Linux Graphics & Gaming News
PCSX2, the open-source PlayStation 2 emulator, recently released version 2.7.506. This update primarily focuses on resolving a display issue encountered by users running the emulator within Gamescope....
Read more →Hyprland, the dynamic tiling Wayland compositor, released version 0.56.1 today. The developers describe it "as usual, a patch release with a few fixes backported from main onto 0.56.0" aimed at stabil...
Read more →The libx11-compat project is currently being developed to enhance the compatibility of traditional X11 clients across modern computing environments. This initiative aims to re-implement the Xlib clien...
Read more →Hyprland v0.56.0, a Wayland compositor, was released today, July 20, 2026. This version introduces several new features focused on window management algorithms, color management, and its Lua configura...
Read more →Collabora has released Weston 16, the latest version of its reference Wayland compositor. The update focuses on expanding High Dynamic Range (HDR) and color management support, enhancing Perfetto debu...
Read more →Wayland 1.26 was released earlier today, as announced by Simon Ser. This stable update introduces a new compositor) and its clients use to interact.">Wayland protocol that allows a compositor to programmatically adjust the pointer's position for client applications.">pointer warp event, a significant addition to the Wayland protocol. This event enables a composi...
Read more →Phoronix recently published a review benchmarking NVIDIA Linux gaming performance across X11 and Wayland display server sessions within KDE Plasma 6.7.2. The tests were conducted using the Arch Linux-...
Read more →Linux Mint announced today that its upcoming Linux Mint 23 release will offer full Wayland support, moving it beyond an experimental option. The development team stated that "both X11 and Wayland will...
Read more →XWayland 24.1.13 was released yesterday, July 7, 2026, to address two newly disclosed security issues affecting the X.Org Server codebase. XWayland, which utilizes components from the X.Org Server, is...
Read more →Wine 11.12 was released today, June 30, 2026, introducing notable updates for its Wayland driver. This release primarily features the addition of fractional scaling support for Wayland, which allows f...
Read more →A new Wayland compositor, Nourish, was recently announced, featuring a unique Vulkan-powered rendering backend. The primary design goal of Nourish is to provide an "infinite" zooming and panning capab...
Read more →KDE Plasma 6.7.2, anticipated for release in July, is set to resolve KWin's most prevalent crash. This update follows the stable debut of Plasma 6.7.1, which shipped earlier this week. For the upcomin...
Read more →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...
Read more →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 ...
Read more →KDE Plasma 6.7 was released today as the newest version of the open-source desktop environment. This update introduces per-screen virtual desktops, allowing users to configure distinct sets of virtual...
Read more →Hyprland, the Wayland compositor, released version 0.55.3 today. This patch release backports several fixes from the main development branch to the 0.55.2 stable branch. Key updates include a fix for ...
Read more →Hyprland, the Wayland compositor, recently released version 0.55.4, described as "Another small round of patches on top of 0.55.3." This update primarily focuses on stability and user experience impro...
Read more →The xemu-project released version 0.8.136 of its Xbox emulator yesterday, June 10. This update notably enables x86-64-v3 architectural optimizations for release builds, which can lead to improved perf...
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 →COSMIC Epoch 1.0.15 was released today, June 4, 2026, bringing Wayland Pointer Constraints to the desktop environment. This implementation is intended to provide a "better gaming experience," as noted...
Read more →Recent reports indicate significant progress on the Wayland display server protocol.">COSMIC Desktop environment's new "Frosted Glass" appearance. This visual effect, which is actively being developed for the Rust and Wayland based de...
Read more →Google's ANGLE project has recently merged support for Wayland. This development is reported to unblock native Wayland compatibility for the Chromium Embedded Framework (CEF). The integration of Wayla...
Read more →Sway 1.12 was released today, May 26, 2026, building on wlroots 0.20.0. This release introduces several new features, including the ability to capture individual windows and support for HDR10 when uti...
Read more →Labwc 0.20, a wlroots-based Wayland compositor, was released today, May 26, 2026. This new version introduces numerous new features. The release of Labwc 0.20 coincides with the launch of Sway 1.12, a...
Read more →The xemu-project, an open-source original Xbox emulator, has integrated user interface enhancements in its recent development builds. Key updates include accounting for pixel density and display scali...
Read more →Hyprland, a dynamic Wayland compositor, released version 0.55.2 today. This update is a maintenance release focused on stability, delivering "another round of minor fixes backported from main onto 0.5...
Read more →Wine's native Wayland driver recently received an update, merging support for the wp_pointer_warp_v1 protocol. This integration allows the Wayland driver to correctly handle pointer warping, a critica...
Read more →Ubuntu community member Muqtxdir recently recreated the Unity desktop shell, leveraging the Wayfire compositor, gtk4-layer-shell, and Libadwaita. This experimental project visualizes a modern evolutio...
Read more →Hyprland 0.55, a Wayland-based compositor, was released today as a significant feature update. This version introduces Lua-based configuration, which now allows for ExpressionVec2 and table usage, alo...
Read more →Ubuntu 26.04 LTS "Resolute Raccoon" has been officially released today, April 24, 2026. This long-term support release marks a significant architectural shift as "the first LTS in Ubuntu's history to ...
Read more →A new version of Miracle-WM, a tiling window manager built around the Wayland compositor Mir, was released recently. Version 0.9 introduces a WebAssembly plugin system and a new Rust API. Developer Ma...
Read more →Collabora's multimedia engineering team recently detailed significant enhancements to GStreamer 1.28. These updates, contributed by 16 individuals, include major improvements across the multimedia sta...
Read more →NVIDIA today, April 02, 2026, released a preview Linux driver introducing support for the DRM Color Pipeline API. This development follows the API's integration into the Linux 6.19 kernel. The inclusi...
Read more →A new experimental protocol, xx-fractional-scale-v2, has been proposed to address existing limitations with Wayland fractional scaling. A merge request for this protocol was opened today within Waylan...
Read more →AerynOS, the Linux distribution built from scratch and formerly known as Serpent OS, released its 2026.03 update this month. This new version integrates desktop environment advancements including GNOM...
Read more →Hyprland, the Wayland compositor, recently released version 0.54.3, a patch update that delivers several important bug fixes. This release focuses on enhancing the stability and reliability of the com...
Read more →The wlroots project released version 0.20 today, a significant update to the Wayland support library that handles core compositor functionality. This release lays the groundwork for advanced features ...
Read more →Phoronix recently conducted tests on Ubuntu 26.04, comparing the performance of the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop with its Wayland session against the default GNOME 50 desktop. The analysis indicated a notab...
Read more →KDE developers have integrated 3D LUT (Look-Up Table) support into KWin, the window manager and Wayland compositor for the KDE Plasma desktop environment. This new functionality is slated for the upco...
Read more →Wayland 1.25 has been released by Simon Ser. This latest version features full documentation for color management, a significant update for the Wayland protocol. The new documentation provides clear g...
Read more →Hyprland, the Wayland compositor, yesterday released version 0.54.2. This patch release focuses on backporting critical fixes from the main development branch to address regressions and enhance stabil...
Read more →Budgie 10.10.2 was released today as the latest minor update to the open-source desktop environment. This update primarily focuses on delivering improved integration with the Labwc Wayland compositor....
Read more →Simon Ser today announced the release of Wayland 1.25 RC1, identified as Wayland v1.24.91. This release candidate is a step towards the next stable version of the Wayland display server protocol. The ...
Read more →GNOME Mutter 50.rc was released today, serving as the release candidate for the upcoming GNOME 50 stable release, which is expected in two weeks. This version of the Wayland compositor incorporates en...
Read more →Hyprland, a Wayland compositor, released version 0.54.1 today. This patch release backports several fixes from the main development branch to the 0.54.0 series. Key issues addressed include a crash in...
Read more →Hyprland 0.54 was released today, described by its developers as "a huge update". This Wayland compositor update introduces several new features and enhancements. Key additions include full Nix integr...
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 →Lutris 0.5.20, an open-source Linux game manager, was released today. The update focuses on enhancing integration with various emulators and compatibility layers, particularly Proton. Phoronix noted i...
Read more →Version 0.20 of Wayland compositor library used to build Wayland compositors.">wlroots, a foundational Wayland support library, is nearing its official release. Two release candidates for wlroots 0.20 were published over the past week, signaling its imminent arri...
Read more →CodeWeavers today released CrossOver 26, its paid compatibility layer for running Windows applications and games on Linux and macOS. The new version incorporates Wine 11.0, which was released in Janua...
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