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Vulkan 1.3.250 Released With Another New Extension From Valve

Phoronix - Thu, 05/04/2023 - 17:41
Vulkan 1.3.250 is out today as the latest routine spec update and brings a handful of spec fixes plus one new extension...

How to Install Varnish and Perform Web Server Benchmark

Tecmint - Thu, 05/04/2023 - 17:00
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5 Best Mathematical Equation and Formula Writing Tools for Linux

Tecmint - Thu, 05/04/2023 - 12:00
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Are you looking for good software to write mathematical equations? If so, this article provides the top 5 equation editors that you can easily

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Microsoft's Linux Distribution Finally Adds Support For XFS Root File-Systems

Phoronix - Thu, 05/04/2023 - 07:00
While many Linux distributions look at Btrfs or F2FS when evaluating new root file-system options or even something like OpenZFS, in the case of Microsoft's in-house Linux distribution only this month have they even gotten to supporting XFS as a root file-system option...

Mesa 23.1 Inches Closer To Release With RC4 Released

Phoronix - Thu, 05/04/2023 - 05:00
Mesa 23.1 will likely be released in the next week or two while out today is Mesa 23.1-RC4 to facilitate more last minute testing by Linux gamers and other stakeholders for this set of open-source OpenGL / Vulkan / video acceleration drivers...

Mesa Vulkan KHR_present_wait Support Extended To Wayland

Phoronix - Thu, 05/04/2023 - 00:48
VK_KHR_present_wait is an extension originally started by Keith Packard working for Valve on improving the Linux graphics stack. The VK_KHR_present_wait extension allows for waiting for present operations to complete and can be used for monitoring/pacing the application by managing the number of images not yet presented. This Vulkan extension had been supported by Mesa Vulkan drivers under X.Org and now is being enabled for Wayland environments too...

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