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Linux 5.17-rc7 Released - Final Kernel Planned For Next Weekend

Phoronix - Mon, 03/07/2022 - 08:15
Barring any last minute issues the Linux 5.17 stable kernel is expected to be out next Sunday...

DXVK-NVAPI 0.5.3 Released To Improve NVIDIA API Integration For Games On Steam Play

Phoronix - Mon, 03/07/2022 - 03:08
Following the recent releases of DXVK 1.10 and VKD3D-Proton 2.6 this past week, DXVK-NVAPI 0.5.3 is out this Sunday as the newest update to this library providing NVIDIA driver API "NVAPI" integration around DXVK/VKD3D-Proton for Windows games running on Linux by way of Steam Play (Proton)...

Anker's USB-C Hub Has Been Working Out Well With Valve's Steam Deck

Phoronix - Mon, 03/07/2022 - 01:45
Since last month's Steam Deck launch a few Phoronix readers have been asking about USB-C hubs for expanding connectivity with this handheld Linux-powered gaming console. Pretty much any reliable USB-C hub should do, while for my purposes the past month I've been using the Anker USB-C Hub...

FEX 2203 Emulator Released With RdRand & 3DNow Support, More JIT Work

Phoronix - Sun, 03/06/2022 - 22:52
FEX-Emu is the open-source project striving for speedy x86/x86_64 binaries on AArch64 with similar objectives to Box86/Box64. FEX-Emu is working toward allowing Steam and other x86_64 Linux games to work on 64-bit Arm hardware and achieving some early success. Out today is FEX-Emu 2203 as the latest step in that direction...

Raspberry Pi V3D Driver Enables Anisotropic Filtering

Phoronix - Sun, 03/06/2022 - 19:55
Back in 2017 the Mesa open-source OpenGL driver for Broadcom VC5 hardware most notably used by the Raspberry Pi 4 aimed to enable anisotropic filtering (AF). However, that patch wasn't fully hooked up correctly and now this past week should be in good shape...

Tow-Boot Sees New Release As User-Friendly U-Boot Distribution

Phoronix - Sun, 03/06/2022 - 19:07
The open-source Tow-Boot project has been in development now for about one year as a "user-friendly" distribution of the U-Boot bootloader...

digiKam 7.6 Released With Enhanced AppImage Build, JPEG-XL Support

Phoronix - Sun, 03/06/2022 - 18:38
Version 7.6 of the digiKam open-source photo management software is now available with a number of enhancements...

The National Science Foundation bets big on open source

opensource.com - Sun, 03/06/2022 - 16:00

The National Science Foundation (NSF) just announced US$ 21 million to fund open source development through a new program: Pathways to Enable Open-Source Ecosystems (PEOSE).


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Intel "Madison Peak" Bluetooth Support Coming For Linux 5.18

Phoronix - Sat, 03/05/2022 - 21:00
Beyond all their timely Linux kernel contributions surrounding their processors and graphics hardware, Intel continues well with ensuring network adapters, Bluetooth, and other ASICs are generally well supported on Linux ahead of launch. With Linux 5.18 there is now support for "Madison peak" as another yet-to-be-announced Bluetooth chip...

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