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FreeRDP 3.0 continues getting better for this open-source solution for interoperability with Microsoft RDP for remote desktop purposes...

How to Install Stable Diffusion on Linux in 3 Easy Steps  AMBCrypto Blog

The past several weeks at Phoronix has been very exciting with benchmarking AMD EPYC Genoa-X processors (along with Bergamo) and the incredible uplift delivered by these latest AMD server processors. But for those not yet having the opportunity to test the new EPYC Genoa-X processors locally, those wishing to evaluate the Genoa-X capabilities in the public cloud prior to making an investment in these high-end server processors with 3D V-Cache, or those simply preferring the ease of cloud infrastructure, Azure's new HBv4 series provide an excellent route for leveraging AMD Genoa-X compute capabilities in the cloud. Here are benchmarks of the new Azure HBv4 powered by EPYC Genoa-X compared to prior Azure HPC VMs. The Azure HBv4 performance is outstanding with incredible generational uplift and leading value among Microsoft's HPC-focused VMs.

A Comparative Analysis of Popular Server Operating Systems in ...  Fagen wasanni

With new i915 driver code ready for the upcoming Linux 6.6, new threshold tuning around the RPS (cited as both Render P-States and Requested Power States) for some Intel graphics hardware and in some games can yield around a 10~15% boost to performance...

Intel Graphics With Linux 6.6 Adds Tuning Knobs That Can Yield 10 ...  Phoronix

SK engineer Byungchul Park noticed costly migration overhead especially with TLB shoot-downs hurting performance while he was working with Compute Express Link (CXL) on Linux. That led to some optimization patches to reduce TLB flushes under some select cases that in turn led to a 50% reduction in full flushes and has the possibility of helping performance...

New Linux Optimization Patches Reduced TLB Flushes By Over 50 ...  Phoronix

Prominent KDE developer Nate Graham has published a lengthy blog post outlining the current state of the Plasma 6 desktop, what code porting work has wrapped up, and what major tasks remain before Plasma 6.0 can advance onto its beta and then release phase...

Intel starts work on a Linux driver for the Xe2 GPU in Lunar Lake  VideoCardz.com

Baldur's Gate 3 out now and works on Steam Deck and desktop Linux  GamingOnLinux

Add a User to sudo Group in Debian 12 Linux  Linux Journal

Preventing some modern Windows games from running on Intel Arc Graphics under Linux with Valve's Steam Play has been held up by lack of sparse support within Intel's ANV Vulkan driver. Those limitations will hopefully be overcome with the Intel Xe kernel mode driver when that is mainlined in hopefully the coming months, but for now it's a bit of a sore spot for Intel Linux gamers. A partial workaround though has now been merged for Mesa 23.3 with fake sparse support...

Fake Sparse Support Merged For Intel's Vulkan Linux Driver To ...  Phoronix

Lilbits: Cortana for Windows is dead, Brave Search doesn't rely on ...  Liliputing

Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers  Ars Technica

Can you play Payday 3 on Linux?  Sportskeeda

It's been ten years since Intel launched the Haswell processors that were great for the time followed by Broadwell. On the laptop side for Haswell and Broadwell the Panel Self Refresh (PSR) power-savings support has been rather notorious at least on the Linux side. Finally for the Linux 6.6 kernel due out in late 2023, the developers are re-enabling PSR support for these aging laptops...

With Linux 6.6, Intel Restoring Panel Self Refresh For Aging Haswell ...  Phoronix

What is Embedded Linux?  Robotics and Automation News