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WineConf Likely Over But There May Be A Proton / Gaming Developer Conference

Phoronix - Sat, 07/22/2023 - 18:22
WineConf as what had been the regularly hosted Wine developer conference for this open-source project devoted to running Windows games/applications on Linux and other platforms is likely over. Due to dwindling attendance and no one stepping up to organize the next WineConf, the developer conference is on hiatus but in place there may end up being something like a Proton conference in the future...

OpenZFS 2.2-rc2 Brings Linux 6.5 Compatibility Fixes, Other Bugs Addressed

Phoronix - Sat, 07/22/2023 - 18:07
Last month saw the first release candidate of OpenZFS 2.2 that introduces Linux container support, BLAKE3 checksums, and block cloning capabilities. Out this weekend is a second release candidate as OpenZFS 2.2 nears release...

Plasma 6 Can Now Play A Sound When Plugging In USB Devices

Phoronix - Sat, 07/22/2023 - 17:58
Following the annual Akademy KDE developer conference, more Plasma 6.0 changes have been landing for this major desktop environment release that will likely come in H1'2024...

Ebook: Introducing LFCS Certification Preparation eBook

Tecmint - Sat, 07/22/2023 - 12:56
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For years, certifications in the Information Technology world have helped job candidates demonstrate their skills to potential employers. In the Linux world, this is as

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Wine 8.13 Released With Three Dozen Bugs Fixed

Phoronix - Sat, 07/22/2023 - 07:53
In addition to Proton 8.0-3 being released today for Steam Play, Wine 8.13 is out today as the latest bi-weekly release of this software for running Windows games and applications on Linux and other platforms...

Proton 8.0-3 Released With More Windows Games Running On Linux, Fixes

Phoronix - Sat, 07/22/2023 - 04:14
Proton 8.0-3 is rolling out on Steam that powers Steam Play to enjoy the latest Windows games on Linux. Proton 8.0-3 brings many fixes and gets more Windows games now running gracefully on Linux desktop systems as well as the Steam Deck...

GPU VA Manager To Land In Linux 6.6

Phoronix - Sat, 07/22/2023 - 02:33
The DRM subsystem is slated to pickup a GPU Virtual Address "VA" Manager with the Linux 6.6 kernel that is motivated by work around Vulkan sparse memory binding requirements...

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