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VirtualBox 7.1 Released With Improved UI, Wayland Clipboard Sharing

Phoronix - Thu, 09/12/2024 - 02:04
Oracle today released version 7.1 of their VirtualBox virtualization software with an improved GUI, Wayland clipboard sharing support, OCI integration improvements, and other enhancements...

AMD Submits Initial Zen 5 Enablement For LLVM/Clang Compiler

Phoronix - Thu, 09/12/2024 - 00:51
Early in the year we enjoyed seeing AMD Zen 5 "znver5" support upstreamed for the GCC 14 compiler in making it into that annual GNU Compiler Collection feature release. It was great seeing AMD Zen 5 support make it into this open-source compiler well ahead of any Zen 5 products being announced. Since then the GCC support for the new Znver5 target has continued to be improve upon meanwhile we've been waiting to see similar treatment for the LLVM/Clang compiler stack. Finally this week that AMD Zen 5 (znver5) support has been submitted for review in upstreaming it for LLVM...

Ubuntu 24.10 To Enhance Snap Permissions Handling

Phoronix - Thu, 09/12/2024 - 00:00
With the upcoming Ubuntu 24.10 release, Canonical is introducing permission prompting for more control over Snap access to systems to enhance security...

AMD Ryzen 5 9600X & Ryzen 7 9700X Linux Performance With 105 Watt cTDP

Phoronix - Wed, 09/11/2024 - 22:20
Motherboard vendors have begun rolling out updated BIOS versions for AMD AM5 platforms that allow a configurable TDP on the Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X processors to allow a 105 Watt cTDP compared to the base 65 Watt TDP. For those wondering about the Linux performance and power efficiency impact from running these mid-tier Zen 5 desktop processors at the higher cTDP value, here is the full set of benchmarks compared to my original review data on Linux.

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