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Alienware "G-Mode" Reverted For Linux: It Actually Hurt Performance

Phoronix - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 18:32
Alienware G-Mode / Game Shift is a feature designed to "enhance gaming performance" on select Dell/Alienware laptops with the press of a key. But at least under Linux with select laptop models it can actually regress performance compared to just running the laptop in the "performance" platform profile...

Qt Creator 17 Released With New Default Themes

Phoronix - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 18:07
The Qt Creator 17 integrated development environment released today with a variety of improvements for this primarily C++/Qt focused developer IDE...

Mesa's Rusticl Driver Now Supports sRGB Images

Phoronix - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 18:03
Mesa's Rusticl OpenCL driver has supported various elements of 2D image handling while the latest addition in enhancing this open-source driver's support is for sRGB images...

20 Daily Linux Commands System Administrators Use in Production

Tecmint - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 14:58
The post 20 Daily Linux Commands System Administrators Use in Production first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

As a Linux SysAdmin working in a production environment, your daily routine is all about keeping systems stable, secure, and

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How to Automate Daily Linux Health Checks with a Bash Script + Cron

Tecmint - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 12:58
The post How to Automate Daily Linux Health Checks with a Bash Script + Cron first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Managing Linux servers daily can be fun and stressful, especially when you’re dealing with unexpected downtimes or service failures. One

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Linux 6.16 Adds Support For Intel PMC SSRAM Telemetry For Lunar Lake + Panther Lake

Phoronix - Wed, 06/18/2025 - 08:31
For those interested in Intel's Platform Monitoring Technology (PMT) for power and performance telemetry data among other metrics on Intel hardware, the in-development Linux 6.16 kernel has squeezed in support for existing Lunar Lake and next-gen Panther Lake SoCs into the PMC SSRAM telemetry driver...

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