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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 7th, 2024  9to5Linux

For those running the official Raspberry Pi OS on Raspberry Pi 4 and 5 series single board computers, the Mesa V3DV Vulkan driver is now shipping by default to provide for a better out-of-the-box experience...

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS aims to improve the energy efficiency of the Linux distribution on laptops  Notebookcheck.net

KDE's Xaver Hugl on why Wayland explicit sync is such a big deal  GamingOnLinux

German government switches 30 thousand PCs to Linux and LibreOffice  Mezha.Media

German state Schleswig-Holstein ditches Windows for Linux  Computing

Check out the Manjaro Linux lead talk about the Orange Pi NEO gaming handheld  GamingOnLinux

Arch Linux changes vm.max_map_count to match Fedora, Ubuntu for better gaming  GamingOnLinux

Heroic Games Launcher v2.14.1 Hotfix #1 fixes Proton on Linux and Steam Deck  GamingOnLinux

5 Linux commands you must know to keep your device running smoothly  ZDNet

5 Linux commands you must know to keep your device running smoothly  ZDNet

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Install ADB and Fastboot on Ubuntu and other Linux  It's FOSS

Linux 6.9-rc3 is released and most notable are the Bcachefs fixes to which Torvalds quipped, "if you had a corrupted bcachefs filesystem you'd probably want this, and if you thought bcachefs was stable already, I have a bridge to sell you. Special deal only for you, real cheap." Plus various other fixes throughout...

Linux 6.9-rc3 Released With Many Bcachefs Patches  Phoronix

This Is the Secret to a Hassle-Free Linux Desktop  How-To Geek

Developer Explains Why Explicit Sync Will Finally Solve the NVIDIA/Wayland Issues  9to5Linux

Similar to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Fedora 39, and other recent Linux distributions increasing its vm.max_map_count default in order to satisfy some Windows games running under Valve's Steam Play (Proton) and other memory-intensive software, Arch Linux is also increasing its default value...

Arch Linux Increasing Its vm.max_map_count To Help Steam Play Games & Other Software  Phoronix

The Noonification: The Case Against Rocky Linux (4/7/2024)  hackernoon.com