mainline
Install mainline kernel packages from kernel.ubuntu.com (by bkw777)
enhanced-h264ify
A Firefox/Chrome extension that blocks video codecs you have chosen on YouTube (by alextrv)
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mainline
Posts with mentions or reviews of mainline.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-10.
- Help with AMD RX-7800 XT driver installation on Ubuntu please
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Stable Linux mainline builds for Ubuntu
See also https://github.com/bkw777/mainline which offers a UI to install the mainline kernels from mainline kernels PPA.
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Displays turning each other off with Ryzen 9 6900HX
You are referring to this, right? https://github.com/bkw777/mainline
- copied my mint cinnamon install to new machine but its still downloading nvidia drivers
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Will hardware support from newer kernels be backported to older LTS kernel?
use the Mainline Tool to install the latest kernel: https://github.com/bkw777/mainline
- Upgrading only kernel and leaving the rest of the system as is
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Longterm kernel .deb packages
on Ubuntu or derivates of it like Linux Mint just use https://github.com/bkw777/mainline which pulls newer updates automatically
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I have tried to install a custom kernel on linux mint called xanmod but now my nvidia driver stopped working how i return to the old kernel? I have a gtx 730
Lastly, of you want to play with kernels, install mainline.....https://github.com/bkw777/mainline
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Reviving an old MacBook with Linux? Do these immediately.
On Mint 21? I don't think so. The only possible way would be to install Mint 20.3 which comes with the older Cinnamon before the Mutter rebase. You could then install a newer kernel like 6.3 using Mainline, but you would be stuck with an Ubuntu 20.04 base which means much older apps in the repositories.
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Beelink S12 N100/16GB/500GB: An absolute nightmare for HTPC/media server
Out of the box Ubuntu and derivatives (and also Debian upstream of Ubuntu) are probably shipping with older kernels. Normally I'd just suggest installing the GUI kernel version management tool mainline (IIRC mainline should just be available in the Ubuntu software center) and just installing a more recent kernel to get support. Though you indicated you didn't want to touch the command line, it is also very possible to load drivers that are not shipped with the kernel if someone were willing to do so.
enhanced-h264ify
Posts with mentions or reviews of enhanced-h264ify.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-21.
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Worth putting a SSD with Linux in a 12 years old laptop ?
Probably it uses hardware acceleration for Netflix but YouTube serves a newer format for which hardware acceleration is unavailable. The h264ify browser extension could help. https://github.com/alextrv/enhanced-h264ify is a fork of that with some customization available.
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Those of you using older Thinkpads, are you using it as a thin client?
It does help to keep to 720p video and have a separate gaming PC. The "x264ify-enhanced" browser extension (a fork of a discontinued extension) is useful for restricting Youtube to cpu-friendly codecs.
- Enhancer for YouTube™ extension alternatives?
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Stream Quality "Problem"
https://github.com/alextrv/enhanced-h264ify Give it a go. I think you're making the issue out to be bigger than it is, but if this fixes it then great.
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To owners of the Surface Go 3 (especially Pentium model!)
For YouTube, Google has been trying to move everything to AV1 codecs, which is more bandwidth efficient for them. But these processors don't support AV1 on the GPU, which makes the CPU do the work, which results in power consumption and lag. If you go to YouTube with say a Roku or something that doesn't support AV1, YouTube automatically falls back to VP8 or VP9, which the roku can transcode. So I use an extension in both Edge and Chrome called enhanced-h264ify. In its settings I block VP8 and AV1 for the YouTube domain. When I load a video then, it forces YouTube to use VP9, which uses more bandwidth (especially at 4K), but it's entirely on the GPU and makes for a buttery smooth playing session. https://github.com/alextrv/enhanced-h264ify
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Hardware acceleration not working in any browser, working with VLC
I just remembered that some websites (like youtube) try to play video formats which are not supported by older integrated GPUs - and I have an extension installed (https://github.com/alextrv/enhanced-h264ify) which makes youtube use other video codecs (that are supported by the GPU). Looking at this table, it's possible that you're having that issue as well (youtube by default likes to use vp9)?
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Changing formats in Youtube's web player.
Take a look.
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My old X220 is now retired and my new T480 is prepared to take over the lead !
If you make sure the hw decoders are working, it'll do 1080p/1440p h.264 just fine ;) On Linux you need to set it up to make it work in Chromiums - on Windows it just works. For Youtube you need something like https://github.com/alextrv/enhanced-h264ify
- A Firefox/Chrome extension that blocks video codecs you have chosen on YouTube
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YouTube 60fps is really laggy on Chromebook R13
Use https://github.com/alextrv/enhanced-h264ify and block vp8, vp9 and av1.
What are some alternatives?
When comparing mainline and enhanced-h264ify you can also consider the following projects:
ukuu - A paid version of Ukuu is now available with more features. https://teejeetech.in/2019/01/20/ukuu-v19-01/ Kernel Update Utility for Ubuntu-based distributions. Provides desktop notifications when new mainline kernel is available. Lists kernels from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/ with options to install and remove.
invidious-custom - Invidious with some git patches (mostly from existing PRs)
linux - XanMod: Linux kernel source code tree
throttled - Workaround for Intel throttling issues in Linux.
sbctl - :computer: :lock: :key: Secure Boot key manager
corectrl
powerupp - Simple GUI for UPP
asus-fan-control - Fan control for ASUS devices running Linux
kerneltool - A tool to install ubuntu mainline kernels from the console.
Solaar - Linux device manager for Logitech devices
ubuntumainline - script for installing the latest mainline kernel on ubuntu and ubuntu based distros
cinnamon - A Linux desktop featuring a traditional layout, built from modern technology and introducing brand new innovative features.