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This Linux program provides a solution for GPU switching on Optimus laptops (i.e laptops with a dual Nvidia/Intel or Nvidia/AMD configuration).
Category: Open Source
Proton Experimental update has newly playable games and fixes Ship of Fools
Valve released a new upgrade for Proton Experimental for Steam Deck and desktop Linux on August 31st with a few additions, here's what's new.
Budgie 10.8 desktop released with plenty of new features
Budgie 10.8 was released recently, bringing plenty of enhancements to this interesting desktop environment so here's a little run over what's new.
Daggerfall Unity adds exclusive in-game books by the original lead designer
The Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall continues living on with Daggerfall Unity, an open source recreation of Daggerfall in the Unity engine and a new release just rolled out with Daggerfall Unity 0.15.4 Beta.
KDE Plasma 6 gets double-click to open by default and other improvements
Something that has proven to be quite divisive in the Linux community for KDE Plasma users is single or double-click to open something, as Plasma 6 will default to double-click.
Linux kernel 6.5 released
Here it is, on August 27th the latest work by a great many developers was released with Linus Torvalds announcing the Linux kernel 6.5.
Deimos Games shutting, making Helium Rain and Astral Shipwright free to play
Deimos Games announced they're shutting down but their games code is already open source, and now both Helium Rain and Astral Shipwright will be going free to play.
Proton Experimental fixes Rainbow Six Extraction, EA App, Immortals of Aveum
Valve released a fresh mid-week update to Proton Experimental to fix up issues across multiple games, and once again the dreaded EA App behaving badly once again.
Bazzite is a new Fedora-based Linux for Steam Deck and gaming PCs
Want to try something a little different? Bazzite was recently announced as a custom Fedora 38-based Linux image designed to bring the best Linux gaming to PCs and Steam Deck.
GE-Proton 8-13 and 8-12 released, FSR no longer default and many game fixes
The community maintained GE-Proton has two new releases available, so here's what's changed and improved with the latest versions.
Wine 8.14 is out now and here's what's new
The open source compatibility layer Wine has a brand new development release available. Here's what's new and changed in Wine 8.14.
Proton Experimental updated for August 18 fixing up more regressions
Valve continue cleaning up regressions with a new Proton Experimental release put up on August 18th, so here's what's been sorted this time.
OBS Studio 30.0 Beta 1 released supporting Intel QSV on Linux
The free and open source video recording and livestreaming app OBS Studio is readying up another release, with OBS Studio 30.0 Beta 1 now available for testing.
Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu gets lots of optimizations, fixes for Pikmin 4
The team working on the Nintendo Switch emulator yuzu have another progress report up, and as usual it's looking mighty fine so here's a little run over what they've done recently.
Linux kernel gets an AMD Zenbleed fix for the Steam Deck APU
One security issue I somehow missed back in July was Zenbleed, an issue with AMD CPUs that's getting patched up in the Linux kernel and now the Steam Deck is getting a kernel fix for it too.
AMD RADV Ray Tracing to potentially get much faster on Linux
With some work currently pending to be pulled into Mesa, the open source AMD RADV driver could be about to get much faster with Ray Tracing which is exciting to see.
Theme Hospital open source reimplementation CorsixTH 0.67 is out now
The best way to play the classic Theme Hospital on modern systems is here, with the release of the game engine reimplementation CorsixTH version 0.67. Read on for what's new.
Linux Mint planning new 'EDGE' ISO, plus Linux Mint 21.3 due in December
There's some interesting plans ahead coming from the Linux Mint team including a new EDGE ISO for running Mint on newer hardware, info on the next Linux Mint release and their concerns with Ubuntu and Snap.
Proton Experimental fixes Street Fighter 6 and disables NVAPI for Rachet & Clank
A small update for Proton Experimental launched on August 10th for Steam Deck and desktop Linux to fix issues with two problematic games.
Proton Experimental improves Baldur's Gate 3 launcher, Unreal Engine 4 bugs on Intel GPUs
A fresh Proton Experimental release is now live from August 9th, there's some nice looking fixes included so here's what to expect from it for Linux desktop and Steam Deck.
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