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How to Install Xrdp on Ubuntu 20.04

Tecmint - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 13:45

Xrdp is an open-source equivalent of Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). With xrdp installed on a Linux system, users can remotely access the Linux desktop using an RDP client as we shall demonstrate later

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Intel oneAPI Level Zero 1.1 Headers/Loader Released

Phoronix - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 13:00
The oneAPI Level Zero repository consisting of the Level Zero API headers, Level Zero loader, and validation layer have reached version 1.1...

Zink OpenGL On Vulkan Now Supports OpenGL 4.2 With Mesa 21.1

Phoronix - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 09:25
It was just earlier this month that mainline Mesa achieved OpenGL 4.1 for Zink, the Gallium3D driver allowing OpenGL to be implemented atop Vulkan. Now OpenGL 4.2 support is in place for this promising Mesa component...

Linux 5.11 Is Now Looking Great For AMD Zen 2 / Zen 3 Performance

Phoronix - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 04:00
Not only is the AMD "CPU frequency invariance regression" from that new support with the in-development Linux 5.11 kernel on course to address the performance shortcomings I outlined last month, but with the patched kernel for a number of workloads the performance is now ahead of where it was at with Linux 5.10.

KDE Plasma 5.21 Now In Beta With Much Improved Wayland Support

Phoronix - Fri, 01/22/2021 - 03:51
KDE Plasma 5.21 is now in beta as what will be the first major KDE desktop update of the new year...

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