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Microsoft Azure Linux 3.0.20240824 Enables More Kernel Features, Adds XWayland

Phoronix - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 18:10
Azure Linux as Microsoft's in-house Linux operating system that is used for a variety of purposes is out with a new feature release...

Freedreno Gallium3D Enables Adreno 621 & 505 GPU Support

Phoronix - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 17:45
Being merged for Mesa 24.3 to the Freedreno open-source Gallium3D (OpenGL) driver for Qualcomm Adreno GPUs is now supporting the Adreno 621 and 505 graphics processors...

Microsoft Offloads The Mono Project To Wine

Phoronix - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 03:45
Coming as a surprise this afternoon is Microsoft deciding to contribute the Mono Project to be stewarded by the Wine development community...

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X DDR5-6000 / DDR5-6400 / DDR5-8000 Memory Performance

Phoronix - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 02:40
For those planning on upgrading to an AMD Ryzen 9 9900 series Zen 5 desktop for Linux use, here are some benchmarks I recently carried out of several different DDR5 memory kits with the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X while looking at the Linux performance under a variety of different workloads.

KDE's Calligra 4.0 Office/Graphics Suite Released With Improved UI & Qt6 Port

Phoronix - Wed, 08/28/2024 - 00:51
As the successor to KOffice, Calligra is KDE's office and graphics suite. Today marks the release of Calligra Office 4.0 with updates to the Words word processor, Sheets spreadsheet, Stage presentation, and Karbon vector graphics programs...

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