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box86 and box64 get Steam Play Proton working much better on Arm devices

By Liam Dawe,
Are you planning to do some gaming on Arm devices? You need to take a look at the box86 and box64 projects, which are really quite impressive.

Open source evolution sim Thrive goes Multicellular in the latest update

By Liam Dawe,
The Multicellular evolution has begun, for the open source game Thrive that is. Currently in Early Access, it continues to show off an impressive design.

ProtonUp-Qt v2.6.1 adds support for the Heroic Launcher Flatpak

By Liam Dawe,
ProtonUp-Qt gives you an incredibly easy way to install compatibility layers on Linux like GE-Proton (formerly Proton GE), Lutris-Wine, Luxtorpeda and more.

Arx Fatalis open source engine Arx Libertatis gets fixed up for Mesa drivers

By Liam Dawe,
Arx Fatalis is an Arkane Studios classic from 2002 that was officially open sourced. This update for Arx Libertatis should hopefully make it work even better on the Steam Deck, and Linux desktops using Mesa drivers.

Linux distro EndeavourOS has the 'Apollo' release out now

By Liam Dawe,
EndeavourOS, an Arch Linux-based distribution has a new release out with plenty of upgrades to the install process.

Heroes of Might and Magic II recreation 'fheroes2' gets improved language support

By Liam Dawe,
fheroes2 is easily now the best way to play Heroes of Might and Magic II on any platform, an absolute classic and the project continues to evolve.

A developer made a ShadowPlay-like high-performance recording tool for Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Find you get too much of a performance hit using other recording tools like OBS Studio? Maybe this new tool will help.

OpenRazer 3.3 adds support for more hardware on Linux

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRazer version 3.3 brings with it support for even more Razer hardware on Linux, along with some other improvements.

Steam Deck Plugin Loader gets another release, should work better now

By Liam Dawe,
The community-built Steam Deck Plugin Loader continues to mature, with version 1.1.0 out now fixing some issues.

Wine 7.6 out now with more PE conversion work, Mono updated

By Liam Dawe,
Wine is the compatibility layer that allows you to run games and applications developed for Windows - on Linux (plus also macOS and BSD). A new development release is out now!

Linux Mint working on a new upgrade tool for major releases

By Liam Dawe,
Linux Mint, the distribution that tries to set itself apart for beginners (but not only) along with their own Cinnamon desktop environment, have some plans to help users upgrade.

Zink, the OpenGL on top of Vulkan driver gets 'Kopper' merged — huge for the future

By Liam Dawe,
Zink is an open source driver layer that gives OpenGL on top of Vulkan, it's been in progress for some time now, steadily making progress. Just recently, a big advancement was pulled in.

Open source XR runtime Monado adds initial 6DoF 'inside-out' tracking support

By Liam Dawe,
It's been a little while since we heard progress on Monado, the free and open source XR (VR / AR) runtime for Linux but it has been progressing nicely with a big new feature added.

A new tool 'unsnap' helps you move from Snaps to Flatpaks

By Liam Dawe,
Want to migrate over from Snaps to Flatpaks on your Linux machine? Well, unsnap is a new tool in the early stages that will help you do just that.

Wine manager 'Bottles' improves Steam Proton support, adds configurable environments

By Liam Dawe,
Bottles, a free and open source application for Linux (that works well on the Steam Deck), has another new release out bringing in major new features.

Steam Deck Plugin Loader gets upgraded, easier to install

By Liam Dawe,
Want to mod the Steam Deck? SteamOS Plugin Manager has been renamed to just Plugin Loader and it's had a bit of a Python rewrite recently to make it better

RetroDECK is another solution for emulation gaming on Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Was EmuDeck not to your liking? Perhaps RetroDECK might be what you're after for retro emulation on the Steam Deck.

Online platformer DDraceNetwork gets Vulkan support

By Liam Dawe,
DDraceNetwork, a free and open source online co-op platformer now has Vulkan API integrated as of the latest update.

Lutris version 0.5.10 brings improved Steam Deck support but no Flatpak yet

By Liam Dawe,
Lutris, the free and open source game manager for installing games on Linux from many stores, has a new version available as work continues to improve Steam Deck support.

SteamOS Plugin Manager should enable lots of fun on the Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
From the same developer who created the support library for Tesla overlays, the SteamOS Plugin Manager is born and ready for the Steam Deck.
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