Linux Graphics & Gaming News
All memory management (MM) related patches have been merged into the ongoing Linux 7.0 kernel merge window. These updates, integrated recently, are set to be part of the upcoming kernel release. Phoro...
Read more →The extensive set of Linux kernel graphics and display driver updates, known as Direct Rendering Manager or DRM, were merged today, February 12, 2026, for the upcoming Linux 7.0 kernel. This update pa...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported on February 7, 2026, the identification of 10 new Steam games that have achieved either 'Verified' or 'Playable' compatibility status on the Steam Deck. These titles were releas...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported last week that 69 new games with native Linux builds were released on Steam between January 28 and February 4, 2026. This represents approximately 9.3% of all new titles launche...
Read more →On February 11, 2026, significant updates to the Linux 7.0 kernel scheduler were merged. These changes introduce a new Time Slice Extension feature, alongside continued efforts in performance optimiza...
Read more →CodeWeavers today released CrossOver 26, its paid compatibility layer for running Windows applications and games on Linux and macOS. The new version incorporates Wine 11.0, which was released in Janua...
Read more →Phoronix recently published a performance comparison of Panther Lake processor featuring Xe3 integrated graphics.">Intel Core Ultra X7 358H "Panther Lake" processors running on Microsoft Windows 11 and the current Ubuntu Linux 26.04 development state. This la...
Read more →The Linux 7.0 kernel merge window commenced today, bringing initial significant changes. Christian Brauner's VFS pull requests were merged, introducing the NULLFS and OPEN_TREE_NAMESPACE features. NUL...
Read more →Development is underway to port AMD's openSIL and Coreboot to a modern AM5 consumer motherboard. This initiative provides an experimental path for open-source firmware enthusiasts to use open hardware...
Read more →Linux kernel 6.19 was released today, February 09, 2026, by Linus Torvalds, marking the first major kernel release of the year. This version introduces significant updates for GPU users. Older AMD Rad...
Read more →Linus Torvalds has confirmed that the next major release of the Linux kernel will be version 7.0. The announcement came following the recent release of Linux 6.19 stable, with Torvalds stating he "off...
Read more →Intel has recently archived around two dozen open-source projects it previously maintained, a development reported by Phoronix today. The discovery began when Phoronix noticed the discontinuation of I...
Read more →DXVK project focused on translating older Direct3D APIs (5, 6, 7) to Vulkan.">D7VK 1.3 was released today, February 9, 2026, introducing support for the Direct3D 5 graphics API on Vulkan. This update expands the project's capabilities, building upon its original target of Direc...
Read more →Initial targeting for AMD's next-generation Zen 6 processors, identified by the "znver6" target, was merged into the LLVM/Clang compiler codebase overnight. This integration is an early development st...
Read more →A Linux kernel engineer at Microsoft, Hamza Mahfooz, is developing a Kernel Mode-Setting (KMS) recovery mechanism for Linux display drivers. Mahfooz, who previously contributed to the AMDGPU Linux dis...
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