Explicit GPU Synchronization for Xwayland Is Now Finally Merged into XOrg Server
NVIDIA’s year-long request to add explicit sync support to the DRI3 and Present extensions, and the Xwayland implementation, has finally been merged.
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NVIDIA’s year-long request to add explicit sync support to the DRI3 and Present extensions, and the Xwayland implementation, has finally been merged.
KDE developer Xaver Hugl explains why the explicit synchronization protocol will finally encourage the Wayland adoption among NVIDIA GPU users.
Red Hat announces the Nova project as the successor of the Nouveau open-source driver for GSP-firmware-based NVIDIA graphics cards.
NVIDIA 550.67 Linux graphics driver is now available for download with improved support for VKD3D games, Alan Wake 2, and Wayland systems.
GStreamer 1.24 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with Vulkan H.264 and H.265 video decoders, DRM Modifier Support for dmabufs on Linux, as well as many other changes.
The NVK open-source Vulkan graphics driver for NVIDIA hardware in the Mesa graphics stack is no longer experimental and it’s now ready for prime time.
Libreboot 20240225 open-source BIOS/UEFI firmware is now available for download with support for more hardware and various improvements. Here’s what’s new!
NVIDIA 550.54.14 graphics driver is now available for download with numerous Wayland and Xwayland improvements, as well as many new features.
Mesa 24.0 open-source graphics stack is now available for download with numerous new features and improvements for existing graphics drivers, as well as for numerous video games.
Collabora plans new features for its Wayland driver for Wine in 2024 including OpenGL support, emulation of display mode changes through compositor scaling, minimization support, clipboard support, drag-and-drop support, and more.
Libreboot 20240126 open-source and free BIOS/UEFI replacement is now available with new features and support for more hardware devices.
XOrg Server 21.1.11 and Xwayland 23.2.4 have been released today to address a total of six security vulnerabilities. Users are urged to update their systems as soon as possible.
Mesa 23.3 open-source graphics stack is now available for download with the NVK Vulkan driver for NVIDIA hardware, Asahi driver improvements, fixes for many games, and more.
Open Source NVIDIA Vulkan driver NVK is now officially conformant with the Vulkan 1.0 API on NVIDIA Turing hardware.
NVIDIA 545.29.02 graphics driver for Linux is out now with support for the Night Light feature on GNOME and KDE Plasma desktops on Wayland, support to the NVIDIA VDPAU driver on Xwayland, and more.
Mesa 23.2 open-source graphics stack is now available for download with OpenGL 3.1 and OpenGL ES 3.0 support on Asahi, new RADV features, and many bug fixes to improve Linux gaming.
HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 3.23.8 drivers are now available for download with support Fedora Linux 38, Ubuntu 23.04, and openSUSE Leap 15.5, as well as support for new printers.
NVIDIA 535.98 graphics driver is now available for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems with various bug fixes for OpenGL and Vulkan apps, NVIDIA PRIME Display Offload, VRR monitors, and Wayland compositors.
NVIDIA 535.86.05 graphics driver for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris systems is now available for download with various bug fixes.
Libreboot open-source and free BIOS/UEFI replacement sees new stable release with massive build changes and new hardware support.