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Linux 6.18 To Enable Both Touchscreens On The AYANEO Flip DS Dual-Screen Handheld

Phoronix - Sat, 11/22/2025 - 19:47
Sent out today were a set of input subsystem fixes for the near-final Linux 6.18 kernel. A bit of a notable addition via this "fixes" pull is getting both touchscreens working on the AYANEO Flip DS, a dual-screen gaming handheld device that can be loaded up with Linux...

KDE Plasma 6.6 Will Provide A Much Better Experience For High Refresh Rate Displays

Phoronix - Sat, 11/22/2025 - 19:17
More features continue piling on for the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop, including an important performance fix this week for those running displays with a higher than 60Hz refresh rate...

Nautilus File Manager In GNOME 50 Will Load Thumbnails Much Faster

Phoronix - Sat, 11/22/2025 - 09:53
Just last week GNOME's Nautilus file manager "GNOME Files" made headlines for finally supporting Ctrl+INsert and Shift+Insert while this week there is more activity worth pointing out. Nautilus in GNOME 50 will be loading thumbnail images much faster than in prior versions...

NVIDIA 580.94.11 Linux Driver Brings HDR Metadata Support

Phoronix - Sat, 11/22/2025 - 06:38
NVIDIA today issued the 580.94.11 driver release as their newest Vulkan beta driver for Linux customers. Most notable with this beta driver update is adding VK_EXT_hdr_metadata support...

Steam Frame Using Mesa's Turnip Vulkan Open-Source Driver

Phoronix - Sat, 11/22/2025 - 03:28
In addition to Valve contributing to the open-source Radeon Vulkan driver for enhancing the Linux gaming experience and their AMD-powered Steam Deck, the upcoming Steam Frame VR headset is making use of Mesa's open-source "Turnip" Vulkan driver for Qualcomm Adreno graphics...

TUXEDO Computers Drops Snapdragon X1 Elite Linux Laptop Plans

Phoronix - Sat, 11/22/2025 - 02:44
Back in mid-2024, the Bavarian Linux PC vendor TUXEDO Computers teased plans for developing a Snapdragon X Elite Linux laptop. Initially they hoped to have it out by Christmas 2024. That didn't happen and now approaching Christmas 2025 they confirmed they have stopped their plans for shipping a Snapdragon X1 Elite laptop for Linux customers...

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