Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is out now
For Canonical fans, the latest release of Ubuntu is now available with Ubuntu "Jammy Jellyfish" 22.04 LTS (Long-term support).
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GOG do a few more upgrades, this time adding 170 game tags
Finding games on GOG seems like it's steadily getting easier, with another update to their store out now.
Minecraft launcher PolyMC 1.2.0 out now supporting the Quilt loader
PolyMC is easily one of the best Mineraft launchers available, enabling some easy modding on Linux and Steam Deck.
Erik Wolpaw to Valve on Portal 3 — 'we should just do it'
Erik Wolpaw, a writer on the likes of Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Half-Life: Alyx and more thinks Valve really should just go ahead and make Portal 3 already.
Game manager Lutris continues Flatpak improvements
While it's not quite ready yet, proper support for Flatpak is coming for Lutris which will make it work easily on the Steam Deck and a new update is out now.
Steam Deck Client Update out, plus Valve dev clarifies a tweak for Gaming Mode (updated)
Two bits of official Steam Deck news to cover this morning, as there's a new small Steam Deck Client Update out plus we now know what special performance tweak is done in Gaming Mode compared with Desktop Mode.
Looks like the Steam Deck will get Refresh Rate Switching
Valve continue to cook up plans for more exciting upgrades to the Steam Deck, with Refresh Rate Switching looking like it's on the way.
Steam Deck was the Steam top seller for the week ending April 17
Even more supporting evidence towards the Steam Deck being a nice success for Valve, with SteamDB reporting that the Steam Deck was the #1 top seller last week.
box86 and box64 get Steam Play Proton working much better on Arm devices
Are you planning to do some gaming on Arm devices? You need to take a look at the box86 and box64 projects, which are really quite impressive.
ProtonUp-Qt v2.6.1 adds support for the Heroic Launcher Flatpak
ProtonUp-Qt gives you an incredibly easy way to install compatibility layers on Linux like GE-Proton (formerly Proton GE), Lutris-Wine, Luxtorpeda and more.
2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming
That's it, I'm done, finished. It's "mission complete" now is it not? 2022 is officially the Year of Linux Gaming.
Star Labs 'Byte' announced as their first Mini PC powered by AMD Ryzen
Looking for a small desktop that has great Linux support? Star Labs just announced the Byte, and it looks to be a pretty mighty little unit.
Yes, the Steam Deck will eventually get Ray Tracing, once the AMD GPU driver matures
There's been a lot of talk lately about Ray Tracing and the Steam Deck, especially after the recent Digital Foundry video but there's a few things that need to be cleared up.
Google detail more on how Steam on Chrome OS works with Linux
Want to get more info behind the scenes on how Steam for Chrome OS works? It uses Linux but it's a little bit complicated and Google has put out the first in a series of blog posts to talk more about it.
Linux distro EndeavourOS has the 'Apollo' release out now
EndeavourOS, an Arch Linux-based distribution has a new release out with plenty of upgrades to the install process.
A developer made a ShadowPlay-like high-performance recording tool for Linux
Find you get too much of a performance hit using other recording tools like OBS Studio? Maybe this new tool will help.
OpenRazer 3.3 adds support for more hardware on Linux
OpenRazer version 3.3 brings with it support for even more Razer hardware on Linux, along with some other improvements.
Steam Deck Plugin Loader gets another release, should work better now
The community-built Steam Deck Plugin Loader continues to mature, with version 1.1.0 out now fixing some issues.
Wine 7.6 out now with more PE conversion work, Mono updated
Wine is the compatibility layer that allows you to run games and applications developed for Windows - on Linux (plus also macOS and BSD). A new development release is out now!
Raspberry Pi OS gets some big updates, possible to run experimental Wayland
Raspberry Pi OS has been through a big update recently, which fans of the little devices need to be aware of for future setups and upgrades.
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