Open-source News

Systemd developers today released their first release candidate of the upcoming systemd 253 feature release, which introduces a new "ukify" tool and has many other changes for this dominant Linux init system...

How to Use the ip Command to Manage Networks in Linux  MUO - MakeUseOf

Forspoken needs desktop Linux to spoof being a Steam Deck to work  GamingOnLinux

The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Board of Directors has adopted updated by-laws that go into place next month with an aim of further protecting copyleft licensing...

Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer DXVK 2.1 adds HDR support ...  GamingOnLinux

Wine 8.0 Released – And Plenty of Improvements Are Included  OMG! Ubuntu!

How to Install and Configure SELinux on Ubuntu  MUO - MakeUseOf

DXVK 2.1 Released with HDR Support, Shader Compilation Improvements  9to5Linux

Expected to be squared away in time for the Linux 6.3 kernel cycle, which is kicking off in February, is Automatic IBRS as a new feature of Zen 4 processors. The patches already have been queued up into TIP's x86/cpu branch so barring any issues will be all wired up for this next kernel version. Automatic IBRS can provide better performance than the Retpolines implementation used currently on Zen 4 and prior CPUs as part of the Spectre V2 mitigations. With the switch over to Automatic IBRS for Zen 4, it means better performance in some areas as shown by these benchmarks today with AMD 4th Gen EPYC "Genoa" processors.

DXVK 2.1 has just been released as this Direct3D 9/10/11 to Vulkan API translation layer that is most notably used by Valve's Steam Play (Proton) for helping to run Windows games with great speed on Linux...

How to get started with Git on Linux  ZDNet

How to get started with Git on Linux  ZDNet

Wine 8.0 Boosts Linux Gaming, 32-Bit App Support  MUO - MakeUseOf

Wine 8.0 lets you run Windows apps on Linux and Microsoft should be terrified  BetaNews

The openSUSE project in collaboration with Cisco is making it easier to deploy H.264 codec support on openSUSE Leap and Tumbleweed...

Wine 8.0 released with better support for running Windows apps on ...  Liliputing

Wine 8.0 Compatibility Layer Is Out Now for Running Windows Apps on Linux  9to5Linux

Should You Compress Your OS Drive to Save Disk Space?  MUO - MakeUseOf

How to Install and Configure PipeWire in Linux  Make Tech Easier

Wine 8.0 is now officially out as the annual stable feature update for enjoying Windows games and applications on Linux and other platforms...