Libinput Linux & Open-Source News |
| Widely-Used libinput Updated Due To Arbitrary Root Code Execution | Desktop | 2026-06-03 |
| Libinput Hit By Worrying Security Issues With Its Lua Plug-In System | Desktop | 2026-04-02 |
| Libinput 1.31 Released With Configurable Timeouts, Fast 3-Finger Swipes | Desktop | 2026-02-13 |
| libinput 1.31 Bringing Support For Fast Three-Finger Swipes | Wayland | 2026-02-04 |
| X.Org Developers Conference 2026 Being Hosted By Arm In Toronto | X.Org | 2026-02-03 |
| libinput 1.30 Released With Support For Writing Plug-Ins In Lua | X.Org | 2025-11-25 |
| libinput 1.30-rc1 Released With Lua Plugin Support | X.Org | 2025-11-04 |
| xf86-input-mouse 2.0.0 Released 12 Years After v1.9 Mouse Driver | X.Org | 2025-08-13 |
| libinput 1.29 Released With High Resolution Scroll Wheel Improvement | Wayland | 2025-07-31 |
| libinput 1.29 Improving Scroll Wheel Responsiveness For Most Devices | Wayland | 2025-07-10 |
| libinput Preparing To Introduce A Lua-Based Plugin System For Modifying Devices/Events | Desktop | 2025-05-21 |
| GNOME Mutter Adds Support For Tablet Pad Relative Dials On Wayland | GNOME | 2025-04-26 |
| Libinput 1.28 Released With Three-Finger Drag | Free Software | 2025-03-24 |
| Linux's libinput Input Library Finally Supports 3-Finger Dragging | Hardware | 2025-02-24 |
| KDE Enjoyed A Stellar 2024 With The Debut Of The Plasma 6 Desktop | KDE | 2024-12-26 |
| AMD Ryzen 9000 Series Excited Linux Users The Most In Q3 | Hardware | 2024-09-30 |
| Linux 6.11, Ryzen AI 300 Series, Open-Source NVIDIA Kernel Driver & Other July News | Phoronix | 2024-08-01 |
| KDE Plasma 6.2 To Support libinput's Auto-Scrolling Feature | KDE | 2024-07-06 |
| Libinput 1.26 Rolls Out New Features, gsetwacom Introduced To Replace xsetwacom | Hardware | 2024-06-06 |
| The X.Org Foundation Needs More Candidates To Hold An Election | X.Org | 2024-03-01 |
| Sway 1.9 Released - Using New wlroots Rendering API For Better Performance | Wayland | 2024-02-24 |
| Sway 1.9-rc1 Supports New Wayland Extensions & Better Rendering Performance | Wayland | 2024-01-26 |
| libinput 1.24 Brings Changes For Apple Touchpads, Drawing Tablets | Wayland | 2023-08-25 |
| Ubuntu's Mir 2.14 Released With Wayland Drag & Drop, Screen Locker Support | Ubuntu | 2023-07-18 |
| libei 1.0 Released For Better Supporting Emulated Input On Wayland | Wayland | 2023-06-08 |
| libei 1.0 Nears For Emulated Input On Wayland | Wayland | 2023-05-17 |
| X.Org Foundation To Become Part Of The SFC | X.Org | 2023-05-04 |
| 3Dfx Voodoo 1 & 2 Glide Linux Driver Retired, Other X.Org Code Officially Retired | X.Org | 2023-04-24 |
| KDE Developers Focused On Tackling Many Bugs This Week | KDE | 2023-04-22 |
| xf86-input-libinput 1.3 Brings Custom Pointer Acceleration Profile Support | X.Org | 2023-04-04 |
| Libinput 1.23 Brings New "Custom" Pointer Acceleration Profile, Better Razer Support | Hardware | 2023-03-26 |
| Linux Disabling High Resolution Scrolling For Logitech Devices Connected Via USB | Hardware | 2023-02-08 |
| XP-PEN Deco 01 V2 Drawing Tablet Support Added To Linux 6.2 | Hardware | 2023-01-19 |
| Sway 1.8 Released With More Secure Screen Locking, High Res Scroll Wheel Events | Wayland | 2022-12-25 |
| Sway 1.8-rc1 Wayland Compositor Brings More Secure Screen Lockers, Improved Vulkan Code | Wayland | 2022-11-26 |
| Libinput 1.22 Brings More Input Hardware Quirks, New Flat Acceleration Profile | Free Software | 2022-11-20 |
| Linux 6.1 Change Aims To Auto-Detect Logitech HID++ High Resolution Scrolling Support | Hardware | 2022-09-30 |
| Many Old X.Org Components Saw New Releases This Weekend | X.Org | 2022-07-11 |
| Wayland 1.21 Released With New High Resolution Scroll Event | Wayland | 2022-06-30 |
| Libinput 1.21 Released With Improvements To Flat Acceleration Profile For Touchpads | Wayland | 2022-06-12 |
| Wayland 1.21 Alpha Finally Introduces High-Resolution Scroll Wheel Support | Wayland | 2022-05-27 |
| X.Org XDC + WineConf Joint Conference Announced For October | X.Org | 2022-04-27 |
| Libinput 1.20 Released With Improved High Resolution Scrolling | X.Org | 2022-02-19 |
| Libinput 1.20 Being Prepared With Improved High Resolution Scrolling | X.Org | 2022-02-04 |
| XWayland Adds Support For Touchpad Gestures | X.Org | 2021-12-05 |
| X.Org Server 21.1 RC1 Released With VRR Support For Modesetting Driver, Other Features | X.Org | 2021-09-21 |
| Red Hat's Upstream Contributions Are Making For A Great Fedora Workstation 35 | Fedora | 2021-09-20 |
| xf86-input-libinput 1.2 Brings Touchpad Gestures, High Resolution Scrolling | X.Org | 2021-09-20 |
| Libinput 1.19 Released With Hold Gestures & High Resolution Wheel Scrolling | Wayland | 2021-09-14 |
| High Resolution Scrolling On Linux Progressing, Apple Magic Mouse Support In Linux 5.15 | Hardware | 2021-09-05 |
| Libinput 1.18 Released With Better Gesture Detection | X.Org | 2021-06-02 |
| X.Org Server Lands X Input 2.4 Touchpad Gestures | X.Org | 2021-05-30 |
| Debian Installer 11 "Bullseye" RC1 Released | Debian | 2021-04-23 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Offering GNOME 40 | SUSE | 2021-04-16 |
| Libinput X.Org Driver 1.0 Released Following A License Mixup | X.Org | 2021-04-06 |
| LABWC Is The Newest Stacking Wayland Compositor | Wayland | 2021-03-06 |
| Libinput 1.17 Brings New Debugging Tool, 2/3 Finger Tap-And-Drag | Free Software | 2021-02-23 |
| The State of GNOME 40's Threaded Input | GNOME | 2021-01-23 |
| GNOME 40 Mutter Moves Input Work To A Separate Thread | GNOME | 2020-11-28 |
| NetBSD Has Some Wayland Support But X11 Is Far More Mature | Wayland | 2020-09-29 |
| Libinput 1.16 Released - Ready To Warn You If Your System Is Too Slow | Wayland | 2020-08-03 |
| Libinput 1.16 Will Warn You If Your System Is Too Slow | Wayland | 2020-07-15 |
| The Annual X.Org / Wayland / Mesa Conference Is Going Virtual Due To COVID-19 | X.Org | 2020-07-03 |
| XDC2020 Call For Proposals - X.Org Developers For Now Still Planning To Meet In Poland | X.Org | 2020-05-16 |
| KDE Finally Has Support For Configuring The Scroll Speed On Wayland | KDE | 2020-04-12 |
| High Resolution Wheel Scrolling Back To Being Finished Up For The Linux Desktop | Desktop | 2020-04-04 |
| GNOME's Mutter Finally Wires Up Middle Button Click Emulation | GNOME | 2020-03-15 |
| X.Org Server Development Hits A Nearly Two Decade Low | X.Org | 2020-01-04 |
| Libinput 1.15 Released For Improving Input On X.Org + Wayland Desktops | X.Org | 2020-01-03 |
| Libinput 1.15 Is On Approach With Various Improvements/Fixes For Linux Input Handling | X.Org | 2019-12-05 |
| XDC2020 X.Org/Wayland/Mesa Conference To Be Hosted In Gdansk, Poland | X.Org | 2019-10-23 |
| A Vast Majority Of Linux's Input Improvements Are Developed By One Individual | X.Org | 2019-10-16 |
| Libinput 1.14 Released With Dell Canvas Totem Support, Touchpad Improvements | X.Org | 2019-08-08 |
| Valve Funded Development Of Xrdesktop - Lets GNOME & KDE Work In VR | Valve | 2019-07-30 |
| Libinput 1.14 RC Arrives With Better Thumb Detection & Dell Canvas Totem Support | X.Org | 2019-07-19 |
| Libinput 1.14 Will Support Dell's Totem Input Device | Hardware | 2019-06-19 |
| KDE Has Made Much Progress On Usability/Productivity, But They're Still Aiming For More | KDE | 2019-06-05 |
| X.Org's XDC2019 Issues Call For Proposals On Wayland, Mesa, X.Org, Etc | X.Org | 2019-05-21 |
| KDE Plasma 5.16 To Allow Fully Configuring Touchpads With Libinput On X11 | KDE | 2019-05-19 |
| Red Hat Is Looking To Hire Another Experienced Open-Source Graphics Driver Developer | Red Hat | 2019-05-14 |
| Libinput 1.13.2 Released With Better Finger Detection For Apple Touchpads | Free Software | 2019-05-09 |
| High Resolution Scroll Wheel Support Being Worked On For Wayland | Wayland | 2019-04-03 |
| Libinput 1.13 Released With Improved Touch Arbitration, Better Triple Tap Detection | Free Software | 2019-03-29 |
| Libinput 1.13 RC2 Better Detects Triple Taps | Wayland | 2019-03-22 |
| Libinput 1.13 Is Coming But High-Resolution Scrolling & Dell Totem Support Delayed | Hardware | 2019-03-14 |
| KDE Continues Getting Polished For Showing Off This Spring | KDE | 2019-03-10 |
| The Most Interesting Highlights To The Linux 5.0 Kernel | Linux Kernel | 2019-02-22 |
| Libinput Working On User-Space Support For High Resolution Scroll Wheels | X.Org | 2019-01-25 |
| Wayland Support On The BSDs Continuing To Improve | BSD | 2019-01-21 |
| Logitech High Resolution Scrolling, 700K Gaming Keyboard Sent In For Linux 4.21 | Hardware | 2019-01-03 |
| KDE Plasma 5.14 On The Way To FreeBSD, KDE Wayland Soon Might Work On The BSD | KDE | 2019-01-01 |
| High Resolution Scroll-Wheel Support Re-Added Ahead Of Linux 4.21 | Hardware | 2018-12-09 |
| Revised High Resolution Scroll Wheel Support For Logitech/Microsoft Mice On Linux | Hardware | 2018-12-06 |
| Libinput 1.12 Released With New Quirks System, Touchpad Improvements | Wayland | 2018-09-11 |
| Libinput 1.12 RC3 Adds New Pointer Jump Detection For Dell XPS i2c-Based Touchpads | Wayland | 2018-09-04 |
| Libinput 1.12 RC2 Continues Working On Improving Linux Touchpad Behavior | Wayland | 2018-08-14 |
| KDE Had A Very Successful Google Summer of Code 2018 | KDE | 2018-08-08 |
| Libinput 1.12 Is Going To Be A Big Release For Bettering Linux Input | Wayland | 2018-07-30 |
| Libinput Gets Reworked Trackpoint Acceleration | Wayland | 2018-07-13 |
| X.Org Is Looking For A North American Host For XDC2019 | X.Org | 2018-06-23 |
| Mir 0.32 Is Inching Close To Release With Many Improvements | Ubuntu | 2018-06-15 |
| Libinput 1.11 Released With Record & Replay Capabilities, New Acceleration Code | Wayland | 2018-06-05 |
| Weston Now Has Its New Touchscreen Calibrator | Wayland | 2018-05-30 |
| Evdev Driver Updated, Libinput 1.11 Prepares For Rollout With Record & Replay Support | X.Org | 2018-05-29 |
| Libinput 1.11 Is Bringing With It Many Linux Input Improvements | Wayland | 2018-05-22 |
| KDE Plasma 5.13 Beta Released With A Compelling Number Of Improvements | KDE | 2018-05-18 |
| Several DDX Drivers Aren't Yet Ready For X.Org Server 1.20 | X.Org | 2018-05-12 |
| Understanding The X.Org Server's Complex Pointer Acceleration Code | X.Org | 2018-05-10 |
| The Most Interesting Google GSoC 2018 Projects: QEMU Vulkan, Virtual KMS, Nautilus GTK4 | Google | 2018-04-24 |
| KDE Plasma 5.13 Is Making Great Improvements On Its Wayland Support | KDE | 2018-04-22 |
| NVIDIA & Valve Are Among Those Backing X.Org's XDC2018 | X.Org | 2018-04-16 |
| Libinput Getting Support For Custom Acceleration Profiles | Wayland | 2018-04-12 |
| Libinput 1.10.4 Makes Touchpads A Bit Snappier | Wayland | 2018-04-09 |
| X.Org Developers Conference 2018 This September In Spain Is Looking For Presenters | X.Org | 2018-04-02 |
| Wayland's Weston Getting New Touchscreen Calibrator | Wayland | 2018-03-23 |
| xf86-input-libinput 0.27.0 Released | X.Org | 2018-03-20 |
| Six Candidates Are Vying For This Year's X.Org Foundation Board | X.Org | 2018-03-17 |
| Ubuntu Tried Adding Synaptics Support Back To GNOME's Mutter | GNOME | 2018-03-17 |
| GSoC 2018 Could Bring Better Video Decode, Nouveau Vulkan, Wayland Improvements | X.Org | 2018-02-27 |
| Libinput 1.10 Released With Better Palm Detection, Drops Touchpad Hysteresis | Wayland | 2018-02-13 |
| Libinput 1.10 Is On The Way To Remove Touchpad Hysteresis | Wayland | 2018-01-22 |
| Wlroots Is A New, Modular Wayland Compositor Library | Wayland | 2017-12-28 |
| Even With Wayland Around, X.Org Had A Busy 2017 | X.Org | 2017-12-11 |
| Libinput Picking up Record & Replay Abilities For Input | Wayland | 2017-11-28 |
| Libinput 1.9 Released With Input Improvements, Requires Meson | X.Org | 2017-10-19 |
| It's Been Five Years That Ubuntu Has Tried To Improve For Linux Gaming | Ubuntu | 2017-10-14 |
| NixOS 17.09 Released With GNOME 3.24, Various Low-Level Improvements | Operating Systems | 2017-10-02 |
| Libinput 1.9 Is Around The Corner With New Features | Wayland | 2017-09-27 |
| Inputfd Still Being Worked On For Direct Input Access Under Wayland | Wayland | 2017-08-23 |
| Ubuntu 17.10 Still Working Towards Video Acceleration, Unity 7 Woes | Ubuntu | 2017-07-08 |
| Libinput 1.8 Released | Wayland | 2017-07-03 |
| Libinput 1.8 Switches To Meson As Its Primary Build System | Wayland | 2017-06-18 |
| X.Org XDC2017 Call for Papers On Linux Graphics & More | X.Org | 2017-06-07 |
| Mutter 3.25.2 Has Bug Fixes, Some Performance Work | GNOME | 2017-05-24 |
| XWayland Picks Up Tablet Pad Support | X.Org | 2017-04-28 |
| More Details On The Proposed Inputfd Protocol For Wayland | Wayland | 2017-04-02 |
| Students Are Missing Out On An Incredible Opportunity To Get Involved With Mesa, Wayland | Google | 2017-04-01 |
| Inputfd: Better Supporting Gaming Devices On Wayland | Wayland | 2017-03-31 |
| Libinput 1.7 Released With Support For Lid Switches, Scroll Wheel Improvements | Wayland | 2017-03-22 |
| MATE 1.18 Desktop Released, Finished Porting To GTK3 | Desktop | 2017-03-14 |
| Libinput Updates For Early March | Wayland | 2017-03-09 |
| Libinput 1.7 Is Carrying A Number Of Big Features | Wayland | 2017-02-23 |
| Libinput X.Org Driver Updated With New Capabilities | X.Org | 2017-02-09 |
| Libinput 1.6 Released With New Touchpad Acceleration | Wayland | 2017-01-19 |
| X.Org Server 1.19.1 For Testing On Arch, Libinput X.Org Driver To Be Used By Default | X.Org | 2017-01-14 |
| Libinput 1.6 Is Coming Soon With Its New Touchpad Acceleration | Wayland | 2017-01-10 |
| X.Org Server Development Continues Trending Quite Low | X.Org | 2016-12-27 |
| Reworked Touchpad Acceleration For Libinput: No Longer Terrible | X.Org | 2016-12-19 |
| Cinnamon 3.2 Desktop Officially Released | Desktop | 2016-11-21 |
| Wayland For KDE Plasma 5.9 Should Shape Up Quite Nicely | KDE | 2016-10-20 |
