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The First Batch Of DRM-Misc-Next Changes For Linux 5.9 Sent In

Phoronix - Sat, 06/20/2020 - 14:45
The first batch of "drm-misc-next" changes have been sent in for DRM-Next that is targeting the Linux 5.9 merge window later this summer...

How to Install NetBeans IDE 12 in Debian, Ubuntu and Linux Mint

Tecmint - Sat, 06/20/2020 - 13:50
The NetBeans (also known as Apache Netbeans) is an open-source and award-winning IDE (integrated development environment) application for Windows, Linux, Solaris, and Mac. The NetBeans IDE provides a much powerful Java application framework platform...

Xfce's Xfdesktop 4.15 Released

Phoronix - Sat, 06/20/2020 - 12:00
Xfce's "xfdesktop" desktop manager rolled out version 4.15 this week as the newest update...

LLVM Developers Plotting Path Forward For Moving To A New Git Branch Name

Phoronix - Sat, 06/20/2020 - 06:34
LLVM is the latest open-source project working to shift their Git development terminology away from the "master" branch naming and to something more inclusive. Nearly everyone who voiced their opinion so far were in favor of this change, but there still are open matters such as what to call their new main development branch, the involved technical costs, and how quickly such a transition should happen...

Wine 5.11 Released With Updated Mono, Initial Work On NetIO Kernel Driver

Phoronix - Sat, 06/20/2020 - 04:36
Wine 5.11 is out today as the newest bi-weekly development snapshot for this open-source project that allows Windows games and applications to run on Linux and other platforms...

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