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Dynamic Triple Buffering Merged For GNOME 48

Phoronix - Sat, 02/15/2025 - 02:35
As quite a Valentine's Day treat, the long-in-development dynamic triple buffering support for GNOME's Mutter compositor was just merged ahead of next month's GNOME 48 desktop release!..

Linux 6.15 To Ensure PlayStation 5 Controllers Use The Correct Driver

Phoronix - Fri, 02/14/2025 - 23:49
A change queued up by an Amazon engineer ahead of the upcoming Linux 6.15 kernel cycle will ensure that PlayStation 5 controllers on Linux load with the correctly desired driver...

Fwupd 2.0.6 Adds Support For HPE Gen10/Gen10+ Servers

Phoronix - Fri, 02/14/2025 - 21:52
Fwupd 2.0.6 is out today as the newest update to this widely-used open-source solution for system and peripheral device firmware updating under Linux...

Ubuntu Making Progress On Replacing initramfs-tools With Dracut

Phoronix - Fri, 02/14/2025 - 20:00
As a follow-up to the news from last October of Ubuntu considering Dracut to replace initramfs-tools for initrd generation, that work remains ongoing with some improvements since having been prepared for the upcoming Ubuntu 25.04 release but it remains overall an active affair...

GNOME Software May Eventually Drop RPM Support In Favor Of Flatpaks

Phoronix - Fri, 02/14/2025 - 19:37
Stemming from the ongoing discussion around the issues raised with Fedora's Flatpak package of OBS Studio and how Flatpaks should be prioritized within the GNOME Software app center/store, the future of RPM support within GNOME Software raised...

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