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Comedy point and click adventure Shadows of the Afterland launches February 10th gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/come…
#IndieGames #PCGaming #Gaming #AdventureGames #Linux
Comedy point and click adventure Shadows of the Afterland launches February 10th
Aruma Studios have announced that their supernatural comedy point and click adventure Shadows of the Afterland is set for launch now on February 10th.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Xfce is getting a brand-new Wayland compositor called xfwl4 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/xfce…
#Xfce #Linux #OpenSource
Xfce is getting a brand-new Wayland compositor called xfwl4
The Xfce desktop environment is expanding with plans afoot for a new Wayland compositor called xfwl4.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Surge Engine for Sonic-like platformers gets improved gamepad support and a new audio system gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/surg…
#SurgeEngine #OpenSource #Sonic #Retro #Gaming #Linux
Surge Engine for Sonic-like platformers gets improved gamepad support and a new audio system
Love classic Sonic games and other similar platformers? The Surge Engine and the included Surge the Rabbit game are great open source projects.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.15 brings UI improvements, mod upgrades and a big performance boost gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/luan…
#VoxeLibre #Luanti #Minetest #OpenSource #Linux #Gaming #FreeGame
Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.15 brings UI improvements, mod upgrades and a big performance boost
The open-source voxel game creation platform Luanti (formerly Minetest) version 5.15 was recently released with an assortment of upgrades.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Bazzite Linux founder releases statement asking GPD to cease using their name gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/bazz…
#Bazzite #GPD #GPDWIN #Linux #Gaming #PCGaming
Bazzite Linux founder releases statement asking GPD to cease using their name
The story of GPD and Bazzite Linux continues, with the founder of Bazzite releasing a fresh statement making it clear there's nothing happening between them.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Terraria 1.4.5 the absolutely huge Bigger and Boulder update is now live gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/terr…
#Terraria #IndieGames #Linux #Gaming #PCGaming
Terraria 1.4.5 the absolutely huge Bigger and Boulder update is now live
With a huge bumper of additional content for the game, Terraria version 1.4.5 the "Bigger and Boulder" update is now officially live.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The modular Linux handheld Mecha Comet is up on Kickstarter gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-…
#MechaComet #Linux #OpenSource #Hardware
The modular Linux handheld Mecha Comet is up on Kickstarter
The new Mecha Comet would have been a dream device to mess about with when I was younger, a fully modular Linux-powered handheld.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The modern Linux desktop doesn’t force you into the terminal. 🙃
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Not the Linux You Remember: 16 Every Day Tasks That No Longer Need the Terminal
It's not that Linux became “GUI only”, but that the Linux desktop has become far more complete. The modern desktop we know today ships graphical tools that cover almost every common task in ways that are genuinely approachable.Roland Taylor (It's FOSS)
loss32 looks like something very niche. 🕵️
loss32 is a Linux Distro Nobody Asked For (But Still Has Its Use)
This sure sounds like a meme project, but there's more to it!Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
The popular Arch-based distro CachyOS gets a new release with a significantly reworked installer gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-…
The popular Arch-based distro CachyOS gets a new release with a significantly reworked installer
The CachyOS madness hasn't quite caught on for me, but I definitely want to take a good look at what all the fuss is about soon - and there's a big new release.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The simple GOG client for Linux, Minigalaxy version 1.4.1 is out now gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-…
#Minigalaxy #GOG #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming
The simple GOG client for Linux, Minigalaxy version 1.4.1 is out now
Minigalaxy is a simple and to the point GOG client for Linux, making it easier to download and install all your GOG games.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Plague Inc: Evolved gets a "vastly improved playing experience on Steam Deck" gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/plag…
#SteamDeck #Linux #SteamOS #PlagueIncEvolved
Plague Inc: Evolved gets a "vastly improved playing experience on Steam Deck"
Plague Inc: Evolved is a classic strategy sim that's still going strong and a new update was released to make playing it on Steam Deck even better.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
ARC Raiders latest update adds a Solo vs Squads mode, long-term Trophy Display project and lots more gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/arc-…
#ARCRaiders #Linux #Proton #SteamDeck #Gaming #SteamOS
ARC Raiders latest update adds a Solo vs Squads mode, long-term Trophy Display project and lots more
While it may not yet be the extra content many players are hoping for, the latest ARC Raiders update overall sounds pretty great actually to pull me back in.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier" gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-…
#GOG #Linux #LinuxGaming #PCGaming
GOG job listing for a Senior Software Engineer notes "Linux is the next major frontier"
Will 2026 truly be the real year of Linux gaming on the desktop? Perhaps! And now even GOG are hiring towards building up their Linux support for GOG Galaxy.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/hero…
#HeroicGamesLauncher #Linux #SteamOS #PCGaming #SteamDeck
Heroic Games Launcher v2.19 released adding ZOOM Platform, AppImage updates and more
Heroic Games Launcher remains as one of the best ways to play games from GOG, Epic and Amazon on SteamOS / Linux and Steam Deck with a new version out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/valv…
#Proton #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #Steam #Valve
Valve released Proton 10.0-4 bringing more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux
The latest stable numbered version of Valve's compatibility layer Proton has arrived. Proton 10.0-4 brings lots of fixes and new game support for SteamOS Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
the first push was in 1994, I had just bought my first PC, and was inquisitive, but I initially stuck to #Windows, the second in 2002, I was looking for a robust server stack for JEE, webprofile at my employer and chose suse linux enterprise, finally in 2022 I wanted to regain full control over my private machines again, better stability and maintainability and to protect myself from bigtech's data collection frenzy - #linux delivers in all aspects
NexPhone is back! 🚀
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Not An April Fool's Joke, You Can Run Linux and Windows on This Android Smartphone
This $549 rugged smartphone runs Android 16, launches Debian Linux as an app, and dual-boots Windows 11.Sourav Rudra (It's FOSS)
Mesa 25.3.4 released with more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/mesa…
#Linux #LinuxGaming #Mesa #OpenSource
Mesa 25.3.4 released with more bug fixes for open source Linux graphics drivers
The latest main stable update to Mesa is here for users of open source graphics drivers, with Mesa 25.3.4 bringing essential bug fixes.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
The full VR mode for KDE Plasma continues getting more advanced gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-…
#Linux #KDE #VR #Plasma #OpenSource
The full VR mode for KDE Plasma continues getting more advanced
Recently I covered the draft code to add a full VR mode into the KDE Plasma desktop, and it has only continued to get more advanced with recent updates.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/ge-p…
#Proton #GEProton #OpenSource #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck
GE-Proton 10-29 released with updates to FEX, Wine, DXVK and a few game fixes
GE-Proton 10-29 has arrived to bring more game compatibility to SteamOS / Linux with a bunch of fixes and improvements throughout.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Wine 11.1 arrives as the first development build of 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/wine…
#Wine #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming
Wine 11.1 arrives as the first development build of 2026
After the big release of the stable Wine 11 earlier in January, the work begins again on development releases with Wine 11.1 now available.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
ARC Raiders has a new content-filled roadmap for early 2026 gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/arc-…
#Proton #Linux #SteamDeck #SteamOS #ARCRaiders
ARC Raiders has a new content-filled roadmap for early 2026
Embark Studios have released a fresh roadmap for ARC Raiders covering the next few months, and it sounds like it's adding a whole lot to the game.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Steam Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/stea…
#Steam #Linux #SteamOS #SteamDeck #LinuxGaming
Steam Deck hits 25,000 games Valve have rated Playable or Verified
With over 100,000 games on Steam - verifying all of that takes a long time but the Steam Deck now has over 25,000 that are Steam Deck Playable or Verified.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
These Linux distros impressed us last year.
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5 New Linux Distributions We Discovered in 2025
No, this is not a list of all the new distros that came up in 2025. We are listing the ones we covered throughout this year.Pulkit Chandak (It's FOSS)
![FOSS Community: Linux is very user friendly.
Linux:
[rootfs ]# exit
ERROR: Failed to mount the real real root device. Bailing out, your are your own. Good luck.
sh: can't access tty; job control turned off](https://keybored.me/photo/preview/640/1402144 "FOSS Community: Linux is very user friendly.
Linux:
[rootfs ]# exit
ERROR: Failed to mount the real real root device. Bailing out, your are your own. Good luck.
sh: can't access tty; job control turned off")
GPD claim the WIN 5 is getting an official Bazzite Linux adaptation but the Bazzite team say otherwise gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gpd-…
#GPD #Bazzite #Linux #Gaming #HandheldGaming
GPD claim the WIN 5 is getting an official Bazzite Linux adaptation but the Bazzite team say otherwise
GPD are being weird again - making a claim that the GPD WIN 5 is getting an "official" adaptation with Bazzite Linux but the Bazzite team say otherwise.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Vulkan 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/vulk…
#Vulkan #Linux #LinuxGaming #SteamOS #DirectX
Vulkan 1.4.340 released with new extension to improve DirectX performance on Linux
We're seeing excitement build up from the Vulkan API release 1.4.340, with a new extension that should eventually improve DirectX performance on Linux.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Nexus Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nexu…
#Linux #SteamOS #Modding #Vortex #SteamDeck #Gaming #NexusMods
Nexus Mods say they are committed to supporting Vortex on SteamOS Linux
After cancelling the newer Nexus Mods app that had Linux support to refocus on the older Vortex, the Nexus Mods team now say Vortex will support SteamOS.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Ubuntu 26.04 is shaping up nicely.
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Ubuntu 26.04: Release Date and New Features
The development for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has started and it's time to start looking towards the features and changes it is bringing.Abhishek Prakash (It's FOSS)
Can you run Affinity apps on Linux?
Our article looks at the current state, what works, what doesn’t, and the realistic options for Linux users.
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I Ran the Famed Affinity Designer on Linux. Here's How It Went
While compatibility isn't perfect, it's sufficient for getting a feel of the program (if that's your desire) and even potentially for using it to do real work.Roland Taylor (It's FOSS)
Spice up your Linux terminal with these tools! ✨🪄
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