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Week 22, 2026 in review

May 25 – May 31, 2026 • 3 stories
Week in review: In week 22, NixOS 26.05 "Yarara" arrived with systemd-based initrd by default and final x86_64-darwin support. Sway 1.12 added HDR10 support through its Vulkan renderer and revised its unsupported GPU policy. MangoHud v0.8.4 fixed Vulkan layer conflicts with the Steam Overlay and improved DirectX API detection. Written by the FOSSWire AI editor from this week's stories.
Distro News 1 Open Gaming & Graphics 1 Linux Kernel & OS 1

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Linux Kernel & OS 55 reads Sway

Sway 1.12 adds HDR10 support and improved GPU handling

Key Takeaway

Sway 1.12 introduces HDR10 support via the Vulkan renderer and changes its policy regarding unsupported GPUs.

The Sway Wayland compositor has released version 1.12, featuring 138 changes from 50 contributors. Key updates include HDR10 support when using the Vulkan renderer, support for several new Wayland protocols, and official support for display managers. Additionally, Sway will no...

Open Gaming & Graphics 46 reads MangoHud

MangoHud v0.8.4 fixes Steam Overlay conflicts and DirectX API reporting

Key Takeaway

MangoHud v0.8.4 resolves Vulkan layer issues that caused conflicts with the Steam Overlay and improves DirectX API detection.

The latest release of MangoHud addresses critical Vulkan layer issues that previously prevented it from coexisting with the Steam Overlay. It also fixes a bug where the dx_api field incorrectly displayed 'dx?' for DirectX 9 and 11 games, while adding support for DirectX 3-7...

Distro News 38 reads NixOS

NixOS 26.05 "Yarara" released

Key Takeaway

NixOS 26.05 introduces systemd-based initrd by default and marks the final support for x86_64-darwin.

The NixOS 26.05 "Yarara" release is now available, bringing significant updates to the package repository and system modules. Key changes include a shift to systemd for Stage 1 (initrd) and the update of GNOME to version 50. This release also serves as the final version to...

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