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Updated Zstd Planned For Linux 5.16 With Better Performance

Phoronix - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 21:10
As reported on last week, an updated Zstd implementation for the Linux kernel is being re-attempted by Zstd developer Nick Terrell at Facebook. Today he sent out the latest Zstd kernel patches to provide a much newer version of the code compared to what is currently mainlined and will provide much better performance and numerous fixes...

Mir 2.5 Released With Wayland Extension Updates For Better Handling On-Screen Keyboards

Phoronix - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 20:30
Canonical continues advancing their Wayland-based Mir stack for embedded and IoT use-cases. Out today is Mir 2.5 with the latest features as they work to provide better support for on-screen keyboards...

Vulkan 1.2.195 Introduced With Three New Extensions

Phoronix - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 20:19
Vulkan 1.2.195 is out today as the latest weekly update to this high performance, industry standard API for graphics and compute...

Microsoft Releases September Update To CBL-Mariner Linux Distribution

Phoronix - Tue, 10/05/2021 - 18:16
Not only did Microsoft release Windows 11 on Monday but they also released the latest monthly update to CBL-Mariner as the company's in-house Linux distribution...

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