We had a wonderful weekend in Berlin! 🦫
Our team joined the @nextcloud Community Conference 2026 for two days of talks, conversations, and plenty of familiar faces from across the open-source community.
Thanks to everyone we crossed paths with. It's always good to catch up, exchange ideas, share the latest document editing features and meet more people working across the open-source ecosystem.
KDE developers' attempts at creating LLM guidelines are not going well gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/kde-…
#KDE #AI #OpenSource #Linux
It seems the KDE developers want to allow some use of generative AI / LLMs, as they're working on a policy of guidelines for it.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Proton Experimental gets fixes for ARM64, EA App, Modern Warfare 2 (2009), Ragnarok: The New World and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/prot…
#Proton #OpenSource #SteamDeck #SteamFrame #SteamMachine #SteamOS
A fresh update is here for Proton Experimental to get even more Windows games working on SteamOS / Linux.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess PC port Dusklight 2.0 brings modding, a randomizer and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/the-…
#Dusklight #Nintendo #PCGaming #Linux #Zelda #Retro #OpenSource
More retro Nintendo goodies for you with The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess reimplementation Dusklight version 2.0 bringing major new features.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 11.18 released with more NTOSKRNL support for kernel drivers gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/wine…
#Wine #OpenSource #Linux
The Windows compatibility layer Wine 11.18 development release is out now with an assortment of feature additions and bug fixes.Liam Squires-Hand (GamingOnLinux)
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)
