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Multiple security issues in the X.Org X server and Xwayland disclosed, new versions released

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Olivier Fourdan announced multiple security issues in the X.Org X server and Xwayland, with new versions being released.

KDE Plasma 6.4 brings improvements for accessibility, colour rendering, tablet support and more

By Liam Dawe,
KDE Plasma 6.4 has arrived bringing lots of modern enhancements to my favourite Linux desktop environment, and what's used on SteamOS / Steam Deck Desktop Mode.
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ScummVM announces support for Another World (Out of This World)

By Liam Dawe,
The ScummVM team have announced that Another World (also known as Out of This World) is now supported by the open source project.

Heroes of Might and Magic II open source game engine fheroes2 version 1.1.9 released

By fheroes2,
Another fresh release of the Heroes of Might and Magic II open source game engine fheroes2.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Warframe, Enshrouded, Crysis 2 Remastered, OpenVR and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve updated Proton Experimental for June 13th bringing more game fixes to Linux, SteamOS / Steam Deck to get Windows games running nicely.

Wine 10.10 brings more Media Foundation work, Mono and Unicode updates

By Liam Dawe,
Wine 10.10 is the latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer, which is a big part of Valve's Proton.

Manjaro KDE Plasma plans move to Wayland by default

By Liam Dawe,
Ubuntu isn't the only Linux distribution planning a big change, as Manjaro KDE Plasma also now plans to move to Wayland.

Ubuntu 25.10 goes all-in with Wayland, dropping support for GNOME on Xorg

By Liam Dawe,
The Canonical Desktop Team have announced that starting with Ubuntu 25.10, they're going all-in with GNOME on Wayland.

Direct3D to Vulkan layer DXVK v2.6.2 released

By Liam Dawe,
The latest release of the Direct3D to Vulkan translation layer has been released, with version 2.6.2 bringing assorted improvements.

Theme Hospital engine remake CorsixTH 0.69 Beta 1 out now

By Liam Dawe,
Theme Hospital open source game engine CorsixTH has a nice Beta release out with v0.69 now in testing for this classic.

Upcoming MMO 'BitCraft Online' will be open source

By Liam Dawe,
The upcoming MMO BitCraft Online is doing something very unusual for the genre, it's going to be open source.

Mesa 25.1.3 emergency update released for AMD Radeon RX 9000 series (RDNA4)

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Eric Engestrom announced the release of Mesa 25.1.3, an unscheduled emergency release to fix AMD GFX12 (RDNA4 - Radeon RX 9000 series).

Mesa 25.1.2 graphics drivers bug-fix released for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Mesa graphics drivers version 25.1.2 are officially out now for Linux with improvements for those using Intel, AMD, NVIDIA GPUs and game fixes.

CoolerControl adds support for older Intel CPUs and support for more coolers

By Liam Dawe,
The feature-rich cooling device control and monitoring application for Linux, CoolerControl has a new release out with expanded Intel CPU support.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Fallout 3, Skyrim Special Edition, The Witcher 3, Intel CPUs and more

By Liam Dawe,
Valve have released a fresh June 5th update for Proton Experimental, their testing-ground for running Windows games on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck.

Heroic Launcher v2.17.1 released - fixing games not launching on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
The Heroic Games Launcher has a bug-fix released out with v.2.17.1 bringing some essential fixes, like games not launching.

VacuumTube is the best way to watch YouTube on Steam Deck, SteamOS

By Liam Dawe,
Watching YouTube on Steam Deck / SteamOS? You need to grab VacuumTube which makes the whole experience a lot nicer.

SaveState is an open source versatile game save backup manager - now with Linux support

By Liam Dawe,
We already have Ludusavi, but now we also have SaveState, another attempt to create a user-friendly and versatile game save backup manager.

GE-Proton 10-4 brings updates for winewayland, AMD FSR4 and more game fixes

By Liam Dawe,
GE-Proton 10-4 for running Windows games on Linux, SteamOS, Steam Deck has released with numerous fixes and AMD FSR4.

Wine 10.9 brings EGL support for all graphics drivers and updated vkd3d

By Liam Dawe,
The Wine 10.9 development release is out now for the Windows compatibility layer, bringing new features and bug fixes.
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