(more Linux news in original post) Apple M3 Progress On Linux: Asahi Can Boot To KDE Desktop - But No GPU Acceleration Yet: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Linux-Boot-To-KDE Mecha Comet – Modular Linux Handheld with Snap-On Modules: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/mecha-comet-modular-linux-handheld Banjo-Kazooie gets a native PC port with Linux / Steam Deck support: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/banjo-kazooie-gets-a-native-pc-port-with-linux-steam-deck-support/ NVIDIA GeForce NOW Is Now Available Natively On Linux In Flatpak Form: https://www.phoronix.com/review/nvidia-geforce-now-linux LACT 0.8.4 Brings Improved Overclocking UI For GPUs On Linux: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LACT-0.8.4-Released TigerVNC 1.16 Released With "w0vncserver" For Sharing Wayland Desktop Sessions: https://www.phoronix.com/news/TigerVNC-1.16 GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ge-proton-10-29-released-with-updates-to-fex-wine-dxvk-and-a-few-game-fixes/ Proton Experimental updated to fix the EA app again on SteamOS / Linux: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/proton-experimental-updated-to-fix-the-ea-app-again-on-steamos-linux/ Linux Kernel Continuity Document Added: What Happens If Torvalds' Git Repo Goes Away?: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-Continuity-Doc NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.15 Released With A Few Fixes: https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-VA-API-Driver-0.0.15 Mesa 25.3.4 released with more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mesa-25-3-4-released-with-more-bug-fixes-for-open-source-linux-graphics-drivers/ Mesa 26.0-rc2 Released With Numerous AMD, NVIDIA & Intel Driver Fixes: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-rc2-Released Open-Source Nova Driver In Linux 7.0 Continues Preparing For NVIDIA Turing GPU Support: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-DRM-For-Linux-7.0 Mesa NVK Driver Temporarily Disabling Support For Larger Pages Due To Bug: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-Disable-NVK-Large-Page New Intel Linux Driver Workaround Halves Initial Game Load Time For MHW: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Vulkan-DriConf-LTO Several New X.Org Libraries See 2026 Releases: https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Library-Updates-Jan-2026 Systemd Founder Lennart Poettering Announces Amutable Company: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Amutable AI Code Review Prompts Initiative Making Progress For The Linux Kernel: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AI-Code-Review-Prompts-Linux Intel Releases LLM-Scaler-vLLM 1.3 With New LLM Model Support: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-LLM-Scaler-vLLM-1.3 GStreamer 1.28 Released With More Rust Code: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GStreamer-1.28 (FOSS news in comments) #WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #NVIDIA #Proton #Mesa #AsahiLinux #FosseryTech