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Intel Preparing Another Linux Vulkan Driver Optimization To Help Gamers

Phoronix - Thu, 07/20/2023 - 18:30
Following a recent Intel Mesa driver improvement to yield ~10% better performance, another change is on the way that has the ability to boost the performance for at least one game by 12% and other games by smaller yields...

Slackware turns 30 - The Register

Google News - Thu, 07/20/2023 - 18:27
Slackware turns 30  The Register

Alibaba Eyes Linux CPU Scheduler Changes To Better Handle QEMU With SMT/HT Threads

Phoronix - Thu, 07/20/2023 - 18:13
There is a phenomenon where running a multi-threaded workload inside a virtual machine (VM) with Simultaneously Multi-Threading (SMT / Intel Hyper Threading) that a sibling thread could find itself busy while the CPU core is idle. A new Linux CFS patch series aims to make the scheduler better adapt to the QEMU topology...

Google Chrome Rolling Out Support For Per-Display Scaling Factors

Phoronix - Thu, 07/20/2023 - 18:00
For those on Linux running a multi-monitor setup with a mix of resolutions or screen sizes between the different displays, Google Chrome (and Chromium) will soon be able to better cope with this arrangement by allowing per-display scaling factors...

LLVM 17 Adds New ISA Support For Intel Arrow Lake S & Lunar Lake

Phoronix - Thu, 07/20/2023 - 17:42
Following GCC recently adding new x86 instructions for Intel Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake, the LLVM 17 open-source compiler has now received similar treatment...

Linux Administrator - IT-Online

Google News - Thu, 07/20/2023 - 15:00
Linux Administrator  IT-Online

dutree: A Powerful Disk Usage Tracker for Linux File Systems

Tecmint - Thu, 07/20/2023 - 13:29
The post dutree: A Powerful Disk Usage Tracker for Linux File Systems first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

dutree is a free, open-source, fast command-line tool for analyzing disk usage, written in the Rust programming language, which is developed from the combination of

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How to Create and Use Alias Command in Linux

Tecmint - Thu, 07/20/2023 - 13:02
The post How to Create and Use Alias Command in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Linux users often need to use one command over and over again. Typing or copying the same command over and over again reduces your productivity

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