How to Play Chess in the Linux Terminal By Neil Mohr Play a challenging game of chess against your computer in Linux, no desktop environment required.
Raspberry Pi 4: Could Ubuntu Be On The Way? (Update) By Les Pounder Ubuntu 20.10 could be the first official Raspberry Pi desktop image.
How to Send Files to Trash from the Linux Command Line By Shashank Sharma In Windows you have a recycle bin to give you a chance to avoid deleting your files. Here’s what you do in Linux.
Linux Desktop Environment Face-Off: Which GUI is Best? By Mats Tage Axelsson We compare the five leading Linux desktop environments, including KDE, Gnome and Cinnamon, in a 7-round face-off to help you find the one that’s right for you.
Intel Gen12 Graphics Linux Patches Reveal New Display Feature for Tiger Lake (Update) By Arne Verheyde A new series of Linux kernel patches indicate0 that support for Gen12 graphics for Tiger Lake is well underway.
Microsoft Brought exFAT File System to Linux, But Some Devs Aren't Happy By Nathaniel Mott Microsoft announced that it's supporting the addition of its exFAT file system technology to the Linux kernel. But developers were quick to voice their displeasure.
Navi 14 Support Reportedly Heading to Mesa 19.2 By Nathaniel Mott Navi 14 support is set to be back-ported to the Mesa 3D Graphics Library with the Mesa 19.2 release.
Mesa Improvements Boost Intel Graphics Performance up to 20 Percent By Nathaniel Mott Linux users with Intel CPUs can rejoice because of a Mesa 3D Graphics Library update that can improve graphics performance on the Gen9 platform by up to 22%
Linux 5.3 Will Address Crackling Audio on AMD PCs By Nathaniel Mott Linux 5.3 will temporarily address issues with audio input that have affected systems that rely on AMD chipsets and Realtek audio codecs since at least 2017.
Nvidia Documentation Offers Linux Gamers an Olive Branch By Nathaniel Mott Nvidia is publishing some of its GPU hardware documentation with the MIT license to make it more accessible to Linux developers.
Ubuntu Will Make it Easier to Install Nvidia Drivers By Nathaniel Mott Ubuntu LTS will soon offer the latest stable drivers from Nvidia via the Stable Release Updates program.
Beyond the Browser: All Upcoming Chromebooks Will Support Linux Out of the Box By Nathaniel Mott Google announced today at the I/O developer conference that all of the Chromebooks it plans to release this year will also support Linux out of the box.
Intel's Linux Ice Lake Gen11 Drivers Are Feature-Complete By Arne Verheyde Intel now officially considers its open-source Linux drivers for Ice Lake’s Gen11 graphics feature-complete, more specifically its OpenGL and Vulkan drivers that are respectively called i915 and ANV
Linux 5.2 Will Fix Touch Input on Ryzen Laptops By Nathaniel Mott The Linux 5.2 kernel will reportedly improve the performance of touchscreens and trackpads in Ryzen-powered laptops.
Mesa 19.1 to Activate Fast Color Clears for Intel's Gen 11 Graphics By Nathaniel Mott Version 19.1 of the Mesa 3D Graphics Library will add support for fast color clears on Intel's Gen11 hardware.
Report: AMD's Close to Open-Sourcing Navi Drivers By Nathaniel Mott AMD seems to be close to open-sourcing the code behind its Navi driver for Linux, supporting the idea that the next-gen graphics architecture could debut soon.
Linux 5.0 Arrives With FreeSync Support, Spectre Mitigations By Nathaniel Mott Linux 5.0 has been released, with its headlining features being the addition of FreeSync support and Spectre vulnerability fixes.
Raspberry Pi Updates Devices to Linux 4.19 By Nathaniel Mott The Raspberry Pi Foundation has started rolling out an update that brings its devices to the Linux 4.19 kernel.
Kano Planning Star Wars-Themed Coding Kits By Avram Piltch The company behind the Harry Potter Coding Kit and the Computer Kit Touch is licensing the right to use Star Wars from Disney.
