PowerVR Vulkan Driver Enhancements Merged Ahead Of Mesa 25.2
The Mesa 25.2 code is expected to be branched next week to kick off the release process for this quarter's iteration of open-source OpenGL and Vulkan drivers. As such, there's going to be a mad dash over the next week to land lingering features and other improvements for Mesa 25.2. Making it into Mesa Git today was a big set of 42 patches for the Imagination PowerVR Vulkan driver…
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ICYMI: Proton 10.0-2 gets a small release candidate update for Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck
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#Linux #Proton #SteamDeck #SteamOS
Valve released a small update to the current testing build of Proton 10.0-2, ahead of the upcoming stable release for Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Google Developing Skia "Graphite" For Faster Chrome: Multi-Threaded + Modern Graphics APUs
Google yesterday lifted the lid on their work around Skia "Graphite" as a new rasterization back-end designed for modern graphics APIs like Vulkan and supporting multi-threading by default. Skia Graphite aims to deliver much better performance within the Chrome/Chromium web browser...
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Google yesterday lifted the lid on their work around Skia 'Graphite' as a new rasterization back-end designed for modern graphics APIs like Vulkan and supporting multi-threading by defaultwww.phoronix.com
STEEL HUNTERS is another live service casualty as it's shutting down gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stee…
#STEELHUNTERS #Gaming #PCGaming
STEEL HUNTERS from Wargaming Group only arrived on Steam in April, and it's already going to be shut down by the developers.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
PHP 8.5 Alpha 1 Released With New Features
The first alpha release of PHP 8.5 was issued last week in kicking off the release cycle in working toward the official PHP 8.5.0 release later in the year...
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Microsoft's Azure Linux 3.0.20250702 Brings Many Security Fixes
Microsoft released Azure Linux 3.0.20250702 on Tuesday as the newest monthly update to this in-house Linux distribution used throughout the company and by external parties...
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Just learned about this development through Safe Streets Petaluma. California needs to follow suit!
The Washington state legislation "gives cities the legal authority to create Shared Streets, defined by two key principles:
- A speed limit of 10 mph, and
- Pedestrians have the legal right to occupy the entire street."
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#WAPol #CAPol #Urbanism #SFBA #Petaluma
# Cities in Washington will have the legal authority to create shared streets, which feature much lower speed limits and put pedestrians first, under Senate Bill 5595. Governor Bob Ferguson signed the bill into law Saturday.Mark Ostrow (Guest Contributor) (The Urbanist)
A selection of upcoming games I'm excited to see release gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/a-se…
#Gaming #PCGaming #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck
It's easy to miss games when there's just so-much-news, so here's a small selection I wanted to highlight to go on your wishlists.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
MR FARMBOY is like Stardew Valley but with automation and optimization gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/mr-f…
#IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck #Gaming
Coming to Early Access later in July, MR FARMBOY blends elements of Stardew Valley with automation and optimisation.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Operation Octo is an upcoming frantic aquatic Tower Defense with big boss fights gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/oper…
#OperationOcto #IndieGames #Demo #PCGaming #TowerDefense
Need a fresh Tower Defense game to try out? Here's another tip for you! Operation Octo arrives in September with a chance to try it early.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Vehicle No. 4 has you build your own vehicle in this horde survival game gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/vehi…
#PCGaming #Demo #Steam #Gaming #Linux #SteamDeck
With a demo live on Steam, Vehicle No. 4 could be one to watch if you love your horde survival games with you building your own vehicle.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
In Silence Waits is an upcoming modern take on classic graphical adventures gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/in-s…
#Retro #RetroGaming #Gaming #PCGaming
Older readers might be interested in this one. Silent Shoals Software announced In Silence Waits, a modern take on classic graphical adventures.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Last of Us Part II Remastered gets a new way to play - chronologically gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/the-…
#TheLastofUsPartIIRemastered #Gaming #TheLastofUs #PCGaming
While the developers of The Last of Us Part II Remastered still suggest you play it the original way, now you can play it chronologically.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Steam now has a UI scaling slider and accessibility menu on desktop gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/stea…
#Steam #Accessibility #Gaming #PCGaming
As Valve continue updating Steam with better accessibility options, the latest Beta makes it super easy to make Steam bigger (or smaller).Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
KDE Plasma 6.3.6 is now available as the sixth point release to the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series with various changes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
เอาจริงๆไม่ชอบความอวย Rust เวอร์วังของท่านนี้เท่าไหร่
ถึงเราจะไม่ได้เขียน Python แต่เราคิดว่าหลายๆงาน Python ก็จบงานได้ไวกว่า Rust
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สีน้ำเงินคือ Python 🐍 สีบานเย็นคือ Rust 🦀 // หลังไมค์มีถามมาว่าทำไมผมไม่แนะนำให้ใช้ Python ทำ server เลยส่งภาพนี้ไปให้ดูและแนะนำ TGI ของ HF ไป ทำมะสวัสดี // ส่วนใครยังส่ง resume มาแล้วยังใช้ Python...www.facebook.com
@bluebirz ผมรู้สึกว่าเป้าหมายของภาษามันคนละอย่างกันเลย เลยเอามาเทียบกันแล้วแปลกๆ
ปัจจุบันผมก็ไม่คิดว่า Rust เพราะกับเอามาเขียน Backend API แบบทั่วๆไปเทียบกับภาษา High Level อื่นๆ
แต่ถ้างานเฉพาะตัวที่ต้องการ Performance จ๋าๆ อันนี้ผมโอเคนะ
Collabora has introduced Tyr, a new Rust-based Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) driver for CSF-based Arm Mali GPUs. This step strengthens Rust integration within the Linux kernel community.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
KDE's Amarok 3.3 music player lands with a switch to Qt6/KF6, a new GStreamer-based audio engine, and better database and emoji support.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
รีบสมัครกันได้เลย! "เดลินิวส์" ตามหาเพื่อนร่วมงาน เปิดรับสมัครหลายตำแหน่งPunrawee Pisapak (เดลินิวส์)
RapidAPI ซื้อ Paw เคยบอกว่าจะพัฒนาต่อเรื่อยๆ แต่จากที่เห็นคือไม่ค่อยพัฒนาอะไร ส่วนใหญ่เป็น Bug fix
ละพึ่งเห็นว่า Nokia ซื้อ RapidAPI ไปแล้ว ไม่รู้อนาคตของ Paw จะเป็นไงบ้าง 
เอาจริง RapidAPI for Mac (Paw) เป็น HTTP Client ที่เราใช้ทุกวันและชอบที่สุดบน macOS 
The ClockworkPi uConsole is designed for Raspberry Pi CM4 or CM5 modules, but a growing group of users has been working to run the Radxa CM5 inside this pocket terminal.Giorgio Mendoza (LinuxGizmos.com)
ICYMI: Bash 5.3 has been released with what its developers describe as 'significant' new features
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#opensource #bash #gnu
A new version of the GNU project's Bourne Again SHell (better known to most as Bash) has been released with improvements and new features.Joey Sneddon (OMG! Ubuntu!)
Kdenlive 25.04.3 open-source video editing software wraps up the 25.04 series with bug fixes for volume and transform effects.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
: Move targets European orgs wary of cross-border data exposureRichard Speed (The Register)
Amarok 3.3 Released With The Music Player Ported To Qt6 / KDE Frameworks 6
Just over one year after the Amarok 3.0 release after a six year hiatus that brought it to Qt5 and KDE Frameworks 5, Amarok 3.3 is out today as the first version taking it to Qt6 and KDE Frameworks 6...
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Just over one year after the Amarok 3.0 release after a six year hiatus that brought it to Qt5 and KDE Frameworks 5, Amarok 3.3 is out today as the first version taking it to Qt6 and KDE Frameworks 6.www.phoronix.com
Last month the Framework Laptop 12 began shipping as an upgrade-friendly, convertible 2-in-1 laptop that is friendly with Linux as we've come to expect out of Framework Computer devices.lxer.com
KDE Plasma 6.3.6 enhances tablet and multi-monitor support, updates brightness handling, and fixes notification quirks.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Following all of the Linux and broader open-source software enablement around Power11 the past three or so years, IBM today formally announced their new Power11 hardware.lxer.com
GlobalFoundries Acquiring MIPS
Here's an unexpected company match... GlobalFoundries announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MIPS. Yes, the company formerly part of Wave Computing and before that Imagination and Silicon Graphics during its long history. MIPS in recent years hasn't been focused on its namesake CPU architecture but rather RISC-V core designs...
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AMD CPU Transient Scheduler Attacks security flaw revealed gamingonlinux.com/2025/07/amd-…
#AMD #PCGaming #Security #Gaming #CPUs
Made public today is a fresh round of security issues, this time for AMD CPUs with Transient Scheduler Attacks.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Linux Patched For Transient Scheduler Attacks "TSA" Impacting AMD CPUs
Made public minutes ago is Transient Scheduler Attacks (TSA) as a new class of class of speculative side channel attacks affecting AMD processors...
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Framework 12 Platform Tuning For Better Performance Or Power Efficiency
Last month the Framework Laptop 12 began shipping as an upgrade-friendly, convertible 2-in-1 laptop that is friendly with Linux as we've come to expect out of Framework Computer devices. The launch-day Linux testing at Phoronix of the Framework 12 was done out-of-the-box on Ubuntu Linux with the defaults on it and the other comparison laptops tested. But as we've sho…
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IBM Announces Power11 With "99.9999%" Uptime, 55% Better Core Performance Than Power9
Following all of the Linux and broader open-source software enablement around Power11 the past three or so years, IBM today formally announced their new Power11 hardware...
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AMD Hardware Feedback Driver Destined For Linux 6.17 To Benefit Heterogeneous CPUs
The AMD Hardware Feedback Driver has been queued up via a TIP branch for expected merging during the upcoming Linux 6.17 kernel cycle. This new open-source AMD driver is designed to help make the kernel's scheduler make better decisions around task placement for heterogeneous processor designs with a mix of the "classic" and "dense" cores...
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