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Features Expected For Linux 5.13 From Apple M1 To FreeSync HDMI To AMD Aldebaran

Phoronix - Sat, 04/17/2021 - 23:15
If all goes well Linux 5.12 will be released tomorrow and in turn will kick off the Linux 5.13 merge window (otherwise 5.12-rc8 will be issued and the stable then a week later). In any case once the Linux 5.13 merge window does open there are a lot of prominent changes expected...

Realtek RTL8156 2.5G Chips + RTL8153 To Be Supported By Linux 5.13

Phoronix - Sat, 04/17/2021 - 19:29
Realtek has contributed support for the RTL8153 and RTL8156 Ethernet chipsets to their "r8152" USB network driver for the upcoming Linux 5.13 cycle...

Linux 5.13 Set To Introduce A WWAN Framework

Phoronix - Sat, 04/17/2021 - 18:42
Hitting the Linux networking subsystem's "net-next" branch on Friday was the long in development WWAN subsystem/framework...

KDE Will Now Let You Easily Disable Offline Updates, More KWin Crash Fixes

Phoronix - Sat, 04/17/2021 - 17:54
It's been another busy spring week in KDE land...

How I digitized my CD collection with open source tools

opensource.com - Sat, 04/17/2021 - 15:00

The restrictions on getting out and about during the pandemic occasionally remind me that time is slipping by—although some days, "slipping" doesn't quite feel like the right word. But it also reminds me there are more than a few tasks around the house that can be great for restoring the sense of accomplishment that so many of us have missed.


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Firefox Begins Rolling Out QUIC + HTTP/3 Support

Phoronix - Sat, 04/17/2021 - 12:00
QUIC and HTTP/3 support is now appearing in Firefox Nightly and Beta build while it will begin its roll-out with the upcoming Firefox 88 stable release...

Mesa's Radeon "RADV" Vulkan Driver Makes First Steps Towards Ray-Tracing

Phoronix - Sat, 04/17/2021 - 06:26
There still is much work left to be completed but Mesa's Radeon Vulkan driver "RADV" has made its first baby steps towards ray-tracing support with Radeon RX 6000 "RDNA2" series hardware...

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