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D8VK v1.0 Released For Running Direct3D 8 Games Atop Vulkan

Phoronix - Wed, 05/10/2023 - 17:44
While DXVK is used by Steam Play for implementing Direct3D 9/10/11 APIs atop Vulkan and there is also VKD3D-Proton for Direct3D 12 on Vulkan, D8VK's aim is for the aging Microsoft Direct3D 8 API atop Vulkan for enhancing the experience of older games on Linux...

How to Install and Configure VNC Server in CentOS and RHEL

Tecmint - Wed, 05/10/2023 - 12:34
The post How to Install and Configure VNC Server in CentOS and RHEL first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

In this guide, we’ll explain how to install and configure VNC Remote Access in CentOS 7/8 and RHEL 9/8/7 desktop edition via the tigervnc-server

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Alpine Linux 3.18 Released - Powered By Linux 6.1 LTS, Musl Libc 1.2.4

Phoronix - Wed, 05/10/2023 - 07:03
Alpine Linux 3.18 is out today as the newest feature release for this lightweight Linux distribution built with musl libc and Busybox while being popular for embedded and container use-cases...

Corsair MP700: PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD But Not Without Issues

Phoronix - Wed, 05/10/2023 - 01:39
Last week Corsair announced the MP700 series as their first PCIe 5.0 NVMe solid-state drives. While the performance is quite speedy for sequential reads and writes, in practice this drive struggled under Linux with real-world workloads. When not adding an after-market heatsink, the MP700 was quick to exhibit EXT4 file-system errors.

Intel Linux Graphics Driver Affected By Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Phoronix - Wed, 05/10/2023 - 01:10
Intel today published 38 new security advisories in their first Patch Tuesday roundabout since February. Among the new disclosures today are CVE-2023-28410 as an i915 Linux kernel graphics driver vulnerability that could lead to local privilege escalation...

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