Talking About Wayland Support On KDE’s KWin

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April 21, 2013

One week after a desktop developer meet-up, the lead developer of the KWin window manager, Martin Gräßlin, has written about the history of using KDE/KWin on the Wayland Display Server…

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Development Release: Mageia 3 RC

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April 21, 2013

Anne Nicolas has announced that the only release candidate and the final development build for Mageia 3 is now ready for testing: “We are now two weeks from the end of the trip (at least we hope we will have no delay). Mageia 3 release candidate is now….

Sound Updates To Be Played In Linux 3.10 Kernel

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April 21, 2013

Beyond knowing about the graphics driver changes coming for the Linux 3.10 kernel, the ALSA/sound kernel driver changes for the soon-to-open merge window are becoming more clear too…

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Interesting Features, Changes In The Linux 3.9 Kernel

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April 21, 2013

With the release of the Linux 3.9 kernel being imminent, here’s a recap of the most interesting features coming to this next Linux release…

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Using zRAM On Ubuntu 13.04 Linux

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April 21, 2013

The Linux kernel zRAM module allows for creating RAM-based compressed block devices and for common situations can reduce or eliminate paging on disk. The zRAM feature can be particularly beneficial for systems with limited amounts of system memory. It’s quite easy to setup zRAM on Ubuntu Linux, so in this article are some before and after benchmarks…

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Automotive IVI Linux Meets Yocto 1.3, Genevi 3.0

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LinuxGizmos

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April 21, 2013

Mentor Graphics has merged the Linux-based automotive infotainment technology it acquired in February from MontaVista Software into its own in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) platform. Additionally, the new Mentor Embedded Automotive Technology Platform (ATP) complies with Yocto Project 1.3 and GENIVI 3.0 requirements, says Mentor. Mentor’s ATP and its Sourcery CodeBench and Sourcery Analyzer development tools are […]

Ubuntu Touch images available for testing

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Muktware

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April 19, 2013

The official Ubuntu Touch images have been made available for public testing.

Fanless Microserver Aims Linux on Core-i7 at Harsh Environs

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LinuxGizmos

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April 19, 2013

CompuLab has introduced a rugged, fanless, microserver based on 3rd Generation Intel Core Processors, clocked up to 2.5GHz. The Linux-friendly “uSVR” accommodates up to four internal 2.5-inch drives, networks via WiFi and up to 6 Gig-Ethernet channels, and expands modularly via miniPCIe and CompuLab FACE modules. CompuLab offers the uSVR with a choice of 3rd […]

Fedora 19 Alpha Cleared For Release Next Week

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Phoronix

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April 19, 2013

After already being challenged by one delay, the first Alpha release of Fedora 19 is cleared for release next Tuesday…

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SUSE Studio 1.3 Released

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Linux Pro Magazine

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April 19, 2013

New features in SUSE Studio 1.3 include enhanced cloud integration, vm platform support, and lifecycle management.