Linux Graphics & Gaming News
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 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 →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 →Goverlay 1.7.0 was released today, focusing on deeper integration and easier management of environment variables for Linux gamers. The update replaces the prior "Global Enable" feature with a new "Aut...
Read more →Development for the upcoming Budgie 11 desktop environment has commenced, focusing on a significant architectural shift. The project will port its components to Qt 6, moving away from its traditional ...
Read more →The Budgie desktop environment has released version 10.10 today, January 11, 2026. This release signifies a complete and official migration from the X11 display server to Wayland, making Budgie 10.10 ...
Read more →The Hyprland Wayland compositor project released version 0.53.1 today, January 07, 2026. This patch release incorporates several critical fixes backported from the main development branch, aiming to e...
Read more →MangoHud, the popular open-source overlay for Linux gaming, saw the release of its v0.8.3-rc1 candidate today. This release focuses on stability and compatibility across various graphics APIs and disp...
Read more →Hyprland 0.53 was released today, December 30, 2025, as the last feature update for the Wayland compositor in 2025. This release includes significant breaking changes, such as a complete overhaul of t...
Read more →KDE developer Nate Graham stated today that the KDE Plasma desktop's Wayland transition "nears completion" as 2025 concludes. In a recent blog post, Graham highlighted the progress made throughout the...
Read more →The Simple DirectMedia Library (SDL), a fundamental component used by many cross-platform games and integrated into the Steam Runtime, recently received a fix to significantly improve its mouse button...
Read more →Wayback 0.3 has been released today, concluding its 2025 development cycle. This open-source project functions as an X11 compatibility layer, designed to allow X11 applications to run within a Wayland...
Read more →elementary OS 8.1 was released today, December 24, 2025. This update introduces Wayland as the default display server for new installations, marking a significant shift for the distribution. It also a...
Read more →MPV 0.41, an open-source video player derived from MPlayer/mplayer2, was released today, December 22, 2025. This new feature release brings significant improvements to Wayland support on Linux. A key ...
Read more →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 ...
Read more →System76 today released Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS, featuring the first stable version of their new Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment. This long-anticipated update is built upon an Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base, f...
Read more →Hyprland v0.52.2, a Wayland compositor, was released today as a patch update. This version backports several fixes from the development branch to address various issues. Notable improvements include r...
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 ...
Read more →MangoHud, the open-source performance overlay for Linux, recently released version 0.8.2, focusing on stability enhancements and expanded hardware support. The update addresses "Large scale fixes on O...
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