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Mesa 23.0 out now improving open source graphics drivers
Mesa 23.0.0 has been released today upgrading open source graphics drivers for Linux. As usual you should wait for the first point release for stability.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Ubuntu flavours to drop Flatpak by default and stick to Snaps
Canonical has announced a change in the packaging defaults for the various "flavours" like Kubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Budgie and so on to exclude Flatpak and stick with Snap.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
#156 You Have Terrible Data Privacy Practices | Trafotin #YouTube #Linux youtu.be/0bze8ZCxXs0
#156 You Have Terrible Data Privacy Practices | Trafotin
Today we're chatting with Trafotin, a small tech vtuber who covers a lot of the incredibly boring tech conferences and makes them actually enjoyable with fun...YouTube
Why We Need Even More Linux Distros!?!
Every so often you'll here people complain that we have too many Linux distros so I thought why don't I try to defend the other position, we actually need ev...YouTube
Fedora Linux Unveils New 5 Year Roadmap
Fedora Linux whilst making weird decisionfs from time to time actually has the ability to make decisions in the long term and recently unveiled there plan fo...YouTube
1980s mystery adventure Unusual Findings added Linux support
Here's one from late last year that I missed, 1980s mystery adventure Unusual Findings gained a Native Linux version.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER new trailer and release window announced
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER, a cyberpunk point and click adventure from developer MidBoss, LLC. has a new trailer and it's releasing this Summer.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Environmental strategy game Terra Nil releases March 28th
A game idea I absolutely love and the early demos were impressive, the environmental strategy game Terra Nil releases on March 28th.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 26: Coming to You Live
It turns out it was Knoppix 3.4 released in May 2004 that obsessed me as a child, providing me with some of my earliest steps into a larger world. Not only that, but the CD-R disc it was burned on still reads even after all of these years.Hamish (GamingOnLinux)
How To Never Improve The Linux Wayland Experience
Wayland is getting better every single day but that can only happen as more developers decide to support the platform, so you'd think that if someone offeree...YouTube
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Linux kernel 6.2 is out now, here's a feature highlight
You can have a little Linux kernel update, as a treat. The Linux kernel 6.2 is officially out now so here's some notes on some of what's new.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Flathub Finally Verifies First Party Developers
When you download a flatpak it's hard to know if that project is by the official developers or a 3rd party, that is until now over on the beta Flathub websit...YouTube
BIG new Steam Deck feature, new SSDs, Shader fixes, Proton updates and MORE - your usual Steam Deck news round-up video is here! #SteamDeck #Linux #Gaming
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BIG new Steam Deck feature, new SSDs, Shader fixes, Proton updates and MORE
Here is your latest #SteamDeck news round up including #Proton updates, shader cache fixes, game updates and new features in Beta!Buy from Humble Store with...YouTube
Wine 8.2 rolls out along with a new Proton Experimental update
Today we've seen an update for two translation layers. Wine has development release 8.2 available, and there's an update for Proton Experimental too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
All Your Base Are Belong to Us — Zero Wing (and other classics) hit Steam
Zero Wing along with other shoot 'em up classics Out Zone, Twin Cobra and Truxton from Toaplan and Bitwave Games have their brand new PC releases out.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Total War: WARHAMMER III update gives everyone Immortal Empires
Creative Assembly and SEGA have released the 2.4.0 version update to Total War: WARHAMMER III and it's quite a big one.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Hunt: Showdown added Easy Anti-Cheat for Steam Deck & Linux
While no announcement from the developer has been made yet, Hunt: Showdown now has the Easy Anti-Cheat file needed and works on Steam Deck and Linux Desktop.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Begone GTK4, Long Live The New King GTK5
GTK4 has only been here for around 3 years and I hadn't expected GTK5 to even be in discussion for at least a few more years, but towards the end of this yea...YouTube
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector adds Steam Deck support
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector from Black Lab Games and publisher Slitherine released back in 2021, and it just got upgraded for Steam Deck players.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Classic city-builder Nebuchadnezzar gets a big free update and DLC
Nebuchadnezzar, a classic isometric city-builder has continued to get some big upgrades with a new release out and an expansion DLC too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The Force Engine for Star Wars Dark Forces improves Steam Deck & Linux support
Continuing the improvements from the previous release that added Linux support, the Modern "Jedi Engine" replacement supporting Dark Forces, mods and in the future Outlaws - The Force Engine has a new release out with lots of upgrades.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Returnal is just rough on Steam Deck but great on Desktop Linux
Returnal is now on Steam so naturally I gave this previously PlayStation exclusive a run on Steam Deck. It's quite sad though.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Shader cache downloads being a nuisance? Valve may have solved it
Valve's shader cache system can be extremely helpful for Linux gaming, however it can also at times be quite problematic but Valve may have solved a big problem with it.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
CoreJS: The Web & Open Source Are Broken!
It's easy to forget how much work in the FOSS/Open Source world is done by volunteers and one such project that is critical to the web is CoreJS, this develo...YouTube
Zink driver for OpenGL over Vulkan gets a 10x performance boost for DOOM 2016
A really small change to the Zink driver, that gives OpenGL support on top of Vulkan, has given an ~10x speed boost for DOOM (2016).Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Pick up some sweet deals during the We Love Games Sale on GOG
You just love games right? Need some more? Check out the big We Love Games Sale over on GOG to continue building up that collection.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
You may want to run system updates, after a recent sudo security flaw
It was pointed out to me recently in the GamingOnLinux Discord, that the sudo package recently had a security flaw, so time to check for updates.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
D8VK is an in-progress implementation of Direct3D 8 for DXVK
While we have VKD3D-Proton for Direct3D to Vulkan and DXVK for Direct3D 9 / 10 / 11 to Vulkan translation, what about Direct3D 8? D8VK is an upcoming in-progress project for that.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
EVERSPACE 2 gets a Steam Deck and Linux release update
For those of you curious on what's happening with EVERSPACE 2 for Linux, ROCKFISH Games have given an official update on what to expect.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
VR On Linux Has A Long Way To Go #Linux #Gaming #VR youtu.be/3yc5Uj0djPE
VR On Linux Has A Long Way To Go
VR has become so much better over the years but on the Linux side it's still not anywhere near as good as you might like it to be.Full Episode: https://youtu...YouTube
Bypass Paywalls Vanishes From Firefox Addon Store
You're a thief so you probably hate paying for things, and one of those things are probably articles. Well until recently doing that was pretty easy if you'r...YouTube
10 years ago Steam released for Linux
I'm starting to feel old. I remember a time before Steam for Linux, back in the dark days even before the first set of Humble Indie Bundles, it's truly crazy how far Linux has come overall as a platform for gaming.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
KDE Plasma 5.27 released with multi-monitor & Wayland upgrades, Steam Deck updater
KDE Plasma 5.27 sounds like a really great update to this desktop environment, the same one used on the desktop mode for the Steam Deck and my personal choice for my PC too.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Fanatical have another Play On The Go bundle for Steam Deck
Need more games for your Steam Deck or Linux Desktop? Fanatical have launched another Play On The Go bundle.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Linux Gaming Is Getting Better Everyday #Gaming #Linux youtu.be/ku-6KBIXAqw
Linux Gaming Is Getting Better Everyday
We've been on this general trajectory of Linux gaming getting better ever since Proton first launched but ever since the Steam Deck dropped this has really s...YouTube
The new Vampire Survivors update is trippy and pulled me back in
Vampire Survivors is back with a brand new update that's real trippy, and also has a little Sonic flavour to it.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Fanatical's Bundle Fest is back with a 25 game bundle to start
Fanatical are back with another Bundle Fest, where each day a new game bundle will appear so here's what to expect from it.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
You Can Buy Modern Linux Distros On A DVD??
It's well known that it the early days of Linux it was common to recieve a Linux distro CD/DVD from a magazine or sent to you by the distro developer but did...YouTube
Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer - Part 25: Quantum Axcess
Back when I first played through Quake: The Offering I found that I enjoyed the two mission packs even more than I did the original Quake campaign, and while these were the only official addons sold for Quake, several third party expansions and total…Hamish (GamingOnLinux)