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Kubuntu Focus M2 Gen4 Announced With Intel Alder Lake, RTX 30 Graphics

Phoronix - Fri, 04/29/2022 - 06:32
While most of the Linux pre-loaded laptops these days ship with GNOME or a desktop derived from GNOME components, the Kubuntu Focus has been one of the most notable exceptions for using KDE Plasma and also ptimized for workflows around deep learning, programming, dev ops, and more. Today the company announced the Kubuntu Focus M2 Gen4 laptop with upgraded hardware...

GCC 12 Branched, Possible GCC 12.1 Stable Release Next Week

Phoronix - Fri, 04/29/2022 - 02:37
The GCC 12 compiler code-base has reached zero P1 regressions (the highest priority) and thus the GCC 12 compiler code has been branched from mainline, a release candidate is imminent, and if all goes well GCC 12.1.0 as the stable release could be out as soon as the end of next week...

Fwupd 1.8 Released With New Capabilities, Expanded Hardware Support

Phoronix - Thu, 04/28/2022 - 23:32
In addition to "Fwupd Friendly Firmware" getting off the ground, this week also marks Fwupd 1.8 as the newest version of this open-source solution paired with the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) for easy system and component firmware updating on Linux and other platforms...

AMD Radeon RX 6400 On Linux

Phoronix - Thu, 04/28/2022 - 19:39
Last week AMD quietly launched the Radeon RX 6400 series as the new low-end RDNA2 graphics. With Radeon RX 6400 there are finally low-profile, single-slot PCIe RDNA2 graphics cards whether they be for 2U servers, mini ITX builds, or other interesting use-cases. Up for testing today is an XFX Radeon RX 6400 4GB low-profile graphics card for Linux benchmarking.

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