
← Linux Weekly Daily Wednesday1 jul · 49 min
New GPU Linux Benchmark Utility and 30-year old GIMP
<p>GIMP like it's 1996! Goverlay gets super GPU benchmark powers, Pine64 announces a smart speaker, and Monix is a new driver + mixer for Audient audio interfaces on Linux.</p><p>Video version of the show is available to Patrons, along with the Extended Chaos podcast featuring over an extra hour of LWDW content every week.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/lwdw" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Patreon</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://discord.gg/uQVckr5gEZ" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Discord</strong></a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@LinWDW" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>YouTube</strong></a></li></ul><p><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><p>00:00 Intro</p><p>01:52 Linux box art </p><p>09:35 Running a 30-year old GIMP</p><p>17:06 New GPU benchmark in Goverlay </p><p>28:07 New drivers and GUI for Audient ID interfaces </p><p>31:15 Pine Voice home assistant </p><p><br></p><p><strong>TOPICS</strong></p><p><strong>GIMP in 1996</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/gimp-1996-flatpak" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/gimp-1996-flatpak</a></p><p><br><strong>Goverlay Bench </strong></p><p><a href="https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/testing-goverlays-built-in-pascube-gpu-benchmark/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxgaming/testing-goverlays-built-in-pascube-gpu-benchmark/</a></p><p><br><strong>Monix for Audient interfaces </strong></p><p><a href="https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxaudiosofware/monix-control-app-for-audient-id-interfaces/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://interfacinglinux.com/community/linuxaudiosofware/monix-control-app-for-audient-id-interfaces/</a></p><p><br><strong>Pine64 Smart Speaker</strong></p><p><a href="https://pine64.org/documentation/PineVoice/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://pine64.org/documentation/PineVoice/</a><br></p>