📰 The Witcher 3 Remastered only just released, and Linux gamers already got it running "with no issues"

Getting games running on Linux has never been easier, but it still requires a little bit of elbow grease. That being said, it feels like you need less and less grease the more time goes on and the more compatibility layers like Proton evolve. Now, Linux gamers have managed to get their hands on The Witcher 3: Remastered, and they've already got it running pretty well a few hours after release.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-witcher-3-remastered-was-just-released-and-linux-gamers-already-found-a-way-to-make-it-run-with-no-issues/

#linux #proton

📰 KDE turns 30 with Plasma 6.8, but the X11 session isn't invited

Plus, Klassik recreates the KDE 3 desktop experience on Qt 6.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/09/30/kde-turns-30-with-plasma-68-but-the-x11-session-isnt-invited/5299781

#kde #plasma

📰 Proposal To Set ARM64 Kernel Stack Size At Boot Time To Reduce Memory Consumption

A proposal was posted this week to the Linux kernel mailing list by a Google engineer to make it easier for ARM64 Linux to adjust the kernel stack size. The motivation for doing so to configure the kernel stack size during boot time is on reducing system memory consumption...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ARM64-Linux-Stack-Size-Boot

#kernel #linux

📰 Audacity 4.0.1 Audio Editor Restores Keyboard Shortcuts from Audacity 3

Audacity 4.0.1 open-source audio editor is now available for download with keyboard shortcuts from Audacity 3, exporting of tracks or labelled regions to its own file, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/audacity-4-0-1-audio-editor-restores-keyboard-shortcuts-from-audacity-3

#opensource

📰 Intel Media Driver 2026Q3 Introduces Crescent Island Support

Released overnight was the Intel Media Driver 2026Q3 stack for providing the latest open-source video encode/decode capabilities on Intel integrated/discrete graphics hardware. Most notable with the new release is rolling out Crescent Island support...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Media-Crescent-Island

#intel #opensource

📰 Mozilla Thunderbird 157 Email Client Released with New Enterprise Policies

Mozilla Thunderbird 157 open-source email client is now available for download with new enterprise policies, optional IMAP/POP manual configuration port field, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-157-email-client-released-with-new-enterprise-policies

#opensource

📰 Rusticl Had A Great Year For Rust OpenCL In Mesa With 3.1 Support, More Drivers

Rusticl lead developer Karol herbst provided a status update on this Mesa Rust-based OpenCL driver during the XDC 2026 conference happening in Toronto...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rusticl-2026

#rust

📰 Steam Deck / SteamOS support for Minecraft Dungeons II is being worked on

It was disappointing to see Minecraft Dungeons II launch broken on SteamOS / Linux systems like Steam Deck and Steam Machine but it is being sorted.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steam-deck-steamos-support-for-minecraft-dungeons-ii-is-being-worked-on/

#linux #steam

📰 SteamOS Ported to Arm handhelds, PixelMob Portable NAS, and Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick 4K with Vega OS: Liliputing News Roundup

Valve developed an ARM version of SteamOS for its Steam Frame VR headset • PixelMob is a new portable NAS/mini PC from UnifyDrive for media backup, with an RK3588 chip, up to 3 M.2 2280 slots for storage, CFexpress, SD, and microSD card support a 7 inch AMOLED display, USB4 (40 Gbps), and 2.5 GbE LAN • Apple is said to be planning to launch a new smart home product on Oct 13 with a "6-inch square display" that can be wall mounted or placed on a...

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/steamos-ported-to-arm-handhelds-pixelmob-portable-nas-and-amazons-new-fire-tv-stick-4k-with-vega-os-liliputing-news-roundup/

#arm #steam

📰 Valve's Work On Foveated Rendering For The Open-Source Turnip Driver On The Steam Frame

As part of Valve's work on developing the Steam Frame VR headset, they worked on foveated rendering support for the Mesa Turnip driver that supports the Qualcomm Adreno graphics with open-source Vulkan API support. Foveated rendering is the technique to more closely mimic human vision by rendering high detail at your direct gaze point and lower quality in the peripheral vision.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Frame-Turnip-Foveated

#opensource #steam

📰 Canonical begins pushing Resolute Raccoon

Users on Ubuntu 24.04 will begin to get nagged to update to 26.04.1. Here's how to proceed.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/30/canonical-begins-pushing-resolute-raccoon/5300225

#ubuntu

📰 OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 Released With More AI Apps, Snaps & PGO + LTO Optimizations

For ending out the month of September the OpenMandriva Linux distribution crew released OpenMandriva ROME 26.0 as their long overdue release held up by various technical issues and a reported sabotage attempt to their platform. With OpenMandriva ROME 24.12 having been their last release, this is quite a big update...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenMandriva-ROME-26.09

#linux

📰 New Linux Patches Trying To Mainline Renesas SH7305 CPU Support

The Renesas SH7305 isn't a new processor and is well known for powering various Casio graphing calculators over the past decde and a half. But finally the mainline Linux kernel may end up seeing support for this 32-bit SH-4a RISC core...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Renesas-SH7305-Linux-Patches

#kernel #linux

📰 Parrot OS 7.4 Released with AnonSurf 6.0, Updated Raspberry Pi Images

Parrot OS 7.4 security-oriented distribution is now available for download with Linux kernel 7.1, updated tools, optimized builds, updated Raspberry Pi and ARM images, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/parrot-os-7-4-released-with-anonsurf-6-0-updated-raspberry-pi-images

#arm #kernel #linux #raspberry

📰 The Amazing Work By Valve's Timur Kristóf On Improving Old AMD GPUs On Linux

Over the past year Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux graphics driver team has made multiple very nice improvements to the AMDGPU kernel driver for enhancing support for old (GCN 1.0/1.1 era from a decade ago) graphics cards so that they can better handle Linux gaming and other tasks. This week in Toronto, Kristóf presented on this AMDGPU work that he initially began as a kernel driver development exercise after initially spending years in...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/XDC-2026-Valve-Timur-AMDGPU

#amd #kernel #linux

📰 PhotoSuite Is a Free Photoshop-Like Editor With Native PSD Support

PhotoSuite is a free, open-source image editor for Linux, Windows, and macOS, offering a Photoshop-like workflow and native PSD/PSB support.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/photosuite-is-a-free-photoshop-like-editor-with-native-psd-support/

#linux #opensource

📰 Arm Working On "TLBID" For Linux To Increase Performance On High Core Count CPUs

Arm sent out an initial set of patches this week working on support in the Linux kernel for TLBI Domains. This "TLBID" feature is an upcoming Arm architecture capability designed to increase performance on high core count systems...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ARM64-Linux-TLBI-Domains

#arm #kernel #linux

📰 AMD Sends In More New GPU Hardware Enablement For Linux 7.4, Bug Fixes

We are nearing the cut-off of new Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem material for the upcoming Linux 7.4 cycle. AMD this week sent in another feature pull to DRM-Next that is moving over to mostly bug fixing but does contain the enablement of some new GPU intellectual property blocks for upcoming graphics hardware...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/More-AMDGPU-Linux-7.4

#amd #linux

📰 Kagi Ends Orion Browser Development for Linux, Will Open-Source It

Kagi ends development of Orion Browser for Linux and Windows, with plans to open-source both versions and hand them over to the community.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kagi-ends-orion-browser-development-for-linux-will-open-source-it/

#linux #opensource