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Renewed Work Around GNOME 30-bit Deep Color Frame-Buffer Support

Phoronix - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 17:50

Going back years has been an effort to get 30-bit deep color support on the GNOME desktop under Wayland. Ubuntu and others have been interested in getting 30-bit color support working nicely for the Linux desktop, but while that milestone hasn't yet been crossed, thankfully there is some renewed work in that direction...

FreeBSD In Q2-2022: More Than 30k Ports, Driver Improvements, Better Linux Compatibility

Phoronix - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 17:21

The FreeBSD project has published their latest quarterly status report highlighting the advancements made to this open-source BSD operating system...

FreeBSD In Q2-2022: More Than 30k Ports, Driver Improvements, Better Linux Compatibility - Phoronix

Google News - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 17:21

FreeBSD In Q2-2022: More Than 30k Ports, Driver Improvements, Better Linux Compatibility Phoronix

Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack is another fun looking point and clicker coming - GamingOnLinux

Google News - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 16:55

Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack is another fun looking point and clicker coming GamingOnLinux

Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack is another fun looking point and clicker coming - GamingOnLinux

Google News - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 16:55

Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack is another fun looking point and clicker coming GamingOnLinux

Linux 6.0 Allows Setting The Hostname Via New "hostname=" Parameter

Phoronix - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 16:30

A patch coming about earlier this year allows setting the system's hostname before user-space starts by way of the hostname= kernel parameter. That patch has now landed as part of Andrew Morton's accumulated changes for Linux 6.0...

3 Ways to install MySQL Workbench on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Linux - Linux Shout

Google News - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 16:17

3 Ways to install MySQL Workbench on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Linux Linux Shout

Linux 6.0 Allows Setting The Hostname Via New "hostname=" Parameter - Phoronix

Google News - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 15:00

Linux 6.0 Allows Setting The Hostname Via New "hostname=" Parameter Phoronix

Linux 6.0 Promotes Its H.265/HEVC User-Space API To Stable

Phoronix - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 15:00

With the Linux 6.0 multimedia subsystem changes, the H.265/HEVC user-space API is now being considered stable...

How to Upgrade Linux Mint 20.3 to Linux Mint 21

Tecmint - Tue, 08/09/2022 - 11:47

The post How to Upgrade Linux Mint 20.3 to Linux Mint 21 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If you do not wish to do a fresh Linux Mint 21 Vanessa installation, you can simply upgrade from an earlier version. In this article, we will walk you through the steps to upgrade

The post How to Upgrade Linux Mint 20.3 to Linux Mint 21 first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.