Wine 11.1, the first bi-weekly release after Wine 11.0, focuses on bug fixes and improved compatibility with the GOG Galaxy launcher, along with enhanced pixel format handling in WindowsCodecs for better graphics and gaming stability.

Mesa 26.0-rc1 released with major RADV advancements including ray-tracing on Radeon GPUs, performance optimizations, new Vulkan extensions, and improvements to Intel ANV/Iris, NVK (NVIDIA), Qualcomm Adreno, PowerVR drivers; stable version expected in February.

Valve contractor has posted a new patch series that improves power management in the AMDGPU driver for older GCN 1.0 and 1.1 "Southern Islands" GPUs, addressing issues like unnecessary power limit recalculations and TDP constraints on specific cards such as the Radeon R5 430

I’m uninstalling Windows - jakkuh

This video discusses the creator's decision to switch from Windows to Linux across all their devices, exploring the process and challenges faced in 2026.

AMD GPU Linux kernel driver add support for HDMI Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) and Auto Low Latency Mode, enhancing gaming performance on HDMI outputs through public knowledge and trial-and-error despite HDMI Forum restrictions

Vibe Check, Gaming Issues, CES Post-Mortem & More | Dual Boot Diaries ep. 20

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D7VK 1.2 has been released, enhancing Direct3D 6 and 7 support over Vulkan for running legacy Windows games on Linux, with improved D3D6 front-end stability enabling more titles like Tomb Raider: Chronicles to work and delivering superior performance over WineD3D in benchmarks

This GitHub release page announces version 1.2 of d7vk, a Vulkan-based implementation for D3D7, 6, and 5 on Linux/Wine. The update enhances D3D6 support, fixes issues, and adds features to the D3D7 implementation. Notable improvements include a rewritten DDraw logic for better memory management, compatibility fixes for specific games, and an alternative deployment option for Wine/Linux. The release also mentions that the project has reached its final stopping point regarding D3D support.

Fedora Games Lab is approved for a 2026 overhaul, switching from Xfce to KDE Plasma 6 in Fedora 44 to enhance Wayland support and better showcase Linux gaming features and open-source tools