(more Linux news in original post)

Wireless VR streaming levels up on Linux with the latest WiVRn release:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/wireless-vr-streaming-levels-up-on-linux-with-the-latest-wivrn-release/

Wine 11.2 released with optimizations in PDB loading, support for MSVC constructors:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/wine-11-2-released-with-optimizations-in-pdb-loading-support-for-msvc-constructors/

Wine-Staging 11.2 Brings More Patches To Help Adobe Photoshop On Linux:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-Staging-11.2

New Proton Experimental update adds controller support to more launchers on Linux / SteamOS:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/proton-experimental-update-adds-controller-support-to-more-launchers-linux-steamos/

GE-Proton 10-30 released with fixes for Arknights Endfield and the EA app:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/ge-proton-10-30-released-with-fixes-for-arknights-endfield-and-the-ea-app/

Prefixer is a modern alternative to Protontricks that's faster and simpler:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/prefixer-is-a-modern-alternative-to-protontricks-thats-faster-and-simpler/

Vulkan-based translation layer D7VK officially expands to include Direct3D 5 support:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/vulkan-based-translation-layer-d7vk-officially-expands-to-include-direct3d-5-support/

Linux Kernel 6.19 Officially Released, This Is What's New:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-19-officially-released-this-is-whats-new

GNU Linux-Libre 6.19 Kernel Is Now Available for Software Freedom Lovers:
https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-19-kernel-is-now-available-for-software-freedom-lovers

Linux 7.0 Kernel Confirmed by Linus Torvalds, Expected in Mid-April 2026:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-7-0-kernel-confirmed-by-linus-torvalds-expected-in-mid-april-2026

NVIDIA Posts Open-Source Nouveau GSP Driver Support For GA100:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nouveau-GSP-NVIDIA-GA100

X.Org Server's "Master" Branch Now Closed With Cleaned Up State On "Main":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server-On-Main

GNU Binutils 2.46 Adds Support for AMD Zen6 CPUs, SFrame v3, and More:
https://9to5linux.com/gnu-binutils-2-46-adds-support-for-amd-zen6-cpus-sframe-v3-and-more

Mesa 25.3.5 arrives with bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/mesa-25-3-5-arrives-with-bug-fixes-for-open-source-linux-graphics-drivers/

Mesa 26.0 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here's What's New:
https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-0-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-new

EXT4 In Linux 7.0 Improves Write Performance For Concurrent Direct I/O Writes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-EXT4

Btrfs Brings Experimental Remap-Tree Feature & More In Linux 7.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Btrfs-Changes

NetworkManager 1.56 Released with New Features and Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/networkmanager-1-56-released-with-new-features-and-improvements

(FOSS news in comments)

#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #VR #Wine #WineStaging #Proton #GEProton #D7VK #Vulkan #Prefixer #LinuxKernel #LinuxLibre #XOrg #GNUBinutils #Mesa #EXT4 #Btrfs #NetworkManager #WiVRn #FosseryTech

Wanting to use #VR on Linux with a non-Valve but still SteamVR headset got me compiling a kernel with a patchset and a OpenXR runtime already.

Fun.