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AMD FreeSync Panel Replay Ready For Linux 6.6, Next-Gen GPU Enablement Started

Phoronix - Sat, 08/12/2023 - 21:13
AMD submitted more "new stuff" for their AMDGPU and AMDKFD kernel graphics and compute drivers for the upcoming Linux 6.6 kernel cycle...

Linux Kernel Updated To Add Zenbleed Fix For Valve's Steam Deck

Phoronix - Sat, 08/12/2023 - 18:27
Last month when the Linux kernel was mitigated for Zenbleed as a CPU vulnerability affecting AMD Zen 2 processors, it turns out the Steam Deck APU was accidentally left without coverage. An x86/urgent pull request sent out today for the Linux 6.5 kernel and for back-porting to current stable Linux kernel releases will extend the Zenbleed mitigation to protect Steam Deck gamers...

Intel Wiring Up DisplayPort Alt Mode 2.1 Support For Linux

Phoronix - Sat, 08/12/2023 - 18:02
Last year the DisplayPort 2.1 specification was published and now Intel's open-source Linux engineers are working on adding support to the kernel for handling of the DisplayPort Alternate Mode 2.1 support for that DP operation over USB Type-C connections...

AMD Working On ACPI PHAT Support For Linux To Expose Health-Related Telemetry

Phoronix - Sat, 08/12/2023 - 17:47
One of the new Linux kernel patch series out of AMD this week is for exposing ACPI PHAT, the Platform Health Assessment Table...

System76 COSMIC Desktop Ironing Out Support For Themes, Application API

Phoronix - Sat, 08/12/2023 - 17:30
While KDE developers are busy working on Plasma 6, System76's software developers are busy working on their new Rust-based "COSMIC" desktop environment. System76 on Friday published a new blog post outlining their efforts in recent weeks...

KDE Apps Now Support QOI Images, Plasma 6 Development Continues

Phoronix - Sat, 08/12/2023 - 17:19
KDE developers continue to be quite busy working on Plasma 6 development and related enhancements to this popular open-source desktop environment...

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