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Linux Operating System Market Analysis Report 2023-2030 | 121 Pages Report  Benzinga

Back in 2021 Samsung engineers posted KSMBD as an in-kernel SMB3 server alternative to the likes of the user-space Samba server. KSMBD merged into Linux 5.15 as an experimental SMB server while after two years of fixes and other improvements has now dropped its "experimental" marking...

KSMBD Declared Stable - No Longer "Experimental" - In Linux 6.6  Phoronix

Run GUI Applications as Containers with x11docker  The New Stack

A new version of DXVK-NVAPI is now available, the NVIDIA public NVAPI interface implemented atop DXVK for use by Direct3D games running on Valve's Steam Play (Proton). DXVK-NVAPI allows for NVIDIA DLSS for Vulkan / D3D11 / D3D12, NVIDIA Reflex support, PhysX, and other NVIDIA features to be enabled for popular Windows games running on Linux...

DXVK-NVAPI 0.6.4 Implements HDR Support Via DXVK  Phoronix

The GNOME 45 release candidate is now available for testing ahead of the desktop's stable release later this month...

KDE developer Nate Graham is out with his newest weekly development summary as the developers work toward releasing Plasma 6.0 in February...

FreeBSD 14 Beta 1 is available this weekend for helping to test out this major BSD operating system update that should debut as stable before the end of October...

Here's how to get PAYDAY 3 Beta to work on Steam Deck & Linux  GamingOnLinux

Linux Software Market Size 2023 | Data-Driven Insights with Adapting to Rapid Changes by Top Players till  Benzinga

Meet the Guy Preserving the New History of PC Games, One Linux ...  Slashdot

Linux Fu: Build A Better Ls  Hackaday

Earlier this year I wrote about Microsoft working on their first Vulkan extension and today it finally debuted within the Vulkan 1.3.264 spec update...

Get some slick stealth games like Shadow Tactics in this new bundle  GamingOnLinux

How to run Steam on Linux  XDA Developers

How to Change Owner of Folders and Subfolders in Ubuntu  groovyPost

Linux 6.5+ Bringing Some Performance/Efficiency Improvements For The AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme / ASUS ROG Ally  Phoronix

With the recently released Linux 6.5 kernel bringing AMD P-State EPP by default for modern Ryzen systems rather than the generic ACPI CPUFreq driver, running Linux 6.5 (or newer) in various workloads can lead to improved performance and/or power efficiency. Curious about the impact on the mobile side, I recently carried out some benchmarks of the ASUS ROG Ally gaming handheld with AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme SoC from Linux 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, and 6.6 Git kernels.

Linux Driver Preparing Support For ASUS Screenpad On High-End ...  Phoronix