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Running The Linux 5.6 Kernel With AMD Radeon Graphics

Phoronix - Tue, 02/25/2020 - 20:32
Now hitting about mid-way through the Linux 5.6 kernel with early fallout having been addressed, we've been ramping up our testing/benchmarking of this next major kernel release. Here is our initial experience with the AMDGPU driver on Linux 5.6...

OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 Begins Seeing Beta Builds, Official Release Due In May

Phoronix - Tue, 02/25/2020 - 19:46
OpenSUSE Leap 15.2 has rolled past its alpha phase and is now producing rolling-release beta builds for this version of openSUSE built off the SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 sources...

Linux Mint Debian Edition 4 Reaches Beta - Debian 10 Paired With Cinnamon

Phoronix - Tue, 02/25/2020 - 19:36
The Linux Mint crew continues maintaining Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) as a fall-back should anything ever happen to Ubuntu or their ability to deliver an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution. Available now in beta is Linux Mint Debian Edition 4...

Intel Adds VA-API Acceleration For HEVC REXT To FFmpeg

Phoronix - Tue, 02/25/2020 - 17:16
Intel open-source developers have contributed support for VA-API acceleration of HEVC REXT "Range Extensions" content with the widely-used FFmpeg library...

How to Install LEMP Server on CentOS 8

Tecmint - Tue, 02/25/2020 - 16:05
LEMP is a software stack that comprises a set of free and open-source tools that are used for powering high traffic, and dynamic websites. LEMP is an acronym for Linux, Nginx (pronounced as Engine...

How to use HomeBank for your open source alternative to Quicken

opensource.com - Tue, 02/25/2020 - 16:03

A while ago, I used Quicken to manage my finances. It's proprietary software, and year after year, it cost me more and more money for upgrades. Eventually, I realized it isn't prudent to take away from my budget to help me control my budget.


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