Release of volt-gui 1.2.0, a GUI for optimizing settings that affect the performance of games in Linux

The volt-gui 1.2.0 application has been released, providing a graphical interface for optimizing the performance of games in LinuxThe program simplifies the configuration of graphics drivers, Mesa, and the kernel. LinuxFor example, options are provided for selecting the task scheduler mode, managing the use of VSync, shader caching, enabling various optimizations, and spoofing the output information about OpenGL and Vulkan versions. The code is written in Python and distributed under the GPLv3 license.

Among the changes:

• Added the ability to change the minimum and maximum CPU frequency.
• The default settings have been changed to improve compatibility with different desktop environments - the system tray and transparency have been disabled. The settings were originally set with Cinnamon and KDE Plasma in mind, but now include GNOME, among others.
• Added 40 new kernel settings Linux, such as /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_fastopen, /proc/sys/vm/overcommit_memory, /proc/sys/vm/mmap_min_addr, /proc/sys/kernel/randomize_va_space, and /proc/sys/kernel/pid_max. Descriptions and recommended values ​​for kernel parameters have been updated. Kernel settings management has been reorganized.