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A Fix Has Been Proposed For The Slower AMD Performance On Linux 5.11

Phoronix - Thu, 01/21/2021 - 13:00
With the in-development Linux 5.11 kernel there are many great features and improvements especially for AMD users with some new drivers and other pleasant enhancements. But as I outlined back on Christmas day: Linux 5.11 Is Regressing Hard For AMD Performance With Schedutil. Fortunately, a fix is now en route to the Linux 5.11 kernel for fixing that performance regression affecting AMD Zen 2/3 desktops and servers...

Lightworks 2021.1 Released With UI Improvements, Other Video Editor Enhancements

Phoronix - Thu, 01/21/2021 - 09:20
Lightworks, the professional-grade video editing system that works well on Linux but has remained elusive of its long past open-source promise, is out with its first major release of 2021...

Vulkan Wayland Compositors Are Nearing Reality

Phoronix - Thu, 01/21/2021 - 04:29
One of the last pieces of the puzzle for supporting an entirely Vulkan-based Wayland compositor is coming together with a new extension that looks like it will be merged soon and there already being work pending against Sway/WLROOTS to make use of the Vulkan path...

Rocky Linux Making Progress Towards Their First Release In Q2 As A Free RHEL Alternative

Phoronix - Thu, 01/21/2021 - 03:35
If Red Hat's new no-cost offering for up to 16 production systems for RHEL doesn't fit your requirements and are evaluating alternatives to CentOS 8 that will be EOL'ed this year, Rocky Linux remains one of the leading contenders and is on track for its inaugural release in Q2 of this year...

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