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KDE Finally Has Support For Configuring The Scroll Speed On Wayland

Phoronix - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 18:25
Some longstanding issues were resolved this week in KDE land that will be to the benefit of many users...

Use this helpful Bash script when stargazing

opensource.com - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 15:00

We often talk about Linux being used on servers and by developers, but it is used in many other fields too, including astronomy. There are a lot of astronomy tools available for Linux, such as sky maps, star charts, and interfaces to telescope drive systems for controlling your telescope. But one challenge for astronomers is using a computer while keeping their eyes working in the dark.


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Wasmtime Now Offering Go Bindings For WebAssembly On The Desktop

Phoronix - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 08:45
With the push for WebAssembly on the desktop for beautiful cross-platform support, the Wasmtime project has added Go bindings to its portfolio...

BleachBit 3.9.2 Beta - Neowin

Google News - Sun, 04/12/2020 - 01:52

NetworkManager 1.24 Coming Soon With VRF Support, Opportunistic Wireless Encryption

Phoronix - Sat, 04/11/2020 - 20:39
Friday marked the release of NetworkManager 1.24-RC1 as the first test candidate for this component important to wired and wireless networking on the Linux desktop...

FAT File-System Driver For Linux Sees Patch To Run Multiple Times Faster

Phoronix - Sat, 04/11/2020 - 19:37
At the same time of Linux receiving a new exFAT driver, the Linux kernel is still seeing improvements to its classic FAT file-system code...

Wine-Staging 5.6 Brings Fix For Some Games Having Non-Functioning Mouse Input

Phoronix - Sat, 04/11/2020 - 19:24
Following yesterday's release of Wine 5.6 as the latest bi-weekly development snapshot, Alistair Leslie-Hughes has announced Wine-Staging 5.6 as the experimental flavor of Wine with some 850+ extra patches on top...

More Open-Source Participants Are Backing A Possible Fork Of Qt

Phoronix - Sat, 04/11/2020 - 15:28
This week's bombshell that future Qt releases might be restricted to paying customers for a period of twelve months has many open-source users and developers rightfully upset. Qt so far only provided a brief, generic statement but several individuals and projects are already expressing interest in a Qt fork should it come to it...

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