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Shelly 2.3 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Brings Performance Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-3-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-brings-performance-improvements

Bazaar 0.8.0 Adds Direct Flatpak Bundle Installation and Cache Management for GNOME:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/bazaar-080-released/

Heroic Games Launcher 2.22 Finally Lets You Fix Your Messy Game Library:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/heroic-games-launcher-222-released-1a/

Wine 11.9 Brings Bundled SQLite and Better System Thread Handling to Linux Gaming:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/wine-119-released/

Wine Staging 11.9 Brings Faster vkd3d Support for Linux Gaming:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/wine-staging-119-released/

Proton 11.0-1 Beta 3 brings FEX upgrades for Linux ARM64 (like the Steam Frame):
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-11-0-1-beta-3-brings-fex-upgrades-for-linux-arm64-like-the-steam-frame/

DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.2 Brings D3D12 Shader Extensions to Linux Gaming:
https://lunar.computer/dxvk-nvapi-0-9-2-brings-d3d12-shader-extensions-20260513

Six-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Lets Unprivileged Users Read Root-Owned Files:
https://9to5linux.com/six-year-old-linux-kernel-flaw-lets-unprivileged-users-read-root-owned-files

Fragnesia Is Yet Another Local Privilege Escalation Flaw in Linux Kernel:
https://9to5linux.com/fragnesia-is-yet-another-local-privilege-escalation-flaw-in-linux-kernel

Linux 7.0.6 Released To Finish Mitigating the Dirty Frag Vulnerability:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0.6-Released

PipeWire 1.6.5 Brings Extra Security Checks and Hardening Fixes to Pulse Server:
https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-5-brings-extra-security-checks-and-hardening-fixes-to-pulse-server

Fwupd 2.1.3 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for SHIFT6mq and SHIFTphone 8:
https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-1-3-linux-firmware-updater-adds-support-for-shift6mq-and-shiftphone-8

GStreamer 1.28.3 Adds NXP i.MX 8M Plus Hardware-Accelerated H.265 Encoding:
https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-3-adds-nxp-i-mx-8m-plus-hardware-accelerated-h-265-encoding

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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Shelly #Bazaar #HeroicGamesLauncher #Wine #WineStaging #Proton #DXVK #Security #LinuxKernel #PipeWire #Fwupd #GStreamer #FosseryTech

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Proton 11 Beta arrives to bring enhanced gaming compatibility to Linux / SteamOS:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-11-beta-arrives-to-bring-enhanced-gaming-compatibility-to-linux-steamos/

Gaming on Linux with an older GPU levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 bringing major new features:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/gaming-on-linux-with-an-older-gpu-levels-up-with-dxvk-sarek-v1-12-bringing-major-new-features/

D7VK version 1.7 brings even more retro Direct3D gaming to Linux:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/d7vk-version-1-7-brings-even-more-retro-direct3d-gaming-to-linux/

Wine 11.7 Brings VBScript Fixes, DirectSound 7.1 Channel Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.7-Released

Linux kernel 7.0 is out now:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/linux-kernel-7-0-is-out-now/

GNU Linux-Libre 7.0 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers:
https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-7-0-kernel-is-now-available-for-software-freedom-lovers

XOrg Server 21.1.22 and Xwayland 24.1.10 Released with Multiple Security Fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/xorg-server-21-1-22-and-xwayland-24-1-10-released-with-multiple-security-fixes

Mesa 26.1 RadeonSI Driver Lands Improvement For AMD APUs With Rusticl:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.1-RadeonSI-Rusticl-APUs

exFAT For Linux 7.1 Helps Reduce File Fragmentation, Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-exFAT

Btrfs Brings Performance Improvements, Shutdown ioctl Stable With Linux 7.1:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Btrfs-Linux-7.1

FTRFS: New Fault-Tolerant File-System Proposed For Linux:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FTRFS-Linux-File-System

Rust For Linux 7.1 Bringing Experimental Option That Can Help Performance:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Rust

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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Proton #DXVK #D7VK #Wine #LinuxKernel #LinuxLibre #XOrg #XWayland #Mesa #exFAT #Btrfs #FTRFS #Rust #FosseryTech

Proton 11 Beta arrives to bring enhanced gaming compatibility to Linux / SteamOS

Valve just put up a Beta for Proton 11, the next major release of their compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / SteamOS.

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Gaming on Linux with an older GPU levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 bringing major new features #Linux #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D #DXVK #Proton #LinuxGaming

Gaming on Linux with an older ...
Gaming on Linux with an older GPU levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 bringing major new features

You don't have to get left behind with gaming on Linux if you have an older GPU, thanks to projects like DXVK-Sarek keeping them alive.

GamingOnLinux
Gaming on Linux with an older GPU levels up with DXVK-Sarek v1.12 bringing major new features

You don't have to get left behind with gaming on Linux if you have an older GPU, thanks to projects like DXVK-Sarek keeping them alive.

GamingOnLinux

RE: https://masto.ai/@phoronix/116386352674760772

La primera versión de #Direct3D fue la 2/3, publicada entre junio y septiembre de 1996. Así que finalmente tendríamos todo Direct3D disponible fuera de #Windows.

#D7VK #DXVK

Dark Souls 3 on Linux with wine-gaming-nine + DXVK on a Radeon 7850 — Part 1! Walkthrough of setup quirks (DS4 emulation, renaming js devices) and gameplay. Perfect for compatibility tinkerers and retro-GPU fans. Jump in and learn the tricks! #Gaming #DarkSouls3 #LinuxGaming #Wine #DXVK #Radeon #RetroGPU #GameTips #English
https://vids.roshless.me/videos/watch/0981193f-d297-48fb-b979-928f4fbd73ab
Dark Souls 3 wine-gaming-nine dxvk | radeon 7850 | part 1

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C'est de la merde rien ne marche, j'ai l'impression d'invoquer le 12e cercle de l'enfer avec toutes ces couches de traduction et de compatibilité #fex #proton #DXVK

Je vais me résigner à jouer en 30FPS sous parallels et ça me déprime

D7VK version 1.4 bringing further enhancements for older Direct3D via Vulkan #Linux #OpenSource #Vulkan #Direct3D #D7VK #DXVK

D7VK version 1.4 bringing furt...
D7VK version 1.4 bringing further enhancements for older Direct3D via Vulkan

Even more improvements have arrived for D7VK that brings Direct3D 5, 6 and 7 via Vulkan for use with Wine / Proton in version 1.4.

GamingOnLinux
D7VK version 1.4 bringing further enhancements for older Direct3D via Vulkan

Even more improvements have arrived for D7VK that brings Direct3D 5, 6 and 7 via Vulkan for use with Wine / Proton in version 1.4.

GamingOnLinux