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CBD Proposed For The Linux Kernel: CXL Block Device

Phoronix - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 18:42
The latest Compute Express Link (CXL) feature work being pursued for the mainline Linux kernel is a driver to create CXL block devices for storage. On Monday a "request for comments" patch series sent out the initial code for setting up CXL shared memory to be used as Linux block devices...

Bcachefs Sends In More Fixes For Linux 6.9: Recovery & Repair Issues Settling Down

Phoronix - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 18:33
Another week, another round of Bcachefs file-system fixes for the mainline Linux kernel...

AMD Prepping Fixes & Enhancements For P-State CPUFreq Driver

Phoronix - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 18:21
The AMD P-State CPU frequency scaling driver for Zen 2 and newer processors has been working out well in its roughly two years of being in the mainline Linux kernel. The AMD P-State driver has helped with ensuring modern Ryzen systems are delivering optimal performance and power efficiency. Recently AMD Linux engineers have been working on a few fixes and enhancements to this CPUFreq driver...

NetBSD 9.4 Released With Security & Stability Fixes

Phoronix - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 18:01
NetBSD 10.0 debuted last month with a long list of improvements and other enhancements that built up over the past several years. For those not yet taking the leap to this big NetBSD update, NetBSD 9.4 is out today for those relying on the stable NetBSD 9 series...

fswatch – Track File and Directory Changes in Linux

Tecmint - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 13:00
The post fswatch – Track File and Directory Changes in Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

fswatch is a cross-platform, file change monitor that gets notification alerts when the contents of the specified files or directories are altered or modified. It

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Tasksel – Quickly Install Software Groups in Debian and Ubuntu

Tecmint - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 12:00
The post Tasksel – Quickly Install Software Groups in Debian and Ubuntu first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

One of the several tasks that a Linux user is bound to handle is software installation. There are possibly two methods, especially on Debian-based distributions

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Steam On Linux Changes The Default Scaling Factor For 4K Displays

Phoronix - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 08:20
With tonight's Steam client beta update they have reduced the default scaling factor for those running it on Linux with a 4K display...

Linux AMDGPU Control Application Adds vBIOS Dumping, Fan Control Hysteresis

Phoronix - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 03:30
LACT 0.5.4 is out as the open-source and independently developed "Linux AMDGPU Control Application" for this community AMD Linux graphics driver control panel option given the lack of any official Radeon GUI management solution from AMD...

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