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PCSX2 v2.7.158 Reverts Shader State Optimization for DX11/GL Backends

PCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, has released its v2.7.158 development build today. This update primarily reverts a prior optimization related to graphics shader state management. Specif...

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Minecraft Java Edition Preparing Switch from OpenGL to Vulkan for Rendering

Minecraft: Java Edition developers are preparing to transition the game's rendering engine from OpenGL to Vulkan. This change is part of their "Vibrant Visuals" initiative, which focuses on refactorin...

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Wayland 1.25 RC1 Released with Documentation Improvements

Simon Ser today announced the release of Wayland 1.25 RC1, identified as Wayland v1.24.91. This release candidate is a step towards the next stable version of the Wayland display server protocol. The ...

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NVIDIA Releases 595.45.04 Linux Driver, Updates Open Kernel Modules

NVIDIA today released its 595.45.04 proprietary driver for Linux systems. This new driver version is now available for download from NVIDIA's official driver portal. Concurrently, the company's open-g...

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Rockchip Mainline Linux Achieves Vulkan 1.4, NPU Support

Collabora published a blog post on March 02, 2026, summarizing Nicolas Frattaroli's FOSDEM talk on Rockchip's mainline Linux progress. The review highlighted significant advancements in bringing Rockc...

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Ollama v0.17.5 Adds Qwen 3.5 Models, Fixes GPU/CPU Split & MLX Crashes

Ollama v0.17.5 was released today, introducing support for the Qwen 3.5 small model series, now available in 0.8B, 2B, 4B, and 9B parameter sizes. This update addresses several critical issues, includ...

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Khronos Group Celebrates 25 Years of Open Standards in Visual Computing

The Khronos Group is celebrating its 25th anniversary today, March 05, 2026, marking a quarter-century of developing open standards for visual computing. The organization was founded by a group of com...

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Mutter 50.rc Released with Better NVIDIA Performance, SDR-Native & HDR

GNOME Mutter 50.rc was released today, serving as the release candidate for the upcoming GNOME 50 stable release, which is expected in two weeks. This version of the Wayland compositor incorporates en...

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Intel Xe3 B390 Panther Lake AI & Rendering Benchmarks on Linux

Phoronix has published new Linux benchmarks detailing the Intel Rendering Toolkit and OpenVINO AI performance on Intel's Panther Lake processors. The testing focused on the Core Ultra X7 358H, which f...

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Hyprland 0.54.1 Patch Release Addresses Crashes, Build Issues, and Window Management

Hyprland, a Wayland compositor, released version 0.54.1 today. This patch release backports several fixes from the main development branch to the 0.54.0 series. Key issues addressed include a crash in...

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AMD DPTCi Driver RFC Posted for Ryzen Gaming Handheld Power Tuning

AMD today submitted a request for comments (RFC) patch series to the Linux kernel mailing list (LKML) introducing the Dynamic Power and Thermal Configuration Interface (DPTCi) driver. This new driver ...

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wgpu-core & wgpu-hal 28.0.1 Fix NVIDIA Present Crash, Mali Vulkan Issues

gfx-rs has released wgpu-core and wgpu-hal version 28.0.1 today. This patch update primarily addresses several stability issues across different GPU platforms. For NVIDIA users, the release resolves a...

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Steam Sees 60 New Native Linux Game Releases Last Week (11.2% of Total)

Boiling Steam reported that 60 new games with native Linux builds were released on Steam between February 18 and February 25, 2026. This represents approximately 11.2% of the 538 total games released ...

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Linux 7.1 Kernel to Default to System Power-Off on Fatal ACPI Errors

The upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel will introduce a new default behavior for handling fatal Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) errors. As reported by Phoronix, systems encountering such erro...

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GIMP 3.2 RC3 Released, Focusing on Bug Fixes Ahead of Stable Launch

GIMP 3.2 RC3 was released yesterday, March 02, 2026, serving as the third and likely final release candidate before the stable GIMP 3.2 launch. This release primarily focuses on refinement, incorporat...

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