Loongson Linux Display Driver No Longer Orphaned
The Loongson Direct Rendering Manager driver for handling the display controller on LS7A/LS2K SoCs is no longer orphaned with new Loongson engineers stepping up to maintain the code moving forward...
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The Loongson Direct Rendering Manager driver for handling the display controller on LS7A/LS2K SoCs is no longer orphaned with new Loongson engineers stepping up to maintain the code moving forward...
Open-source developer Derek Clark of Valve's Linux engineering team has been responsible for many improvements for gaming handheld devices. Such as Lenovo Legion improvements for Linux, Ayn gaming handheld improvements, and most recently Linux 7.1 set to introduce the new Lenovo Legion Go HID drivers. With the latest Lenovo Legion driver work wrapped up for Linux 7.1, Derek Clark today posted a set of patches providing a OneXPlayer Configuration HID Driver...
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 companyโs revamped coding monitor. Priced at $699/ยฃ599, the BenQ RD280UG is a 28-inch, 3:2 monitor with โnano matteโ panel. It runs a 4K+ (3840ร2560) resolution at a 120 Hz refresh rate. Also available are a number of monitor-level features controlled by the official Display Pilot 2 software. Display Pilot 2 has been available on Windows and macOS for a while โ on macOS it allows keyboard brightness keys to control [โฆ]
A few days ago Google engineers went public with Sashiko with their agentic AI code review for the Linux kernel. The Google Gemini Pro powered AI code review service is automatically monitoring the Linux kernel mailing list for new patch submissions and has proven useful already. Interest continues to build by upstream Linux kernel stakeholders around Sashiko and the latest addition is now covering the Rust-For-Linux mailing list submissions...
Immich 2.6 includes over 350 commits, delivering faster mobile performance, improved playback, and enhanced sharing features.
antiX Linux 26 arrives based on Debian 13 Trixie with five init systems, a systemd-free design, and a fast, lightweight environment built for efficiency.
It can go in a rack, runs OpenWrt, and comes with a promise of lifetime updates.
The terminal isn't the scary, ugly void it seems. It can simplify your digital life if you give it a try.
antiX 26 Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux 13 โTrixieโ and without the systemd init system. Here's what's new!
A decade with KDE Plasma and the desktop environment is still full of surprises.
Everything you may have missed from the past week.
KDE Plasma 6.7 will introduce time zone offsets in the clock and a new type-ahead desktop navigation feature for faster file access.
The quiet desktop environment that might be the most practical in Linux.
A Linux HID driver is being developed for Pulsar branded gaming mice to expose additional information and capabilities...
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