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Linux continues to be above 4% on the desktop  GamingOnLinux

In addition to working on NOVA as a Rust-based, GSP-focused NVIDIA open-source kernel graphics driver being developed as the eventual successor to the existing Nouveau DRM kernel driver, over in user-space Mesa developers have begun landing a portion of their Nouveau/NVK driver library code rewritten in Rust...

Explicit GPU Synchronization for Xwayland now merged  GamingOnLinux

EndeavourOS discontinues development of the ARM version of the Linux distribution  Notebookcheck.net

7 Reasons Why I Prefer Linux Over Windows for My Desktop  How-To Geek

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer Part 41: The Worm Turns  GamingOnLinux

One year in the making, NVIDIA's code for explicit GPU synchronization in XWayland along with the X.Org Server DRI3 and Present extensions has now been merged! This is a big culmination of all the recent work around Wayland explicit synchronization and notably takes care of a number of NVIDIA driver problems on Wayland in the process...

Linux Mint is working on providing "ultra fast" repositories for users obtaining system updates and installing new packages on this popular desktop Linux distribution derived from Ubuntu...

Linux Mint Aims For More Reliable & Faster Repository Access  Phoronix

Complementing Canonical's existing Ubuntu Pro subscription service for expanded security maintenance, live kernel patching, compliance and hardening, real-time kernel flavor support, and other enterprise/support add-ons, Canonical today announced Ubuntu Pro For Devices...

Canonical Announces Ubuntu Pro For Devices  Phoronix

Open Invention Network, Microsoft, Linux Foundation Continue Open Source Partnership Against Patent Trolls  Open Source For You

An earlier fix to the Nouveau open-source NVIDIA kernel graphics driver with the new GPU System Processor (GSP) code path had fixed RTX 20 "Turing" GPU support but inadvertently broke the RTX 30 "Ampere" support. David Airlie sent out an urgent new fix today for addressing that regression in the NVIDIA GSP display code...

Nouveau GSP Fix On The Way For Regression That Broke Ampere GPU Support  Phoronix

AMD is using the Embedded World conference in Bavaria for today introducing their Versal Series Gen 2 SoCs for AI-driven embedded systems. Today's embargo lift covers the Versal AI Edge Series Gen 2 and Versal Prime Series Gen 2 Adaptive SoCs...

Ubuntu 24.04 Release Date Set for April 25, 2024  OMG! Ubuntu!

Systemctl Command Examples in Linux  It's FOSS

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Apt-Cacher-NG is a caching proxy server (or apt proxy) for Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Edubuntu, Linux Mint, etc. It is used to

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Following the plans going back to 2022 for Fedora 39 to use DNF5 but last summer deemed weren't ready and then delayed DNF5 to Fedora 41 due to the RHEL10 branching from Fedora 40, the Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) has now given their sign-off for the updated package manager in F41...

XZ Utils Supply Chain Attack: A Threat Actor Spent Two Years to Implement a Linux Backdoor  TechRepublic