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Intel Graphics Driver Has Alder Lake N & DG2/Alchemist Performance Boost For Linux 5.18

Phoronix - Wed, 02/09/2022 - 20:07
Intel on Tuesday submitted to DRM-Next what is likely to be their biggest set of feature updates for their "i915" kernel graphics driver in this spring's Linux 5.18...

Europe's AMD-Powered LUMI Supercomputer Continues With Code Porting, Open-Source Tuning

Phoronix - Wed, 02/09/2022 - 18:45
The LUMI supercomputer in Finland is still being assembled with its 2,560 nodes consisting of a 64-core AMD Trento CPU and four AMD Instinct MI250X GPU accelerators per node. This 375+ PFLOPs was supposed to come online by the end of 2021 but was challenged by the supply chain crisis and is now aiming for general availability by the middle of the year. While the hardware is still coming together, their HPC engineers have been hard at work optimizing the open-source Linux software stack...

AVX-Accelerated SM3 Secure Hashing Queued For Linux 5.18

Phoronix - Wed, 02/09/2022 - 18:12
Last year I wrote about Alibaba wanting to contribute AVX-optimized SM3 hashing for the Linux kernel to speed up that Chinese hashing algorithm that has use-cases similar to that of SHA256 while having similar security and performance. That work is now queued up into the crypto subsystem's "-next" branch for Linux 5.18...

6 Linux metacharacters I love to use on the command line

opensource.com - Wed, 02/09/2022 - 16:01

Early in my Linux journey, I learned how to use the command line. It's what sets Linux apart. I could lose the graphical user interface (GUI), but it was unnecessary to rebuild the machine completely. Many Linux computers run headless, and you can accomplish all the administrative tasks on the command line. It uses many basic commands that all are familiar with—like ls, ls-l, ls-l, cd, pwd, top, and many more.


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Intel "Crocus" Driver For Old iGPUs Bumps OpenGL Compatibility Profile Support

Phoronix - Wed, 02/09/2022 - 16:00
The Intel Crocus Mesa driver providing open-source Gallium3D support for older i965 through Haswell era graphics hardware is now offers much better OpenGL compatibility profile support...

3 ideas for bringing innersource to your company

opensource.com - Wed, 02/09/2022 - 16:00

Like open source, innersource is all about being transparent and collaborative. This usually leads to a sense of belonging that favors employee happiness if done right. Regardless of org charts, geographies, or expertise levels, innersource creates an inclusive environment where employees contribute and collaborate in the open and learn from one another.


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The State of Customer Experience at Red Hat: Where we’ve been and where we are going

Red Hat News - Wed, 02/09/2022 - 13:00

In the final part of our three-part blog series on the state of customer experience at Red Hat, we cover enhancements that our marketing teams made in 2021 based on customer feedback.

Qualcomm Open-Source Vulkan Driver Aims To Run More Windows Games Via Wine / Proton

Phoronix - Wed, 02/09/2022 - 13:00
At this past weekend's FOSDEM 2022 virtual event, a status update was provided on Mesa's "TURNIP" Vulkan open-source driver that provides accelerated support for Qualcomm Adreno graphics...

Best Audio and Video Players for Gnome Desktop

Tecmint - Wed, 02/09/2022 - 12:05
The post Best Audio and Video Players for Gnome Desktop first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

To take a break from our everyday routines, most unwind by watching movies, TV shows, listening to music, and indulging in other forms of entertainment. Aside from that, videos can be utilized for business

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