The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that allows Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has released version 11.6, the sixth maintenance update in the stable 11.x series. Key updates include early work on reviving Wine’s Android driver.

The update resolves crashes and regressions affecting Diablo IV, Cyberpunk 2077, Minecraft Windows 10 Edition, Google Earth Installer, Mount & Blade: Warband, and HWiNFO 8.24.

For Linux gamers, Wine 11.6 addresses a regression from version 11.5 that prevented access to Diablo IV’s in-game shop menu and resolves ICU DLL-related crashes in games such as Cyberpunk 2077. Additional improvements include better DLL handling for Gecko-based browsers and enhanced DLL load order heuristics to support modded game setups.

Netrunner 26 GNU/Linux distribution is now available for download based on Debian GNU/Linux 13 “Trixie” and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.3.6 desktop environment with Linux kenrel 6.16.

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The Wine Project, a compatibility layer that allows Linux and macOS users to run Windows applications, has released version 11.4, the fourth maintenance update in the stable 11.x series. Here are the main highlights.

A key update is the reimplementation of the SAX reader in MSXML. This change modernizes XML parsing using Microsoft’s XML technologies, which are essential for many Windows applications.

Wine 11.4 also improves audio performance. Developers have optimized resampling in DirectSound, which should increase efficiency and reduce overhead when processing audio streams.

Whether it’s jokes about Snap packages or criticism of Canonical’s decisions, mocking Ubuntu often feels like the default attitude in parts of the Linux community.

To be fair, Canonical has made decisions over the years that have not always been well received, and some of the criticisms of Ubuntu and the direction it’s taken have their own merit. Yet, the derisive way Ubuntu is often talked about online isn’t particularly fair and, frankly, misses the point.

The KDE desktop environment has seen significant recent success. Following record donations announced at the end of last year, another prominent member of the FOSS community has joined its list of patrons.

The KDE project announced that the Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation, a nonprofit organization that stewards and governs the Rocky Linux project, the RHEL-based, community-driven enterprise Linux distro, is now supporting KDE’s development through the KDE e.V. patron program.

Linux Mint developers recently outlined their work on developing a new Wayland-compatible screensaver for use with their Cinnamon desktop environment. Linux Mint developers announced today that their new screensaver solution is ready for use.

Linux Mint developers announced in their monthly development recap that their new Wayland-compatible screensaver is ready. This new screensaver works on Wayland, provides a better experience between the desktop and screensaver, and is built into Cinnamon itself. There is a native look and smooth animation with this new solution and should nicely work with both X.Org and Wayland environments.