Lutris game manager v0.5.19 released with improved Proton support gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/lutr…

#Lutris #Linux #SteamDeck #OpenSource

Lutris game manager v0.5.19 released with improved Proton support

The popular game manager / launcher Lutris has a new release out, which brings with it various improvements to how it handles launching games with Proton.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

A new @ThisWeekinLinux has dropped! (299) 😎🐧▶️
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@MichaelTunnell talks about Mesa 25, Pi-hole v6, openSUSE, Serpent OS, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 & more Linux news on Your Source for #Linux GNews!

#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech

299: Mesa 25, Pi-hole v6, openSUSE, Serpent OS, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital

This week in Linux, we have a jam packed episode. We have the new version of the Mesa graphics drivers. There's some changes happening with Serpent OS p...

^TuxDigital

Wine 10.2 and vkd3d 1.15 released with more Bluetooth driver progress and support for setting thread priorities gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/wine…

#Linux #OpenSource #Wine

Wine 10.2 and vkd3d 1.15 released with more Bluetooth driver progress and support for setting thread priorities

Wine 10.2 is the latest development released with new features now available for the Windows compatibility layer, plus they also recently put up vkd3d 1.15.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Playstation 2 Emulator PCSX2 enables Wayland by default gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/play…

#PCSX2 #Linux #PS2 #Emulation #OpenSource

Playstation 2 Emulator PCSX2 enables Wayland by default

For people who enjoy seeing improvements for emulation on Linux, and for Wayland support - the Playstation 2 Emulator PCSX2 has now enabled support for it by default.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

The OBS versus Fedora drama seems to have calmed down - no more legal threats gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/the-…

#OBSStudio #Fedora #Linux #OpenSource

The OBS versus Fedora drama seems to have calmed down - no more legal threats

Recently I highlighted a fight that had broken out between the OBS Studio team and the Fedora Linux developers. The issue was centred around the Fedora Flatpak of OBS Studio but it seems to have calmed down now.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Mesa 25.0 open source graphics drivers released with Vulkan 1.4 and initial AMD RDNA4 support gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/mesa…

#Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming

Mesa 25.0 open source graphics drivers released with Vulkan 1.4 and initial AMD RDNA4 support

Developer Eric Engestrom announced today the release of Mesa 25.0, bringing lots of open source graphics driver updates and expanded hardware support.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Valve pinch a little code from Godot for Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Team Fortress 2 gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/valv…

#Godot #OpenSource #Steam #Valve #HL2 #CounterStrike #Gaming

Valve pinch a little code from Godot for Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Team Fortress 2

This is the beauty of open source in action - everyone can benefit. Valve are no stranger to open source, and as it turns out they're using a little bit of code from Godot Engine now too.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 expands online play for fighting games with RPCN v1.4 gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/play…

#PS3 #Emulation #OpenSource #Gaming #RetroGaming

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 expands online play for fighting games with RPCN v1.4

Another big update has been released for RPCN, the open source online matchmaking server for PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3. This brings new features and more compatible games for Netplay.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

CodeWeavers are hiring developers to work on Wine / Proton gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/code…

#OpenSource #Jobs #Wine #Proton #Linux

CodeWeavers are hiring developers to work on Wine / Proton

CodeWeavers announced recently that they're once again looking for more developers to come work for them on the compatibility layers Wine and Valve's Proton.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Trump's back! 👀

How will his policies impact open source & digital sovereignty? Will Europe's digital governance lead the way?

⛑️ We explore the challenges & opportunities ahead.

🗨️ What do you think? Let us know!

#OpenSource #DigitalSovereignty

nextcloud.com/blog/trumps-seco…

Trump's second term: A critical turning point for open source and digital sovereignty? - Nextcloud

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has reignited debates about the balance of power in the tech industry. With legislations like the CLOUD Act and ongoing discussions around data sovereignty, open source faces significant challenges.

^{Kim Pohlmann (Nextcloud)}

Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.11 out now with an in-game settings menu and better server browser gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/luan…

#Luanti #Minetest #OpenSource #FreeGame

Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.11 out now with an in-game settings menu and better server browser

Luanti (formerly Minetest) has a new release out, which finally adds an in-game settings menu so you don't have to quit your current game to adjust things.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

SteamOS-like Bazzite Linux has some nice growth thanks to great handheld PC support gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/stea…

#Bazzite #Linux #SteamOS #LinuxGaming #OpenSource

SteamOS-like Bazzite Linux has some nice growth thanks to great handheld PC support

There's no need to wait on Valve releasing SteamOS 3 for everyone thanks to Bazzite. Some really impressive work continues to go into it, and it appears they're enjoying some nice overall growth.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Open source non-profit platform Codeberg "suffering from hate campaigns due to far-right forces" gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/open…

#Codeberg #OpenSource

Open source non-profit platform Codeberg "suffering from hate campaigns due to far-right forces"

Codeberg are a "non-profit, community-led effort that provides Git hosting and other services for free and open source projects" and they've recently had a major problem from what they say are far-right forces engaging in a hate campaign.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

A workaround for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on Linux with NVIDIA GPUs has been found gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/a-wo…

#FinalFantasyVIIRebirth #Linux #NVIDIA #OpenSource

A workaround for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth on Linux with NVIDIA GPUs has been found

While Final Fantasy VII Rebirth can work on Linux with AMD GPUs (like Steam Deck), the situation with NVIDIA GPUs has been messy. Open source to the rescue though, again.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Wayland Colour Management and HDR Protocol finally merged gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/wayl…

#Linux #HDR #Wayland #OpenSource

Wayland Colour Management and HDR Protocol finally merged

After years of work across many areas, lots of discussions and more work - the Wayland Colour Management and HDR Protocol has been merged!

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Linux gaming overlay MangoHud version 0.8 is out now with Intel GPU support, improved Wayland keybinds gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/linu…

#Linux #Gaming #OpenSource #MangoHud

Linux gaming overlay MangoHud version 0.8 is out now with Intel GPU support, improved Wayland keybinds

After a short testing period, the Linux performance overlay MangoHud had version 0.8.0 released today to bring new features and fixes to one of my favourite open source projects. This also powers the built-in overlay on the Steam Deck.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

KDE Plasma 6.3 is out now with big fractional scaling improvements, drawing tablet upgrades and more gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/kde-…

#Linux #KDE #Plasma #OpenSource #KDEPlasma

KDE Plasma 6.3 is out now with big fractional scaling improvements, drawing tablet upgrades and more

KDE Plasma 6.3 has been released and it's another beautiful sounding release! Filled with new features and fixes for my favourite Linux desktop environment. Plasma is also used on the Steam Deck for the Desktop Mode.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

Blender Studio announced Project DogWalk, a "Micro-Game" made with Godot gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/blen…

#Blender #Godot #OpenSource #Gaming

Blender Studio announced Project DogWalk, a "Micro-Game" made with Godot

Blender Studio, the creative unit of the free open source Blender project, recently announced work has begun on their second video game with Project DogWalk.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

A new @ThisWeekinLinux has dropped! (297) 😎🐧▶️
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@MichaelTunnell talks about Linux / Rust saga continues, Void Linux, Firefox 135, FOSS funding needs & more Linux news on Your Source for #Linux GNews!

#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech

297: Linux / Rust saga continues, Void Linux, Firefox 135, FOSS funding needs & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital

This week in Linux, we have a lot to talk about with the Linux kernel getting, or maybe not getting, Rusty. There's a little bit of drama there. Also, t...

^TuxDigital

Wine 10.1 out now with fixes for Battle.net and more Bluetooth driver work gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/wine…

#Wine #Linux #OpenSource

Wine 10.1 out now with fixes for Battle.net and more Bluetooth driver work

With the huge Wine 10 release out, the Wine team have moved back to their regular biweekly development feature releases with Wine 10.1 out now.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

The huge free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms RTS just got upgraded gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/the-…

#Command&Conquer #RTS #FreeGame #Linux #OpenSource #PCGaming

The huge free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms RTS just got upgraded

Powered by the always impressive OpenRA game engine, the standalone and entirely free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms RTS has a brand new release out.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

🌐 Trump's return raises critical questions for open source: Can our global tech collaborations survive increasing data sovereignty pressures?

The CLOUD Act exposed vulnerabilities, making transparency more crucial than ever.

#OpenSource #TechPolicy

nextcloud.com/blog/trumps-seco…

Trump's second term: A critical turning point for open source and digital sovereignty? - Nextcloud

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has reignited debates about the balance of power in the tech industry. With legislations like the CLOUD Act and ongoing discussions around data sovereignty, open source faces significant challenges.

^{Kim Pohlmann (Nextcloud)}

Flathub adds We Love Games and On the go sections plus details on what's next for their infrastructure gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/flat…

#Linux #Flathub #OpenSource

Flathub adds We Love Games and On the go sections plus details on what's next for their infrastructure

Flathub is carefully tweaking and expanding their Linux software store, with two newer flashy sections included on it. Plus, some details behind the scenes on what they're working on.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

PS2 Emulator emulator PCSX2 should get Wayland support "in the coming months" gamingonlinux.com/2025/02/ps2-…

#PCSX2 #Emulation #Linux #OpenSource

PS2 Emulator emulator PCSX2 should get Wayland support "in the coming months"

PCSX2 is a free and open source Sony PS2 Emulator, and it seems they're working towards ensuring it has full support for Wayland on Linux.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}

A new @ThisWeekinLinux has dropped! (296) 😎🐧▶️
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@MichaelTunnell talks about DeepSeek AI, Steam Brick, Google Open-Sources PebbleOS, Hyprland, Thunderbird & more Linux news on Your Source for #Linux GNews!

#podcasts #technews #opensource #tech

296: DeepSeek AI, Steam Brick, Google Open-Sources PebbleOS, Hyprland, Thunderbird & more Linux news - This Week in Linux - TuxDigital

This week in Linux, there's a new AI chatbot called DeepSeek making waves and terrifying tech investors. Google has open sourced PebbleOS, the operating...

^TuxDigital

Linux performance overlay MangoHud 0.8.0-rc1 out now for testing with Intel GPU support and lots of improvements gamingonlinux.com/2025/01/linu…

#MangoHud #OpenSource #Linux #LinuxGaming

Linux performance overlay MangoHud 0.8.0-rc1 out now for testing with Intel GPU support and lots of improvements

MangoHud is a performance overlay you can use on Desktop Linux, and it's what powers the built-in overlay on Steam Deck. A new release candidate is now available for testing for an upcoming stable release with version 0.8.0-rc1.

^{Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)}