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The latest open-source Radeon Linux driver code for supporting the Radeon X1000 (R500) series hardware has basically reached a point of competitiveness with the legacy Catalyst Linux driver that once supported this hardware. In some cases the open-source Gallium3D driver is now faster than what Catalyst once ran at while in other select OpenGL workloads there is still a proprietary imbalance.

by activate squid3 as Transparent Proxy you no longer need to configure all the machines on your network to connect to Squid proxy server manually. All traffic will be routed to the Squid listening port automatically and your Ubuntu Server will act as routers

Visual voicemail functionality is the visual element in a voicemail application that allows text to be transcribed and displayed on the phone -- or more simply, message headers, or envelopes, are displayed textually in a list. Options often include push to email and SMS. It's been around in various forms since Apple's iPhone kick-started smartphone user interfaces into the 21st century.

The Wine development release 1.5.6 is now available.

This week from the E3 Expo there's been new details to emerge about Unreal Engine 4 as the latest game engine that's in development by Epic Games. But will there be any native UE4 Linux games to come or will it face a similar fate to Unreal Engine 3 on Linux?..

If not being able to tell the time while running the reference Weston compositor held you back from experimenting with Wayland, fear not. Logging functionality for Weston was also merged...

The GLX extension for specifying at context-creation time what OpenGL version and context properties will be used may finally enter the X.Org Server, which is important in supporting newer versions of OpenGL under Linux...

As I am frequently asked about my unique monitor setup, brand preference on different computer peripherals and other questions about my personal hardware choices as it pertains to Linux, here's a tour of my Phoronix office for this weekend article. There's also some additional thoughts beyond what you will find in previously-published Phoronix reviews.

I’m a Xubuntu user, and so i was a bit disappointed that for some days my Xubuntu 12.04 missed the 4.10 release of XFCE.

Luckily there is an easy way to install this version of XFCE on Ubuntu, there is an PPA that can bring the new feature of XFCE in your Ubuntu in few minutes.

Prior to taking a week-long holiday where he will be mostly "MIA", Linus Torvalds released the Linux 3.5-rc2 kernel...

Here's a look at some of the upcoming articles on Phoronix this month, including another large Radeon Linux graphics comparison...

In the last seven days: the first RC for Linux 3.5 arrived, LinkedIn user passwords were compromised and Firefox 13 was released. Also, Glyn Moody took a look at open source in computer education and The H spoke to FlightGear project coordinator Curtis Olson

The xf86-video-ati 6.14.5 driver was released today with several changes...

A critical patch update for Java is due on Tuesday from Oracle; a dozen remotely exploitable vulnerabilities that require no authentication will be patched

I’ve long been a fan of Debian-based Linux OSes in general, and Ubuntu in particular. However, my disaffection with Ubuntu’s new Unity desktop had left me yearning for a suitable alternative. Finally last week, I removed Ubuntu 11.10 from my primary desktop computer and substituted the Linux Mint project's latest Debian implementation: LMDE 201204. What a breath of fresh air!

One of the many strengths of Linux is its good range of open source software for artists, photographers, animators, and designers. With inexpensive hardware, free software, and a modicum of talent and inspiration, anyone can create professional-looking computer graphics.

Update also enhances Windows Firefox Flash with a sandbox and adds background updating to Mac OS X Flash

With one week left to go, the latest Humble Indie Bundle continues selling at a record pace...

Linus Torvalds announced last evening, June 8th, the second Release Candidate of the upcoming Linux 3.5 kernel.

Both desktop environments aim to satisfy users who refuse to let go of old technology and those who demand new technology, but packaged in a familiar format. And Linux Mint is the first project to make both available to users in separate ISO installation images for 32- and 64-bit architectures.

This article is a review of both editions.