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Etnaviv Driver With Linux 6.3 Enables VeriSilicon NPU Cores

Phoronix - Thu, 02/09/2023 - 13:00
The Etnaviv DRM driver started out in the Linux kernel providing reverse-engineered kernel graphics driver support for Vivante graphics IP developed by VeriSilicon and found within various SoCs. With the upcoming Linux 6.3 cycle the Etnaviv DRM driver is adding support for VeriSilicon's Neural Network Processor (NPU) IP...

Linux Disabling High Resolution Scrolling For Logitech Devices Connected Via USB

Phoronix - Thu, 02/09/2023 - 06:02
While there's been a multi-year effort for Wayland high resolution scrolling, support by the desktop environments for this functionality, and all the other infrastructure work, high resolution scrolling is proving to still be a challenge for Linux in 2023. The latest is now the Linux kernel dropping Logitech high resolution scrolling for mice connected via USB until further improvements can be made...

GNOME Is Making It Easier To Track Running Background Apps

Phoronix - Thu, 02/09/2023 - 03:00
A pending change to the GNOME Shell will make it easier to monitor running background applications that otherwise are not visually presented currently on the desktop...

The Rust Implementation Of GNU Coreutils Is Becoming Remarkably Robust

Phoronix - Thu, 02/09/2023 - 00:00
Coming about over the past two years has been uutils as a re-implementation of GNU Coreutils written within the Rust programming language. This Rust-based version of cp, mv, and other core utilities is reaching closer to parity with the widely-used GNU upstream and becoming capable of taking on more real-world uses...

Godot 4.0 RC1 Released

Phoronix - Wed, 02/08/2023 - 23:08
The open-source Godot 4.0 game engine will finally be released soon while being christened today is the initial release candidate...

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