Tag: software
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Install Snap Apps in Linux Mint
Snap is Canonical’s universal package format for Linux. It lets developers build their software once for users on multiple Linux distributions to use. At least, that’s the theory. In reality, few Linux distributions outside of the Ubuntu ecosphere support Snap out of the box. Most carry the underlying Snap daemon package (snapd) in the repositories,…
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New Blender Introduces Vulkan Backend
Author: by Marius Nestor The new Blender 4.3 Open-Source 3D Graphics App Introduces Experimental Vulkan Backend. This release also introduces multi-pass compositing support for EEVEE, ardware-accelerated ray-tracing on Linux, and much more. The Blender Foundation announced today the release and general availability of Blender 4.3 as a major update to this powerful, free, cross-platform, and…
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KDE Plasma 6.2.3: Better Support for HDR Displays
This release adds support for the fwupd 2.0 firmware updater utility in the Plasma Discover package manager. Share this article:KDE Plasma 6.2.3The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.2.3 as the third maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.2 desktop environment series with more bug fixes and various improvements. KDE Plasma 6.2.3 is here…
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Intel’s Kernel Test Reports 3888.9% Perf Boost
…From changing one line of code! Intel’s Linux kernel test robot has recently reported a 3888.9 per cent performance improvement in the mainline Linux kernel after Chipzilla geeks changed one line of code. The test robot highlighted this massive improvement through its “will-it-scale.per_process_ops” scalability test case, running on an Intel Xeon Platinum (Cooper Lake) test…
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Fedora 41 Released w/ Kernel 6.11, DNF5, etc
Fedora Linux 41 Released with Linux Kernel 6.11, DNF5, GNOME 47, and More!This is the first Fedora Linux release to switch to DNF5 for a faster and more enhanced package management experience. The Fedora Project officially released today Fedora Linux 41 as the latest version of their Red Hat-sponsored GNU/Linux distribution for the masses featuring…
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AlmaLinux endorsed in Azure – MS
Microsoft Press Release: October 29, 2024: Linux has become the most popular operating system on Azure as over 60% of customer cores run Linux-based workloads. We (Microsoft) are committed to continuously investing in the platform to enhance the Linux and open source experience in Azure, ensuring we meet the evolving needs of our customers. AlmaLinux…
