux Foundation to ensure its continued growth and innovation.LinuxToday
Patch Proposed For Adding x86_64 Feature Levels To The Kernel - But It's Likely D.O.A.
A patch was sent out on Sunday for adding new Linux kernel configuration options for tuning the kernel build to different x86_64 micro-architecture feature levels. The intent is on generating kernel builds that are faster for use on modern Intel and AMD systems. However, this patch is likely to not be accepted in the mainline kernel and has already b…
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Linus Torvalds and Dirk Hohndel talked about RTLinux, Rust, maintainer burnout, and succession planning. Learn more here.LinuxToday
The GNU Linux-libre 6.11 kernel is now available for those who seek 100% freedom for their GNU/Linux computers.LinuxToday
Here’s a look at the new features and expanded capabilities in Nextcloud Hub 9, which was released on Saturday.LinuxToday
OpenJDK Java 23 Released With ZGC Generational Mode By Default
OpenJDK 23 is now generally available as the reference implementation to Java 23...
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The GNOME Asia Summit 2024 will take place on December 6-8 in Bengaluru, India at Red Hat India Pvt. Ltd. The call for abstracts is now open.LinuxToday
Initial AMD Zen 5 "Znver5" Support Merged For LLVM/Clang
Last week the a href="phoronix.com/news/AMD-Zen-5-LL…">initial AMD Zen 5 "znver5" enablement for LLVM/Clang was posted by an AMD compiler engineer. That code has since undergone review and merged for LLVM 20 Git and yesterday then back-ported for LLVM 19...
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Early in the year we enjoyed seeing AMD Zen 5 'znver5' support upstreamed for the GCC 14 compiler in making it into that annual GNU Compiler Collection feature releasewww.phoronix.com
PhotoPrism's Sept updates include improved iOS compatibility, enhanced UX, and new translations. Full library rescan recommended.LinuxToday
The Printk Blocker For Upstreaming Real-Time "PREEMPT_RT" Has Been Merged
The printk changes to finish the NBCON consoles work has been merged for Linux 6.12! This is the last remaining blocker on real-time "PREEMPT_RT" support from being upstreamed. We're now tantalizing close to seeing the real-time kernel support merged after many years of being out-of-tree patches...
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The printk changes to finish the NBCON consoles work has been merged for Linux 6.12! This is the last remaining blocker on real-time 'PREEMPT_RT' support from being upstreamedwww.phoronix.com
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Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.11 kernel series, the Fedora Linux 41 beta is here to showcase the soon-to-be-released GNOME 47.LinuxToday
LLVM 19.1 Released With C++17 Support "Complete", More C & C++ Features
LLVM 19.1 is out today as the first stable version of the LLVM 19 compiler stack including the Clang 19 C/C++ compiler...
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Fedora 41 Beta Released With Many Leading-Edge Linux Enhancements
The beta of Fedora 41 is out today ahead of the planned stable release in October for this leading-edge Linux distribution with many new features...
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Mir 2.18 Released With Wayland Server-Side Decorations
Canonical today shipped Mir 2.18 as the latest version of this set of open-source libraries for assembly Wayland-based shells. Mir 2.18 brings a number of new features including Wayland server-side decorations...
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Intel Linux NPU Driver 1.8 Released Ahead Of Lunar Lake
Ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 200V "Lunar Lake" laptops beginning to ship starting next week, the Intel Linux NPU Driver 1.8 is now available as the latest software update for embracing the Intel NPU for AI offloading...
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Ahead of the Intel Core Ultra 200V 'Lunar Lake' laptops beginning to ship starting next week, the Intel Linux NPU Driver 1.8 is now available as the latest software update for embracing the Intel NPU for AI offloading.www.phoronix.com
Device Memory TCP Included With The Networking Changes For Linux 6.12
Jakub Kicinski submitted the networking subsystem updates over the weekend for the Linux 6.12 merge window. Most notable this cycle is Device Memory TCP for zero-copy receive of TCP payloads to DMA-BUF regions...
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FreeBSD 13.4 Released With Many Software Updates & Driver Improvements
The FreeBSD camp today released FreeBSD 13.4 as the newest point release to the FreeBSD 13 stable series for those that haven't yet migrated to the FreeBSD 14 series...
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ARM / RISC-V / LoongArch KVM Updates Submitted For Linux 6.12
Red Hat engineer Paolo Bonzini submitted the initial batch of KVM changes targeting the Linux 6.12 kernel. This is just the first batch and notably lacking all of the KVM x86 Intel/AMD changes for the cycle. But in the non-x86 space there is a fair amount of activity for this next kernel version for those making use of KVM as part of the open-source virtualization stack...
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Discover how to safeguard your online privacy on Linux by installing Tor Browser, a secure and anonymous web browser.LinuxToday
Fedora 42 may switch to a new web-based installer, focusing on user-friendly guided options and better support for advanced storage.LinuxToday
Immich 1.115 self-hosted photo and video backup solution addresses backlog issues and introduces improved album management.LinuxToday
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