With another month of the pandemic in the books, here is a look back at the exciting Linux and open-source highlights that came about during the course of November. This month was particularly exciting for new Linux kernel developments, never-ending work on open-source graphics drivers, the much anticipated launch of Intel 12th Gen “Alder Lake”, gamers continuing to clamor for the Steam Deck, and much more.
Below is a look at the most popular content on Phoronix during the past month. During the course of November on Phoronix were 238 original news articles and another 16 featured articles / Linux hardware reviews and other multi-page benchmark specials. If you enjoy Phoronix please consider this holiday season joining Phoronix Premium to experience the site ad-free, multi-page articles on a single page, and other benefits. PayPal tips are also accepted or at the very least please do not use any ad-blocker on this site. (Technically expiring tonight is the Black Friday / Cyber Monday premium special but if you are late on participating in that, I will still honor it for the rest of the week if you are only hearing about it now…) Thanks for your support due to the turbulent state of the ad industry / ad-blockers paired with the COVID-19 pandemic complications.
The most popular news for November included:
System76 Reportedly Developing Their Own Rust-Written Desktop, Not Based On GNOME
System76’s Pop!_OS Linux distribution already has their own “COSMIC” desktop that is based on GNOME, but moving ahead they are working on their own Rust-written desktop that is not based on GNOME or any existing desktop environment.
It’s Been 9 Years Since Valve Rolled Out The Steam Linux Beta
Today marks nine years already since Valve began rolling out their Steam Linux beta client after a very exciting summer. While the initial Steam on Linux excitement phased out a bit after Steam Machines didn’t materialize, as we approach a decade with Steam on Linux it’s easily as exciting as ever thanks to Steam Play / Proton for allowing massive amounts of Windows games to run on Linux and the imminent release of the Steam Deck that has fueled renewed interest around Linux gaming.
Linux 5.17 To Boast A Big TCP Performance Optimization
While the Linux 5.16 merge window just ended and that kernel won’t be out until the tail end of the calendar year, already for Linux 5.17 new material is beginning to accumulate in the respective subsystem development trees… One set of changes merged this morning from Google can provide a sizable performance win around TCP performance in the datacenter.
Minecraft Now 30% Faster With Open-Source AMD Radeon Driver On Linux
Those using the open-source AMD Radeon OpenGL driver “RadeonSI” on Linux the performance within the popular Minecraft game is about to be a lot better.
Linux Prepares For Next-Gen AMD CPUs With Up To 12 CCDs
The latest Linux kernel patches confirm that next-gen AMD Zen processors are capable of featuring up to twelve CCDs.
Proton 6.3-8 Released With More Windows Games Playable, Support For Some BattlEye Games
It’s been almost two months since Proton 6.3-7 released and two weeks since 6.3-8 RC while this evening that Proton 6.3-8 stable release is out for empowering Valve’s Steam Play in running Windows games on Linux.
Valve Shares New Steam Deck Details, Proton Update Available For Testing
Valve today hosted the much anticipated Steam Deck Development Livestream where they and their …….
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