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GNOME 40 is out now with the redesigned Activities Overview
GNOME 40 is out now to showcase the latest Linux desktop environment work from the GNOME Project, which includes a number of feature overhauls and improvements.
Category: Misc
Manjaro 21.0 'Ornara' is out now with Xfce, KDE and GNOME upgrades
Prefer Manjaro as your favourite Linux distribution or want to try it out? Now looks to be a good time, with the Manjaro 21.0 'Ornara' release now available.
Richard Stallman returns to the Free Software Foundation amid calls for FSF resignations
Back in 2019, Richard Stallman (RMS) resigned from the Free Software Foundation and MIT but it appears Stallman has returned and many are not happy about this. ARTICLE UPDATED 25/03/21.
Microsoft reportedly have Discord in their sights to acquire
Do you use Discord? Well if these reports are to be trusted, it looks like they might get a new owner under Microsoft.
Get a free Stadia Premiere Edition with Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil 7 free on Pro
A bunch more Stadia news to cover this morning as we round up some recent news and announcements for Google's fledgling cloud gaming platform. First up is a big one with the Resident Evil series headed to Stadia.
The open source Epic Games client for Linux, Heroic Games Launcher can now run offline
The open source Heroic Games Launcher is a game launcher that currently works with the Epic Games Store, providing Linux users with an easy way to manage it and play games.
Arrow is a new open source app for developing text adventures and game narratives
Are you designing a game narrative or want to make some sort of text adventure? Even if it's just prototyping or storyboarding the free and open source app Arrow can help.
Linux driver releases - NVIDIA 460.67 and Radeon Software for Linux 20.50 out now
Two new drivers went out this week with both NVIDIA and AMD getting in on the update action so let's take a look.
V3DV Vulkan driver for the Raspberry Pi 4 keeps on improving
Soon, the Raspberry Pi 4 will become even better with the constant improvements being made to the V3DV Vulkan driver.
11th Gen Intel Core S-series desktop processors have launched
In the market for a new CPU and sticking with Intel? The 11th Gen Intel Core S-series desktop processors code-named "Rocket Lake-S" have now launched.
Linux vendor System76 releases the Pangolin, a full AMD laptop
Ready for an all-AMD solution to your hardware problems? Not long after announcing their new Thelio Mira desktop, System76 believe they hold the AMD answer with the new Pangolin.
FunKey S is a tiny Linux-powered retro-gaming handheld
Do you love retro gaming and emulation? How about pocket sized devices, powered by Linux that you can take anywhere? The FunKey S looks like a really sweet bit of kit.
Windows 'not an emulator' compatibility tool Wine 6.4 out now
Not an emulator but a compatibility tool that translates Windows calls into language Linux can understand, Wine 6.4 is officially out now as the latest development release.
Pixels customizable smart dice seem like an interesting way to spice up your tabletops
While I haven't yet jumped into the deep end of virtual tabletop experiences myself, the likes of Fantasy Grounds Unity and Foundry VTT support Linux and look really good. Want to spice them up if you play already? Enter the Pixels dice.
The Minecraft Badlion Client has been ported to Linux
Badlion, a very popular Minecraft launcher that bundles a bunch of things together has now been officially ported over to Linux with the Badlion Client 3.1 update.
Sofa gaming Linux distro GamerOS version 23 is out continuing to fill the gap of SteamOS
Filling in the gap left by Valve leaving SteamOS alone, the sofa / couch gaming distribution GamerOS has a brand new release available with the usual great improvements.
plus-x is a simple tool to help developers on Windows set Linux permissions for games
Here's a small and very useful sounding application from game developer Cheeseness. It's called plus-x and the aim is to allow developers on Windows to set the correct permissions on Linux executables.
The Linux App Summit (LAS) returns in May, applications open for talks until March 15
Planned to happen online again during May 13-15, the Linux App Summit (LAS) is set to return giving you a chance to listen to talks about the future of application design, development and more for Linux.
The February 2021 round-up here's our top articles
Here is a look back some of the most popular articles on GamingOnLinux for February 2021, an easy way to for you to keep up to date on what has happened in the past month for Linux gaming, open source and other general Linux news that we cover!
KenShape is a new tool to get easy 3D models from 2D pixel-art by Kenney
Want a quick way to make 3D models? Here's your fresh tip of the day for prototyping, game development or anything else - check out the new KenShape application from Kenney.
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