Linux Graphics & Gaming News
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 →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 →Raspberry Pi recently launched a new 10-inch Touch Display 2, priced at $80 or £77. This display features a 1200x1920 resolution and a 10-point capacitive touchscreen. It expands Raspberry Pi's displa...
Read more →KDE developers are preparing for the upcoming Plasma 6.8 release, which is set to introduce a new display management utility named kscreenctl. This tool is being developed as a replacement for the exi...
Read more →KDE Plasma 6.7 was released this month, introducing independent per-screen virtual desktops, a feature "many of its users have been requesting for decades." The update also brings support for simultan...
Read more →Simon Ser just published Wayland Protocols 1.49, the latest version of the core Wayland protocol definitions. This release introduces improved multi-GPU support, which is intended to enhance how multi...
Read more →The upcoming GTK 4.23.1 development release will introduce a new "Snapping" feature. This addition is intended to enhance the fractional scaling experience on high-resolution displays by addressing po...
Read more →Recent patches for the open-source AMDGPU kernel graphics driver introduce HDMI 2.1 Fixed Rate Link (FRL) and Display Stream Compression (DSC) support. This update advances the driver towards full HDM...
Read more →AMD has updated its AMDGPU kernel driver patches to include support for HDMI 2.1 Display Stream Compression (DSC) alongside the previously introduced Fixed Rate Link (FRL) functionality. The initial H...
Read more →KDE developers are preparing features for the upcoming Plasma 6.7 desktop environment, with a stable release anticipated in mid-June. Among the key additions, Plasma 6.7 will introduce support for ICC...
Read more →AMD today posted official patches to the Linux kernel mailing list, introducing HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL) support for its open-source AMDGPU kernel graphics driver. These patches implement a crucial ...
Read more →BenQ's Display Pilot 2 software, which enables control over monitor-level features, is now available for Linux. The software was released for Linux at the end of 2025, although its availability only r...
Read more →The first DRM-Misc-Next pull request for the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel was submitted this week, initiating the queue for new kernel graphics and display driver features. This early submission includes...
Read more →Weston 15.0 was recently released by Collabora, introducing significant updates to the Wayland compositor reference implementation. A new Lua-based shell has been integrated, allowing for fully custom...
Read more →KDE Plasma 6.6 was released today, February 18, 2026. This version introduces new functionalities, including the ability to extract text from screenshots via Optical Character Recognition (OCR). The u...
Read more →A Linux kernel engineer at Microsoft, Hamza Mahfooz, is developing a Kernel Mode-Setting (KMS) recovery mechanism for Linux display drivers. Mahfooz, who previously contributed to the AMDGPU Linux dis...
Read more →The forthcoming Linux 7.0 kernel is being prepared to integrate support for Microsoft's "Turn On Display" ACPI Device Specific Method (DSM). This notification method was initially introduced by Micros...
Read more →The AMDGPU Linux kernel graphics driver is set to receive an update targeting an issue affecting users of DisplayPort to HDMI dongles. An identified oversight in the current driver has prevented certa...
Read more →Intel is preparing to deliver functional display support for its upcoming Nova Lake processors, with the target being Linux 6.20 or potentially Linux 7.0. The in-development Linux 6.19 kernel recently...
Read more →Firefox 146, released today, introduces native support for fractional scaling on Wayland display servers. This update allows users to apply non-integer scaling factors, such as 125% or 150%, directly ...
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