Canonical improving Ubuntu Linux Desktop stability under memory pressure gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/cano…
#Ubuntu #DistroNews #OpenSource #Linux
Canonical developers have been working to improve Ubuntu Linux Desktop performance, specifically when under memory pressure making it a bit smarter.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Harbour Masters release 'PaperBoat' their Paper Mario 64 PC port gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/harb…
#PaperBoat #PaperMario64 #OpenSource #Retro #Nintendo
Another Nintendo game has a new unofficial PC port with PaperBoat from Harbour Masters for Paper Mario 64.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Lepton from Valve to run Android games on Linux is now open source gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/lept…
#Lepton #SteamFrame #SteamOS #OpenSource #Valve #Steam
Valve have officially opened up the source code for Lepton, their compatibility layer to run Android games on Linux for the Steam Frame.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Xbox classic Lost Odyssey has a experimental PC build - now with a Linux version gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/xbox…
#LostOdyssey #Xbox #Retro #OpenSource
Recently we had the Blue Dragon unofficial open source native PC release, and we also have one for another Xbox classic with Lost Odyssey.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
PS5 Linux dev quits after "the only hypervisor bug left" was reported to Sony gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ps5-…
#Sony #OpenSource #PS5 #Linux #PlayStation
The developer behind the PS5 Linux project is stepping away, after getting frustrated with AI LLM Slop kiddies threw a spanner in the works.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
GNOME 51 released with performance improvements, various app upgrades gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/gnom…
#GNOME #OpenSource #DesktopEnvironment #NewRelease
GNOME 51 has officially arrived, and with it - plenty of fancy new features for the popular Linux desktop environment.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
GE-Proton 11-7 brings more Wine Wayland upgrades, launcher fixes, game fixes and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ge-p…
#GEProton #Proton #OpenSource #Linux #SteamOS
GE-Proton 11-7 has arrived and there's quite a lot of gaming improvements here for SteamOS / Linux fans.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
OptiScaler Client 1.0.7 brings major improvements for FSR 4 and improved recommended game configs gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/opti…
#OptiScaler #OptiScalerClient #Gaming #Linux #OpenSource
OptiScaler Client continues maturing as one of the easiest ways to upgrade all the different upscalers across various different games.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
DXVK 3.1.1 brings fixes for Adobe software, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Rayman 3, Skyrim SE gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/dxvk…
#OpenSource #Wine #Proton #Linux #LinuxGaming
DXVK is a Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 8/9/10/11 to run lots of games nicely on Linux with Wine / Proton.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Khronos Group opens EU Entity to support European Projects with open standards gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/khro…
#OpenSource #OpenStandards #Vulkan #OpenGL #KhronosGroup
Khronos Group, who oversee various open standards like Vulkan and OpenGL, have formally opened up a Brussels-based European entity.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Heroic Games Launcher v2.22.2 brings fixes for Rockstar, Ubisoft and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/hero…
#OpenSource #Linux #SteamOS #Rockstar #Ubisoft #GOG #EpicGames
Heroic Games Launcher continues being an essential tool in the box for SteamOS / Linux gamers, with a fresh hotfix release out now.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
OpenRGB 1.0 released to help you control all your fancy gamer lights gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/open…
A PC is never truly a gamer PC unless it has some fancy RGB lighting right? Now easier to control than ever with OpenRGB 1.0 released.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Bazzite's September 13 update adds Strix Halo TDP controls, restores desktop TDP controls and brings fixes gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/bazz…
#Bazzite #HandheldGaming #OpenSource #Linux #DistroNews
The September 13th update for the popular Bazzite Linux is out now, bringing with it some excellent sounding improvements for handheld and desktop gamers.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
A new This Week in Linux has dropped! (356) 😎🐧▶️
Michael talks about CERN to Debian, Audacity 4, OpenShot 4, 30,000 Steam Games, Age Verify Exemption & more Linux news
#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech
This week in Linux, CERN makes some Linux news revolving around Debian, lawmakers are giving open source a way out of OS-level age verification ... well in C...TuxDigital
The XApp Project from Linux Mint gets a fancy new website - plus a new Calendar and EPUB reader gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/the-…
#LinuxMint #OpenSource #DistroNews
I do have to hand it to the Linux Mint team - they do a lot of good work overall and now they're expanding the XApp project.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta released for testing gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/kde-…
#Linux #KDE #KDEPlasma #OpenSource
The next main release of the KDE Plasma desktop is coming soon, and a first Beta is available for you to check it out and go hunting for bugs.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
A new This Week in Linux has dropped! (356) 😎🐧▶️
Michael talks about CERN to Debian, Audacity 4, OpenShot 4, 30,000 Steam Games, Age Verify Exemption & more Linux news
CoolerControl app for Linux v5.0 brings a big overhaul gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/cool…
#CoolerControl #OpenSource #Linux
Managing various types of coolers under Linux has never looked sleeker! The latest CoolerControl v5.0.0 release is out now.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Asahi Linux now officially supports Macs with the M3 series SoC gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/asah…
#Apple #Arm #Hardware #OpenSource
Asahi Linux is a project and community with the goal of porting Linux to Apple Silicon Macs - and now it supports Macs with the M3 series SoC.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
PlayStation 5 Linux project expands to support more 7.0 firmware gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/play…
#Sony #Hardware #OpenSource #PS5 #PlayStation
Continuing to make your hardware more your own and less like you rent it from Sony, the PlayStation 5 Linux project expands to support more firmware.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Ghostship - the Super Mario 64 PC port from Harbour Masters gets Vulkan, post-processing, a web player and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ghos…
#Nintendo #Retro #OpenSource #Platformer
Ghostship is the impressive unofficial PC port of Super Mario 64 from the Harbour Masters crew, newly upgraded with a web player and Vulkan support.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
KDE Plasma 6.8 gets a Windows-like Autoscroll feature gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/kde-…
#KDE #OpenSource #Plasma #Linux
KDE Plasma 6.8 is due out in mid-October and it's coming with all sorts of new features, and one I'm particularly happy to see with autoscrolling.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Bazzite Linux 44 gets even more fixes for September 6th gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/bazz…
#Bazzite #DistroNews #HandheldGaming #OpenSource #Linux
The Bazzite Linux team continue powering through getting lots of updates since the recent major Bazzite 44 release for handhelds.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Proton Experimental gets fixes for Far Cry 4, Grand Theft Auto III and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/prot…
#Proton #OpenSource #Valve #SteamOS #SteamDeck #SteamMachine
Valve updated Proton Experimental for September 4th bringing more Windows game fixes for players on Linux / SteamOS (including Steam Deck and Steam Machine).Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 11.17 arrives with initial support for display mode emulation gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/wine…
#Wine #OpenSource #Linux
The Windows compatibility layer Wine 11.17 has been released and with it some new features and plenty of bug fixes.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
"Yes, no AI is now a feature" - LibreOffice / The Document Foundation gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/yes-…
#AI #GenAI #OpenSource #LibreOffice
Something I found interesting that deserved a write-up this morning is the blog post from LibreOffice / The Document Foundation on no AI being a feature.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Classic JRPG 'Blue Dragon' gets an unofficial open source native PC release gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/clas…
#OpenSource #RPG #Retro #NativeLinux #SteamDeck #Reimplementation
Originally released back in 2006 for the Xbox 360, the classic JRPG 'Blue Dragon' can now be played on PC thanks to the re:Blue project.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace preservation project OpenPhantom adds Linux support via Wine / Proton gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/star…
#OpenSource #Retro #Wine #Proton #Linux #SteamDeck
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, the video game from 1999 is a bit of a blast from the past and now kept alive by OpenPhantom.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
s&box from Facepunch now has Native Linux support on Steam gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/s-bo…
#NativeLinux #Steam #s&box #Facepunch #OpenSource
After a short Beta release, Facepunch have now updated s&box on Steam to provide Native Linux support.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
A new This Week in Linux has dropped! (355) 😎🐧▶️
Michael talks about 35 Years of Linux, NVIDIA buying Hugging Face, €500K for Flatpak, Ai in Debian, & more Linux news
Bazzite Linux has another big set of fixes available gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/bazz…
#Bazzite #HandheldGaming #OpenSource #Linux #LinuxGaming
With the recent release of Bazzite Linux 44 for handhelds, they're working quick to address various issues that have appeared.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
I'm not a big fan though of thinking in power blocks, and "us vs them" thinking.
The power of Nextcloud is that it is free and open source software (#FOSS). Free and open source software gives freedom to the user, and allows for collaboration all over the world.
Of course, jurisdiction matters a lot. For example for online services, but Nextcloud can be self hosted.
All over the world are free software contributors, companies and individuals working for public values.
OpenTS is a new open-source reconstruction of Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/open…
#OpenSource #RTS #Command&Conquer #TiberianSun
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun is a true classic - one I remember excitedly reading magazine previews about and it continues to live on.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
DOSBOX Staging 0.83 brings authentic CRT colour emulation, FMV deinterlacer, disc automounting and much more gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dosb…
#DOSBox #OpenSource #DOS #Retro
Whew! Quite a big release for DOSBOX Staging, the popular modern continuation of DOSBox with release 0.83.0 officially out now with many advancements.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
California Bill AB-1856 passes - exempting open source from age verification gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/cali…
#OpenSource #Linux #California #AB1856
The age verification bill in California AB-1856 has passed with the exemptions for open source left intact.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
D7VK v2.2 for playing retro Windows games on Linux improves Direct3D 3 support gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/d7vk…
#Proton #OpenSource #D7VK
D7VK v2.2 is out now continuing to improve retro Windows games on Linux with improvements to Direct3D 3 and various bug fixes.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
A new This Week in Linux has dropped! (354) 😎🐧▶️
Michael talks about Linux 7.2, Linux Hits 10% Market Share, AUR Update, Fedora on Framework, KDE LTS, & more Linux news
#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech
Linux 7.2 is here with a ton of new kernel improvements. Desktop Linux has crossed a major milestone for usage with more than 10% in North America and 7% glo...TuxDigital
GE-Proton 11-6 released with updates for Wayland, PS5 Controllers and more upgrades gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/ge-p…
#GEProton #Proton #OpenSource #Linux #SteamOS
The community build of Valve's compatibility layer GE-Proton 11-6 is out now, bringing major new features and changes to running Windows games SteamOS / Linux.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Direct3D 8/9/10/11 to Vulkan translation layer DXVK 3.1 brings improvements for game launchers, older Frostbite engine and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/dire…
#DXVK #Proton #OpenSource
DXVK 3.1 is out now bringing more impressive upgrades for the Direct3D 8/9/10/11 to Vulkan translation layer that powers Valve's Proton.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Debian Linux developers vote to allow "Responsible Use of Generative AI" gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/debi…
#AI #Debian #OpenSource #Linux #GenAI
The flood gates for generative AI in Debian Linux are now seemingly open, with the results from a recent vote now available.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
