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Zorin OS 17.2 Released, Powered by Linux Kernel 6.8
Zorin OS 17.2 is available to download, bringing users a welcome set of enhancements. The latest release in the Zorin OS 17 series, still based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, is described by the team as the “most capable, customisable, and compatible versi...
2024-09-19 17:57
Zorin OS 17.2 Is Out Now Powered by Linux Kernel 6.8 from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Zorin OS 17.2 distribution is now available for download powered by Linux kernel 6.8 from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and featuring various UI enhancements, as well as updated components. Here's what's new! The post Zorin OS 17.2 Is Out Now Powered by Linux Kerne...
2024-09-19 16:59
Wow! Microsoft DirectX Adopting SPIR-V Moving Forward
Well this is a hell of a surprise... Microsoft announced today that DirectX will be adopting SPIR-V as the interchange format of the future. Microsoft's DirectX 12 will accept shaders compiled to SPIR-V, the intermediate representation defined by The K...
2024-09-19 16:19
Valve's Proton 9.0-3 Brings Support For More Games On Linux, Many Fixes
After several weeks of testing Valve has released Proton 9.0-3 as the newest version of this Wine downstream that powers Steam Play for being able to enjoy Windows games on Linux...
2024-09-19 15:56
Open Source Maturity in Europe: Milestones, Opportunities, and Pathways in 2024
Open source software (OSS) is at a critical juncture in Europe, offering significant potential to drive digital innovation, enhance security, and promote digital autonomy. The new Linux Foundation Research report, Open Source Maturity in Europe: Miles...
2024-09-19 15:27
Ubuntu Core Desktop Seeing KDE Plasma Snap'ed Up, Other Ubuntu 24.10 Progress
Oliver Smith as the Interim Engineering Director for Ubuntu Desktop at Canonical is out with a new status update on Ubuntu 24.10 development and related ambitions. This also includes more details about bringing the KDE Plasma desktop to Ubuntu Core Des...
2024-09-19 14:24
AMD AGESA PI 1.2.0.2 Performance With The Ryzen 9 9950X On Linux
There has been a lot of talk the past few days over the AMD AGESA PI 1.2.0.2 update that has begun rolling out to AMD AM5 motherboards with BIOS updates. The AGESA 1.2.0.2 is said to improve inter-core latency for Ryzen 9000 "Zen 5" processors when cor...
2024-09-19 13:17
Linux 6.12 Lands QR Code For DRM Panic Messages, Intel LNL & BMG Graphics Enabled
The Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) kernel graphics/display driver updates have been submitted and already merged for the in-development Linux 6.12 kernel...
2024-09-19 10:16
Linux 6.12 Perf Updates Bring Intel Lunar Lake & Arrow Lake Additions
The core perf subsystem updates have been merged for the in-development Linux 6.12 kernel...
2024-09-19 09:54
OpenVINO 2024.4 Prepares For Core Ultra Series 2, New Gen AI Models
Intel engineers today released OpenVINO 2024.4 as the newest version of their open-source AI toolkit. OpenVINO 2024.4 prepares for upcoming Intel Core Ultra Series 2 "Lunar Lake" processors, supports newer Gen AI models, now supports Python 3.12, and f...
2024-09-19 08:50
Linux 6.12 Scheduler Code Adds SCHED_DEADLINE Servers & Complete EEVDF
The scheduler updates have been submitted for the Linux 6.12 kernel and come with several notable enhancements...
2024-09-19 06:55
Microsoft Optimizes Hyper-V Code To Boot Linux Faster When Having Many CPUs
The Microsoft Hyper-V updates have been submitted for the Linux 6.12 kernel. They are mostly small changes but does bring work to optimize the boot time for large Hyper-V VMs...
2024-09-19 06:46
XFS With Linux 6.12 Adds New Ioctls To Exchange Contents Of Two Files
The XFS file-system changes have been merged for the Linux 6.12 kernel and introduce new ioctls for being able to exchange the contents of two files...
2024-09-19 06:35
The Best New Features in Ubuntu 24.10
Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’ is released on October 13th, and as you’d expect from a new version of Ubuntu, it’s packed with new features. As a short-term release, Ubuntu 24.10 gets 9 months of ongoing updates, security patch...
2024-09-18 22:48
Here Are The Best New Features in Ubuntu 24.10
Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’ is released on October 13th, and as you’d expect from a new version of Ubuntu, it’s packed with new features. As a short-term release, Ubuntu 24.10 gets 9 months of ongoing updates, security patch...
2024-09-18 22:48
Ubuntu 24.10: The Best New Features
Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’ will be released on October 13th, and as you’d expect from a new version of Ubuntu, it’s packed with new features. As a short-term release, Ubuntu 24.10 gets nine months of ongoing updates, se...
2024-09-18 22:48
How to rebase to Fedora Silverblue 41 Beta
Silverblue is an operating system for your desktop built on Fedora Linux. It’s excellent for daily use, development, and container-based workflows. It offers numerous advantages such as being able to roll back in case of any problems. This article pr...
2024-09-18 17:39
Mesa's Zink Driver Now Supports OpenGL VR Extensions
For anyone still relying upon virtual reality (VR) applications written for the OpenGL API rather than the Vulkan API that has been dominant among VR apps (and other modern games / software) for years, the Mesa code and in particular the Zink OpenGL-on...
2024-09-18 16:50
What is the 5G Edge and Multi-Access Edge Computing?
Introduction The 5G Edge is revolutionising the telecommunications industry by significantly enhancing network performance, bringing computing power closer to users, and dramatically reducing latency, enabling faster and more efficient services. This a...
2024-09-18 16:12
Autodesk Contributes Mesa Vulkan WSI Support For Apple's Metal
An interesting merge request opened this week and already merged for Mesa 24.3 comes from an Autodesk engineer adding Vulkan Windowing System Integration (WSI) around Apple's Metal API for use on macOS...
2024-09-18 15:51