The open source community-made NVIDIA Vulkan driver (NVK) for Linux now has experimental support for DLSS.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/the-open-source-nvidia-vulkan-driver-nvk-now-has-experimental-dlss-support/
The open source community-made NVIDIA Vulkan driver (NVK) for Linux now has experimental support for DLSS.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/the-open-source-nvidia-vulkan-driver-nvk-now-has-experimental-dlss-support/
I cannot describe to you how beautifully quiet it really was, which is why I chose it for today.
#SilentSunday #DesertLandscape #NaturePhotography #Mesa #AltText #LandscapePhotography
One detail in Mesa 26.1.3 captures where Linux graphics is heading: it fixes a RADV/ACO regression in Cyberpunk 2077 and, two lines down, a RADV NIR compiler infinite loop triggered by loading Gemma 4 via llama.cpp on a gfx1100 card. The same driver team now fields gaming and local-inference bugs in the same release. As local LLMs spread, should Mesa treat compute regressions with the same urgency as game-breaking ones?
Mesa 26.1.3, released June 18, is a bug-fix release implementing OpenGL 4.6 and Vulkan 1.4. The fixes are oddly specific: a RADV/ACO regression flashing reflections in Cyberpunk 2077, a RADV NIR compiler infinite loop when loading Gemma 4 via llama.cpp on gfx1100, an Intel ANV null-pointer dereference on DMA-BUF import on Xe2, and a radeonsi gallivm SIGSEGV during GL_FEEDBACK software fallback. Running a GPU compute or gaming workload on Mesa, which path do you hit?
New blog post: The Diagonal Seam 📐
Mesa's u_blitter copies pixels by drawing a textured quad - two triangles with a diagonal seam between them. For NEAREST filtering, that seam produces a stripe of wrong texels on GC7000, failing dEQP's nearest_consistency tests.
The proprietary Vivante blob doesn't draw a quad at all. It draws one oversized triangle and lets the scissor clip it. No seam, no problem.
https://christian-gmeiner.info/2026-06-19-the-diagonal-seam/
Two more dEQP tests down: dEQP-GLES3.functional.fbo.blit.rect.nearest_consistency_mag -- Pass dEQP-GLES3.functional.fbo.blit.rect.nearest_consistency_min -- Pass This one was a fun geometry puzzle. The problem Mesa’s u_blitter is the utility that drivers use for framebuffer blits – copying pixel data between surfaces, optionally scaling and filtering. It works by drawing a textured quad: set up the source as a texture, the destination as a render target, and draw a rectangle with the appropriate texture coordinates. Simple.
FLOSS_Stammtisch is Tuesday night in Mesa, Arizona
We meet monthly at 19:00 AZ time ( UTC-7 ) for conversation, food and drinks on the third Tuesday
Location - Boulders on Southern, 1010 W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ
@PLUG #ActivityInThePub #Stammtisch #LocalGroup #Arizona #PLUG #FLOSS_Stammtisch #Phoenix #Tempe #Mesa #PhxFedi #AZFedi @FLOSS_Stammtisch

Ever wondered what happens when a streaming hit and an airline unite? US carrier United is collaborating with Netflix’s Chef’s Table to bring 30 new chef-curated dishes to its Polaris international business class.
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GNOME Foundation Announces First Participants Of Fellowship Program:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Fellowship-First
Shelly 2.3.3 Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves Flatpak/AppImage Support:
https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-3-3-package-manager-for-arch-linux-improves-flatpak-appimage-support
Wine Development Release 11.11 Brings SymCrypt, Wayland Fixes, and VBScript Tweaks:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/wine-development-release-1111-brings-faster-crypto-wayland-fixes-and-vbscript-tweaks/
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Path of Exile 1 & 2, Guild Wars 2, Call of Duty (2003), Exanima and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-path-of-exile-1-2-guild-wars-2-call-of-duty-2003-exanima-and-more/
Proton-CachyOS update brings automatic HDR, Wayland improvements and more bug fixes:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/proton-cachyos-update-brings-automatic-hdr-wayland-improvements-and-more-bug-fixes/
Goverlay 1.8.3 Brings Faster Mods and Built-in Benchmarks to Linux Gaming:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/goverlay-183-fixes-linux-gaming-config-headaches-with-faster-bgmod-and-builtin-benchmarks/
There is a New X11 Server, Written in Rust, With the Help of AI:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17360349/yserver
("the security model is incomplete" - AI and security are two separate things anyways lol. I don't think people should expect it to be more secure than X.Org, even if X.Org isn't maintained as actively anymore)
Flatpak 1.18 Linux App Sandboxing and Distribution Framework Officially Released:
https://9to5linux.com/flatpak-1-18-linux-app-sandboxing-and-distribution-framework-officially-released
GStreamer 1.28.4 Adds Support for FLAC Decoding and New Codec Profile Mappings:
https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-4-adds-support-for-flac-decoding-and-new-codec-profile-mappings
Fwupd 2.1.5 Linux Firmware Updater Released with Support for Elan Touchscreens:
https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-1-5-linux-firmware-updater-released-with-support-for-elan-touchscreens
Wayland Protocols 1.49 Released With Improved Multi-GPU Support, Windows BT.2100:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayland-Protocols-1.49
Mesa 26.2 Lands VK_GOOGLE_display_timing Support For Direct Display Mode:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/VK-Google-Timing-KHR-Display
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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #GNOME #GNOMEFoundation #Shelly #Wine #ProtonExperimental #ProtonCachyOS #Goverlay #LinuxGaming #X11 #Yserver #Flatpak #GStreamer #Fwupd #Wayland #WaylandProtocols #Mesa #FosseryTech