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LACT 0.8 GPU Configuration & Monitoring Tool Introduces More Features

While a number of Linux desktop users have expressed disappointment over Intel and AMD not providing any GUI for their GPU driver settings and similar functionality like they do under Windows, there are a number of third-party open-source GUI programs for managing graphics driver settings. One of the most capable solutions is LACT for GPU configuration and monitoring. Out today…
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LACT 0.8 GPU Configuration & Monitoring Tool Introduces More Features

While a number of Linux desktop users have expressed disappointment over Intel and AMD not providing any GUI for their GPU driver settings and similar functionality like they do under Windows, there are a number of third-party open-source GUI program…
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KDE Devs Add Wayland Session Management To Qt 6.10, Inertial Scrolling For Qt Quick Apps

KDE developers this week have been busy with a mix of polishing the recent Plasma 6.4 release as well as taking on more feature development work for Plasma 6.5 coming later in the year...
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KDE Devs Add Wayland Session Management To Qt 6.10, Inertial Scrolling For Qt Quick Apps

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$25 NanoPi R3S LTS Router Board Adds HDMI and Speaker Support in Updated Design lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…

$25 NanoPi R3S LTS Router Board Adds HDMI and Speaker Support in Updated Design $25 NanoPi R3S LTS Router Board Adds HDMI and Speaker Support in Updated Design

FriendlyElec has released the NanoPi R3S LTS, an updated version of its compact single-board network platform based on the Rockchip RK3566. This revision introduces key hardware changes, including HDMI 2.0 video output, a repositioned USB 3.
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GStreamer 1.26.3 Multimedia Framework Patches H.266 Video Parser Security Flaw lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…

GStreamer 1.26.3 Multimedia Framework Patches H.266 Video Parser Security Flaw - 9to5Linux

GStreamer 1.26.3 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with various improvements and bug fixes, as well as other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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"Tyr" Announced As New Rust-Written Linux Kernel Graphics Driver

An unexpected announcement this Friday evening is an introduction to Tyr, a new Linux kernel DRM graphics driver written in the Rust programming language. As is sadly becoming more common among Linux GPU kernel drivers is the increasing obscure driver names. Tyr?!?..
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"Tyr" Announced As New Rust-Written Linux Kernel Graphics Driver

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SoM-SD520 with 9-TOPS MediaTek Genio 520 Targets Edge and Smart IoT Applications lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…

SoM-SD520 with 9-TOPS MediaTek Genio 520 Targets Edge and Smart IoT Applications SoM-SD520 with 9-TOPS MediaTek Genio 520 Targets Edge and Smart IoT Applications

The SoM-SD520 is a compact SoM based on the MediaTek Genio 520 processor. It targets applications in smart homes, edge AI computing, interactive retail systems, and industrial IoT, offering a balance of performance, connectivity, and multimedia suppo…
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DietPi June 2025 Update Adds Orange Pi 5 Ultra Support and Major Fixes lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…

DietPi June 2025 Update Adds Orange Pi 5 Ultra Support and Major Fixes

The June 2025 release of DietPi v9.14 adds support for new Orange Pi boards, introduces the GZDoom game engine, and brings system improvements, bug fixes, and driver refinements for better SBC compatibility.
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RADV vs. AMDVLK Driver Performance For Strix Halo Radeon 8060S Graphics

The latest in our ongoing testing of AMD Strix Halo performance using the HP ZBook Ultra G1a is analyzing the Vulkan API performance between Mesa's RADV driver and the AMDVLK official open-source AMD Vulkan driver for Linux systems. More than one hundred benchmarks were run looking at the performance from Steam Play games to Vulkan compute workloads.
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RADV vs. AMDVLK Driver Performance For Strix Halo Radeon 8060S Graphics

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Ubuntu Concept 25.04 ISOs Published For Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Laptops

Similar to the Ubuntu 24.10 concept ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops, Canonical has begun publishing new "concept" images of Ubuntu 25.04 ISOs optimized for use on the growing number of Qualcomm Snpadragon X Elite laptops. This week marks the release of the new ISOs for enhancing Ubuntu Linux on various ARM laptops...
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Ubuntu Concept 25.04 ISOs Published For Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Laptops

Similar to the Ubuntu 24.10 concept ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops, Canonical has begun publishing new 'concept' images of Ubuntu 25.04 ISOs optimized for use on the growing number of Qualcomm Snpadragon X Elite laptops
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Canonical Makes Multipass VM Manager Fully Open-Source

Canonical's Multipass lightweight VM manager for not only Linux systems but also Windows and macOS is now considered fully open-source. Multipass started out as a means of running an Ubuntu environment with ease from a single command on major operating systems. With today's Multipass 1.16 release candidate, it's now fully open-source...
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Canonical Makes Multipass VM Manager Fully Open-Source

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NVIDIA Blackwell Support Coming Together For NVK Vulkan In Mesa

Merged for the current Linux 6.16 cycle was initial NVIDIA Blackwell GPU support with the Nouveau open-source driver. NVIDIA Blackwell GPU support was tacked onto the existing Nouveau kernel driver rather than having to wait for the new "NOVA" driver and like prior generations continuing to leverage the GSP firmware. For going along with that Nouveau support, the Mesa NVK Vul…
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NVIDIA Blackwell Support Coming Together For NVK Vulkan In Mesa

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Bcachefs Changes End Up Being Merged Into Linux 6.16, For 6.17: "We'll Be Parting Ways"

Last week was a Bcachefs pull request consisting of fixes and a new "journal_rewind" feature to aide as a disaster recovery tool for the file-system. But with that code being submitted as part of the ongoing Linux 6.16 release candidates, it drew criticism from Linus Torvalds and other kernel developers. However, one week later and that discussion …
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Bcachefs Changes End Up Being Merged Into Linux 6.16, For 6.17: "We'll Be Parting Ways"

Last week was a Bcachefs pull request consisting of fixes and a new 'journal_rewind' feature to aide as a disaster recovery tool for the file-system
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Radxa Unveils Intel N150 SoM and Carrier Board with Dual Ethernet and Support for Six M.2 or U.2 Devices lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_l…

Radxa Unveils Intel N150 SoM and Carrier Board with Dual Ethernet and Support for Six M.2 or U.2 Devices Radxa Unveils Intel N150 SoM and Carrier Board with Dual Ethernet and Support for Six M.2 or U.2 Devices

Radxa has introduced the NX150, a compact System-on-Module featuring the Intel N150 processor and a matching carrier board. Designed in the Jetson Xavier NX form factor, it offers an x86 alternative for edge computing, media, and AI applications.
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Ubuntu Maker Canonical Generated Nearly $300M In Revenue Last Year

A decade ago Canonical did around $81 million in revenue (2014) with a head count of around 337 at the company behind Ubuntu Linux while their Linux desktop efforts were still gaining a footing with OEMs/ODMs pre-loads, within enterprise desktop environments, and the lucrative server/cloud space. Canonical recently filed their 2024 annual report and they are now up to a…
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Ubuntu Maker Canonical Generated Nearly $300M In Revenue Last Year

A decade ago Canonical did around $81 million in revenue (2014) with a head count of around 337 at the company behind Ubuntu Linux while their Linux desktop efforts were still gaining a footing with OEMs/ODMs pre-loads, within enterprise desktop envi…
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Mesa 25.2 RADV Driver Merges Support For AV1 Vulkan Video Encode

Published last November as part of Vulkan 1.3.302 was the VK_KHR_video_encode_av1 extension for adding AV1 video encoding to the Vulkan Video API. Ahead of next quarter's Mesa 25.2 release, the open-source Radeon Vulkan driver "RADV" has merged its AV1 encode support...
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Mesa 25.2 RADV Driver Merges Support For AV1 Vulkan Video Encode

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