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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is out - Ghacks Technology News

Google News - Fri, 04/24/2020 - 23:12
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is out  Ghacks Technology News

Radeon Software 20.10 vs. Upstream Linux AMD Radeon OpenGL / Vulkan Performance

Phoronix - Fri, 04/24/2020 - 22:30
With last week's release of Radeon Software for Linux 20.10 as AMD's first packaged graphics driver update for Linux of 2020, here are some benchmarks showing how the performance compares to what is shipped by Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS as well as when using the newer Mesa and Linux kernel releases for the very latest open-source performance, including switching over to RADV+ACO for Vulkan gaming.

Lenovo To Begin Shipping ThinkPad Laptops With Fedora Pre-Installed

Phoronix - Fri, 04/24/2020 - 22:07
When it comes to finding laptops with Linux pre-loaded by the OEM, it's mostly Ubuntu or its derivatives found most often on these devices. But Lenovo and Red Hat are announcing today that Fedora Workstation 32 will begin appearing soon on select ThinkPad laptops...

Ubuntu 20.10 Might Be The "Groovy Gorilla"

Phoronix - Fri, 04/24/2020 - 20:10
Either a ploy by Ubuntu developers / Canonical staffers or it's looking like Ubuntu 20.10 could be known as the Groovy Gorilla...

Intel ISPC 1.13 Compiler Brings Performance Boost To AVX-512 Systems

Phoronix - Fri, 04/24/2020 - 18:44
Intel's ISPC compiler (Implicit SPMD Program Compiler) for targeting its C-based single-program, multiple data language is out now with a new feature release...

SDL2 Sees Support For A Number Of Additional Controllers, Gamepads

Phoronix - Fri, 04/24/2020 - 16:00
A number of additional game controllers / gamepads / input devices have been added to the SDL2 code-base in recent days...

What you need to know about open source ad blockers

opensource.com - Fri, 04/24/2020 - 15:03

A new study meant to investigate energy conservation of free and open source ad blockers has unexpectedly shown that Internet ads are wasting shocking amounts of your time.


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How to manage a big hotel with a little Raspberry Pi

opensource.com - Fri, 04/24/2020 - 15:01

Raspberry Pi with Raspbian Lite can be very versatile to install a number of useful services (see also my Raspberry Pi projects article). Some addictive features can be achieved by searching for open source software and testing it with this fantastic device. An interesting example is installing a complete open source hotel reservation and booking system with Raspberry Pi and Qloapps.


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There has never been a better time to play games on Linux

opensource.com - Fri, 04/24/2020 - 15:00

It's thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic that I, like so many of you, have had to rapidly adjust to a life lived almost entirely at home.

It's not an ideal situation, but I've had some real consolation—there has never been a better time to play games on Linux.

Don't take my word for it. Check this out:


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