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Quoting: Linuxwarper[...] and look like yet another walled garden/corporate platform like Android and Windows.

That will never happen. I'm not naive enough to think "people that switch will all value free software". But Linux is already "owned" by big tech companies. Google is one of the biggest contributors to kernel, Canonical is also contributing a majority to Debian while the company has the reputation of "Microsoft of the Linux world" (at least what some people write about), but all the community projects as Debian, Arch and so on will not be destroyed, because otherwise the companies lose their own benefits in such a case.

But I am also aware that it is not a "no risk" thing. Let's face the mesa drivers for example and that they start to accept AI-written patches, which is at least an licensing issue in my opinion (if not more). AMD employees pushing AI code for example while other AMD employees assigning the change (looked into the commits myself). I see the potential issues, but I also see that it is not easy to take over a project while all other companies complaining without doing something against.

You are totally right about teaching people what free software actually is and why it matters. But I also think once they get Linux in their hand, seeing the positive differences and understand that they can communicate with developers just on forums or chats, they start to realize the benefits. Not everyone needs to know it, but as more as better. Personally I do a lot about it, even without Linux in particular, just speaking about free software or supporting it on the one way or another. Same for open hardware. My hope is a little bit: as more restrictive Big-Tech tech becomes and as more shiny free software and open hardware, as more people realize the benefits. It is much more effective than just talking to them (otherwise they understand it partly and do not care much about as long as their things keep running).

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Quoting: KimyrielleI am a parent, too. But I think you misunderstand the purpose of these system. They are not meant to give parents more control over what their kids can do online. It's about giving them LESS. Because no longer will YOU be the one setting limits for your kids - the government and corporations will do it for you.

Which law are you referring to? I found the opposite in the Californian one.

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Quoting: CaldathrasVery much so. And it's hard to find Windows equivalents of these tools that work just as well as the Linux-based ones. I'm thinking of Mangohud in particular.

There is someone developing a RadeonChill like feature called MangoChill: https://farnoy.dev/posts/mangochill. It seems promising.

Fascinating (and a highly technical read) but that's really the opposite of what I was talking about. My statement was that, these days, it seems like the Linux tools are better than the Windows tools, with features and compatibility you simply don't see in the their Windows counterparts.

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It's in the AUR too for those on Arch based distros

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Quoting: CaldathrasSadly, Bazzite is not for me. They have very poor Nvidia legacy hardware support. CachyOS, on the other hand ...

We have images for GTX 9 and 10 series. If you mean Kepler and earlier, they are no longer supported by Nvidia's own drivers. It's a Nvidia problem, not a Bazzite problem.

Yes, I have a Kepler GPU (the GeForce GT 730M, specifically). There are a lot of us Kepler users out there.

I guess you might consider the 9 and 10 series "legacy" but the 580 driver is not technically dead yet. An "Nvidia problem" is a convenient excuse but CachyOS makes the effort to support the 470 driver (up to kernel 6.19 so far - presumably using the unofficial patch) and even Linux Mint does too (up to kernel 6.8). I'm currently on Pop!_OS 22.04, which is surprisingly supporting the 470 driver on kernel 6.16. Bazzite has no support whatsoever.

Clearly, Bazzite is focused on AMD (Mesa) and new Nvidia GPUs. That's okay, particularly as an alternative to SteamOS. For a desktop/laptop, it's simply not good enough. If Mesa/NVK was performing as well as the proprietary, no one would be concerned.

All this means is that I will not be considering Bazzite to be a suitable distribution for me.

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Quoting: Linuxwarper2015 was, correct me if I am wrong, one of the years where DXVK/VKD3D and other Proton fixes and codes were maturing or being improved.

You're a bit off, Proton was released in 2018.

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Quoting: EikeAge restriction can work without identity information (from just entering it in my computer to more sophisticated stuff e.g. the EU implements), and I as a parent do want age restrictions (and no, I don't want to observe every their step in a certain age).

I am a parent, too. But I think you misunderstand the purpose of these system. They are not meant to give parents more control over what their kids can do online. It's about giving them LESS. Because no longer will YOU be the one setting limits for your kids - the government and corporations will do it for you. No matter whether or not you agree with the standards they're setting for your kids. The obvious truth that this isn't about the kids anyway aside (it's about controlling and surveilling all of us), I am not sure why ANY parent would like the idea to have control over their own parenting taken away from them and transferred to governments and corporations. As a parent who never used any parental control software ever, I find it quite frankly insulting.

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Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphone2015 I was trying Linux, but it was not ready then, even with tinkering the troubles where too much. But Linux was otherwise that great, I knew I would come back in 5 years. Okay it was 10 years for desktop (8 considering my switch to mobile Linux, which was a consequence of Corona supply chain issues, otherwise 5 years would be on point). When I saw Linux becomes a thing for more people in 2023, I knew 2025 will be "the year" and the EOL will push it even further. I just never expected it become such a huge thing.

2015 was, correct me if I am wrong, one of the years where DXVK/VKD3D and other Proton fixes and codes were maturing or being improved. It was a great step but that year the usability for normal users was not great. I think people who bring up "Year of Linux", jokingly or seriously dilute the nuances and improvements that Linux has made. Linux gaming has improved so much and while it's not/wasn't viable for most people it is now for many. Those many who primarily play singleplayer games, other factors like (semi) old hardware (RX 580, VEGA, RDNA 2) and Windows repulsive "features" also strengthen the proposition of Linux.

When I watched LTT video on Linux I found it lackluster because if you want to do a scientific or semi scientific/proper look at Linux gaming you would take a OS and software stack (including DXVK and Proton) of 2015-2016 and compare it to 2026. Then you would come to the conclusion - holy shit it has improved so much, and you dont need to do a video to understand "No, Linux is not ready for 90% of users" (it's not rocket science)! But certainly people make lazy joke of "Year of Linux year of Linux!" as if everyone switching to Linux means its a net positive. All Linux needs is enough users to get and sustain 1:1 software support, to not be devalued as a platform. And maybe more than that we also need users and people who have FOSS and free spirit in their veins. Not people who will sell out and cast aside what makes Linux so amazing for short term gains. Otherwise slowly but surely, Linux will become poisoned to a degree or another and look like yet another walled garden/corporate platform like Android and Windows. It may not take a year or two, or even five, but if enough people who dont value free spirit (regardless of platform they come from) Linux will be poisoned. And with all respect but forking a project does not bring with it the ecosystem surrounding it. If you fork a project that has been taken over by a corporation you still dont get the hundreds or thousands of developers who revolve around said software, you have to begin from new. Like leaving behind a homestead and moving far away and rebuilding because your original homestead is overrun by bandits and what not.

Of course I dont mean to imply that we should gatekeep but anyone who values software freedom/FOSS should not be naive in thinking that everyone thinks the same as you and would stand by the free principles of Linux or that fre spirit of Linux will persist as corporate and greed minded individuals come over to the platform. And we should educate new users about the FOSS/free spirit of Linux and why it's worth fighting for. If you read this far thanks for attending my TED talk lol.

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Quoting: CatKillerThe way I interpret the data is something like this:

You forgot 2025, the year of Linux and Proton. For many years it was possible to play Windows games on Linux. I did it my own in 2015. But I run in so many issues, that it took not long to game on Windows again, which also means to work on Windows, because dual boot never worked for me (don't want to shut down PC 10 times a day just to switch). Valve was working towards improving the gaming experience with Proton on top of the awesome WINE developments. Now we reach 2021, your explanation is fitting well I guess.

After Steam Deck people realize Proton is a real game changer, a lot of people decide to switch soon. Now 2025 started, a lot of people already switched, told about it, and a lot of things happen in this year. Desktop Linux became for the first time a mainstream topic, Windows 10 became EOL, W11 became worse and many people do not want to switch to Windows 11 (a bigger issue than any previous Windows Version "upgrade"). That pushed Linux even further into the mainstream. People were starting organizing huge Linux installation parties world wide. In December the monthly digital independence day was started by 39C3. New major versions of Linux distros became a never seen amount of downloads from Windows PCs. There are first GPU benchmarks for desktop GPUs running on Linux, Valve announced new hardware, mesa drivers became huge performance improvements "30% here, 30% there, 500% for this low end setup, ..." KDE got donations far beyond everything ever seen ...

I probably told just a fraction of things happened last year and was a result of all the previous done work and W11 enshittification + W10 EOL all together in one year.

Quoting: LinuxwarperThat's what I meant, without the heavy lifting EOL wouldnt matter much. Imagine Linux in 2010-2015, people would have switched and had a lackluster user experience and then go back to Windows.

2015 I was trying Linux, but it was not ready then, even with tinkering the troubles where too much. But Linux was otherwise that great, I knew I would come back in 5 years. Okay it was 10 years for desktop (8 considering my switch to mobile Linux, which was a consequence of Corona supply chain issues, otherwise 5 years would be on point). When I saw Linux becomes a thing for more people in 2023, I knew 2025 will be "the year" and the EOL will push it even further. I just never expected it become such a huge thing.

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This bundle seems packed, thanks for bringing this to my attention!

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Gave it a quick try, but that didn't go well. First time the UI didn't come up at all. Other attempts either locked up the game or gave me an error -203. Stable version has many issues as well, but those only appear on some games.

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Quoting: MayeulCBesides a swap partition, you may consider swapping to compressed ram (zram).

Hi there!

You should not be using zram anymore, zswap is recommended:

https://chrisdown.name/2026/03/24/zswap-vs-zram-when-to-use-what.html

For most users, like me, zram is just a failsafe not a graceful way to setup a swap in RAM. In most modern systems, you shouldn't need a swap space at all BUT, in those edge cases you still need it, zram gets on the rescue. Yes, eventually zram would just OOM but, at that point, things have already gone bad anyway.

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Quoting: CaldathrasVery much so. And it's hard to find Windows equivalents of these tools that work just as well as the Linux-based ones. I'm thinking of Mangohud in particular.

There is someone developing a RadeonChill like feature called MangoChill: https://farnoy.dev/posts/mangochill. It seems promising.

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Quoting: PlayingOnLinuxphone

Quoting: LinuxwarperI really dont think W10 EOL had as much to do with this.

Don't you see the graph of the article? It has a lot to do.

You are totally right about all the work, but EOL is the final push many people required. At the end everything works together: software development, W11 sloperating system, hardware support, the increased user base over the last 5 years and finally the media that jumped on board last year to push Linux. Still, without W10 EOL we would be around 3.x% in best case scenario, I am pretty sure (which would also be 300% of 5 years ago, so the trend is present with or without EOL).

That's what I meant, without the heavy lifting EOL wouldnt matter much. Imagine Linux in 2010-2015, people would have switched and had a lackluster user experience and then go back to Windows. Or potentially get new hardware (MAC?).

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Quoting: Serious_TableAs someone who plays only on my Steam Deck, this tool is a godsend already. Just being able to filter by the controller I'm using RIGHT NOW rather than "any controller that's attached to my Steam account" is immense. It's so frustrating to go to the Steam Community layout for controller configs and the first 7 entries are for an Xbox controller, a Dualsense controller, and a Dualshock 4, before finally finding Steam Deck, WHILE ON MY STEAM DECK.

Quoting: fenglengshunHm, yeah, having a decky loader / millennium plugin or a steamgriddb's sgdboop-like function would be perfect.

Also makes it easier in case I need to restore my Desktop Mode controller.

You might be interested to hear, that a general Steam client integration of the site is now available ;)
https://www.steaminputdb.com/news/2026-04-11_new_frontpage_and_steam_integration_via_buddy_app

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is it related to vram spilling ?

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Quoting: Purple Library GuyNever get rid of an obsolete thing until you have the thing you wanted to replace it with.

Yeah, generally not a bad idea - though i saw (or rather see) the prices for the Index dropping once the Frame is released. And as VR isn't exactly essential, i thought i can do without it for a few months rather than not getting much anymore when selling the Index. And i'm trying to lessen my clutter anyway 😆

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Okay but, why does it look like that penguin is pooping?
😆😖

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I couldn't get the GOG versions to run in Heroic with GE Proton (video driver error on AMD), so when GE Proton syncs with Experimental, hopefully the GOG ports will work.

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Amazed to say that I only own one game from this bundle! I recommend it too - Planet of Lana. If you loved Planet Alpha, Inside, or Limbo, then this is probably the best of all those types of games, and the sequel just landed recently too!

I think I'll pick this bundle up for Artisan TD, which looks excellent, and Until Then, because despite not loving Visual Novels, the reviews are incredible.

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Quoting: kaktuspalmeI wonder how the System76 sales have been going since Framework is in the market. I have the feeling they are taking away a lot of their sales.

I'm in the market soon for a laptop ... currently my m1 macbook pro is showing its 5 yr old age. I'm looking for a 13 / 14 in for portability and all amd for linux support / avoid the disaster that is intel.

No MacBook again? I get using Linux more, but macOS is still great with MacPorts and/or Homebrew.

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Quoting: KimyrielleAnyone want to guess how many seconds it will take for somebody releasing a de-age patch for whatever distros chosing to comply with that crap?

Why guessing? [Ageless Linux](https://agelesslinux.org/). 😅

Quoting: EikeAge restriction can work without identity information (from just entering it in my computer to more sophisticated stuff e.g. the EU implements), and I as a parent do want age restrictions (and no, I don't want to observe every their step in a certain age).

And river should be pink, because it's a beautiful color and doesn't look acid.
Every piece of information, if true or not, is an identifier. You are above 18? Okay a lot of people cannot be you. You are living in China and are male? You are probably one of the 400 million people (out of 8 billion). You also can speak English? well ..

Every piece of information makes you more unique, until there is a single person left and at this point you are de-anonymized. While people over 18 right after the laws get applied have a very little identifier, teens will expose there real birthday in just a few years, because companies can save the date they switch the status from "below 18" to "above 18". Even worse when you have age brackets like 6-11, 12-15, 16-17, 18+ etc.

And don't think the current laws are the final goal. It is just the beginning to start with forcing more identifier, making them more reliable, because people can lie just as in the 2000ths with webpages "are you 18+?" "yes" "no". And soon we have an unavoidable surveillance mechanism everywhere (except for empowered users) while child abusers just put themselves into the 6-11 years bracket to get matched with children.

If you don't want to surveil your kids all the time, teach them about the dangers and talk the them in general. Or do you also take them on hand when crossing a street until they reach 18+? Parent our kids doesn't mean to control them, but to empower them to make the right decisions. I would set up the age of my kids straight up to over 18 when this comes, but also making sure they understand all dangers and chances.

And moreover Linux has parent control apps without any law and danger of data collection. If you think age restriction is the right way, you already have the option.

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Quoting: Avehicle7887It's easy to give money to support the engine. I am however not amazed, this developer has left the GOG version of their first game abandoned with several missing patches (I'm aware 1st game doesn't use Godot).

Unfortunately, not just them. I've had other games on GoG abandoned because GoG supposedly makes it painful for devs to update games.

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Quoting: TermyGood to see some more love for VR on Linux - although of course i've sold my index in hopes of the frame in H1/26...damn AI bubble 😭

I have a general principle (which I have to repeat often to my wife, who is anti-clutter): Never get rid of an obsolete thing until you have the thing you wanted to replace it with.

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The Wayland change will be huge once out of Beta.

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FWIW, AC Valhalla was surprisingly good; though it does get heavily discounted occasionally. I got it from the ubisoft store for the equivalent of ~$5 last year, IIRC.

Of course the DRM sucks, etc.

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Good stuff!

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Quoting: hardpenguinThe power of open source! 🔥

Ha! The exact words I was about to say 😄

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Quoting: JarmerI'm in the market soon for a laptop ...

I'm very happy with my 14 inch Tuxedo laptop. Might be interesting for you as well.

Probably cheaper than Framework and lots of configuration options.

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Quoting: MayeulCBesides a swap partition, you may consider swapping to compressed ram (zram).

Hi there!

You should not be using zram anymore, zswap is recommended:

https://chrisdown.name/2026/03/24/zswap-vs-zram-when-to-use-what.html

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