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Patches Hoping For The Upstream Kernel Finally Provide Google Pixel 4a Support

Phoronix - Wed, 04/23/2025 - 17:58
The Google Pixel 4a smartphones launched in mid-2020 and now in mid-2025 it looks like we might finally be close to seeing mainline kernel support for the Pixel 4a devices and other hardware making use of Qualcomm Snapdragon 730/730G/732G SoCs...

Upgrade Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to 24.04 LTS Before EOL in May 2025

Tecmint - Wed, 04/23/2025 - 13:00
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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) has been a reliable and solid operating system for many users. However, as we move

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QEMU 10.0 Released With True Multi-Queue Support, New Apple Graphics Devices

Phoronix - Wed, 04/23/2025 - 08:35
QEMU 10.0 was released today as the newest version of this emulator code that plays an important role in the open-source Linux virtualization stack...

Linux 6.15 Git Tanked Nginx HTTPS Web Server Performance - Here's The Bisect

Phoronix - Wed, 04/23/2025 - 05:09
With the Linux 6.15 kernel settling down nicely, I've been testing out the current Linux Git state on more systems in looking for any performance changes. Unfortunately this week I ran into a large performance regression affecting the Nginx HTTP(S) web server. Here's a look at that problem currently affecting Linux Git.

CachyOS Linux Distribution Makes More Improvements To Its Handheld Edition

Phoronix - Wed, 04/23/2025 - 03:30
The April 2025 ISO update is out today for CachyOS, the Arch based Linux distribution known for its aggressive out-of-the-box performance on modern hardware...

NVK Now Vulkan 1.4 Conformant For NVIDIA Maxwell GPUs

Phoronix - Wed, 04/23/2025 - 02:01
Mesa's NVK Vulkan driver had been Vulkan 1.4 conformant for Turing and newer GPUs, but now with Mesa 25.2-devel it's Vulkan 1.4 conformant going back to Maxwell GPUs. This change is exported to be back-ported to the upcoming Mesa 25.1 release as well for those interested in using this open-source NVIDIA Vulkan driver...

AMD Ryzen AI Max 300 "Strix Halo" Graphics IP Versions Confirmed

Phoronix - Wed, 04/23/2025 - 00:27
For those that have been wondering about the Linux support and more details around the Ryzen AI Max 300 "Strix Halo" APUs on Linux, here's a brief update...

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