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TTM Multihop + Intel Keem Bay Display Support Queued For Linux 5.11

Phoronix - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 19:26
The Translation Table Maps (TTM) video memory management code used within the Linux kernel by DRM drivers such as Nouveau and Radeon/AMDGPU is seeing some improvements with the forthcoming Linux 5.11 kernel cycle...

systemd 247-RC2 Released With Experimental OOMD, Various Fixes

Phoronix - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 19:13
Following last month's systemd 247-RC1 release that was headlined by the systemd-oomd service being merged for better low memory / out-of-memory handling and many other changes, a second release candidate is now available...

Fedora Developers Discuss The Idea Of "Lightly Maintained" Packages

Phoronix - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 16:40
Fedora stakeholders and the folks at Red Hat have been discussing the idea of having a "lightly maintained" package repository (or some RPM metadata otherwise to indicate such light maintenance) for packages that are either very new, not receiving much packaging attention, or simply used as a build dependency for other packages...

Test GNOME apps on this Linux reference platform

opensource.com - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 16:01

I'm very excited about GNOME 3.38. The new version of the Linux desktop environment includes lots of new features and a noticeable performance boost. But in the background, mostly unnoticed, is another neat new thing about GNOME: the development of GNOME OS.


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Improve open source community sustainability by tracking these two metrics

opensource.com - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 16:00

In early 2020, I wrote an article on three metrics for tracking and measuring offline, in-person community-building activities. Little did I (or the world) know then that offline, in-person activities of any kind would soon become unfeasible for the foreseeable future.


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How to Create Simple Shell Scripts in Linux

Tecmint - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 13:48

Creating shell scripts is one of the most essential skills that Linux users should have at the tip of their fingers. Shell scripts play an enormous role in automating repetitive tasks which otherwise would

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PAPPL 1.0 Beta Released For Ultimately Replacing CUPS Printer Driver

Phoronix - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 13:00
PAPPL as the printer application framework created by the CUPS founder is approaching the v1.0 release...

Intel Begins Sending Out Linux Support Patches For CXL 2.0

Phoronix - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 07:25
Just a day after the CXL 2.0 specification was published, the initial Linux kernel support for this updated Compute Express Link revision was sent out for review...

Airlie: "Why Sharing Code With Windows Isn't Always A Win"

Phoronix - Thu, 11/12/2020 - 04:55
Following the news today of Intel sharing ~60% of their GPU driver code-base between Windows and Linux and working to bring the Intel Graphics Compiler (IGC) to Mesa in 2021, not everyone is enthusiastic about those prospects...

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