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How I configure Vim as my default editor on Linux

opensource.com - Mon, 02/14/2022 - 16:00

I have used Linux for about 25 years and Unix for a few years before that. During that time, I have developed preferences for some tools that I use daily. One of the most important tools I use is the Vim editor.


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Best PDF Editors to Edit PDF Documents in Linux

Tecmint - Mon, 02/14/2022 - 15:12
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The PDF file format is one of the most widely used document formats that is used to attach, transfer and download digital files thanks to its ease of use, portability, and ability to preserve

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Linux 5.17-rc4 Released As The "Superb Owl"

Phoronix - Mon, 02/14/2022 - 04:40
Linus Torvalds is out with his latest Sunday weekly test release of the maturing Linux 5.17 kernel...

GNOME Dynamic Triple Buffering Can 2x The Desktop Performance For Intel Graphics, Raspberry Pi

Phoronix - Mon, 02/14/2022 - 02:14
For a while now Daniel Van Vugt of Canonical has been working on GNOME triple buffering support that would be dynamically enabled when the GPU rendering performance is falling behind. It's looking like that dynamic triple buffering may be close to mainlining and is leading big speed-ups for Intel graphics and the Raspberry Pi Broadcom graphics too while the other drivers ultimately should benefit too if falling behind in their desktop rendering performance...

AMD Enabling FreeSync Video Mode By Default With Linux 5.18, Merging AMDKFD CRIU

Phoronix - Sun, 02/13/2022 - 20:28
On Friday AMD submitted their first big batch of feature changes to their AMDGPU kernel graphics driver to DRM-Next for queuing ahead of the Linux 5.18 merge window. Most notable with this big batch of AMDGPU feature changes is the FreeSync video mode being enabled by default...

F2FS File-System Adding Support For IDMAPPED Mounts

Phoronix - Sun, 02/13/2022 - 19:49
Linux 5.12 introduced support for IDMAPPED mounts with a variety of use-cases from containers to systemd-homed usage. The Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) is now the latest Linux file-system preparing to support the feature...

AMD Preparing More Linux Improvements Around USB4/Thunderbolt

Phoronix - Sun, 02/13/2022 - 19:36
As part of AMD Rembrandt APUs having USB4 support with that specification based on the Thunderbolt 3 protocol, AMD in recent months has been making a number of Linux driver improvements to enhance the USB4/Thunderbolt support for their platforms...

Etnaviv Strips Out Its TGSI Backend In Favor Of NIR

Phoronix - Sun, 02/13/2022 - 18:13
Mesa's NIR bandwagon continues moving around with the Etnaviv Gallium3D driver now being the latest to outright remove its Gallium3D TGSI back-end in favor of going purely with NIR for its driver intermediate representation...

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