Open-source News

Rob Clark this week sent out the latest MSM DRM kernel driver updates for the latest Qualcomm display/graphics enhancements ahead of next month's Linux 7.0 merge window...

SVT-AV1 4.0 is out as the newest major feature release for this open-source AV1 video encoder that was originally started by Intel as an open-source project and now continuining on thanks to the Alliance For Open Media...

DAXFS Proposed as a Zero-Copy Shared Memory Filesystem for Linux  linuxiac.com

Nexus Mods Vortex Gets Linux Support in 2026 Thanks to SteamOS  eTeknix

Mecha Comet is an open-source hardware, modular Linux handheld computer (Crowdfunding)  CNX Software

CachyOS is the latest Linux distro to put Wayland first in its new update  XDA

While the GIMP 3.2 release is expected out soon, GIMP 3.0.8 is available tonight as what could end up being the last set of bug fixes for GIMP 3.0...

Following yesterday's release of Wine 11.1 for kicking off the new post-11.0 development cycle, Wine-Staging 11.1 is now available for this experimental/testing version of Wine that present is around 254 patches over the upstream Wine state...

Wine-Staging 11.1 Adds Patches For Enabling Recent Adobe Photoshop Versions On Linux  Phoronix

Microsoft just gave us another great reason to switch to Linux  MakeUseOf

CachyOS ISO Release for January 2026 Brings KDE’s New Plasma Login Manager  9to5Linux

The Arch Linux powered CachyOS distribution is out with its first new ISO release of 2026. This Linux distribution continues to be quite popular with Linux gamers, enthusiasts craving peak performance, and others for wanting to enjoy a polished Arch Linux desktop experience...

CachyOS Starts 2026 By Switching To Plasma Login Manager & Live ISO Using Wayland  Phoronix

There's yet another new Linux file-system on the block: DAXFS has been announced as a new read-only open-source file-system...

Mecha Comet modular Linux handheld hits Kickstarter for $189 and up  Liliputing

DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.1 is out today as this NVIDIA NVAPI implementation that is used by Valve's Steam Play (Proton) with DXVK and VKD3D-Proton. This is the important piece of the Steam Play puzzle to allow for NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex, PhysX, and other features for Windows games running on Linux...

loss32 is a Linux Distro Nobody Asked For (But Still Has Its Usage)  It's FOSS

SteamOS proved the Linux desktop doesn't need to look like Windows to succeed  XDA

I stopped using the Linux start menu: This "fuzzy" launcher is so much faster  How-To Geek

5 Essential Windows Apps You Won't Find On Linux  bgr.com