linux fex emu
New Kernel Patches Bring FEX-Emu Closer to Smooth x86 Game Emulation on ARM64
Igalia posted v7 of its FUTEX robust list patches for the Linux kernel, improving x86 game emulation on ARM64 via FEX-Emu for Steam Play.
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Distribution updates, kernel and driver releases, Mesa builds, and developments across the Linux ecosystem.
Incus 7.5 Fixes Five Critical Container Escape Flaws, Adds OVN Child Networks and GPU P2P Passthrough
Incus 7.5 patches four critical host-escape CVEs and ships OVN child networks, NVIDIA GPUDirect P2P passthrough for VMs, and improved OCI container support.
Mesa Adds 32-Bit Library Support to x86_64 LLVM SDK Docker Images
Mesa's Docker CI containers now ship 32-bit libraries in the x86_64 LLVM SDK, streamlining multilib builds for 32-bit Vulkan and OpenGL drivers used by Proton and Wine.
linux kde plasma
KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta Extends Union Theming to QtWidgets Apps, Drops X11 for Good
Plasma 6.8 beta unifies KDE theming with Union's new QtWidgets support, drops X11, and re-enables NVIDIA triple buffering by default ahead of its October release.
TrueNAS Lands First Veeam All-in-One Certification, Runs Backup Server as a ZFS-Backed VM
TrueNAS becomes the first platform certified under Veeam's new All-In-One virtualized appliance category, running the backup server as a ZFS-protected VM on the same array it backs up to.
Bazzite 44.20260921 Adds Broadcom WiFi Drivers and Fixes Intel Wireless Suspend Bug
Bazzite restores Broadcom WiFi drivers, fixes Intel AX200/AX210 suspend issues, and patches Logitech racing wheel conflicts alongside kernel 7.2.4 and Mesa 26.2.2.
Bazzite 44.20260919 Switches to Terra WirePlumber, Bumps Gamescope and PipeWire
Bazzite swaps its custom WirePlumber for the terra community package, bumps Gamescope to 3.16.29 and PipeWire to 1.6.9, and adds JPEG XS codec support.
linux steam controller
Linux 7.3 Brings Gyro and Accelerometer Support to the Original Steam Controller's Kernel Driver
Linux 7.3 adds gyro, accelerometer, and touch grip support to the hid-steam kernel driver, letting the original Steam Controller's motion sensors work natively without Steam or SDL.
linux netbsd
NetBSD 11.0 Arrives With RISC-V and Snapdragon X Elite Support
NetBSD's 19th major release brings its first stable RISC-V port for boards like the VisionFive 2, plus a MICROVM kernel that boots VMs in 10 ms.
Jellyfin for Android 2.7 Makes Native Video the Default, Cuts Transcoding for Self-Hosters
Jellyfin for Android 2.7 defaults to native video playback to reduce transcoding, redesigns downloads for offline use, and rewrites Android Auto with audiobook support.
Incus 7.3 Patches Nine Critical Vulnerabilities, Adds Shared GPU Acceleration for VMs
Incus 7.3 fixes 13 security issues (9 critical host-level exploits) and introduces shared GPU acceleration for VMs via virglrenderer, letting multiple guests share one GPU without passthrough.
Proxmox VE Gains Official NVIDIA Partnership, Will Support Grace and Vera ARM CPUs
Proxmox VE is being optimized for NVIDIA's ARM-based Grace and Vera CPUs as part of a new partnership that integrates the open-source hypervisor into NVIDIA's AI data center management stack.
linux radv
Valve Is Funding a Port of the Open-Source RADV Vulkan Driver to Windows
Valve is sponsoring the port of Mesa's open-source RADV Vulkan driver to Windows, with Counter-Strike 2 already running in early demos.
linux x11
Rust-Based X11 Server YSERVER 1.4 Gets Chrome and Steam GPU Acceleration
YSERVER 1.4, a Rust reimplementation of X11 built largely with AI, now runs Chrome and Steam with GPU acceleration and supports KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, and NVIDIA hardware.
OpenWrt 24.10.8 Patches Critical Remote Exploits in Default Network Services
OpenWrt 24.10.8 fixes a critical stack buffer overflow and over a dozen remotely exploitable vulnerabilities in services enabled by default on every installation.
linux ubuntu touch
Ubuntu Touch Leaps From Chromium 87 to 134, Finally Making Its Browser Usable
UBports jumps Morph Browser from Chromium 87 to 134 in Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0, adds Widevine DRM, printing, and a Lomiri screenshot editor.
linux kde plasma
KDE Plasma 6.7.3 Restores NVIDIA Triple Buffering, Patches Security Flaw
Plasma 6.7.3 restores NVIDIA triple buffering in KWin and patches a use-after-free security flaw, two weeks into the feature-packed 6.7 cycle.
Forgejo 16.0 Adds JWT-Based Integrations, Overhauled Pull Request Reviews
Forgejo 16.0 ships JWT-based Authorized Integrations for secretless CI/CD auth, fixes long-broken PR comment placement with git blame --reverse, and adds workflow log and artifact APIs.
Bazzite Stable Jumps to Linux 7.1 With Updated GPU Drivers and Wayland Stack
Bazzite stable jumps a full kernel generation to Linux 7.1.3, with refreshed Mesa, Nvidia, and Wayland stack updates plus new Razer peripheral support.