#mesa

It's amazing what we have achieved with the Turnip driver. Here is my retrospective after five years of working on Turnip: https://blogs.igalia.com/dpiliaiev/turnip-my-5y-retrospective/ We started out being able to play a few Android games and run some benchmarks at best. Now we can run AAA and VR games, while the Turnip driver is used by the first Linux-based VR headset. @igalia@floss.social #mesa #turnip #vr

Audio recording is coming to Spectacle in Plasma 6.8, #Slimbook launches a local #AI workstation, #KDE #Linux hits 78% toward beta, and Tumbleweed ships kernel 7.1.3 and #Mesa 26.1.4. More at

@shark@mapsupport.de ln -s (nix build --print-out-paths --no-link nixpkgs#mesa^out) /run/opengl-driver

ln -s (nix build --print-out-paths --no-link nixpkgs#mesa^out) /run/opengl-driver

Hatte irgendwie die Illusion, dass #AMD #Grafikarten besser unter #Linux laufen als #Nvidia. Die #OpenSource #Treiber sind aber leider eine absolute Katastrophe, permanent freezes. Vielleicht wechsel ich mal zu #Intel🤔 #Mesa

#Linux Weekly Roundup for May 10th, 2026: #Steam Controller, #DirtyFrag vulnerability, #Mesa 26.1, #COSMIC 1.0.12, #Ubuntu Touch OTA 1.3, #KDE Gear 26.04.1, KDE Frameworks 6.26, #Inkscape 1.4.4, #Firefox 150.0.2, #RaspberryPi Imager 2.0.9, #Giada 1.4.1, #Parrot 7.2, #Shelly 2.2.4, Audacious 4.6 beta, and more https://9to5linux.com/9to5linux-weekly-roundup-may-10th-2026 #FOSS #OpenSource #GNU

Gnome Shell crashing to Login Screen due to Mesa Drivers #gnomeshell #mesa #2510 #gallium

Ubuntu 26.04 Installer Snap: No provider of glBlitFramebuffer found #systeminstallation #snap #opengl #mesa #subiquity

#Solus 4.9 “Serenity” Released with #Linux 6.18 LTS, #KDE Plasma 6.6, #Budgie 10.9.4, #GNOME 49.5, #Xfce 4.20, #Mesa 26.0, and More https://9to5linux.com/solus-4-9-serenity-released-with-linux-6-18-lts-kde-plasma-6-6-and-more @getsolus@floss.social #OpenSource

(more Linux news in original post) Lutris v0.5.21 and v0.5.22 arrive with Valve's Sniper runtime support and new game runners: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/lutris-v0-5-21-and-v0-5-22-arrive-with-valves-sniper-runtime-support-and-new-game-runners/ Heroic Games Launcher 2.20.0 brings numerous important bug fixes: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/heroic-games-launcher-2-20-0-brings-numerous-important-bug-fixes/ D7VK version 1.4 brings further enhancements for older Direct3D via Vulkan: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/d7vk-version-1-4-brings-further-enhancements-for-older-direct3d-via-vulkan/ Linux 6.18 and Several LTS Kernels Are Getting Extended Long-Term Support: https://9to5linux.com/linux-6-18-and-several-lts-kernels-are-getting-extended-long-term-support Mesa 25.3.6 released as the last bug fix for this driver series: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mesa-25-3-6-released-as-the-last-bug-fix-for-this-driver-series/ Open source graphics drivers Mesa 26.0.1 released with various bug fixes and a security fix: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/open-source-graphics-drivers-mesa-26-0-1-released-with-various-bug-fixes-and-a-security-fix/ Wine 11.3 released with vkd3d and Mono upgrades: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/wine-11-3-released-with-vkd3d-and-mono-upgrades/ Fwupd 2.0.20 Firmware Updater Adds Support for HP Engage One G2 Advanced Hub: https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-0-20-firmware-updater-adds-support-for-hp-engage-one-g2-advanced-hub systemd 260-rc1 Released: New "mstack" Feature, System V Service Scripts No Longer Supported: https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-260-rc1 GStreamer 1.28.1 Adds Whisper-Based Speech-To-Text, AV1 Stateful V4L2 Decoder Support: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GStreamer-1.28.1 sudo-rs Breaks Historical Norms With Now Enabling Password Feedback By Default: https://www.phoronix.com/news/sudo-rs-password-feedback LXD 6.7 Released With AMD GPU Passthrough Support: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXD-6.7-Released (FOSS news in comments) #WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Lutris #HeroicGamesLauncher #D7VK #LinuxKernel #Mesa #Wine #Fwupd #Systemd #GStreamer #SudoRS #LXD #FosseryTech

Mesa 25.3.6 has released and is the last planned bug fix for this driver series, with the developers now moving on to focus on Mesa 26 and beyond. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mesa-25-3-6-released-as-the-last-bug-fix-for-this-driver-series/ #OpenSource #Drivers #Mesa #NewRelease

(more Linux news in original post) Apple M3 Progress On Linux: Asahi Can Boot To KDE Desktop - But No GPU Acceleration Yet: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Linux-Boot-To-KDE Mecha Comet – Modular Linux Handheld with Snap-On Modules: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/mecha-comet-modular-linux-handheld Banjo-Kazooie gets a native PC port with Linux / Steam Deck support: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/banjo-kazooie-gets-a-native-pc-port-with-linux-steam-deck-support/ NVIDIA GeForce NOW Is Now Available Natively On Linux In Flatpak Form: https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-geforce-now-linux LACT 0.8.4 Brings Improved Overclocking UI For GPUs On Linux: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LACT-0.8.4-Released TigerVNC 1.16 Released With "w0vncserver" For Sharing Wayland Desktop Sessions: https://www.phoronix.com/news/TigerVNC-1.16 GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ge-proton-10-29-released-with-updates-to-fex-wine-dxvk-and-a-few-game-fixes/ Proton Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/proton-experimental-updated-to-fix-the-ea-app-again-on-steamos-linux/ Linux Kernel Continuity Document Added: What Happens If Torvalds' Git Repo Goes Away?: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Continuity-Doc NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.15 Released With A Few Fixes: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-VA-API-Driver-0.0.15 Mesa 25.3.4 released with more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mesa-25-3-4-released-with-more-bug-fixes-for-open-source-linux-graphics-drivers/ Mesa 26.0-rc2 Released With Numerous AMD, NVIDIA & Intel Driver Fixes: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-rc2-Released Open-Source Nova Driver In Linux 7.0 Continues Preparing For NVIDIA Turing GPU Support: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-DRM-For-Linux-7.0 Mesa NVK Driver Temporarily Disabling Support For Larger Pages Due To Bug: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Disable-NVK-Large-Page New Intel Linux Driver Workaround Halves Initial Game Load Time For MHW: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Vulkan-DriConf-LTO Several New X.Org Libraries See 2026 Releases: https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Library-Updates-Jan-2026 Systemd Founder Lennart Poettering Announces Amutable Company: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Amutable AI Code Review Prompts Initiative Making Progress For The Linux Kernel: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-Code-Review-Prompts-Linux Intel Releases LLM-Scaler-vLLM 1.3 With New LLM Model Support: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-LLM-Scaler-vLLM-1.3 GStreamer 1.28 Released With More Rust Code: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GStreamer-1.28 (FOSS news in comments) #WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #NVIDIA #Proton #Mesa #AsahiLinux #FosseryTech