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      HDMI FRL Support Achieved With Open-Source Nouveau For NVIDIA GPUs

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 0:16

    While the AMDGPU open-source driver has struggled with HDMI 2.1 support due to the HDMI Forum blocking open-source implementations, HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL) as a feature of the HDMI 2.1 specification is enjoying success now with the open-source Nouveau graphics driver on Linux for NVIDIA GPUs...
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      Opera GX Browser Gets Flatpak'ed & Snap'ed On Linux

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 16 hours ago

    Last month Opera released the Opera GX gaming-focused web browser for Linux. It rolled out in RPM and Debian package format support while now for those interested is also available via Flatpak and Snap sandboxed app formats...
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      Linux 7.1 Removes Some Obsolete PCMCIA Drivers That Likely Haven't Been Used In Years

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 17 hours ago

    In addition to some network drivers on the chopping block due to AI bug reports for obsolete hardware/drivers and Linux 7.1 dropping various drivers for Russia's Baikal CPUs, the Linux 7.1 kernel as of today also dropped some obsolete PCMCIA host controller drivers...
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      Oracle To Reduce The Frequency Of Solaris 11.4 Updates

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 17 hours ago

    Oracle announced today they are going to be reducing the frequency of software updates for Solaris 11.4 and their ZFS Storage Appliance software...
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      Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Now Available & Powered By Linux 7.0

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 21 hours ago

    The official release ISOs of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Ubuntu Server 26.04 LTS, and the various other Ubuntu flavors are now available for download...
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      Godot 4.7 Will Finally Have HDR Output, Including On Linux With Wayland

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 21 hours ago

    The upcoming Godor 4.7 open-source, cross-platform game engine release is rolling out support for high dynamic range (HDR)...
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      Ubuntu Server 26.04 LTS Will Now Automatically Install HWE/OEM Kernel Packages

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 22 hours ago

    Ubuntu LTS releases on the desktop have automatically installed OEM vendor kernels where needed and hardware enablement "HWE" kernels in later point releases by default. This provides a better out-of-the-box experience for Ubuntu desktop users and one less chore post-install if desiring a newer/better kernel. With Ubuntu Server 26.04 LTS, the server installer is finally doing the same...
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      Exploring The Workloads Where The AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Makes A Lot Of Sense

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 22 hours ago

    With this week's launch of the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition I've found some of the commentary quite surprising among those arguing it's really not a competitive or interesting product. While the cost may be hard to justify at $899 USD compared to the existing Ryzen 9000 series products or Intel's new Core Plus CPUs, particularly for developers, technical computing, etc the performance of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is quite interesting. I've had much enjoyment benchmarking the Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 for technical use-cases. In this article is a complementary look to my launch day AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 review to better condense the 300+ benchmarks I've run to date on this flagship processor.
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      System76 Thelio Major Workstation Updated For Better Thermals, More Performance

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 23 hours ago

    Following the recently-launched Thelio Mira redesign, System76 today announced the new Thelio Major workstation with improved thermals and more performance...