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Qualcomm Engineer Enhances Fedora 44 Support for Snapdragon ARM Laptops

Qualcomm has engaged Hans de Goede, a former Red Hat engineer known for his contributions to Intel and AMD laptop enhancements, to improve Fedora Linux compatibility on Snapdragon-powered Windows on A...

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GOverlay 1.6.4 Adds FSR4 Variant Management for RDNA2, RDNA3, and RDNA4 GPUs

GOverlay 1.6.4 was released today, introducing a FSR4 variant management system. This new feature allows users to select between the latest FSR4 FP8 DLL, optimized for RDNA4 architecture with machine ...

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Flatpak 1.17.x Adds Zstd Compressed Layers for OCI Bundle Building

Flatpak 1.17.1 and 1.17.2 were released today, building on the earlier Flatpak 1.17 development series. A notable new feature in these updates is the addition of support for building OCI bundles with ...

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Fedora Games Lab Revitalization Proposed for Fedora 44, Aims to Showcase Modern Linux Gaming

A proposal has been put forward to revitalize the Fedora Games Lab, one of Fedora's specialized "spins" under the Fedora Labs initiative. This effort aims to transform the Games Lab into a more robust...

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Boiling Steam Reports CachyOS Surpassing Arch Linux in December ProtonDB Gamer Data

Boiling Steam has published its latest December ProtonDB data, indicating a significant shift in Linux distribution preferences among gamers. The report highlights that CachyOS has surpassed Arch Linu...

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PCSX2 v2.5.385 Restores PPT_ONCE_ON_LOAD, Adds New Patch Option

PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.5.385 today, December 15, 2025. This update primarily focuses on enhancing the handling of game patches. It restores the original behavior of the ...

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Linux Kernel 6.19-rc1 Released, Begins Public Testing Phase

Linus Torvalds today announced the availability of the first Release Candidate (RC1) for the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel series. This release marks the beginning of the public testing phase, allowing d...

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Igalia Details Vulkan Optimizations for Valve's Steam Devices, Bolstering Proton Compatibility

Igalia announced last month their extensive work optimizing Vulkan for Valve, aimed at powering upcoming Steam devices. The graphics team implemented numerous Vulkan extensions and reviewed others to ...

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PCSX2 v2.5.383 Introduces Save State Error Reporting Customization

PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.5.383 today. This update introduces a new user setting that allows for customization of how errors are reported when loading or saving emulator st...

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Linux 6.19 Merges x86 Platform Driver Enhancements for Laptops & Handhelds

During the second week of the Linux 6.19 feature merge window, numerous x86 platform driver changes were integrated into the kernel. These updates primarily aim to improve hardware support for a range...

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Wine 11.0-rc2 Released Today with 28 Bug Fixes, Prepares for January Stable

Wine 11.0-rc2 was released today, December 13, 2025. This second release candidate incorporates 28 known bug fixes to enhance stability and compatibility. It follows the Wine 11.0-rc1 release last wee...

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PCSX2 v2.5.378 Addresses CDVD MG SCMD Out-of-Bounds Read Exploit

The PCSX2 project today released version 2.5.378 of their PlayStation 2 emulator. This update primarily addresses a critical security vulnerability involving an out-of-bounds read exploit within the C...

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Monado 25.1.0 Enhances OpenXR Hand Tracking, Device Support, Core Runtime

Monado 25.1.0, the open-source OpenXR runtime maintained by Collabora, was released today. This update delivers major improvements across several key areas, coinciding with the conclusion of the Unite...

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Linux Kernel Officially Concludes Rust Experiment, Integrates It Permanently

Linux kernel lead developer for Rust, Miguel Ojeda, recently posted a patch formally concluding the "Rust experiment" within the kernel. This development signifies that the Rust programming language i...

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KDE Plasma 6.6 to Add Proper Screen Mirroring for Wayland Sessions

Development work this week for KDE Plasma 6.6 has confirmed the addition of proper screen mirroring support for Wayland sessions. This feature resolves a previous limitation where duplicating display ...

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