Linux Graphics & Gaming News
Boiling Steam successfully ran Civilization 6 on the OrangePi 6 Plus single-board computer using a combination of Box64 and Proton. This achievement was facilitated by a new Ubuntu 24.04 distribution ...
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 →Linux 6.19-rc8 was released today, February 2, 2026, marking an extended development cycle for the upcoming kernel version. This additional release candidate emerged "not due to any scary bugs but rat...
Read more →GNOME Resources 1.10 was released today, introducing new system monitoring capabilities for the GNOME desktop environment. This update brings support for monitoring AMD Ryzen AI NPUs (Neural Processin...
Read more →Boiling Steam identified eight newly released Steam games as Steam Deck Verified or Playable, selected between January 24 and January 31, 2026. The report noted that this period signifies an end to a ...
Read more →Between January 21 and January 28, 2026, Steam saw the release of 44 new games with native Linux clients, according to a report by Boiling Steam. This figure represents approximately 8.2% of the total...
Read more →Shotcut 26.1, the latest feature update for the open-source video editor, was released yesterday. This version introduces GPU hardware accelerated video decoding as the default setting for most platfo...
Read more →Nvidia has released a native Linux application for its GeForce NOW game streaming service. This beta application, reported today by Boiling Steam, offers an improved experience over the previous brows...
Read more →System76's COSMIC desktop team recently previewed a new "frosted blur effect" intended for its user interface. This visual enhancement will apply a frosted glass appearance to various applications and...
Read more →Phoronix today published benchmarks comparing DDR5-4800 and DDR5-6000 memory performance with the AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor on Ubuntu Linux. This report complements yesterday's Linux review of the...
Read more →GNOME 50 will feature improved discrete GPU detection within the GNOME Shell. This enhancement, which was merged this week, completes a development effort that has been two years in the making. The up...
Read more →The Xfce desktop environment is set to integrate a new Wayland compositor named Xfwl4, written in Rust. This development, reported today by 9to5Linux, marks a significant step towards modernizing the ...
Read more →A new DriConf workaround for Intel Linux graphics drivers has been merged into Mesa Git today. This enhancement is designed to significantly reduce initial game load times, specifically capable of hal...
Read more →Proton 10.0-4 was released today by Valve and CodeWeavers. This update for Steam Play adds compatibility for a notable list of new Windows games on Linux. Newly playable titles include VR experiences ...
Read more →The Mecha Comet, a new modular and open-source Linux handheld device, was announced today and is now available for funding on Kickstarter. This device is designed with snap-on modules, allowing for us...
Read more →Heroic Games Launcher released version 2.19.0, codenamed "Punk-01 Shaka," today, marking its first update in five months since its last release in August. The developers describe this as "mostly a tra...
Read more →AMD's RadeonSI Gallium3D driver is set to introduce a new low-latency video decode mode for the upcoming Mesa 26.1 release. Phoronix reported that this feature, which is being prepared for next quarte...
Read more →Linux 6.19-rc7 was released today, January 26, 2026, keeping the kernel on schedule for its official stable release two weeks from now. This release candidate includes a few important fixes. An additi...
Read more →LACT 0.8.4 was released today, January 26, 2026, bringing further enhancements to this third-party GPU driver user interface for Linux. LACT provides a graphical control panel for managing various asp...
Read more →Goverlay 1.7.2 was released today, January 26, 2026, introducing significant quality-of-life enhancements for Linux gamers. The update implements a "Save as" functionality for MangoHud and vkBasalt, a...
Read more →Boiling Steam has released their latest "New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck" report. This edition covers games released between January 17 and January 24, 2026. The report identifies nine newl...
Read more →DXVK and VKD3D-Proton to enable NVIDIA-specific features on Linux.">DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.1 was released today, introducing new override capabilities and general improvements. This release is a key component for Valve's Steam Play (Proton), serving as the NVIDIA NVAPI implem...
Read more →Box64, a crucial software component enabling real-time translation of X86 and X86_64 code to other hardware architectures, has recently expanded its support to include RISC-V and LoongArch. This devel...
Read more →Bottles, the GUI tool for managing Wine prefixes, released version 61.1 today. This update introduces custom Gamescope options, allowing users more control over their gaming sessions, alongside a new ...
Read more →Wine 11.1 has been released, initiating the development cycle for the upcoming Wine 12.0 stable version. This new development snapshot follows the stable release of Wine 11.0, which occurred less than...
Read more →NVIDIA yesterday released version 580.94.16 of its Vulkan Developer Beta Driver, tagging the release on the NVIDIA/open-gpu-kernel-modules GitHub repository. This beta driver primarily focuses on "app...
Read more →Valve released a new stable Steam Client update today, January 23, 2026. This update introduces direct support for the Razer Raiju V3 Pro PS5/PC wireless controller, expanding the range of compatible ...
Read more →A recently identified oversight in the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) graphics driver common code allowed unprivileged users to potentially trigger unbounded kernel memory consumption. ...
Read more →The xemu project released version 0.8.133 today, introducing several updates. A significant change is the integration of QEMU version 10.2.0, which typically brings core emulation improvements to the ...
Read more →The Multi-Column Dock, a new extension for GNOME Shell, was recently detailed by OMG! Ubuntu. This extension introduces advanced app organization capabilities by allowing users to arrange applications...
Read more →AMD has released ROCm 7.2 today for Linux, following discussions about its features at CES earlier this month. This update to AMD's open-source GPU compute stack officially extends support to more Rad...
Read more →System76 has recently integrated window shadows and consistent corner rounding into its COSMIC Desktop environment. This enhancement aims to provide a more unified visual experience across application...
Read more →Intel Linux engineers have developed a pending patch aimed at significantly improving NVMe storage performance on high core count processors. The optimization targets situations where multiple CPUs sh...
Read more →The branching of Mesa 26.0, originally anticipated for last week, was delayed until today, January 21, 2026. This postponement allowed for the integration of several performance optimizations into the...
Read more →A proposal has been put forth for a new X.Org Server "main" Git branch, aiming to revitalize its development. This initiative seeks to clean up "development lapses over the past few years" within the ...
Read more →Ollama released version 0.14.2 today, January 19, 2026, a minor update following the experimental image generation models in 0.14.1. The highlight of this release is the introduction of "TranslateGemm...
Read more →The HP-WMI driver is slated to receive manual fan control support for select HP OMEN and Victus S-Series gaming laptops in the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle. This enhancement will enable Linux ...
Read more →Boiling Steam reported on January 17, 2026, that four newly released games have achieved Steam Deck Verified or Playable status. These titles, which became available between January 10 and January 17,...
Read more →Ollama v0.14.1 was released today, January 18, 2026, bringing experimental support for image generation models. This new functionality is available for Linux systems configured with CUDA-compatible GP...
Read more →The Fedora Games Lab spin will adopt KDE Plasma as its default desktop environment, replacing Xfce, starting with the upcoming Fedora Linux 44 release. This change is scheduled to take effect in April...
Read more →On Friday, AMD submitted another set of patches for its AMDGPU kernel graphics driver and AMDKFD kernel compute driver. These driver improvements have been queued in DRM-Next, a staging area for kerne...
Read more →Between January 7 and January 14, 2026, 43 new games with native Linux clients were released on Steam. This volume represents approximately 9.6% of the 449 total titles released on the platform during...
Read more →A patch has been queued into the x86/cpu Git branch for the upcoming Linux 7.0 kernel cycle, which enables Intel Transactional Synchronization Extensions (TSX) by default. This change applies to capab...
Read more →The GNOME 50 Alpha desktop environment is now available for public testing as of January 17, 2026. This release represents a notable architectural shift, as it is a X11.">Wayland-only build and has official...
Read more →An open-source developer has recently resolved key issues preventing the Adobe Creative Cloud installers from successfully running on Linux via Wine. With pending patches, the Windows versions of Adob...
Read more →Xemu, the original Xbox emulator, released version 0.8.132 today, bringing several enhancements to its NV2A GPU emulation. The update addresses rendering-related issues by improving image blit clippin...
Read more →Opera has confirmed that it is actively developing a Linux version of its Opera GX gaming-focused web browser. This development comes after years of user requests for a native Linux client. While no s...
Read more →The upcoming Linux 7.0 kernel cycle is slated to provide expanded GPU temperature reporting capabilities for Intel graphics cards. This enhancement specifically targets the Intel Xe driver, which will...
Read more →PCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.7.41 today, January 15, 2026. This latest update primarily addresses a display-related issue impacting users with multiple, differing ...
Read more →The open-source ZLUDA project announced its progress from the fourth quarter of 2025 today, January 14, 2026. ZLUDA, which aims to enable unmodified CUDA applications to run on non-NVIDIA GPUs, now bo...
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