Ubuntu’s skunkworks project, Mir, might be back with a vengeance to save the Linux desktop. Or at least prove quite useful for MATE.

Plus one of the most well built Linux PC’s ever tested, the Dell Precision 5720 with Ubuntu gets tested in the lab.

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Wayland isn’t a display server in and of itself but a display server protocol that handles the communication between a compositor (like Mutter, Weston or KWin) and its clients.

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Dell Precision 5720 with Ubuntu Review

Performance
  • Intel Xeon E3-1275
  • Quad Core HT
  • 3.8Ghz, 4.2GHz Turbo
  • 8MB cache
  • Load up to three drives
Work loads/type
This machine feels almost purpose built for:
  • Editing / Managing Photos
  • Video consumption
  • 1080p video editing (4k limited by codecs)

  • Development work that never feels bogged down.

  • User Manual

Linux Academy

Thermals / Noise
  • Shockingly quiet, even under load.
  • Ran multiday benchmarks with very high ambient temperatures.
  • Very low fan noise.
The Sound System
  • Really great sound
  • Amazing for gaming
  • Great for editing
  • Does make crappy audio sound really bad. IE some YouTube videos.

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