openSUSE Tumbleweed Blender Security Update: A 2025 Guide to CVE-2022-0544, CVE-2022-0545, and CVE-2022-0546

 

A comprehensive guide for Linux users and sysadmins on the moderate security update for Blender on openSUSE Tumbleweed. Learn how to patch CVE-2022-0544, CVE-2022-0545, and CVE-2022-0546 vulnerabilities, understand the risks, and secure your 3D creation workstation. Published November 2025.

AMD HIP-RT Achieves Stable Ray Tracing in Blender 5.0: What Radeon Users Need to Know

 

Explore AMD HIP-RT's journey to stable ray tracing in Blender 5.0 & default in 5.1. Learn how it compares to NVIDIA OptiX, its performance impact, and what it means for 3D rendering workflows. A deep dive for digital artists and tech enthusiasts.

Blender Embraces Vulkan: A New Era of Real-Time Rendering Performance with Ray Queries

 

Explore how the new Blender Vulkan ray queries proof-of-concept boosts viewport performance, accelerates rendering workflows, and paves the way for next-gen 3D content creation. We analyze the technical implementation and its impact on artists and studios.

KDE Plasma 6.5 Unveils Groundbreaking Updates: 22-Year-Old Feature Request Finally Implemented

 

Discover how KDE Plasma 6.5's latest updates, including a 22-year-old clipboard feature request, advanced GPU power savings, and professional graphics tablet configuration, are revolutionizing the Linux desktop experience for developers and creatives. Explore the details now.

Critical Intel i915 GPU Fix Lands in Linux 6.16.1 & 6.15.10: Resolving 30% Performance Regression

 

Critical Intel i915 GPU performance regression fixed in Linux 6.16.1 & 6.15.10 kernels! Restore up to 30% FPS in gaming/workloads on Meteor Lake CPUs. Patch analysis, technical deep dive, and upgrade guide for sysadmins.

Blender 5.0 Rendering Shift: Vulkan Default Delayed Amid GPU Memory Challenges

 

Discover why Blender 5.0 may delay Vulkan as the default renderer. Explore GPU memory limitations, OpenGL's advantages, & Blender's Vulkan sparse memory solutions. Get insights on EEVEE, HDR Linux support & the Nov release. Latest Blender rendering pipeline analysis.

Wayland’s HDR Support in Chrome: A Game-Changer for Linux Users

 

Wayland’s HDR support in Chrome brings true High Dynamic Range to Linux, enhancing gaming, streaming, and creative workflows. Discover how Wayland’s CM protocol, Chrome’s Vulkan backend, begins a new era for Linux displays.

Blender 4.5 LTS Release Candidate: Vulkan Support, Performance Boosts & Key Features

 

Blender 4.5 LTS Release Candidate is now available—featuring Vulkan support, 18% faster dependency graph building, 1.5x liquid simulation speeds, and ProRes video export. Download the RC for Linux, macOS, or Windows and test the next-gen 3D modeling enhancements.

Blender 5.0 HDR Support on Linux: Experimental Setup & Performance

 

Discover how to enable experimental HDR in Blender 5.0 on Linux with Vulkan/Wayland. Learn setup requirements, tested displays (Samsung Odyssey OLED G8, ASUS ROG Swift OLED), performance insights, and future updates. Full guide + DevTalk thread.

Mesa 25.2 Release: RadeonSI Adds OpenCL 2.0 SVM Support for AMD GPUs

 

Discover how Mesa 25.2's new Shared Virtual Memory (SVM) support for RadeonSI enhances OpenCL 2.0+ performance on AMD Radeon GPUs. Learn about GPU memory coherence, Gallium3D driver updates, and high-performance computing optimizations

AMD RadeonSI Driver Advances: Medium Precision ("mediump") Support Nears Completion

 

AMD RadeonSI driver progresses toward 16-bit medium precision (mediump) support with critical Mesa 25.3 fixes. Learn how these GPU optimizations impact gaming, AI workloads, and high-performance computing. Expert analysis on Marek Olšák’s latest contributions.

Wayland Protocols 1.45 Released: New Staging & Experimental Features for Linux Compositors

 

Wayland Protocols 1.45 introduces Background Effects, Pointer Warp, Session Management, and Input Method v2, enhancing Linux compositors for gaming, productivity, and security. Learn how these updates impact performance and user experience

OpenGL 4.6 Support Now Available for Vintage Radeon GPUs via Mesa 25.2 Update

 

OpenGL 4.6 support is now available for vintage Radeon GPUs (HD 2000-HD 6000 series) via Mesa 25.2. Learn how this update improves retro gaming, legacy workstation performance, and OpenGL compatibility for older AMD graphics cards.

AMD RDNA4 VCN5 Video Encoding/Decoding Support Lands in Mesa 25.2 for RADV Driver

 

AMD RDNA4 VCN5 video encode/decode support lands in Mesa 25.2 for RADV Vulkan, boosting 4K/8K performance on Linux. Learn how this impacts gaming, streaming & content creation with Radeon RX 9000 GPUs.

Intel Arc Battlemage GPU Support Expands: New Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Driver Preview Released

 

Intel & Canonical launch Graphics Preview v1.1.0 for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, boosting Battlemage & Lunar Lake GPU support with AI/ML optimizations, 2-4X ray tracing gains, and Blender 4.2+ performance upgrades. Learn installation steps & benchmarks.

AMDGPU Driver Update Enhances Linux GPU Reset for RDNA Graphics Cards

 

AMDGPU engineer Alex Deucher proposes Linux kernel patches to improve GPU reset handling for RDNA1/RDNA2 GPUs, enabling smoother recovery for gaming and compute workloads. Learn how this update mirrors Windows’ stability.

AMD ROCm 2025 Roadmap: Linux Support & GPU Acceleration Plans

 

AMD’s ROCm 2025 roadmap promises day-one Linux support for Radeon RX 9000 GPUs & Ryzen AI MAX. Discover how AMD plans to challenge NVIDIA CUDA with seamless AI/ML acceleration & enterprise-ready deployment.

KDE Plasma 6.4 Introduces HDR Calibration & Performance Upgrades

 

KDE Plasma 6.4 introduces an HDR calibration wizard, Extended Dynamic Range support, and performance upgrades—perfect for 4K gaming & creative workflows. Learn how Linux HDR is finally competitive!

Vulkan 1.4.314 Released: Key Upgrades for Next-Gen GPU Performance

 

Vulkan 1.4.314 introduces VK_KHR_robustness2, boosting GPU security & performance for 2026-ready devices. Learn how this update impacts gaming, AI, and next-gen hardware with expert insights.

Nobara 41 Release: Enhanced Gaming, Stability, and User Control

 

Nobara 41 delivers major improvements for Linux gamers and creators: Fedora 41 base, revamped Calamares installer with on-screen keyboard, Vulkan driver stability fixes, Nvidia open driver default, HTPC/Handheld optimizations, and a new Tweak Tool for system customization.