Linux Graphics & Gaming News
A new open-source Vulkan driver, named Ape, has recently gained attention for its distinct architecture. This driver is developed entirely in the Zig programming language and notably operates independ...
Read more →The Khronos Vulkan SC Working Group, in collaboration with RasterGrid, recently released the Vulkan SC 1.0.21 SDK. This new SDK provides a unified installer for both Linux and Windows, combining essen...
Read more →The GNOME Sushi file previewer, a component of the GNOME Files (Nautilus) file manager, has recently been updated to utilize GTK4. This adaptation introduces a series of enhancements aimed at improvin...
Read more →Vulkan 1.4.353 was released today, June 06, 2026, marking the first API specification update in three weeks. This release includes the latest documentation updates for the high-performance graphics an...
Read more →Canonical's VP of Engineering Jon Seager announced at the Ubuntu Summit that Ubuntu 26.10 will introduce AI-powered voice input capabilities for all text fields. Users will be able to "press a button ...
Read more →PCSX2 has seen multiple development releases this week, from v2.7.382 through v2.7.393, introducing several graphics and settings enhancements. A key feature is the integration of Raster Order Views (...
Read more →The upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel release is undergoing a significant change in its graphics and accelerator drivers, with a specific DRM ioctl interface being disabled. This interface, which was original...
Read more →Flathub, the primary distribution platform for Flatpak applications, announced a policy change regarding software developed using artificial intelligence tools. Effective today, June 6, 2026, the stor...
Read more →Ollama, the framework for running large language models locally, recently released version 0.30.5. This update primarily addresses a "gemma4:12b floating point exception crash" that affected the newly...
Read more →The upcoming Linux 7.2 mainline kernel is expected to include initial support enabling it to boot on Apple M3 devices, such as the M3-powered iMac and MacBook products. This development marks a founda...
Read more →CachyOS has achieved a new milestone, with its distro share on ProtonDB now exceeding the peak share Arch Linux ever held. This development was reported recently by Boiling Steam, noting that CachyOS ...
Read more →Valve published the May 2026 Steam Survey results yesterday. The data indicates that Linux's share of the Steam gaming market is "just under 4%", according to Phoronix, following a delay in the survey...
Read more →COSMIC Epoch 1.0.15 was released today, June 4, 2026, bringing Wayland Pointer Constraints to the desktop environment. This implementation is intended to provide a "better gaming experience," as noted...
Read more →Canonical yesterday announced the promotion of its Steam Snap for ARM64 to the stable channel. First announced in January, this snap enables Steam gaming on ARM64 Linux hardware, having been tested on...
Read more →NVIDIA's upcoming open-source Nova driver is moving closer to supporting Hopper and Blackwell graphics processors. Out this week was the 12th iteration of enablement code for these architectures in th...
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