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Kodi 22 “Piers” Promises HDR Passthrough on OpenGL and HDR on Wayland

As you can expect, Kodi 22 will be a major release promising exciting new features for Linux users, including the long-anticipated HDR support on Wayland for compatible Wayland compositors, thanks to the addition of support for the Wayland Color Management protocol, and HDR passthrough support on OpenGL.

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How To Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 to a Higher Point Release with Command Lines

Do you want to upgrade Ubuntu Noble Numbat from 24.04 to 24.04.1 or later? If so, then that means you are looking for how to upgrade Ubuntu system to a point release. The term "Point Release" to Ubuntu users is more or less similar to "Service Pack" known to Microsoft Windows users which is a whole system upgrade (bug fixes and improvements) within current release major version. That means, in this concept, to us Ubuntu 24.04.3 (Point Three) is more or less similar to Windows XP SP3. This tutorial will explain the procedures with an example of upgrading Ubuntu Noble from fresh install to Point Three.

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Photonicat 2 Portable ARM Computer with 5G, NVMe, and 24-Hour Battery Life

Photonicat 2 is built around the Rockchip RK3576 8-core processor, delivering up to three times the performance of its predecessor. It supports up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory and up to 128 GB of onboard eMMC storage, with expansion available through a 2230 NVMe slot and a B-Key slot for 4G/5G modules.

MSI unveils MS-CF16 V3.0 Pico-ITX SBC with Alder Lake-N, Amston Lake, and Twin Lake processors

The MS-CF16 V3.0 supports a wider selection of Intel processors than its predecessor, with all configurations featuring up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 4800 MHz memory soldered onboard. Available options include:

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 22, 2024,
updated Apr 22, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Why We Republish Articles From Debian Disguised.Work (Formerly Debian.Community)
    articles at disguised.work aren't easy to find
  2. Google: We Run and Fund Diversity Programs, Please Ignore How Our Own Staff Behaves
    censorship is done by the recipients of the grants
  3. European Patent Office (EPO) Has Serious Safety Issues, This New Report Highlights Some of Them
    9-page document that was released to staff a couple of days ago
  4. Microsoft-Run FUD Machine Wants Nobody to Pay Attention to Microsoft Getting Cracked All the Time
    Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt (FUD) is the business model of "modern" media

    New

  5. Links 21/04/2024: Earth Day Coming, Day of Rest, Excess Deaths Hidden by Manipulation
    Links for the day
  6. Bad faith: no communication before opening WIPO UDRP case
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  7. Bad faith: real origins of harassment and evidence
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  8. Links 21/04/2024: Censorship Abundant, More Decisions to Quit Social Control Media
    Links for the day
  9. Bad faith: Debian Community domain used for harassment after WIPO seizure
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  10. If Red Hat/IBM Was a Restaurant...
    Two hours ago in thelayoff.com
  11. Paul Tagliamonte & Debian Outreachy OPW dating
    Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
  12. Disguised.Work unmasked, Debian-private fresh leaks
    Reprinted with permission from disguised.work
  13. [Meme] Fake European Patents Helped Fund the War on Ukraine
    The European Patent Office (EPO) does not serve the interests of Europe
  14. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, April 20, 2024
    IRC logs for Saturday, April 20, 2024
  15. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  16. Torvalds Fed Up With "AI" Passing Fad, Calls It "Autocorrect on Steroids."
    and Microsoft pretends that it is speaking for Linux
  17. Gemini Links 21/04/2024: Minecraft Ruined
    Links for the day

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

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    982 /n/2024/04/06/Jonathan_Cohen_Charles_Fussell_Debian_embezzlement.shtml
    943 /n/2024/04/17/Microsofters_in_Linux_Foundation_Clothing_Continue_to_Shift_Sec.shtml
    934 /n/2024/04/18/Coroner_s_Report_Lucy_Wayland_Debian_Abuse_Culture.shtml
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    751 /n/2024/04/16/The_Free_Software_Community_is_Under_Attack_Waged_Mostly_by_Law.shtml
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