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AMD Versal EDAC Driver Set For Introduction In Linux 6.7

Phoronix - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 21:28
The upcoming Linux 6.7 merge window is set to include a new AMD driver for supporting error detection and correct (EDAC) for their Versal SoCs...

Polychromatic 0.8.2 Released For Managing Razer Peripherals On Linux

Phoronix - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 20:46
Polychromatic continues evolving as the open-source management software for Razer peripherals on Linux that makes use of the independently-developed OpenRazer kernel drivers for improving the customization experience around Razer mice, keyboards, and other devices on Linux...

Debian 12.2 Released With Various Security Fixes, AMD Inception Microcode

Phoronix - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 18:53
Following the release of Debian 12.1 in July, Debian 12.2 was released this weekend to incorporate all of the latest security fixes and other stable back-ports for Debian 12 Bookworm...

OpenZFS 2.2-rc5 Released With More Fixes & Linux 6.5 Compatibility

Phoronix - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 01:44
The OpenZFS 2.2 release candidates are dragging on with the fifth test release having debuted on Saturday to provide some additional fixes and support for the Linux 6.5 stable kernel...

Intel oneDNN 3.3 Brings More Performance Optimizations For Sapphire Rapids / AMX

Phoronix - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 00:51
In addition to x86-simd-sort 3.0 being released for speedy AVX-512 sorting, Friday also brought the release of oneDNN 3.3 as the deep neural network library that is part of oneAPI and focused on helping developers build out deep learning applications...

Chrome 119 Beta Released With CSS Relative Color Syntax, WebSQL Disabled

Phoronix - Sun, 10/08/2023 - 00:24
Google engineers on Friday promoted Chrome 119 to its beta stage with some interesting features in tow...

dav1d 1.3 Yields Lower Memory Use, More Arm NEON Optimizations

Phoronix - Sat, 10/07/2023 - 20:28
Dav1d 1.3 was released on Friday as the newest feature update to this widely-used, open-source AV1 video decoder...

KWin Replaces KScreen For Handling Monitor Arrangement Under KDE Plasma Wayland

Phoronix - Sat, 10/07/2023 - 18:30
October is off to a great start as February inches closer for what's expected to bring the much anticipated Plasma 6.0 desktop release...

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