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Hardware H.264 Decoding on Fedora 43 and 44 — The Fresh-Install Recipe

Hardware H.264 Decoding on Fedora 43 and 44 — The Fresh-Install Recipe

Fedora ships codec-free out of the box. Here's the fix to get hardware-accelerated H.264 / H.265 decoding back on a fresh Fedora 43 or 44 install.

Apr 28, 2026 3 min read
wxWidgets: The Friendly Gateway to Linux Desktop Development

wxWidgets: The Friendly Gateway to Linux Desktop Development

Compare GTK, gtkmm, and wxWidgets for Linux desktop development. Code examples, event handling patterns, and cross-platform considerations in C++.

Feb 8, 2026 7 min read