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MythTV 33 Released For Improving This Popular HTPC/PVR Open-Source Software

Phoronix - Mon, 02/06/2023 - 13:00
Even with local digital video recording from your antenna or cable being far less common these days than a decade prior, in the era of Internet streaming the open-source MythTV software continues making progress for this dominant Linux solution for HTPC/PVR needs...

Linux 6.2-rc7 Released - Stable Kernel Coming In Two Weeks

Phoronix - Mon, 02/06/2023 - 06:16
Linus Torvalds just issued the seventh weekly RC release of Linux 6.2 while the stable kernel debut is expected two weeks from today...

RustyHermit Delivers A Rust-Based, Modular Unikernel For MicroVMs

Phoronix - Mon, 02/06/2023 - 01:00
Showcased today at the annual FOSDEM conference in Brussels was RustyHermit, a Rust-written modular unikernel intended for handling micro virtual machines...

Linux 6.3 To Allow Some AMD GPU Power Savings Benefits Even Without S0ix BIOS Support

Phoronix - Sun, 02/05/2023 - 20:25
AMD sent in another batch of AMDGPU features and fixes to DRM-Next this week ahead of the Linux 6.3 merge window. With being late in the cycle the material is mostly of different fixes -- including some Radeon RX 7000 series "RDNA3" (GFX11) fixes -- but also a new feature in that AMD Radeon GPU power savings with S0ix even when the system BIOS support is lacking...

MidnightBSD 3.0 Coming Soon For FreeBSD-Derived Desktop OS

Phoronix - Sun, 02/05/2023 - 20:00
For those that may have tried the recent macOS-inspired helloSystem 0.8 release for that desktop-focused FreeBSD-based operating system, if that didn't satisfy your desktop BSD desires, MidnightBSD 3.0 is working its way to release as another alternative...

CXL RAM Regions Being Worked On For Linux 6.3

Phoronix - Sun, 02/05/2023 - 19:55
Thanks to Intel another batch of Compute Express Link (CXL) feature code is working its way into shape for the upcoming Linux 6.3 kernel cycle...

X.Org's Xvidtune Sees New Release After A Decade

Phoronix - Sun, 02/05/2023 - 19:21
In marking ten years since the prior release, Xvidtune 1.0.4 was released on Saturday with all the patches that have buult up over the past decade...

Cairo 1.17.8 Released - OpenGL/GLES Drawing Removed, Better macOS & Windows Support

Phoronix - Sun, 02/05/2023 - 19:00
Cairo 1.17.8 was released this week as a new development snapshot of this 2D vector graphics library that over the years has seen widespread use by a multitude of desktop software...

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