Mesa 17-rc2 released, stable version still expected next month

By Liam Dawe - 25 January 2017 at 2:24 pm UTC

Emil Velikov has announced the second release candidate for Mesa 17, the next stable version of the open source graphics drivers on Linux.

This RC is comprised of bug fixes only, since they are pushing out a stable version. There's bug fixes for what looks like nearly all drivers.

You can find the bug report here that's being used to track the issues needing to be solved before Mesa 17 stable is released. There's currently five bugs needing to be solved for the final release and all of them with the Intel driver.

See the announcement here. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.

Tags: Drivers, Mesa, Open Source

1 Likes

About the author - Liam Dawe

I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly.
See more from me

Some you may have missed, popular articles from the last month:

SILENT HILL 2 gets a big update with Steam Deck performance improvements

SteamOS alternative Bazzite adds support for OneXPlayer plus improvements for ROG Ally

Get lots of mystery adventures from Microids in this latest Humble Bundle

Vehicle combat in Scaravan 66 looks nuts and I want it now

The comments on this article are closed.

No comments yet!

While you're here, please consider supporting GamingOnLinux on:

Reward Tiers: Patreon. Plain Donations:

PayPal.

This ensures all of our main content remains totally free for everyone! Patreon supporters can also remove all adverts and sponsors! Supporting us helps bring good, fresh content. Without your continued support, we simply could not continue!

You can find even more ways to support us on this dedicated page any time. If you already are, thank you!