The Nvidia Linux Advantage
Bjorn3D recently posted a commentary by Bryan Duncan on The Nvidia Linux Advantage. The article highlights the significance of Linux support in NVIDIA’s mulit-platform UDA (Unified Driver...
View ArticleNew Linux Display Driver – March 31
Version: 1.0-4349 Operating System: Linux IA32 Release Date: March 31, 2003 Release Highlights: NVIDIA Linux Update GeForce FX and Quadro FX support Support for Red Hat Linux 9, Mandrake Linux 9.1, and...
View ArticleNVIDIA’s Even Bigger Linux Advantage
Bryan Duncan over at Bjorn3d has written up an article on NVIDIA’s plans for Linux users: NVIDIA’s December 2002 release was a big step in the right direction. The March 2003 is an even bigger leap...
View ArticleLinux: nForce2 vs KT400
First, we see that the nForce2 is finally a very viable Linux chipset thanks to the new stable 2.4.21 kernel. It provides everything minus two that you will need to get a board featuring the nForce2 up...
View ArticleFedora Core 1 For AMD64 Test1 Available
The Fedora Project has released a AMD64 test version of its general purpose operating system: Fedora Core 1 for AMD64 test1 Available! A test release of Fedora Core 1 for AMD64 is now available from...
View ArticleNVIDIA Linux Driver Review 1.0.6106 – Part 2
Ralf, aka Desti, from Planet 64Bit.de says he’s posted part 2 of his comparison of the new NVIDIA Linux Drivers 1.0.6106 32 bit x86 versus 64 bit AMD64. If your german’s a bit rusty, click the Google...
View ArticleLinux Doom 3 Client/Server Binaries and Demo Released
id Software has released Linux client/server binaries for Doom 3. A Linux Doom 3 page has been set up with installation instructions and FAQ. Currently, the game will not run correctly on ATI cards...
View ArticleLinuxWorld Expo, Boston: Tyan Thunder K8WE, HP xw9300, Aries Media Center
Tyan was the only motherboard manufacturer at LWCE [LinuxWorld Conference and Exposition] (if you don’t count Intel), and had some demos of its new Opteron and socket 939 Athlon 64 motherboards. As...
View ArticleLinux Desktop Garage Book Review
Susan Matteson’s Linux Desktop Garage is a light read, aimed at the complete Linux novice. Matteson’s goal is to explain to readers the absolute basics of Linux on the desktop, without getting bogged...
View ArticleLinux Noob Guide
For many newbies, Linux is an exciting but daunting operating system to learn. So flexible and powerful but yet alien to a new generation pampered by graphical user interfaces. In that light, ARP...
View ArticleNVIDIA Linux SLI Primer
Now that the 1.0-8XXX drivers are due out for an official public launch shortly, and the 1.0-8168 BETA drivers have been leaked by ASUS, GNU/Linux users can finally begin to experience the benefits of...
View ArticleGrisoft Introduces AVG Linux Free
Grisoft, the company who has been offering FREE anti-virus support to Microsoft Windows support for quite some time has extended their collection of virus protection to support GNU/Linux. Grisoft AVG...
View ArticleFedora Core 5 Benchmarks
We at Phoronix have long been supporters of the Fedora Core Project since the release of Yarrow (Fedora Core 1) and continuing with Tettnang, Heidelberg, and Stentz. Sticking with Red Hat’s 9-month...
View ArticleNVIDIA Linux drivers 1.0-8751 + EVGA 7900GT
Now that last week we presented the world with our findings for the NVIDIA GeForce 7900GT 256MB, we are back with our complete Linux gaming benchmarks. Although the 7900 supportive drivers are not yet...
View ArticleFedora Core 5 (Bordeaux) preview
Well well, the fifth installment of Fedora Core has been officially released. Although we have been covering the happenings with the Fedora Project at Phoronix, today we have the latest from its...
View ArticleNVIDIA 1.0-8756 Linux display drivers performance
Four months since the launch of the 1.0-8178 Linux display drivers, NVIDIA is finally out of the starting gates with the official replacement. Among many other changes support for the new GeForce 7...
View ArticleAdobe Delivers Flash Player 9 for Linux
Adobe Systems Incorporated has announced the availability of Adobe Flash Player 9 for Linux, the next-generation client runtime for engaging with Flash content and applications on Linux open source...
View ArticleNouveau Driver Q&A – Linux Open Source NVIDIA Graphics Drivers
Q&A with the developers of the Nouveau project. For those out of the loop or new to Linux, the Nouveau project aims to provide an open-source 2D/3D graphics driver for NVIDIA hardware. After...
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