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TURNIP Vulkan Driver Up And Running On Qualcomm's KGSL

Phoronix - Tue, 09/22/2020 - 19:16
The TURNIP driver that is associated with the Freedreno driver effort for providing an open-source Vulkan driver for Qualcomm Adreno graphics hardware can now run atop Qualcomm's KGSL kernel driver...

Krita 4.4 Beta Released With Multi-Threading For Fill Layers

Phoronix - Tue, 09/22/2020 - 18:50
The beta of the forthcoming Krita 4.4 is now available, which continues on as easily the leading open-source digital painting programs...

How to Fix ERROR 1130 (HY000): Host is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server

Tecmint - Tue, 09/22/2020 - 15:19

In this quick article, you will learn how to solve the “ERROR 1130 (HY000): Host x.x.x.x is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server” error in MySQL/MariaDB database deployment on a Linux system.

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Run Linux apps on your Chromebook

opensource.com - Tue, 09/22/2020 - 15:01

Chromebooks have been a game-changer for PreK-12 school systems, enabling them to purchase low-cost laptop computers for students, teachers, and administrators to use. While Chromebooks have always been powered by a Linux-based operating system (Chrome OS), until recently, there was no way to run most Linux apps on one.


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Create transparency in your game graphics with GIMP

opensource.com - Tue, 09/22/2020 - 15:00

Whether you're programming a game or an app with Python or Lua, you're probably using PNG graphics for your game assets. An advantage of the PNG format, which is not available in a JPEG, is the ability to store an alpha channel. Alpha is, essentially, the "color" of invisibility or transparency. Alpha is the part of an image you don't see.


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