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Llamafile 0.8.7 Brings Fixes, Better ARM Performance & Preps For New Server

Phoronix - Mon, 06/24/2024 - 23:11
Llamafile has been one of the better new initiatives out of Mozilla in recent years. Llamafile makes it easy to conveniently distribute and run large language models as a single file while supporting both CPU and GPU execution and all-around making AI LLMs much more approachable for end-users. Out today is Llamafile 0.8.7 with more performance optimizations and new features...

Intel P-State Patches Further Tune Linux For Better Scheduling On Hybrid CPUs

Phoronix - Mon, 06/24/2024 - 22:00
A new set of patches are currently being tested for improving task scheduling and in turn performance for modern Intel Core hybrid processors. With the patch also mentioning systems that are hybrid but without SMT, this looks like it may be some early tuning as well for upcoming Intel Lunar Lake processors that lack Hyper Threading...

Ubuntu 24.10 Now Defaults To NVIDIA On Wayland

Phoronix - Mon, 06/24/2024 - 18:50
With Ubuntu 24.10 due for release in October one of the expressed planned changes has been NVIDIA defaulting to using Wayland rather than X11 for the default desktop session. As of this past week the change is now in place for Ubuntu 24.10 daily users that will find Wayland-by-default when using the official NVIDIA Linux graphics driver...

CentOS Linux 7 Is End-Of-Life Next Week

Phoronix - Mon, 06/24/2024 - 18:37
Just a friendly reminder that if you've been procrastinating in migrating past the once-great CentOS Linux 7, there is less than one week to go now until it's officially end-of-life...

Qualcomm Aiming For Snapdragon X Elite GPU Support In Linux 6.11

Phoronix - Mon, 06/24/2024 - 18:22
Qualcomm engineers on Sunday posted patches for enabling the Adreno X1-85 GPU within the MSM DRM driver. The Adreno X1-85 GPU is what's found within the Snapdragon X Elite SoC powering various new Windows ARM laptops although the Linux support continues maturing too for these platforms...

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