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Steam Deck Gains 6 New Verified/Playable Titles Between June 13-20

Between June 13 and June 20, six newly released games received either a 'Verified' or 'Playable' rating for Valve's Steam Deck. This information was reported by Boiling Steam on June 20, three days ag...

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Miracle-wm v0.10.0 Integrates Focus Blur Shader, Nightlight Plugins

Miracle-wm, the Wayland compositor built on Mir with an i3/Sway style tiling window manager, recently released version 0.10.0. Developed by Canonical engineer Matthew Kosarek, this update introduces n...

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Linux 7.2 Kernel Merges USB4STREAM for High-Speed System-to-System Data Transfer

On June 23, 2026, the USB4STREAM module was integrated into the Linux 7.2 kernel, submitted as part of the ongoing USB/Thunderbolt subsystem updates during the kernel merge window. This new addition e...

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KDE Plasma 6.7.1 Released Today, Delivers Initial Bug Fixes for Plasma 6.7

KDE Plasma 6.7.1 has been released today, June 23, 2026. This point release delivers an initial assortment of bug fixes for the major Plasma 6.7 desktop environment, which debuted last week. The updat...

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Valve Open-Source Team Merges Ray-Tracing Inspector (RTI) to Mesa 26.1

Valve's open-source Linux graphics team today merged the new Ray-Tracing Inspector (RTI) into Mesa 26.1. This GUI tool is designed to analyze and optimize Vulkan ray-tracing performance on Linux. The ...

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NVIDIA Linux Driver 595.84 Released with Upcoming GPU Support, Wayland Improvements

NVIDIA has released its 595.84 production branch display driver for Linux x64, available since June 20. This update provides full support for the latest Linux kernel modules. Key enhancements include ...

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Linux 7.2 Kernel Sees First NVIDIA "Blackwell-Next" VFIO Patches

The Linux 7.2 merge window has commenced, with early preparations for NVIDIA's future "Blackwell-Next" GPU architecture now appearing in the kernel. Recently, patches targeting the VFIO subsystem were...

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GOverlay 1.8.4 Adds Hardware Fingerprinting, Automates Builds for x86/AArch64

GOverlay 1.8.4 was recently released, focusing on enhancing its Pascube benchmark component. The update integrates unique hardware fingerprinting (client-id) and digital signatures to verify and authe...

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Broadcom Pursues Zero-Copy Buffer Sharing for VMware Linux VMs

Broadcom is currently developing support for zero-copy buffer sharing within VMware virtualization on Linux. This ongoing work aims to enable direct buffer exchange between virtual machines (VMs) and ...

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NVK Vulkan Driver in Mesa 26.2-devel Adds DLSS Functionality

The open-source NVIDIA NVK Vulkan driver now supports Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS). Code enabling this functionality was merged today, June 20, 2026, into the Mesa 26.2-devel branch. According ...

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Godot Asset Store Officially Open, Features OpenXR Vendor Plugin and Samples

The official Godot Asset Store is now open, coinciding with the recent release of Godot 4.7. The store's initial offerings focus on extended reality (XR) development, featuring the OpenXR vendors plug...

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AMD ACP7.D/7.E/7.F Driver Adds "Substantial Design Changes" for Linux 7.2 Audio

AMD has submitted driver updates for its Audio Co-Processor (SoCs.">ACP) IP, specifically versions ACP7.D, ACP7.E, and ACP7.F, for inclusion in the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel. These updates address AMD's audi...

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Godot 4.7 Released With HDR Output Support

Godot 4.7, the latest feature release for the open-source, cross-platform game engine, was released today. This update introduces High Dynamic Range (HDR) output support, enabling developers to produc...

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Linux Kernel 7.1 Released With Graphics, Rust, SoC Enhancements

The Linux kernel 7.1 has been released, bringing a range of updates across various subsystems. Key improvements in this version include significant enhancements to graphics capabilities, further integ...

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Linux 7.2 Merges Significant IO_uring, NVMe, and Block Layer Updates

A significant set of storage-related changes, including enhancements to IO_uring, NVMe, and general block device code, have been merged into the Linux 7.2 kernel. These updates span various components...

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