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Linux Mint partners up with Framework, also working on Night Light for Cinnamon desktop
Some fun Linux distro news for you this morning as the Linux Mint team have a fresh blog post up on what they've been doing and it's quite exciting to see.
Category: Open Source
Windows to Linux compatibility layer Wine 10.0 planned for mid-January 2025
Lead developer Alexandre Julliard announced that Wine 10.0 is going to be releasing in mid-January 2025.
GE-Proton 9-17 and 9-18 out now with various upgrades
There's two new versions of GE-Proton that have been released in the last day, although it's mostly just updating components from upstream to continue to improve Windows games on Linux platforms including Steam Deck.
Mesa 24.2.6 graphics drivers released with a few more bug fixes
The Mesa team have released another bug-fix update with Mesa 24.2.6 available now, with a couple more bug-fix releases planned before they move onto Mesa 24.3 next month.
KDE's end of year fundraiser is live
If you appreciate the work from the KDE team on things like the Plasma desktop environment, maybe it's time to give them a little donation.
Bazzite updated to Fedora 41 with expanded PC gaming handheld support
Bazzite Linux has seen an upgrade to the just released Fedora 41, and with it comes lots of extra enhancements to their support of various PC gaming handhelds from AYANEO, ROG Ally and others.
Fedora 41 is out now with plenty of enhancements like easier NVIDIA driver installs
Fedora 41 is officially out now and brings with it plenty of upgrades for all users. Here's just some of what's new and improved.
Beelink have open-sourced their Multi-Functional EX Docking Station for mini PCs
Hardware vendor Beelink have "open-sourced" their Multi-Functional EX Docking Station that you can use to extend their GTi Ultra Series mini PCs with a full GPU.
Ubuntu Summit 2024 highlights - Linux gaming talks on UMU and Heroic Launcher
The Ubuntu Summit 2024 has been and gone, and with it we had a lot of good talks but with our focus on here with gaming there's two that stand out that you may wish to have a look at.
Open source evolution survival sim Thrive v0.7.1 is a feature-filled release
Thrive is an open source evolution sim that has continued to impress me, and the latest release version 0.7.1 is nice and feature-filled.
Proton Experimental gets a big change for video playback in games on Steam Deck / Linux
Valve released a new update to Proton Experimental with a big change for how they handle video playback, and hopefully give a nice compatibility boost for Windows games on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.
Unified launcher for Windows games on Linux (UMU) v1.1.3 out now
Continuing to improve compatibility with Windows games on Linux outside of Steam, the Unified launcher for Windows games on Linux (UMU) has another release out now.
Free and open source strategy-shooter Unvanquished 0.55 brings big enhancements
Unvanquished is having a bit of a big moment, with some fresh coders doing some great work on this strategy-shooter that's similar in basic idea to Natural Selection.
Proton Experimental improves Red Dead Redemption 2, EA Desktop App and more
Valve updated Proton Experimental again for running Windows games on Linux desktop and Steam Deck. Here's what's changed for the October 18th update.
Wine 9.20 expands DirectPlay and more formats supported in D3DX9
Another biweekly release of the Windows compatibility layer Wine is out now! Wine 9.20 brings the usual assortment of new features and bug fixes.
SteamOS alternative Bazzite adds support for OneXPlayer plus improvements for ROG Ally
Bazzite is a SteamOS alternative that just keeps getting better. So while Valve have yet to release the Steam Deck version of SteamOS for others, Bazzite could be one of your best choices for Linux on handhelds.
Nexus Mods new cross-platform app adds support for Heroic Games Launcher and Baldur's Gate 3
The newer in-development open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app just expanded, and it's sounding awesome. Much easier modding is coming for Linux and Steam Deck.
Mesa graphics drivers 24.2.5 released with a few more bug fixes
Mesa 24.2.5 was announced from developer Eric Engestrom bringing in some more bug fixes for various Linux graphics drivers.
GE-Proton 9-16 released with mod support for various Bethesda games
If you're modding Bethesda games on Linux / Steam Deck, GE-Proton 9-16 could make things a little easier for you.
OBS Studio 31.0.0 Beta 1 released bringing multiple new features
The best tool for video recording and livestreaming is about to get another upgrade with OBS Studio 31.0.0 Beta 1 out now.
- Wine 10.13 released with improvements for WoW64, BCrypt and more
- Pre-Fortress 2 is coming to Steam to bridge the gap between Team Fortress and Team Fortress 2
- Valve announce language-specific user review scores for Steam games
- Webcam-based head & eye tracking app for gaming, LookPilot gets improved Linux compatibility
- SlaveDriver Engine for the Sega Saturn classic shooter PowerSlave gets open sourced
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