Open-source News

Microsoft left Linux users in the cold for almost an entire day  Windows Central

Wind River Linux updates with Linux LTS 5.10 and a prebuilt binary  LinuxGizmos.com

Wine 6.11 is out as the latest bi-weekly development snapshot for running an increasing number of Windows applications and games on Linux...

Install and Use Glances to monitor Ubuntu 20.04 Server or desktop  H2S Media

Proton 6.3-5 RC Allows More Windows Games To Run On Linux  Phoronix

Just in time for the weekend Linux gamers is a new release candidate of the upcoming Proton 6.3-5 that powers Valve's Steam Play for running Windows games on Linux...

Google SLSA, Linux Foundation Drops SBOM for Supply Chain Security Boost  SDxCentral

Mesa's Zink is well known for working to provide a generic OpenGL implementation over the Vulkan API that can be used across hardware/drivers. While still focused on OpenGL-over-Vulkan, with some pending patches it turns out Zink can support Gallium3D Nine for ultimately allowing Direct3D 9 atop this layer...

How to Install Windows After Ubuntu Linux in Dual Boot  It's FOSS

How to Set Up Flexible File System Storage With LVM in Linux  MUO - MakeUseOf

Google To Fund Linux Kernel Innovation  Research Snipers

A few days ago I wrote about GravityMark as a new cross-API GPU benchmark from a former Unigine developer. Being curious about the Linux GPU driver performance for this benchmark that is focused on delivering maximum GPU acceleration support, I ran some benchmarks on the latest NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon graphics cards with this benchmark for OpenGL and Vulkan.

Debian GNU / Linux: Cinnamon Desktop Future (For Now) Preserved  TechNewsInsight

Debian GNU / Linux: future of the Cinnamon desktop (for now) secured  Market Research Telecast

5 Best htop alternatives to monitor Linux systems - Linux Shout  H2S Media

Following last month's LibreOffice 7.2 Alpha, the first beta for this open-source office suite update is now available for testing...

New Linux Patch To Allow Booting From Arbitrary Non-Block Device File-Systems  Phoronix

The Linux kernel currently has code to allow booting an initial root file-system via NFS or CIFS for non-blockdevice file-systems while a new patch aims to allow for mounting of arbitrary non-block device file-systems as root...

The MSM DRM driver changes have been submitted to DRM-Next ahead of the Linux 5.14 cycle for improving this open-source Qualcomm Adreno kernel graphics/display driver...

Rust in the Linux kernel just got a big boost from Google  ZDNet