XiGMAKiD

XiGMAKiD · Jan 9, 2022

"...a lot of work as usual on new AMD and Intel hardware support,.. Raptor Lake S enablement, Alder Lake P graphics are stable,.. AMD P-State CPU frequency scaling driver... AMD Smart Trace Buffer support"
A sneak peek into the future

Linux 5.17 To Bring AMD P-State, Many AMD & Intel Improvements, New Optimizations - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Jan 7, 2022

"If taking the geometric mean of all the graphics benchmarks... The Radeon RX 6800 XT uplift... saw around 13% better performance made over the course of the past year."
AMD open source driver team doing a great job here :toast:

AMD Radeon Open-Source Linux GPU Driver Performance: 2020 vs. 2021 - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Jan 5, 2022

"The one perhaps we are most eager to see..."The Wayland session can completely replace the X11 session.""
A big step forward for KDE, hopefully others are coming next

KDE Gets A 2022 Roadmap - Plasma Wayland To Shine, Updated Breeze Icons - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Jan 4, 2022

Trying Void linux musl installable live image, a bit rough but not too big of a deal breaker

XiGMAKiD · Jan 4, 2022

"The goal of this "fast kernel headers" effort is to speed up kernel build times and... there could be as many as 78% more kernel builds per hour with the "Fast Kernel Headers" enabled kernel than the current stock kernel."
Sounds like it could make some people's life a little bit easier

Massive ~2.3k Patch Series Would Improve Linux Build Times 50~80% & Fix "Dependency Hell" - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Dec 31, 2021

Add picom to your LXQt for a touch of finesse

XiGMAKiD · Dec 30, 2021

"With systemd continuing to add features for modernizing Linux systems, the line count continues steadily rising."
Linux is moving from outdated third choice to your first best choice

Systemd Blasts Ahead With A Record Number Of Commits In 2021 - Phoronix

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XiGMAKiD · Dec 27, 2021

"Mesa is currently comprised of 7,871 files that amount to 3.63 million lines of code. There have been roughly 1,155 contributors to Mesa in its over two decade history."
My gratitude to all the contributors

Mesa Open-Source GPU Drivers Enjoyed Near-Record Growth In 2021, Valve Dev Top Contributor - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Dec 24, 2021

"If regular Arch is a weekend dropped into the wilderness, EndeavourOS is more akin to a backpacking trip with a map and a few directions..."
That's EndeavourOS with it's stellar forum members. The article mentions Fedora Kinoite, sounds like something worth checking out

My Top 5 Linux Distro Releases of 2021 - OMG! Ubuntu!

It's been a good year for Linux distros with plenty of highlights and few surprises throughout the year. But here are my picks for best Linux distro 2021.

www.omgubuntu.co.uk

XiGMAKiD · Dec 20, 2021

"Nvidia’s recent drivers, including 495.46 contains a potentially serious bug that may degrade performance."
Linux user should take notice

PSA: bug in Nvidia driver causes dbus spam

Nvidia’s recent drivers, including 495.46 contains a potentially serious bug that may degrade performance. There is a workaround for now (in the form of an AUR package linked below), but no word yet from Nvidia on a fix. systemctl daemon-reload systemctl enable nvidia-fake-powerd.service...

forum.endeavouros.com

XiGMAKiD · Dec 19, 2021

"...more improvements having landed for the Plasma Wayland session."
Wayland, the way moving forward.

KDE's Konsole Can Now Scroll 2x Faster, More Plasma Wayland Fixes - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Dec 10, 2021

"Systemd 250 is packing a rather large number of new features and changes across the board... and now systemd 250 is preparing to set sail for powering 2022 Linux distributions."
A lot of changes, hopefully with little to no stumbles

systemd 250 Is Coming For Christmas With A Boat Load Of New Features - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Dec 8, 2021

"...it hasn't been uncommon to find Linux Foundation directors and other stakeholders running Apple MacBook products with macOS."
LMAO :roll:

Linux Foundation Expects Revenues Of $177 Million This Year - Phoronix

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XiGMAKiD · Dec 7, 2021

"RLBox is designed to sandbox third-party libraries and... will isolate the memory of the sandboxed library from that of the application/Firefox, among other security benefits."
Whatever that is it sounds important, here's an update to your favourite browser Foxers.

Firefox 95 Ready With RLBox Sandboxing Across All Platforms - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Dec 3, 2021

"...the new release has several default changes like now making use of the wonderful PipeWire. ...Linux 5.15.5 LTS kernel, Mesa 21.2.5 open-source graphics drivers, ...and plenty of other package updates."
An update to my current favourite Arch-based linux :toast:

Arch-Based EndeavourOS 21.4 Released With FSTRIM, Btrfs Zstd, PipeWire By Default - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Dec 2, 2021

"For those wanting to add some "bling" to your command-line programs to make some "rad" terminal apps, Notcurses 3.0 was released today for designing colorful and complex text-user interfaces."
Before opening source link below beware it contain eye-burning images, you've been warned.

Notcurses 3.0 Released For Adding "Bling" To Your Terminal Apps - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Nov 30, 2021

"Nate has written a new opinion piece arguing for more simplicity by default to broaden the desktop's appeal to more novice computer users with limited skills."
I can see Plasma being the recommended DE for new Linux user, easy to look at and in-line with current UI design trend

A Call For KDE To Fully Embrace Simplicity By Default, Appeal To More Novice Users - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Nov 26, 2021

"Archinstall 2.3 now available it has even more features... this updated Arch Linux installer should be working its way into the next monthly Arch install media refresh."
Trying vanilla Arch linux has never been easier

Archinstall 2.3 Released For Easily Installing Arch Linux - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Nov 24, 2021

"This new optimized version of the "heavily used" csum_partial() function is showing a "big reduction" in the cost by 50~80% across a range of processors."
This one is for you, server people

Another Sizable Performance Optimization To Benefit Network Code With Linux 5.17 - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Nov 20, 2021

Don't forget Mumblebee, Megaton, and Starcream

XiGMAKiD · Nov 16, 2021

"Airlie is continuing to work on the code and figure out how to best share/leveraging the Vulkan Video support among drivers and ultimately figure out the path for getting this support upstreamed into mainline Mesa."
Godspeed Airlie :clap:

Vulkan Video Support Progressing For Open-Source Intel, AMD Radeon Hardware - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Nov 6, 2021

"Over the past nine years Valve has done an incredible job advancing gaming for Linux and allowing it to reach heights never once imagined."
Here's for the future of gaming on linux :toast:

It's Been 9 Years Since Valve Rolled Out The Steam Linux Beta - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Nov 3, 2021

"There is a lot of good stuff this round especially when it comes to the open-source Intel and AMD Radeon drivers."
Both are top tier open source supporters :toast:

Linux 5.16 Graphics Drivers: Alder Lake S Is Stable, Initial DG2, AMD DP 2.0 + USB4 - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Nov 1, 2021

"...ongoing Linux I/O optimizations many of which are now coming to mainline in 5.16, numerous AMD driver enhancements, NVIDIA's proprietary driver stack finally introducing GBM support, X.Org Server 21.1 released, and much more."
A lot has happened last month

Linux I/O Optimizations, AMD Improvements, NVIDIA GBM Excited Linux Users Last Month - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com

XiGMAKiD · Oct 28, 2021

"As of writing, Intel has not yet provided any Linux kernel patches/optimizations around Thread Director."
Until the optimizations for Alder Lake arrive Linux users should just go with AMD route

Intel Announces 12th Gen Core "Alder Lake" CPUs, Linux Tests Forthcoming - Phoronix

www.phoronix.com