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SVT-AV1 1.8 Brings More Performance Improvements Plus ARM Neon SIMD Optimizations

Phoronix - Wed, 12/13/2023 - 19:13
SVT-AV1 v1.8 was released this week as the newest version of this open-source AV1 video encoder originally started by Intel and continues to be developed by Intel engineers in cooperation with the Alliance for Open Media. As with most releases, optimizing this CPU-based AV1 encoder's performance continues to be a key priority...

3 Ways to Change a User Default Shell in Linux

Tecmint - Wed, 12/13/2023 - 15:00
The post 3 Ways to Change a User Default Shell in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

The shell, or command-line interface, is a crucial component of the Linux operating system, providing users with a powerful way to interact with the system.

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Ubuntu Linux Evaluating x86-64-v3 Based Build - AVX & Newer Intel/AMD CPUs

Phoronix - Wed, 12/13/2023 - 04:30
Canonical is experimenting with x86_64 micro-architecture feature levels! They have produced an experimental build of Ubuntu Server using x86_64_v3 for requiring basically Intel and AMD CPUs with AVX capabilities. But they aren't yet committing to it as a default or when such a change may materialize...

HP Z6 G5 A Makes For An Incredibly Powerful AMD Workstation For Creators & Developers

Phoronix - Wed, 12/13/2023 - 03:35
Since the release of the Threadripper 7000 series on 20 November I've carried out and published many benchmarks of these new HEDT/PRO CPUs including the flagship AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX featuring 96-cores / 192-threads. All of my Threadripper PRO 7995WX benchmarks have been carried out using an HP Z6 G5 A workstation and it's proven to be an outright beast for creators, software developers, and others needing immense multi-threaded capabilities at your finger tips. Here's more about my experience with this new high-end HP workstation.

Red Hat Looks For Feedback On Its New Initoverlayfs File-System Proposal

Phoronix - Wed, 12/13/2023 - 00:35
Red Hat engineers have been developing Initoverlayfs as a scalable initial file-system. The code is currently in early form and the developers are still looking for feedback from the community as well as figuring out whether it properly belongs in kernel or user-space...

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