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New Lenovo Legion Go Drivers & More Sony HID Device Support In Linux 7.1

Phoronix - Mon, 04/20/2026 - 08:42
The HID subsystem updates landed this week for the in-development Linux 7.1 kernel that includes new hardware support and other changes...

GIMP 3.2.4 Released With A Fix For Its XCF Code That Has Existed Since 1999

Phoronix - Mon, 04/20/2026 - 06:45
Following last month's GIMP 3.2 feature release that was followed by the GIMP 3.2.2 point release at the end of March, out now is GIMP 3.2.4 to ship more fixes to users of this open-source alternative to Adobe Photoshop and other imaging applications...

New Debian Project Leader Elected For 2026

Phoronix - Mon, 04/20/2026 - 04:58
Sruthi Chandran has been elected the new Debian Project Leader "DPL" after running unopposed in this year's elections...

GNOME Fixes Screencasting Issue With H.264 Recordings Being ~18x Larger Than VP8

Phoronix - Mon, 04/20/2026 - 03:14
A fix today for GNOME Shell's screen casting/recording service was merged after it was reported that H.264 recordings using the Video Acceleration API (VA-API) are around 18x larger than they should be like when using the VP8 software fallback...

Linux 7.1 Adds Some New PCIe Drivers While Nuking Some PCI Drivers

Phoronix - Mon, 04/20/2026 - 01:40
The PCI subsystem updates were merged this week for the Linux 7.1 kernel with a wide assortment of PCI(e) changes from new to old hardware...

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