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Intel NPU Linux Driver 1.17 Released

Phoronix - Fri, 05/09/2025 - 18:40
Out this morning is the Intel NPU Linux Driver 1.17 release as the newest version of their user-space Neural Processing Unit (NPU) driver code that interfaces with the IVPU accelerator kernel driver...

Debian Looks To Better Address Ill-Maintained / Dormant Packages

Phoronix - Fri, 05/09/2025 - 18:23
Newly re-elected Debian Project Leader Andreas Tille posted today to the project's mailing list a few updates about different happenings in the Debian world ahead of the Debian 13 "Trixie" release due out in the coming months and also with DebConf 25 happening this July in Brest, France...

Intel Xe Driver With Linux 6.16 Brings Controls For PCIe Link Downgrading On Battlemage

Phoronix - Fri, 05/09/2025 - 18:15
In addition to the Intel LOBF feature and some other last minute Intel fixes going into the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) tree ahead of Linux 6.16, a final batch of material for the newer Xe kernel graphics driver was also sent out this week...

Mesa's Lavapipe Driver Wires Up More Features Used By VKD3D-Proton

Phoronix - Fri, 05/09/2025 - 18:06
Mesa developer Konstantin Seurer has been adding more features to the Lavapipe Vulkan driver for functionality needed by VKD3D-Proton for mapping Direct3D 12 APIs atop Vulkan...

How to Run Old DOS Games and Apps Using DOSBox-X

Tecmint - Fri, 05/09/2025 - 14:00
The post How to Run Old DOS Games and Apps Using DOSBox-X first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

Ever wanted to play classic DOS games or run old compilers like Turbo C++ or MASM for assembly programming? If

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How to Install and Use Termius SSH Client on Linux

Tecmint - Fri, 05/09/2025 - 12:31
The post How to Install and Use Termius SSH Client on Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .

If you’re a Linux user, managing remote servers or networked devices via SSH (Secure Shell) is likely part of your

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Hyprland 0.49 Wayland Compositor Working On Permission Management & New Protocols

Phoronix - Fri, 05/09/2025 - 12:00
Hyprland 0.49 released on Thursday as the newest version of this unique Wayland compositor project...

Steam Deck Adds Battery Maximum Charge Limit Control In Newest Beta

Phoronix - Fri, 05/09/2025 - 08:13
After being speculated that such a feature would surface the past few months, today's updated Steam Deck Client Beta from Valve introduces a battery charge limit control to help preserve the longevity of your Steam Deck's battery...

Intel Begins Posting Linux Patches For Wildcat Lake

Phoronix - Fri, 05/09/2025 - 02:29
While there have been many Linux kernel patches being worked on for months now for Intel's upcoming Panther Lake SoCs, only seeing the first Linux kernel patches today is their Wildcat Lake platform...

Intel Link-Off Between Frames "LOBF" Submitted For Linux 6.16 Graphics Driver

Phoronix - Fri, 05/09/2025 - 00:33
A new Intel graphics/display driver feature being enabled for Linux 6.16 is LOBF: Link-Off Between Frames...

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