Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Version 0.20 of Wayland compositor library used to build Wayland compositors.">wlroots, a foundational Wayland support library, is nearing its official release. Two release candidates for wlroots 0.20 were published over the past week, signaling its imminent arri...
Read more →A new patch series was sent out for review this weekend, aiming to significantly enhance Linux system hibernation performance. The proposed changes are particularly beneficial for systems utilizing sl...
Read more →The HID subsystem changes were merged into the Linux 7.0 kernel this week, marking an expansion in supported human interface devices. This update brings official support for Rock Band 4 guitars from b...
Read more →NVIDIA has provided open-source contributions this week to enhance the existing Nouveau kernel driver. The posted patches aim to bring up support for the NVIDIA GA100 GPU, leveraging the GPU System Pr...
Read more →Collabora recently detailed its significant contributions to the ongoing development of Linux Kernel 6.19. The company's 21 developers contributed 125 patches, focusing on key areas for graphics and s...
Read more →Ollama released version 0.16.0 yesterday, enhancing its local large language model ecosystem with new models and a simplified command-line interface. The update introduces GLM-5, a 744 billion paramet...
Read more →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...
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