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10 Best Linux Gaming Distributions That You Should Give a Try

Tecmint - Wed, 10/18/2023 - 11:00
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For a long time, Windows has been the preferred platform for gaming, and this is largely due to its affordability, flexibility, perfect driver support, and

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AMD Posts Linux Patches For Better Graphics/Compute Interoperability & Other Benefits

Phoronix - Wed, 10/18/2023 - 08:30
AMD today posted a set of interesting patches for enabling better integration of their AMDKFD (Kernel Fusion Driver, what is their compute kernel driver) memory management with Linux's DRM GEM ioctl API. In turn the code allows managing virtual address (VA) mappings in compute VMs with the GEM_VA ioctl interface for greater control of buffers imported via DMA-BUF...

GNOME Foundation Names A New Executive Director

Phoronix - Wed, 10/18/2023 - 01:50
The GNOME Foundation has named a new Executive Director for overseeing the foundation responsible for this leading open-source desktop environment...

Intel Arc Graphics A580 On Linux: Open-Source Graphics For Under $200

Phoronix - Wed, 10/18/2023 - 00:51
Last week Intel announced the Arc Graphics A580 as a new mid-range DG2/Alchemist graphics card option that comes in between the entry-level Arc Graphics A380 and the higher-end Arc Graphics A750/A770. With the Arc Graphics A580 coming in at under $200, it's quite an interesting graphics card for those after open-source Linux driver support and/or those wanting to experiment with Intel's growing oneAPI software ecosystem with excellent open-source GPU compute support.

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