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FreeBSD 13.3 Released With Better WiFi Support, LLVM objdump Added

Phoronix - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 19:29
For those still on the FreeBSD 13 series with not having migrated yet to FreeBSD 14, FreeBSD 13.3 was released overnight as the newest incremental update to this mature BSD platform...

Learn Useful ‘Vi/Vim’ Tips and Tricks for Beginners – Part 1

Tecmint - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 13:31
The post Learn Useful ‘Vi/Vim’ Tips and Tricks for Beginners – Part 1 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

The need to learn how to use text editors in Linux is indisputable, as every system administrator deals with configuration (plain text) files daily, and

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GStreamer 1.24 Released With Vulkan H.264/H.265 Decode & Many Enhancements

Phoronix - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 10:30
GStreamer 1.24 is out today as a major enhancement to this open-source multimedia framework...

AMDGPU Linux Driver No Longer Lets You Have Unlimited Control To Lower Your Power Limit

Phoronix - Tue, 03/05/2024 - 05:39
The AMDGPU Linux driver up until the recent Linux 6.7 kernel release has let you lower the power limit of your graphics card with, well, no limits... This has allowed AMD Radeon Linux users to limit their GPU power draw when desiring for power/efficiency reasons. But since Linux 6.7 they've begun enforcing a lower-power limit set by the respective graphics card BIOS. Users petitioned to have this change reverted but in the name of safety this lower-limit enforcement will stand...

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