# Linux Action News 118

URL: /show/linux-action-news/118/
> Ubuntu integrates ZFS even further, NVIDIA starts publishing GPU documentation, and Harmony OS makes its debut.

- Show: [Linux Action News](/show/linux-action-news/)
- Episode: 118
- Date: 2019-08-09
- Hosts: chris
- Duration: 00:28:41
- Audio: https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/dec90738-e640-45e5-b375-4573052f4bf4/07558cf0-9bc6-459e-857e-e9ced1f097e0.mp3
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/xe4MeV3lpxY





### Episode Links

  * [NVIDIA Starts Publishing GPU Hardware Documentation To Help Open-Source Drivers](https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=NVIDIA-Open-GPU-Docs "NVIDIA Starts Publishing GPU Hardware Documentation To Help Open-Source Drivers") — NVIDIA is releasing more GPU hardware documentation at long last.
  * [GitHub - NVIDIA/open-gpu-doc](https://github.com/nvidia/open-gpu-doc "GitHub - NVIDIA/open-gpu-doc")
  * [Enhancing our ZFS support on Ubuntu 19.10](https://ubuntu.com/blog/enhancing-our-zfs-support-on-ubuntu-19-10-an-introduction "Enhancing our ZFS support on Ubuntu 19.10") — We are going to enhance ZFS on root support in the coming cycles. Ubuntu 19.10 is a first-round towards that goal. We want to support ZFS on root as an experimental installer option, initially for desktop, but keeping the layout extensible for server later on.
  * [Big performance improvements for LibreOffice](https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2019/08/08/tdf-announces-libreoffice-63/ "Big performance improvements for LibreOffice") — The Document Foundation announces LibreOffice 6.3, a feature-rich major release of the LibreOffice 6 family with better performance, a large number of new and improved features, and enhanced interoperability with proprietary document formats:
  * [You might actually want to use the new DeX on the Galaxy Note 10](https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/7/20755139/samsung-galaxy-note-10-dex-windows-mac-app-laptop-desktop-connect-unpacked-event "You might actually want to use the new DeX on the Galaxy Note 10") — Among the many new updates and features coming with the Galaxy Note 10 and Note 10 Plus is a revamped take on DeX, Samsung’s desktop-like software that is powered by the phone. 
  * [Huawei officially reveals Harmony OS](https://www.xda-developers.com/harmony-os-huawei-announce/ "Huawei officially reveals Harmony OS") — Harmony OS is microkernel-based, like Google’s in-development Fuchsia OS.
  * [Linux Journal Ceases Publication](https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-journal-ceases-publication-awkward-goodbye "Linux Journal Ceases Publication") — On August 7, 2019, Linux Journal shut its doors for good. All staff were laid off and the company is left with no operating funds to continue in any capacity. 
  * [Linux Format - Print or Digital](https://www.linuxformat.com/ "Linux Format - Print or Digital")