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Distrobox Adds Support For ChromeOS - Allowing More Linux Apps To Run On Chromebooks

Phoronix - Wed, 08/16/2023 - 20:00
Distrobox as the open-source project allowing easy access to running other distributions/apps via Podman and Docker has merged support for ChromeOS...

LoongArch "Loong64" Added To Debian Ports

Phoronix - Wed, 08/16/2023 - 18:26
In addition to Debian promoting RISC-V to an official CPU architecture for the newly in development Debian 13 cycle, another CPU architecture/port change is adding LoongArch "Loong64" as a new Debian Port...

XWayland 23.2 Released With Tearing Control, Resizable Rootful, EI Support

Phoronix - Wed, 08/16/2023 - 18:09
XWayland 23.2 is out as stable today for this X.Org Server code for enjoying X11 window/client support within Wayland compositors. Several new features are implemented for this XWayland 23.2 milestone...

Firefox Lands Wayland Fractional Scaling Support

Phoronix - Wed, 08/16/2023 - 18:00
Mozilla Firefox has merged Wayland fractional-scale-v1 protocol support for handling fractional scaling with the web browser on the Linux desktop...

Imagination Tech Posts Updated PowerVR Linux DRM Driver

Phoronix - Wed, 08/16/2023 - 17:57
Imagination Technologies has posted the fifth iteration of their driver patches for supporting PowerVR Rogue graphics with an open-source Linux kernel Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver that will go along with their Mesa PVR Vulkan driver...

Intel Acquisition Of Tower Semiconductor Falls Through

Phoronix - Wed, 08/16/2023 - 17:22
Back in February 2022 Intel announced plans to acquire Tower Semiconductor. However, one and a half years later the deal is now being called off due to failure to obtain regulatory approval...

LFCS #2: How to Install and Use Vi/Vim as a Full Text Editor in Linux

Tecmint - Wed, 08/16/2023 - 16:31
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A couple of months ago, the Linux Foundation launched the LFCS (Linux Foundation Certified Sysadmin) certification in order to help individuals from all over the

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