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GNOME 50 released with much improved Parental Controls and lots more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
GNOME 50 “Tokyo” is out now as the latest major update to the popular Linux desktop environment, and there's some big new goodies in this one.

Firefox v149 is getting a free built-in VPN and other new features

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Mozilla are working towards improving your privacy on the web, with Firefox v149 planned for March 24th that brings out their own built-in free VPN.

GE-Proton 10-33 brings fixes for VR outside of Steam, FSR upgrades and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
GE-Proton 10-33 has arrived bringing with it a fresh set of fixes for Windows games on Linux / SteamOS, here's all that's new for you.

EndeavourOS Titan released, devs comment on age verification laws

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Arch-based Linux distribution EndeavourOS Titan is out now, bringing with it plenty of nice sounding upgrades and some comments on age verification.

If you miss GPU-Z on Linux check out the new GPU-T

By Liam Squires-Hand,
GPU-Z is a popular Windows app to give you a simple readout of your graphics card, and a new Linux alternative GPU-T was announced recently.

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 gets easier to use with Steam

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The free and open source PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is getting easier to use with Steam, with the devs announcing a useful new feature.

OpenRazer v3.12.0 brings Linux support for more Razer devices

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Another fresh release of the free and open source OpenRazer has arrived, with v3.12.0 adding support for even more Razer devices on Linux.

Manjaro Linux looks like it's in trouble with the release of the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto"

By Liam Squires-Hand,
At one point it seemed like Manjaro Linux would be the most popular Arch-based distribution, but after many missteps it appears to be at breaking point.

Proton Experimental brings fixes for REDLauncher, HELLDIVERS 2, Atelier Yumia, KILLER INN and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Valve released a fresh update to Proton Experimental for March 13th that bring numerous fixes to various games - here's all the details you need to know.

Mesa 26.0.2 arrives with more bug-fixes for Linux graphics drivers

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Available now in Mesa 26.0.2, the latest bug-fix release for the current main stable version of open source graphics drivers for Linux.

Lutris now being built with Claude AI, developer decides to hide it after backlash

By Liam Squires-Hand, [updated]
There's a bit of drama going on with the popular game manager Lutris right now, with users pointing out the developer using AI generated code via Claude.

OBS Studio 32.1.0 arrives with WebRTC Simulcast support and a new Audio Mixer

By Liam Squires-Hand,
If you want to do livestreaming or video recording on Linux, OBS Studio is easily the best free and open source app you can get for it and v32.1.0 is out now.

D7VK version 1.5 brings Direct3D 3 support via Vulkan on Linux

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The D7VK project has expanded again in version 1.5 that's out now - adding in support for Direct3D 3.

PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is getting improved handheld PC support

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The popular PlayStation 3 emulator RPCS3 is set for some upgrades that will make it better on handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck and Legion Go.

System76 fighting for open source being excluded from Colorado age checks

By Liam Squires-Hand,
There's a lot of age checking / age assurance bills going around right now, and System76 have entered the fight in Colorado to help open source.

Mesa driver developers discuss expanding profiles and driver tuning for specific apps and games

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Developer Natalie Vock working for Valve has put up a discussion plan for improving app profiles and driver tuning for Mesa drivers.

Fedora 44 Beta is out with KDE improvements, better live media and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Fedora team have put up Fedora 44 Beta for you to get testing and report bugs, ahead of the full release due out around April 14th.

CoolerControl v4 adds new security features, brings hardware support and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
Monitor and manage various different cooling devices on Linux with CoolerControl. Version 4.0.0 brings a bunch more advanced features for you.

CachyOS update brings improvements for PC gaming handhelds, the installer and more

By Liam Squires-Hand,
CachyOS continues being one of the most popular Linux distributions, and the brand new release comes with lots of welcome improvements to setting it up.

Wine 11.4 released with DirectSound and MSXML improvements

By Liam Squires-Hand,
The Wine 11.4 development release is now available for the Windows to Linux compatibility layer, bringing assorted new features and fixes.
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