📰 Intel’s Linux Vulkan Driver Adds AV1 Video Encoding for Arc Alchemist GPUs

by George WhittakerIntel’s open-source Linux graphics stack has taken another step forward with hardware-accelerated AV1 encoding through Vulkan Video. New code merged for Mesa’s ANV Vulkan driver enables the VK_KHR_video_encode_av1 extension on Intel’s DG2/Alchemist graphics hardware, including Arc A-Series GPUs.The development expands Intel’s Vulkan Video capabilities on Linux and gives applications another standardized way to access the...

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https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/intels-linux-vulkan-driver-adds-av1-video-encoding-arc-alchemist-gpus

📰 Microsoft's Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 Ships With 233+ CVE Fixes

While Microsoft continues working on Azure Linux 4.0 as its overhauled Linux distribution built atop Fedora, Azure Linux 3.0 remains the current stable production series. Released overnight was Azure Linux 3.0.20260809 and it comes with more than 233 security patches for recent CVEs in the AI era...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Azure-Linux-3.0.20260809

📰 Make sure your Flatpak is up to date due to security issues

Version 1.18.1 and 1.19.0 pre-release rolled out for Flatpak, due to some security issues that were found so it's an essential update for all Linux systems.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/make-sure-your-flatpak-is-up-to-date-due-to-security-issues/

📰 Linux Patches Enable Apple M4 NVMe Support

While the Apple M4 SoCs aren't yet supported by the mainline Linux kernel and the Apple M3 series hardware isn't yet ready for end-users, there are some early elements of the Apple M4 support beginning to come together by open-source developers working on the Apple Silicon support. Sent out to the Linux kernel mailing list were patches for enabling NVMe solid state drive support with the M4...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Apple-M4-NVMe-Patches

📰 Omarchy Bets Its Future on AI Agents While the Linux World Stays Cautious

While some open source projects are locking AI out of their codebases, Omarchy's upcoming v4 release treats AI as part of the system.

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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17417194/omarchy-ai-agent-focus

📰 MSI Claw Gamepad Driver Set To Be Merged For Linux 7.3

The MSI Claw Gamepad driver is set to be merged for the upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel for enabling RGB lighting and controller configuration support with the mainline kernel...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/MSI-Claw-Gamepad-Linux-7.3

📰 NVIDIA GeForce NOW cloud gaming for Linux levels up and leaves Beta

Cloud gaming on Linux levels up officially today with the full release of the NVIDIA GeForce NOW app for Linux after being in Beta since January.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-geforce-now-cloud-gaming-for-linux-levels-up-and-leaves-beta/

📰 The Beneficial Performance Gains Running The Framework Laptop Pro 13 / Core Ultra X9 388H With Linux 7.1+

The recently launched Framework Laptop 13 Pro powered by Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" runs well on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and other modern Linux distributions. In the case of Ubuntu 26.04 with Linux 7.0, while everything works, if upgrading to Linux 7.1 or the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel is even better performance. Here are benchmarks of the Framework Laptop 13 Pro with Core Ultra X9 388H across the Linux 7.0, 7.1, and 7.2 kernels.

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https://www.phoronix.com/review/framework-13-pro-linux-71-72

📰 PAYDAY 2 dropped the Native Linux version so you'll need to use Proton

OVERKILL / Starbreeze Entertainment announced that PAYDAY 2 has dropped support for their Native Linux version with a big update to the game with 64bit support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/payday-2-dropped-the-native-linux-version-so-youll-need-to-use-proton/

📰 Nitrux Linux Unveils New Workspace Environment Built Around Hyprland

Nitrux unveils its new modular Workspace Environment built around Hyprland, QML, and MauiKit, while officially retiring the Maui Shell project.

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https://linuxiac.com/nitrux-linux-unveils-new-workspace-environment-built-around-hyprland/

📰 The Best Linux 7.2 Features: Cache Aware Scheduling, AMD Zen 6, AMDGPU HDMI 2.1 FRL

With the Linux 7.2 kernel expected to be released on Sunday, 16 August, here is a look at some of the most interesting new features and changes to find with this next kernel version to be used by Ubuntu 26.10 and other upcoming Linux distribution releases...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-Best-Features

📰 Epic Games Store will get a Linux version sometime "soon"

Epic Games recently did an AMA (Ask me anything) in the community Discord server, confirming that a Linux / SteamOS version of the Epic Games Store is coming.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

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https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/epic-games-store-will-get-a-linux-version-sometime-soon/

📰 Open-Source exFAT Programs 1.4.3 Improves Fsck & Mkfs

Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel release expected on Sunday, a new release of the exFAT file-system user-space programs was released overnight...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/exfatprogs-1.4.3

📰 Patches Posted For Fixing The Linux DRM Scheduler's Fair Policy

Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel release expected out on Sunday, the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) subsystem was forced to revert their "fair" scheduler policy default new for this kernel. Due to a last minute user-reported regression, FIFO returns as the default DRM scheduler policy for Linux 7.2. But patches are now available for addressing that regression and thus hopefully for Linux 7.3 there will be the fair scheduler becoming the default...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Patches-Fix-DRM-Fair

📰 Features Coming For Linux 7.3 From Optimizing Intel Hybrid CPUs To Old AMD Athlon XPs

With Linux 7.2 expected to see its stable debut Sunday, here is a look at what I have been monitoring as changes expected to be submitted during the Linux 7.3 merge window that will open on Monday...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Features-Preview

📰 Omarchy 4.0 Linux Distro Released With Desktop Shell Now Implemented Via Quickshell

Omarchy as the Arch Linux distribution developed by David Heinemeier Hansson "DHH" / Basecamp is out today with Omarchy 4.0 as the distro's biggest release to date...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Omarchy-4.0-Released

📰 AMD Posts Massive 109 Patch Series For GFX 12.1 RAS Support On Friday Evening

AMD has a tendency to send out large feature patch series for their open-source Linux drivers on Friday afternoons/evenings. Today we were greeted by a set of 109 patches working on RAS support for the upcoming AMD GFX12.1 target...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-GFX12.1-RAS-Patch-Series

📰 The Epic Games Launcher is coming to Linux, but the Heroic team isn't too worried

Heroic's home turf advantage may make it the winner of the two.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/the-epic-games-launcher-is-coming-to-linux-but-the-heroic-team-isnt-too-worried/

📰 Intel's Jay Graphics Shader Compiler Now Passing Vulkan CTS With Xe2/Xe3 Hardware

Last year Alyssa Rosenzweig joined Intel to work on their Linux graphics drivers after previously serving as a contractor for Valve on their graphics stack and also previously leading the Mesa driver work for the Asahi Linux Apple Silicon graphics support. Since joining Intel, she has been leading the development of Jay as a new SSA-based shader compiler for Intel graphics hardware to be used by the Mesa Iris Gallium3D and ANV Vulkan drivers...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Jay-Compiler-Xe2-Xe3-CTS

📰 Late Sound Fixes For Linux 7.2 Bring More Device Quirks, Intel Nova Lake HDMI-In Capture

Ahead of the presumed Linux 7.2 stable kernel release tomorrow, some last minute sound fixes/quirks have been merged for this next kernel version...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Last-Sound-Fixes-Linux-7.2