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AMD P-State v4 Linux Testing On A Ryzen 5 5500U

Phoronix - Wed, 11/24/2021 - 22:15
With AMD having published a new revision to their AMD P-State Linux CPU frequency scaling driver that they are working towards mainlining with a goal of better power efficiency on Linux, here are some initial benchmarks of that new patch series when using a Ryzen 5 5500U notebook.

Blender 3.0's Cycles X Rendering Performance Is Looking Great

Phoronix - Wed, 11/24/2021 - 19:23
A status update on Blender's "Cycles X" project was published today ahead of the upcoming Blender 3.0 release and with already some feature additions planned for Blender 3.1...

Linux Driver For Arm China's Zhouyi AI Accelerator Proposed, But Lacks Open User-Space

Phoronix - Wed, 11/24/2021 - 18:58
The Zhouyi AI accelerator was developed by Arm China and is found in some SoCs so far. An open-source Linux kernel driver is being worked on for it but unfortunately for now at least any mainline ambitions are immediately stalled over the lack of an open-source user-space/client...

Airlie Exploring Possibility Of VA-API On Top Of Vulkan Video

Phoronix - Wed, 11/24/2021 - 18:32
Well known open-source Linux graphics expert David Airlie of Red Hat has recently been working on early Vulkan Video support for Mesa's Radeon "RADV" and Intel "ANV" drivers. As part of that effort and in part due to lack of software making use of Vulkan Video extensions right now, he has started exploring the feasibility of implementing the Video Acceleration API (VA-API) atop Vulkan Video...

Install Zentyal as PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and Integrate Windows System – Part 1

Tecmint - Wed, 11/24/2021 - 16:40
The post Install Zentyal as PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and Integrate Windows System – Part 1 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

This series will be titled Preparation for the setting up and managing Zentyal as PDC (Primary Domain Controller) through Parts 1-14 and covers the following topics. Part 1: Install Zentyal as PDC (Primary Domain

The post Install Zentyal as PDC (Primary Domain Controller) and Integrate Windows System – Part 1 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Xen pvUSB Linux Driver Patches Updated, More Than 10 Years In The Making

Phoronix - Wed, 11/24/2021 - 16:00
An effort recently restarted that originally dates back many years is the "pvUSB" front-end driver for Linux to allow physical USB devices to be used within Xen domains...

5 open source alternatives to Microsoft Exchange

opensource.com - Wed, 11/24/2021 - 16:00

For decades, Microsoft Exchange has ruled the market for email and groupware services. This top dog dominates the corporate world, and the omnipresent Outlook mail client has become the de facto standard for groupware. Since Exchange is closely integrated with Microsoft's Office products, users have access to a wide variety of productivity software and features, whether they're using a desktop or a mobile client.


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