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Mesa 23.0 Graphics Drivers Aim For Release Next Week

Phoronix - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 13:00

Barring any release-blocking issues from coming up in the next week, Mesa 23.0 aims for its official release while 23.0-rc3 is now available for last minute testing...

systemd 253 RC1 Released With New "ukify" Tool

Phoronix - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 07:34

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

Google News - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 07:00

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

Google News - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 06:13

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

FSF Updates By-Laws - Tighter Approval Process For New/Updated Licenses

Phoronix - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 05:50

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

Google News - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 05:43

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

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

Google News - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 05:33

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

How to Install and Configure SELinux on Ubuntu - MUO - MakeUseOf

Google News - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 04:45

How to Install and Configure SELinux on Ubuntu MUO - MakeUseOf

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

Google News - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 04:44

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

AMD 4th Gen EPYC "Genoa" To Enjoy Slightly Better Performance With Linux 6.3

Phoronix - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 04:30

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 Released With HDR Support, Many Game Improvements

Phoronix - Wed, 01/25/2023 - 04:14

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...