Kernel 6.4 boosts AMD, FOSS Nvidia Driver, GNOME gaming improvements

Linux & Open Source News

Jul 02, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 26

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00:00 Intro

00:39 Linux Kernel 6.4 brings big AMD improvements

https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-P-State-Guided-Auto

https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-6-4/

05:08 FOSS NVK driver makes good progress

https://9to5linux.com/open-source-nvidia-vulkan-driver-nvk-now-supports-older-gpus-new-extensions

https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/nvk-update-enabling-new-extensions-conformance-status-more.html

10:56 GNOME fixes Wayland gaming

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mutter-Wayland-Gaming-No-Block  https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/3080

https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2023/06/twig-102/

15:08 KDE weekly updates

https://pointieststick.com/2023/06/30/this-week-in-kde-plasma-6-development-continues/

17:41 New Installer might debut in Fedora 39

https://9to5linux.com/fedora-linux-39-workstation-to-ship-with-a-more-modern-installer

20:48 ReactOS isn’t dead and is super interesting

https://reactos.org/blogs/newsletter-102/

23:41 Canonical redesigns the snap store

https://ubuntu.com//blog/snapcraft-io-reloaded-check-out-the-new-look-and-feel

26:46 Zorin OS brings an in place updater tool

https://blog.zorin.com/2023/06/28/the-zorin-os-upgrader-has-arrived/

30:06 System76 releases their Thelio cases as a standalone

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/system76-reveal-the-nebula-a-new-pc-case-for-everyone/

https://system76.com/components

32:57 Irish Data Protection Commission legal shenanigans

https://www.irishtimes.com/technology/data-security/2023/06/26/last-minute-law-change-bid-to-muzzle-critics-of-data-protection-commission-iccl/

36:57 Gaming News: AMD driver improvements, Valve hiring, and more

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/amd-radv-gets-feature-to-help-emulation-and-translation-layers/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/valve-pulls-in-another-graphics-driver-developer-for-linux-gaming/

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/steam-deck-hits-over-10000-verified-and-playable-games/

https://www.winehq.org/announce/8.11

https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/vkd3d/-/blob/771e442af16228a977eebba82224f06f6d0202fe/ANNOUNCE

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2023/06/part-4-of-the-wine-work-for-wayland-is-now-merged/

43:30 Outro

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