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FWUPD 1.6 Released For Latest Linux Firmware Updating Capabilities

Phoronix - Mon, 04/26/2021 - 19:25
Version 1.6 of FWUPD is now available for firmware updating of motherboard BIOS and other device firmware under Linux...

Linux 5.13 Adding KCPUID For Helping To Bring-Up New x86 CPUs

Phoronix - Mon, 04/26/2021 - 19:07
The "x86/misc" pull request this morning for the newly-opened Linux 5.13 merge window adds the new KCPUID utility contributed by Intel...

Vulkan 1.2.177 Released To Help Graphics Translation Layers

Phoronix - Mon, 04/26/2021 - 18:15
Vulkan 1.2.177 is out today as the newest version of the Vulkan specification and this time around introduces one new extension that aims to help OpenGL translation layers and potentially other implementations atop this graphics API...

Linux 5.13 Merge Window Kicks Off With Microsoft Surface Improvements, Gigabyte WMI Driver

Phoronix - Mon, 04/26/2021 - 18:03
Following yesterday's Linux 5.12 release the merge window for Linux 5.13 is officially open. One of the first pull requests of this new merge window is for the platform-drivers-x86 updates, which primarily encompass Intel/AMD Linux laptop driver support improvements and other related x86 platform drivers...

MuSE 4.0 Free Software Digital Audio Workstation Brings Redesigned UI

Phoronix - Mon, 04/26/2021 - 17:28
MuSE is a MIDI and audio sequencer with audio recording and editing support. MuSE supports plug-ins to form a complete digital audio workstation. This GPL-licensed audio software is now up to version 4.0 and with it comes a redesigned user-interface...

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