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Logitech Input Device Improvements Continue Coming With Linux 5.6

Phoronix - Sun, 02/02/2020 - 13:05
In recent Linux kernel releases we have seen a new gaming keyboard driver, better wireless device support, and a number of new device additions to the Logitech HID driver. With Linux 5.6, there is more Logitech work in tow but not quite as much as the recent kernels...

Steam Kicks Off 2020 With Linux Gaming At The Highest Point In A While

Phoronix - Sun, 02/02/2020 - 10:46
Valve has just reported their January 2020 numbers from the controversial Steam Survey...

OpenMandriva 4.1 Released With Clang'ed LTO+PGO Packages, Linux 5.5 + More

Phoronix - Sun, 02/02/2020 - 08:47
Following the recent beta release with a Clang-built kernel option and experimental Zypper as an alternative to DNF, OpenMandriva Lx 4.1 has been released as part of FOSDEM 2020 celebrations over in Brussels...

Linux 5.6 Adds New CPU Cooling Mechanism With Generic Idle Cooling Driver

Phoronix - Sun, 02/02/2020 - 06:39
The new "cpuidle_cooling" thermal driver in Linux 5.6 is similar to Intel's PowerClamp driver and RAPL framework but is generic for working across CPUs/architectures as an idle cooling driver to cool down CPUs/SoCs by injecting idle cycles at run-time...

Nouveau Still Pushing Forward In 2020 Thanks To Red Hat But Community Developers Leaving

Phoronix - Sun, 02/02/2020 - 04:00
Red Hat's Karol Herbst spoke at the FOSDEM 2020 conference in Brussels on the state of the open-source NVIDIA "Nouveau" Linux graphics driver stack...

Linux 5.6 Media Updates Bring Improvements For Rockchip Users

Phoronix - Sun, 02/02/2020 - 01:04
The Linux 5.6 media driver updates have landed in the kernel...

GNU Binutils 2.34 + GNU C Library 2.31 Released

Phoronix - Sat, 02/01/2020 - 22:26
Two important pieces of the GNU toolchain saw new releases to kickoff February...

Intel Gateway SoC Enablement Continues With Linux 5.6 Plus Other PCI/PCIe Changes

Phoronix - Sat, 02/01/2020 - 20:34
There is plenty of PCI work that landed for the Linux 5.6 kernel merge window...

Kernel Talk, AMD Hardware + Other Popular Linux Topics Of January

Phoronix - Sat, 02/01/2020 - 16:56
During the first month of 2020 on Phoronix were 305 original news stories and another 18 Linux hardware reviews / featured-length articles. Here is a look back at what has been exciting Linux and open-source enthusiasts so far in 2020...

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