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Box64 v0.4 Improves DRM Game Support, Boosts Steam Stability on AArch64

Box64 v0.4 was released, delivering significant improvements for running x86_64 Linux binaries on AArch64 Linux systems. Key enhancements in this version include better support for DRM protected games...

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RadeonSI Refactors NIR Compilation for Improved Performance and Faster GLSL Compile Times

Marek Olลกรกk, a prominent AMD Mesa developer, merged a significant set of 36 patches on New Year's Day aimed at refactoring the NIR compilation code for the RadeonSI Gallium3D driver. This deep-level a...

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Steam Linux Market Share Ends 2025 at 3.19%; AMD CPU Use Approaches 72%

The December 2025 Steam Survey results, released tonight, show Steam on Linux market share at 3.19%. This marks a slight decrease from the all-time high of 3.2% recorded in November. The survey also i...

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Mesa 25.3.3 Ships Latest Bug Fixes, Intel Vulkan GTK4 Workarounds

Mesa 25.3.3 was released yesterday, January 1, 2026, as the newest stable point release for the Mesa 25.3 feature series. This update includes the latest bug fixes and specific workarounds for Intel V...

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Haiku OS Progresses NVIDIA Graphics Support with Open Kernel Modules, NVK/Zink

Haiku OS has reportedly made progress in supporting NVIDIA graphics, with momentum observed around the start of the new year. This development utilizes the NVIDIA Open Kernel Modules, in conjunction w...

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Goverlay 1.6.9 Enhances Flatpak Compatibility and Multi-GPU Selection

MangoHud and vkBasalt.">Goverlay version 1.6.9 was released, introducing substantial improvements for Flatpak compatibility and multi-GPU users. The update, made available recently, fixes issues with "incorrect detection of ...

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MangoHud v0.8.3-rc1 Addresses Vulkan Swapchain, GLX, and AMD GPU Metrics

MangoHud, the popular open-source overlay for Linux gaming, saw the release of its v0.8.3-rc1 candidate today. This release focuses on stability and compatibility across various graphics APIs and disp...

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Asahi Linux Details Ongoing M3/M4/M5 SoC Bring-Up, Experimental DisplayPort Code

Prominent Asahi Linux developer Sven Peter provided an update at this week's 39th Chaos Communication Congress (39C3) in Hamburg, Germany. He discussed the ongoing work to bring up Apple M3, M4, and M...

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Steam Saw 34 New Native Linux Game Releases Last Week

Between December 17 and December 24, a total of 34 new games with native Linux clients were released on Steam. Boiling Steam reported on this influx, noting that "the week before Christmas is usually ...

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Shotcut 25.12 Released With 10-bit Video CPU Pipeline, NVENC Screen Recording

Shotcut 25.12, the open-source video editor, was released today, bringing significant enhancements for Linux users and professional workflows. The update introduces full 10-bit video CPU pipeline supp...

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Phoronix Benchmarks Show Windows 11 Outperforming Linux on Arrow Lake H Laptop

Phoronix recently published benchmarks revealing Windows 11 outperformed Ubuntu Linux on a Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 laptop, equipped with an Intel Arrow Lake H processor. This finding is notable as it...

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Linux 6.19 Kernel Benchmarks Reveal Clang LTO Performance Benefits

Phoronix's year-end 2025 benchmarking analysis, published today, indicates significant performance improvements for Linux 6.19 kernels compiled with LLVM Clang 21, particularly when Link-Time Optimiza...

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Intel Xe Linux Driver Adds Multi-Device SVM, SR-IOV Scheduler Groups

Intel's open-source graphics driver engineers have submitted the final drm-xe-next pull request of 2025 for the Linux kernel. This update, sent out today, introduces new feature material for the next ...

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PCSX2 v2.5.401 Released With Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior GameDB Fixes

The PlayStation 2 emulator PCSX2 released version 2.5.401 yesterday. This update primarily includes specific compatibility enhancements for the game Warhammer 40,000: Fire Warrior. The release incorpo...

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Igalia Optimizes Vulkan for Valve Steam Devices, Enhances Proton Compatibility

Igalia announced about a month ago, in November 2025, their collaboration with Valve focused on optimizing Vulkan for upcoming Steam devices. The engineering efforts have involved implementing and rev...

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