More posts about “kernel”

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Ubuntu 11.04 to Ship With Linux Kernel 2.6.38

Just a short little update to let the OMG crowd be the first to hear. Andy Whitcroft reported in a bug report that Natty is about to get the 2.6.38 kernel. Meaning, slightly, better performance, Nick […]

24 January 2011
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Magic scheduler patch coming to your Natty desktop?

We wrote about it, Phoronix demoed it. The magic scheduler voodoo(tm)* which brings happiness to desktops that everyone wanted to test at the time..well it may be coming to your Natty desktop.

8 January 2011
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How To Install Nvidia Drivers Manually in Ubuntu

Installing Nvidia drivers manually isn’t as big of a deal as it sounds. It’s literally a few button pushes, a round of “Ok”, “Ok”, “Ok” and a reboot. In many respects it’s the easiest way […]

8 February 2010
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Ubuntu 64bit Really Is Faster Than 32bit

The usual story given to a user who asks “is 64bit Ubuntu is worth it?” on the Ubuntu Forums  is a muddle of “not really…”, “not that much faster…”, “if what you got works, stay […]

30 December 2009