Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Valve has published its Steam Survey results for July 2026, revealing a small uptick in Linux gaming adoption. According to the data, the share of Steam users on Linux has now climbed back above 4%. T...
Read more →A new Linux desktop environment, Starling, gained attention this week after being developed by a single person over six months using AI coding tools. According to the project's GitHub and website, AI ...
Read more →Mosaic, a new GNOME Shell extension, was released last month, bringing an on-demand automatic window tiling feature to the desktop environment. Users can activate or deactivate this mode directly from...
Read more →Boiling Steam published a summary of community reactions following a recent viral report concerning a "Steam Deck sales crash." The initial report, which detailed a significant decline in Steam Deck s...
Read more →Last week, between July 22 and July 29, 2026, Steam saw the release of 147 new games with native Linux builds. This volume represents approximately 16 percent of the 918 Windows titles released on the...
Read more →The Nouveau open-source NVIDIA Linux kernel driver is preparing to finally enable atomic mode-setting by default. This change, recently reported by Phoronix, represents a significant step forward for ...
Read more →AMD last week initiated the public development of its next-generation display IP for Linux by posting initial Display Core Next 6 (DCN6) patches. These patches integrate foundational support for DCN6 ...
Read more →PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, has recently released version 2.7.508. This update primarily focuses on a stability improvement within the emulator's fullscreen user interface. The new version addr...
Read more →The upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel release will mark Intel's Nova Lake S integrated graphics as stable. This development anticipates the launch of next-generation Intel Nova Lake processors, expected to ro...
Read more →Collabora recently announced that Kraid, the new compiler developed for the Panfrost driver stack, has reached a significant development milestone. Kraid now passes all Vulkan CTS compute shader tests...
Read more →GOverlay, the open-source utility for managing Vulkan overlay applications, recently released version 1.8.10, focusing on stability and integration enhancements. For AppImage users, the update integra...
Read more →AMD has recently released a new series of patches for its AMDGPU Linux kernel driver, introducing support for HDMI 2.1 Auto Low-Latency Mode (ALLM) and Variable Rate Refresh (VRR). This development is...
Read more →Today's Steam client beta update introduces significant enhancements for game streaming, particularly benefiting Linux users. The update, released today, brings support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) st...
Read more →Valve recently released Proton 10.0-4b, an update to its compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux. This latest version primarily introduces support for Steamworks SDK 1.65. According to ...
Read more →AMD has submitted new updates for the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver and AMDKFD kernel compute driver. These updates, sent out today, July 30, 2026, introduce support for DRM Format Modifiers on older ...
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