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RADV Vulkan Video Encoding Still Being Worked On

Phoronix - Mon, 12/18/2023 - 19:11
For Mesa 23.1 earlier this year initial RADV Vulkan Video decode support was merged for supporting GPU-based video acceleration with this Khronos video API. As we approach the end of the year, RADV's Vulkan Video encode support remains a work-in-progress but hopefully won't be too much longer before being upstreamed...

It's Looking Like 2024 Could Be The Year Of HDR On The Linux Desktop

Phoronix - Mon, 12/18/2023 - 18:59
KDE developer Xaver Hugl has shared a status update on the current state of HDR support for the KDE Plasma desktop...

How to Install Proxmox (Server Virtualization) on Debian 12

Tecmint - Mon, 12/18/2023 - 13:23
The post How to Install Proxmox (Server Virtualization) on Debian 12 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Proxmox Virtual Environment is a robust and open-source virtualization platform based on Debian GNU/Linux that ships with a custom kernel and encapsulates KVM virtualization and

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Linux 6.7-rc6 Released: "Various Random Fixes All Over"

Phoronix - Mon, 12/18/2023 - 08:10
Linux 6.7-rc6 was released today while the final release of Linux 6.7 is likely to come New Year's weekend and complicating the opening of the Linux 6.8 merge window around the end-of-year holidays...

The First Rust-Written Network PHY Driver Set To Land In Linux 6.8

Phoronix - Mon, 12/18/2023 - 03:21
Since Linux 6.1 when the very initial Rust infrastructure was added to the Linux kernel there's been a lot of other plumbing and house keeping merged since for enabling kernel drivers to be written in the Rust programming language. With the upcoming Linux 6.8 kernel cycle, the first Rust network driver is set to be introduced...

AMD Enables VCN Region Of Interest "ROI" Video Encoder Support For Linux GPU Drivers

Phoronix - Sun, 12/17/2023 - 22:18
While not talked about as much as the AMD open-source OpenGL and Vulkan drivers for Linux, AMD's multimedia stack on Linux continues to be improved upon for supporting new use-cases with AMD-based Linux deployments continuing to come up in the embedded space for all different applications like in-vehicle infotainment systems. The newest AMD video acceleration feature to now be wired up to their open-source Mesa code is enabling region of interest (ROI) encoding functionality...

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