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How to hack Android Auto to display custom content

opensource.com - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:01

Google's Android Auto application casts content from a smartphone to a car's head unit display. Officially, that content includes navigation (e.g., Google Maps and Waze), media players (e.g., VLC, Spotify), and messaging apps. The application is useful, but it would be even better if you could show a film on your head unit's display or use it as an interface to a custom onboard computer that manages multiple cameras, GPS, and so on.


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Explore the exciting features of the Howl text editor

opensource.com - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 16:00

Howl is a general-purpose text editor written in Moonscript and Lua. It’s not focused on a specific programming language, and instead features support for many different languages and formats. In fact, it takes inspiration from "traditional" Unix editors like Emacs and Vim, so it feels familiar to anyone accustomed to that style of editing.


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Wayland 1.19 Is Set To Come Soon As First Update In Nearly One Year

Phoronix - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 15:55
Wayland 1.18 came back in February while until now there wasn't much talk about a "Wayland 1.19" since at this stage the core functionality of Wayland is quite mature and stable. But now work is underway on Wayland 1.19 with aims to likely ship it in January...

How To Create a New User and Grant Permissions in MySQL

Tecmint - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 13:07

MySQL is a popular and widely used database management system that stores and organizes data and allows users to retrieve it. It comes with a vast array of options that grant users certain permissions

The post How To Create a New User and Grant Permissions in MySQL first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides.

Linux 5.11 HID + Input Changes Bring Inhibiting Support, AMD Sensor Fusion Hub

Phoronix - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 13:04
The input subsystem changes for the Linux 5.11 kernel have now been submitted and merged. Along related lines, the HID subsystem changes were also submitted with notable updates as well...

Mesa 20.3.1 Released With Several RADV Fixes, Other Driver Updates

Phoronix - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 07:09
Mesa 20.3 shipped earlier this month while those waiting for the first point release to upgrade to this quarterly series can now safely make the shift as Mesa 20.3.1 was released today...

AMD Frequency Invariance Support Comes With Linux 5.11

Phoronix - Thu, 12/17/2020 - 05:01
The previously reported on work for frequency invariance calculations for AMD CPUs with a focus on the AMD EPYC 7002 series has been merged for Linux 5.11 as part of the "sched/core" material...

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