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Following Criticism By Linus Torvalds, GenPD Subsystem Renamed To "pmdomain"

Phoronix - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 18:24
During the Linux 6.6 merge window a pull request submitted the new "GenPD" subsystem. While the pull request did land for Linux 6.6, Linus Torvalds took issue with it -- not because of the code but over the lack of clarity on what "GenPD" is for those not domain experts in this area. To help clear things up, GenPD is being renamed to "pmdomain" to provide a bit more clarity...

Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 Reaches Beta

Phoronix - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 18:02
Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 "LMDE 6" is now available in beta form for this desktop Linux distribution spin from the Linux Mint crew derived directly from Debian packages rather than Ubuntu...

10 Best Clipboard Managers for Linux

Tecmint - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 13:31
The post 10 Best Clipboard Managers for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Many times you get frustrated after copying something to your clipboard and then end up clearing it due to distraction from something else or someone.

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10 Best PDF Document Viewers for Linux Systems

Tecmint - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 12:31
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This article is the continuation of our ongoing series about Linux Top Tools, In this series, we will introduce you most famous open source tools

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Coreboot-Based Dasharo Updated For MSI Z690-A With Raptor Lake S, MSI FLASHBIOS

Phoronix - Wed, 09/13/2023 - 04:30
The firmware folks at 3mdeb have released Dasharo 1.1.2 for the MSI PRO Z690-A motherboard. In case you missed it, last year 3mdeb ported Coreboot/Dasharo to select MSI desktop motherboards that are readily available in retail channels and supporting the latest Intel processors. This started with the MSI PRO Z690-A and since extended to the Z790 series. 3mdeb has released an updated Dasharo build with some new features for replacing the proprietary BIOS on these motherboards...

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