Category: Linux

Audacity and GCC – Mismatch between the program and library build versions

Recently, Gentoo Linux put GCC 6.3 (released in December 2016) into the testing branch. For a source-based distribution like Gentoo, GCC is a critical part of the toolchain, and sometimes can lead to packages failing to compile or run. I recently ran into just this problem with Audacity. The error that I hit was not …

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USB UAC2 DAC in Linux (the Emotiva Big Ego with Gentoo Linux)

Recently I was on a mission to make my audio experience on my main desktop more enjoyable. I had previously just used some older Bose AE2 headphones from 2010 plugged in directly to the 3.5mm audio output on the back of my desktop. The sound quality was mediocre at best, and I knew that a …

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NVIDIA Linux drivers, PowerMizer, Coolbits, Performance Levels and GPU fan settings

Whew, I know that’s a long title for a post, but I wanted to make sure that I mentioned every term so that people having the same problem could readily find the post that explains what solved it for me. For some time now (ever since the 346.x series [340.76, which was the last driver …

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