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ANGLE Merges Wayland Support; Chromium Embedded Framework Gains Native Wayland

Google's ANGLE project has recently merged support for Wayland. This development is reported to unblock native Wayland compatibility for the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF). The integration of Wayla...

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Sway 1.12 Adds Window Capture, HDR10 via Vulkan, NVIDIA Proprietary Driver Compatibility

Sway 1.12 was released today, May 26, 2026, building on wlroots 0.20.0. This release introduces several new features, including the ability to capture individual windows and support for HDR10 when uti...

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Steam Registers 70 Native Linux Game Releases Mid-May

Between May 13 and May 20, 2026, Steam released 70 new games with native Linux builds. This volume represents approximately 10.5% of the total 664 new titles released on Steam for Windows during the s...

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Labwc 0.20 wlroots-based Wayland Compositor Released with Feature Additions

Labwc 0.20, a wlroots-based Wayland compositor, was released today, May 26, 2026. This new version introduces numerous new features. The release of Labwc 0.20 coincides with the launch of Sway 1.12, a...

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Boiling Steam Reports 14 New Steam Deck Verified/Playable Games Last Week

Boiling Steam has published its latest update on Steam Deck game compatibility, identifying 14 new titles that achieved 'Verified' or 'Playable' status. These games were released and evaluated between...

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Xemu Dev Builds Improve UI Scaling, Explicit Wayland/X11 Video Driver Hints

The xemu-project, an open-source original Xbox emulator, has integrated user interface enhancements in its recent development builds. Key updates include accounting for pixel density and display scali...

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Collabora Details OpenXR Ocean Soundscape Experience for Environmental Advocacy

Collabora recently detailed its collaboration with environmental nonprofit SOMAR on an open source Extended Reality (XR) experience. This application, built on OpenXR, immerses users in the underwater...

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Cinnamon Desktop Developing Native Screenshot Tool for CSD/SSD Handling

Linux Mint developers are currently building a new, native screenshot utility for the Cinnamon desktop environment. This tool is being developed ahead of Cinnamon's next major release to enhance scree...

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AI Agents Contribute Patches for Linux Kernel Graphics, WiFi Drivers This Week

Phoronix reported this week that AI coding agents, including Claude Code and GitHub Copilot, contributed to a significant number of new patches in the Linux kernel. These contributions specifically ad...

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Vulkan SC 1.0.21 SDK Released with Unified Linux/Windows Installer

The Khronos Vulkan SC Working Group, in collaboration with RasterGrid, today released the Vulkan SC 1.0.21 SDK. This new SDK provides a unified installer for both Linux and Windows platforms, streamli...

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NVIDIA Tags 595.44.09 Vulkan Developer Beta Driver Release

NVIDIA released its 595.44.09 Vulkan Developer Beta Driver on May 22, 2026, with the new version tagged on the open-gpu-kernel-modules GitHub repository. This beta driver specifically targets Vulkan d...

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KDE Plasma 6.8 Adds Intel Xe GPU Monitoring; 6.7 Nears Release with Stability Fixes

KDE developers are actively preparing for upcoming Plasma releases, with work progressing on both Plasma 6.7 and 6.8. Plasma 6.8 is set to introduce support for Intel Xe graphics within its System Mon...

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AMD Schola v2.1 Deepens Unreal Engine, Kubernetes, Minari Integration

AMD GPUOpen today announced Schola v2.1, an update to its platform designed for deep learning training and inference at scale. The release focuses on enhancing capabilities for AI development, particu...

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PCSX2 v2.7.357 Updates DX12 Backend to Init RWTexture as Direct Shader Resource

The PCSX2 project has released version 2.7.357 today, May 23, 2026. This update for the PlayStation 2 emulator includes a specific modification to its DirectX 12 Graphics Synthesizer (GS) backend. The...

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Collabora Partners Flipper Devices on Open Linux for RK3576

Collabora today announced a partnership with Flipper Devices to develop an open Linux platform. This initiative targets hardware hackers and will power the upcoming Flipper One device. The Flipper One...

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