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ASRock Challenger Arc Graphics B570 Arrives For Linux Testing

Phoronix - Tue, 12/24/2024 - 03:06
The Intel Arc Graphics B570 graphics card isn't hitting retailers until January and the review embargo doesn't expire until then, but fair game now are pictures/video of the Arc B570 hardware... The ASRock Challenger Arc Graphics B570 arrived today for Linux testing at Phoronix in the coming weeks for this second Battlemage graphics card...

Raspberry Pi 500 Delivers Great Performance, Convenient Upgrade To The Raspberry Pi 400

Phoronix - Tue, 12/24/2024 - 00:16
Four years ago already the Raspberry Pi 400 was announced as a Raspberry Pi keyboard computer built around the Raspberry Pi 4, passively-cooled, and all packaged up nicely in a keyboard form factor. Announced earlier this month was the Raspberry Pi 500 as the successor and now built around the Raspberry Pi 5. For $90 USD this keyboard computer is a very versatile and convenient compact Linux PC.

Linux 6.14 Looks To Land Rust PCI / Platform Device Driver Support

Phoronix - Mon, 12/23/2024 - 22:30
The patch series in the works for a while to provide the necessary kernel abstractions for the Rust programming language to actually implement real device drivers looks like it will finally premiere in the Linux 6.14 kernel cycle...

Ikey Doherty's Serpent OS Linux Distribution Goes Into Alpha

Phoronix - Mon, 12/23/2024 - 20:13
It's been a few months since hearing anything new out of Serpent OS, the original Linux distribution led by Ikey Doherty, who started Solus Linux and also was involved with Intel's Clear Linux. As a Christmas surprise, Serpent OS has now reached the alpha stage of development...

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