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libvirt 11.0 Released For Open-Source Virtualization API

Phoronix - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 19:11
Libvirt 11.0 was christened today as the newest version of this open-source Virtualization API for managing VMs on Linux and other platforms while supporting KVM, QEMU, Xen, VMware ESX, LXC, Bhyve, and other hypervisors...

LACT Linux GPU Control Panel Adds Support For Intel Graphics

Phoronix - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 16:00
In development for several years has been LACT as a Linux GPU Control Application to allow adjusting various GPU/driver settings via a convenient graphical application. AMD and NVIDIA graphics have been supported to date while now Intel graphics are also supported with the brand new LACT 0.7...

A Beginner’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence for Linux Users

Tecmint - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 14:20
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a term that’s been buzzing around for a while now, from self-driving cars to voice assistants

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Intel "Performance Tips" Published For Optimal Linux Graphics

Phoronix - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 13:00
Added today to the Mesa documentation for the open-source Intel OpenGL/Vulkan drivers used on Linux systems is a set of "performance tips" for ensuring an optimal Intel Linux graphics 3D accelerated experience...

Rsync 3.4 Released Due To Multiple, Significant Security Vulnerabilities

Phoronix - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 09:40
Rsync 3.4 is out today for this widely-used utility for incrementally transferring and synchronizing files between systems. Rsync is widely-used especially for backing up Linux servers in an incremental manner and unfortunately this v3.4 release isn't some cheery news...

Intel Arc B580 Linux Graphics Driver Performance One Month After Launch

Phoronix - Wed, 01/15/2025 - 04:47
Yesterday I looked at how the Intel OpenCL GPU compute performance evolved for the Arc Graphics B580 in the one month since that first Battlemage graphics card premiered. There were nice Intel GPU compute optimizations merged over the past month to improve the experience. Here are some Linux graphics/gaming benchmarks for the Intel Arc B580 comparing the prior launch day Linux driver performance to where the Mesa performance is at now...

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