Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18139 · 22.03.2026, 14:49
📰 BenQ Display Pilot 2 software now has a Linux version
BenQ released a Linux version of its Display Pilot 2 software at the end of 2025, but I only heard about this week when reading about the launch of the company’s latest coding monitor. Priced at $699/£599, the BenQ RD280UG is a 28-inch, 3:2 monitor with ‘nano matte’ panel. It runs a 4K+ (3840×2560) resolution at a 120 Hz refresh rate. Also available are a number of monitor-level features controlled by the official Display Pilot 2 software.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/benq-display-pilot-2-linux
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18128 · 20.03.2026, 22:04
📰Wine 11.5 Release Is Big: Syscall User Dispatch Feature Supported On Linux
Wine 11.5 is out today as the latest bi-weekly development release for this software to run Windows games and applications on Linux and other platforms. Most exciting with Wine 11.5 is the introduction of the Syscall User Dispatch feature on Linux...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.5-Released
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18127 · 20.03.2026, 20:12
📰Linux users swear by simple tools, and now I finally understand why
Back when I was a full-time Windows user, I didn't understand why Linux users relied so much on simple tools. Friends of mine who used Linux would rely on tools that looked like they came from the Windows XP era, and when I asked them why they kept using them, they said it was simple, reliable, and worked. I didn't understand it. I liked my modern-day flashy apps.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-users-swear-by-simple-tools-and-now-i-finally-understand-why/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18124 · 20.03.2026, 15:46
📰Dell Upstreams Firmware For The XPS Snapdragon X Elite Laptop
When it comes to using Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 Elite laptops on Linux, one of the big challenges have involved the need to extract the necessary firmware from the Windows 11 partition due to most vendors not providing the firmware in an easily redistributable and public form. The one exception has been the Lenovo ThinkPad with X1 Elite having upstream firmware in linux-firmware.git while now the Dell XPS model has joined the party too...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Dell-Firmware-XPS-13-9345
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18114 · 19.03.2026, 12:48
📰 OpenGL Lands New Extension To Benefit Wine
The OpenGL API is still seeing new extensions introduced in 2026. Merged today to the OpenGL Registry is a new extension intended to help Wine usage for 32-bit Windows games/apps on 64-bit Linux systems...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenGL-Mesa-Wine-Ext
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18113 · 19.03.2026, 12:00
📰 Virtual Swap Space Patches Updated For Improving Linux's Swap Design
The fourth iteration of patches implementing Virtual Swap Space for Linux were sent out on Wednesday. This stems from ideas going back years for an abstraction to better separate a swap entry from its physical backing storage...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Virtual-Swap-Space-Linux-v4
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18110 · 19.03.2026, 10:01
📰 Linux Distributions Begin Blocking Brazil Access Over New Digital Law
Several Linux distributions are restricting access from Brazil due to concerns about a new digital law impacting online software distribution.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/linux-distributions-begin-blocking-brazil-access-over-new-digital-law/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18107 · 19.03.2026, 02:57
📰 Running Mainline Linux, U-Boot, and Mesa on Rockchip: A year in review
Get the recap of Nicolas Frattaroli's FOSDEM talk detailing Rockchip’s mainline progress, including Vulkan 1.4 and NPU support as a vital path to sustainable, affordable hardware.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/blog/2026/03/02/running-mainline-linux-u-boot-and-mesa-on-rockchip-a-year-in-review/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18102 · 18.03.2026, 12:08
📰Manjaro Linux Team Goes on Strike, Threatens to Fork the Project
A significant portion of the Manjaro team has signed a manifesto demanding the project split from its parent company and restructure as a non-profit.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17301403/manjaro-team-strike
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18092 · 17.03.2026, 16:58
📰 Linux gaming is "solved" until anti-cheat shows up
Linux and third-party anti-cheat clients are like water and oil.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-gaming-is-solved-until-anti-cheat-shows-up/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18077 · 16.03.2026, 15:39
📰 I dug into the Flipper One's firmware, and it's not a Flipper Zero sequel — it's a pocket Linux PC
The firmware of the Flipper One is already publicly available, and there's a lot of interesting tech.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/dug-into-flipper-one-firmware-not-flipper-zero-sequel/
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Linuxgram 🐧@linuxgram · Post #18076 · 16.03.2026, 13:41
📰 SteamOS proved the Linux desktop works when you stop trying to make it look like Windows
SteamOS hasn't brought about "the great exodus" to Linux, but it does teach distros how to do it right.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/steamos-proved-the-linux-desktop-works-when-you-stop-trying-to-make-it-look-like-windows/
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