Quoting: EWGSo wait, I don't get it. Are they just updating the ISO to ship with the latest kernel that's regularly available to update to? So, basically, during install it'll have broader and better support for hardware depending on the kernel? Is that it?

Yes and I think that's a good idea. Since people who already have installed it probably don't need newer Kernels. But new users might need it. This makes perfect sense.

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I 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.

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Quoting: kaktuspalme

Quoting: WORMI got asked to submit my specs 3 times this last month lmao

All different devices but all Linux

Whenever I get asked, I get asked on all the devices I have. To me it looks like they select random users, not random pcs.

I would say its on a per device basis, you probably get asked on all devices the same day by chance.
The survey gets automatically triggered if one year has passed, there is a counter in the .steam/steam/config/config.vdf file. (path can vary a bit by distro)

Maybe my memory is wrong, but as far as I remember I got asked on all devices at least the last 3 times. I also didn't install all my devices on the same day. In fact I installed CachyOS some weeks ago and got asked there as well.

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Quoting: ROllerozxaImproving the loading of game mod DLLs sounds interesting but what got my attention was the firstmost line, Wine running on Android? 👀

Yep, it was (somewhat) supported starting with the 3.0 release but ending with 7.0. I think the arm build was only able to run WinRT binaries (Windows apps for arm) so usefulness was pretty much limited to Android on x86. That will probably change now with FEX that emulates x86 on arm64.

I guess it already has changed. I saw so many Youtube Videos popping up on how to run Steam on Android on Ayn Odin and other devices. GameNative and other apps are mentioned.

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Quoting: Purple Library Guy11% for English speaking . . . that's insane. But, once again says to me that something needs to be done about China not doing Linux.

I still don't understand why asian countries and china especially adopt Linux slower then the rest of the world. One would think they would be happy not relying on US closed source Software.

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Quoting: WORMI got asked to submit my specs 3 times this last month lmao

All different devices but all Linux

Whenever I get asked, I get asked on all the devices I have. To me it looks like they select random users, not random pcs.

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Quoting: Durandal... and the current version being delisted, as usual. A bit of burying the lede there.

Though I personally get it, VIII for example, there's the Remastered and just VIII, which one should I choose?

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Quoting: ExplosiveDiarrheaGood, x86 has to go away.

I know not many of us have to go that low, but for those who have to, x86 is nice.

Thanks for your interesting write up. From what I heard I always thought x86 asm is a mess. Nice to hear other opinions.

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Quoting: hardpenguin

Steam Phone? You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, Steam Tablet or Steam Car.

Or even a Steam Locomotive!

Steam Yacht!

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Quoting: tuubiFor the ones commenting on the lack of HDMI 2.1, AMD isn't allowed to implement the standard in their open source kernel driver.

That said, my 7800XT does 4K@120Hz just fine, connected via HDMI to my LG OLED TV. VRR (FreeSync Premium) works as well, and is active according to the TV. Don't know about HDR as this machine is still on X11.

If you don't use an adapter it's using YUV420. You would especially see this on fonts.

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