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VKD3D-Proton 3.0.1 brings many Linux gaming enhancements for Direct3D 12 via Vulkan:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/vkd3d-proton-3-0-1-brings-many-linux-gaming-enhancements-for-direct3d-12-via-vulkan/

D7VK 1.9 brings 2D upgrades for classic Direct3D games on Linux:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/d7vk-1-9-brings-2d-upgrades-for-classic-direct3d-games-on-linux/

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Rocket League, Crimson Desert, Helldivers 2 and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-rocket-league-crimson-desert-helldivers-2-and-more/

Goverlay 1.8.1 Update Fixes Missing Icons and Adds a Clear Configuration Button:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/goverlay-181-released/

TUXEDO BM 15 Is an Upgradable Business Linux Laptop with Smartcard and 4G LTE:
https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-bm-15-is-an-upgradable-business-linux-laptop-with-smartcard-and-4g-lte

Fish shell 4.7 refines interactivity, shell history, UI consistency, completions, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/5/fish-shell-4-7-refines-interactivity-shell-history-ui-consistency-completions-and-more/

Mesa 26.1 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New:
https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-1-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-new

Dirty Frag Linux Kernel Flaw Allows Local Privilege Escalation, Patch Now:
https://9to5linux.com/dirty-frag-linux-kernel-flaw-allows-local-privilege-escalation-patch-now

Linux Liquorix Kernel 7.0-5 Brings Faster Responsiveness to Linux Desktops and Gaming Rigs:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/liquorix-linux-kernel-705-released/

Linux Kernel Update Fixes Networking Bug in Versions 5.15.206 and 6.1.172:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-kernel-515206-and-61172-released/

Flatpak 1.17.7 released:
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/releases/tag/1.17.7

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Synex Server: A New Debian Based Linux Distro With Native ZFS Installation Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Synex-Debian-With-ZFS

Fedora Games Lab Approved To Switch To KDE Plasma, Become A Better Linux Gaming Showcase:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-Games-Lab-Overhaul-2026

Goverlay for managing tools like MangoHud gets a major new release and it's finally on Flathub:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/goverlay-for-managing-tools-like-mangohud-gets-a-major-new-release-and-its-finally-on-flathub/

Proton Experimental brings updates for MonoGame, Rockstar Launcher and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/proton-experimental-brings-updates-for-monogame-rockstar-launcher-and-more/

Upcoming exFAT Linux Driver Patch Can Boost Sequential Read Performance By ~10%:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/exFAT-Faster-Seq-Reads-10p

Patches Positioned Ahead Of Linux 7.0 Cycle For Easy Custom Boot Logo In Place Of Tux:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Custom-Boot-Logo

libvirt 12.0 Released - Bhyve ARM64 Support & Other Improvements For The BSD Hypervisor:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/libvirt-12.0

GRUB 2.14 Bootloader Released With EROFS Support, Shim Loader Protocol:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GRUB-2.14-Released

D7VK version 1.2 brings more Direct3D 6 improvements and a little Direct3D 5 too:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/d7vk-version-1-2-brings-more-direct3d-6-improvements-and-a-little-direct3d-5-too/

Wine 11.0 Brings Ntsync Support, Complete WoW64 + Other Changes:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/wine-11-0-released

Hangover 11.0 Released: Wine + FEX/Box64 Pairing For Windows x86 Apps On ARM64 Linux:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hangover-11.0-Released

Linux 6.19-rc5 Brings Fix For Newer NVIDIA GPUs, Logitech HID++ For Anywhere 3S & Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-rc5-Released

First .NET 10 Servicing Update Now Available in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/dotnet-10-0-1-update-ubuntu-24-04-lts

Bcachefs Ships Latest User-Space Utilities With bcachefs-tools 1.35:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/bcachefs-tools-1.35

Even more AMD ray tracing performance improvements heading to Mesa on Linux:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/even-more-amd-ray-tracing-performance-improvements-heading-to-mesa-on-linux/

Auto-CPUFreq 3.0 Released To Help You Extend Laptop Battery Life On Linux:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Auto-CPUFreq-3.0

LLMinus Working On AI/LLM-Powered Merge Conflict Resolution For The Linux Kernel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LLMinus-RFC-v2

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I figured out how to configure #MangoHud but getting it to run for all games was difficult so I resorted to using #Goverlay, which was conveniently already installed. Now I can easily toggle performance metrics on and off whenever I want!

Only problem remaining is it doesn’t show my CPU power draw, which I never really cared about in the past, but in the last few days I’ve been thinking about energy consumption while gaming. I’ll elaborate on that in a separate post.