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SoundWire Multi-Lane Support Submitted For Linux 6.14

Phoronix - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 19:20
All of the MIPI SoundWire related updates have been submitted for the in-development Linux 6.14 kernel. SoundWire as a reminder is the standard interface for modern, small audio peripherals...

Linux 6.14 CXL Updates Make Preparations Around Type 2 Support & CXL 3.1

Phoronix - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 17:00
The Compute Express Link (CXL) updates have been sent out and merged for the in-development Linux 6.14 kernel...

Top 5 Lightweight Linux Distros Without GUI

Tecmint - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 14:59
The post Top 5 Lightweight Linux Distros Without GUI first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If you’re looking for a lightweight Linux distribution without a graphical user interface (GUI), you likely want something fast, minimal,

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16 Top Python Hacks for Data Scientists to Improve Productivity

Tecmint - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 13:04
The post 16 Top Python Hacks for Data Scientists to Improve Productivity first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

As a data scientist, you likely spend a lot of your time writing Python code, which is known for being

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Wine Merge Request Opened For NTSYNC In-Process Synchronization With Linux 6.14+

Phoronix - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 09:32
Now that the full-functioning NTSYNC driver is ready for Linux 6.14 for better emulating the Windows NT synchronization primitives on Linux, the merge request has been opened for upstream Wine to land the NTSYNC integration on its side for in-process synchronization...

AMD GPU Operator Announced For Automated Driver Installation & Kubernetes Support

Phoronix - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 09:21
AMD today announced two new software projects to better enhance their software support for Instinct accelerators / graphics deployments within the data center: AMD GPU Operator and AMD Metrics Exporter...

Open-Source RADV Radeon Driver Support For RDNA4: "Should Be Good Enough"

Phoronix - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 04:29
Lead RADV developer Samuel Pitoiset of Valve's Linux graphics driver team has provided some insight into the support expectations for this open-source Radeon Vulkan driver with the upcoming Radeon RX 9070 "RDNA4" graphics cards...

X.Org / FreeDesktop.org Encounters New Cloud Crisis: Needs New Infrastructure Very Soon

Phoronix - Thu, 01/30/2025 - 02:07
About five years ago X.Org / FreeDesktop.org was experiencing a cloud hosting crisis with their cloud costs running out of control after losing free credits for Google Cloud and the continuous integration (CI) testing driving up expenses. They ended up switching public cloud providers over to Equinix. Equinix ended up sponsoring the X.Org Foundation / FreeDesktop.org with their cloud/hosting needs but now on short notice that is coming to an end...

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