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Intel QAT Adapted For Zstd To Provide Big Performance/Efficiency Wins

Phoronix - Thu, 08/17/2023 - 19:45
While Intel has maintained the QATzip open-source compression library for demonstrating data compression using QuickAssist Technology (QAT) with DEFLATE/LZ4/LZ4s, Intel has also been working on QAT'ed Zstd for achieving some sizable victories in performance and power efficiency...

Initial AVX10.1 Support Merged Into The GCC Compiler

Phoronix - Thu, 08/17/2023 - 18:21
It was less than one month ago that Intel announced AVX10 as the successor to AVX-512. In that time Intel engineers have begun posting AVX10.1 enablement patches for GCC as well as beginning AVX10 discussions for the LLVM compiler stack. Overnight already the initial AVX10.1 enablement code has been merged into the GNU Compiler Collection...

Linux 6.6 Etnaviv Driver Working On More NXP i.MX8MP Hardware

Phoronix - Thu, 08/17/2023 - 18:05
The reverse-engineered Etnaviv DRM driver for providing open-source graphics support for Vivante graphics IP has prepared a new set of improvements for the upcoming Linux 6.6 kernel cycle...

OBS Studio 30 Beta Brings Intel QSV On Linux, WHIP/WebRTC Output

Phoronix - Thu, 08/17/2023 - 17:49
The first beta release of the forthcoming OBS Studio 30 screencasting software is now available for testing...

How to Add, Delete and Update Files in Tar Archive in Linux

Tecmint - Thu, 08/17/2023 - 17:08
The post How to Add, Delete and Update Files in Tar Archive in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

In the realm of file archiving and compression, the tar command stands as a versatile tool for creating, managing, and manipulating archives in Linux systems.

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LFCS #3: How to Archive Files, Set File Permissions and Finding Files in Linux

Tecmint - Thu, 08/17/2023 - 14:47
The post LFCS #3: How to Archive Files, Set File Permissions and Finding Files in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Recently, the Linux Foundation started the LFCS (Linux Foundation Certified Sysadmin) certification, a brand new program whose purpose is to allow individuals to perform basic

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Mesa 23.1.6 Released With Many Graphics Driver Fixes

Phoronix - Thu, 08/17/2023 - 05:00
While waiting for the belated Mesa 23.2 to eventually surface, the Mesa 23.1 branch remains the latest stable series for this collection of open-source OpenGL/Gallium3D and Vulkan graphics drivers...

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