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Dell & Lenovo Keyboard Quirks Addressed In Linux 6.7

Phoronix - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 19:50
The HID subsystem updates for the Linux 6.7 kernel don't bring any shiny new features or notable hardware support additions, but there is a clean-up to the Logitech HID++ (logitech-hidpp) driver probing code as well as some notable quirks/fixes to different hardware...

IO_uring FUTEX Support In Linux 6.7 For A Nice Performance/Efficiency Boost

Phoronix - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 19:30
In addition to the continued FUTEX2 improvements that landed in Linux 6.7, another pull request merged last week for the new kernel bring FUTEX support to IO_uring...

Mesa 24.0 Gets Asahi AGX Gallium3D To OpenGL 3.3 For Apple Silicon Hardware

Phoronix - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 14:00
A set of 53 patches were upstreamed on Monday for syncing Mesa 24.0-devel against the latest Asahi AGX Gallium3D driver changes carried by Asahi Linux. This in turn is a big push for getting more of the open-source OpenGL functionality into Mesa for enjoying Linux on Apple M1 and M2 hardware...

25 Interesting GNU/Linux Facts You Probably Didn’t Know

Tecmint - Tue, 11/07/2023 - 13:31
The post 25 Interesting GNU/Linux Facts You Probably Didn’t Know first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Linux, the open-source operating system, has a rich and fascinating history. While many are familiar with its core principles and widespread use, there are lesser-known

The post 25 Interesting GNU/Linux Facts You Probably Didn’t Know first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

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