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Zink, the OpenGL on top of Vulkan driver gets 'Kopper' merged — huge for the future

By Liam Dawe,
Zink is an open source driver layer that gives OpenGL on top of Vulkan, it's been in progress for some time now, steadily making progress. Just recently, a big advancement was pulled in.

Sorry Arch (EndeavourOS), it's not working out any more and hello Fedora

By Liam Dawe,
There comes a time when everyone has to sit and think about what they use on their PC, especially if you're on Linux. For me, Arch Linux (via EndeavourOS) just wasn't working out any more and so I've moved to Fedora.

Valve marks the first month of the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has released a news post going over some of the changes and improvements of the Steam Deck over the first month since the initial release.

Steam Deck gets a small update to fix Downloads, adds Triggers for Keyboard

By Liam Dawe,
Here we go again Steam Deck fans, another upgrading ready and waiting to be downloaded. This time though, it's a pretty small one with only a few changes.

How to give Valve feedback when Steam Deck (Proton) games have issues

By Liam Dawe,
While this may be something Linux users are used to, players new to the Steam Deck should be aware of how to catch issues for Valve to hopefully fix up Proton.

Xbox Games Studios talk up more of their games on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Still a little weird to see but Xbox Games Studios have talked about more of their games running on Steam Deck, a system powered by Linux.

GOG attempt to bring customers back with a revival of Good Old Games

By Liam Dawe,
GOG aren't having the best of times recently, with details about their financial troubles painting a bleak picture, although it seems they have something of a plan.

Open source XR runtime Monado adds initial 6DoF 'inside-out' tracking support

By Liam Dawe,
It's been a little while since we heard progress on Monado, the free and open source XR (VR / AR) runtime for Linux but it has been progressing nicely with a big new feature added.

GPD are getting quite desperate against the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Think GPD are a trustworthy company to buy devices from? Well, with the Steam Deck now here, they appear desperate.

Humble Choice for April gives Ghostrunner, Destroy All Humans!

By Liam Dawe,
As usual, here's our run over what a new month of Humble Choice brings and the expected compatibility across Linux and Steam Deck for you.

Steam Deck improves Offline Mode switching, looks like a lock screen is coming

By Liam Dawe,
Valve has updated the Steam Deck software again, this time giving a little improvement to the way they handle Offline Mode, plus a bunch of other improvements.

Unreal Engine 5 has officially launched, lots of Linux and Vulkan improvements

By Liam Dawe,
After being available in Early Access since May 2021 and Preview since February 2022, Epic Games has today released Unreal Engine 5 which will no doubt go on to power some of the biggest upcoming releases.

A new tool 'unsnap' helps you move from Snaps to Flatpaks

By Liam Dawe,
Want to migrate over from Snaps to Flatpaks on your Linux machine? Well, unsnap is a new tool in the early stages that will help you do just that.

Steam Deck Plugin Loader gets upgraded, easier to install

By Liam Dawe,
Want to mod the Steam Deck? SteamOS Plugin Manager has been renamed to just Plugin Loader and it's had a bit of a Python rewrite recently to make it better

dbrand now have Steam Deck Skins and Wraps

By Liam Dawe,
Want to customize your Steam Deck look to match your style? Well, at least with dbrand now you can and they have some nice looking choices to mix together.

Steam Deck Developer Mode does not turn off the read-only filesystem

By Liam Dawe,
It was pointed out recently that there's been plenty of confusion on exactly what Developer Mode for the Steam Deck does.

Valve might send Steam Deck purchase emails twice a week

By Liam Dawe,
Keep an even closer eye on your inbox, as Valve has announced that we might see reservation emails for the Steam Deck go out twice a week sometimes now.

RetroDECK is another solution for emulation gaming on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Was EmuDeck not to your liking? Perhaps RetroDECK might be what you're after for retro emulation on the Steam Deck.

2,000 titles officially hit for Steam Deck as Verified or Playable

By Liam Dawe,
An impressive milestone has been hit just over a month after the release of the Steam Deck, with now over 2,000 titles being noted as Verified or Playable by Valve.

Lutris version 0.5.10 brings improved Steam Deck support but no Flatpak yet

By Liam Dawe,
Lutris, the free and open source game manager for installing games on Linux from many stores, has a new version available as work continues to improve Steam Deck support.
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