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How to Open, Extract and Create RAR Files in Linux

Tecmint - Tue, 07/05/2022 - 12:32
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RAR is the most popular tool for creating and extracting compressed archive (.rar) files. When we download an archive file from the web, we required a rar tool to extract them. RAR is available

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AMD Rembrandt SoC Support For Coreboot In Place - Based Off Existing "Sabrina" Code

Phoronix - Tue, 07/05/2022 - 02:55
Today's Coreboot code now has AMD Rembrandt SoC support by splitting it out from the Sabrina SoC support that has been in the works the past several months for this open-source firmware project...

Linux 5.20 To Fix Some TUXEDO/Clevo Laptops With Touchpad/Keyboard Issues After Suspend

Phoronix - Mon, 07/04/2022 - 21:14
A patch from TUXEDO Computers that is now queued into the input subsystem's "next" branch for Linux 5.20 adds a number of quirks to fix several Clevo / TUXEDO laptops from touchpad and keyboard issues after suspending the system...

Ubuntu's Chromium Snap Finally Seeing Progress On Supporting VA-API GPU Acceleration

Phoronix - Mon, 07/04/2022 - 19:40
Those making use of Ubuntu's Chromium Snap for running the Google open-source web browser have been without VA-API support for GPU-based video acceleration within this sandboxed app. Fortunately, it looks like that will soon be crossed off the list for ensuring Ubuntu users can enjoy VA-API acceleration for lowering CPU resources and better power efficiency on Intel graphics and other Mesa Gallium3D drivers supporting VA-API...

Fedora 37 Planning For Binutils 2.38, GNU C Library 2.36

Phoronix - Mon, 07/04/2022 - 17:55
It should be hardly surprising at all for longtime Linux users aware of how Fedora Linux tends to always ship with the most modern open-source compiler toolchain support possible, but for Fedora 37 this autumn they again are planning for the latest and greatest...

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