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Ubuntu 22.10 Adds Debuginfod Integration

Phoronix - Tue, 09/13/2022 - 04:34
One of many changes to find with next month's Ubuntu 22.10 release is Debuginfod integration...

Ubuntu 22.10 Bringing Some Performance Uplift For Intel Xeon Scalable

Phoronix - Mon, 09/12/2022 - 23:00
Now that Ubuntu 22.10 is into its feature freeze and its Linux 5.19 based kernel landed as well as moving to the GCC 12.2 compiler, I've begun testing this forthcoming Ubuntu Linux (non-LTS) release on more systems. For the current-flagship Intel Xeon Platinum 8380 "Ice Lake" processors, Ubuntu 22.10 does deliver some performance advantages over the current Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS release. However, Ubuntu 22.10 still trails in a distance behind Intel's own Clear Linux platform for the most aggressive out-of-the-box performance.

PyTorch Foundation Formed By Meta, AMD, NVIDIA, & Others To Advance AI

Phoronix - Mon, 09/12/2022 - 22:00
The PyTorch Foundation has been formed under the Linux Foundation umbrella by Meta (Facebook), AMD, AWS, Google Cloud, Meta, Microsoft, and NVIDIA to focus on providing the leading-edge AI framework...

Linux 6.1 To Have Working Support For Xbox Elite Paddles, Expanded Controller Support

Phoronix - Mon, 09/12/2022 - 21:52
A number of improvements to the XPad input driver are slated to be included with the upcoming Linux 6.1 kernel to better handle the Microsoft Xbox controllers and other derivative designs...

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