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Latest Comments by CyborgZeta
KDE Plasma 5.26 is out now
11 Oct 2022 at 1:47 pm UTC

I'm sad I'll no longer be able to enjoy the latest KDE and Plasma. Such is life on Kubuntu LTS.

Linux kernel 6.0 is out now
7 Oct 2022 at 6:34 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: Whitewolfe80
Quoting: CyborgZetaNow that I've left EndeavourOS behind and am back on Ubuntu LTS, it will be a while before I'm on the 6.0 kernel. It also means it'll be a while before I can buy and enjoy one of the new Intel GPUs.

I'm a patient man though.
Or you could go crazy and install the kernel yourself
Nah, I'd rather not do that on an LTS distribution. IIRC Canonical backports kernels from the interim releases to the most recent LTS, so I'll be getting newer kernels on my install eventually. If having the latest kernel was super important, I would've stayed on EndeavourOS.

No more Steam Deck reservation queue — buy it now, plus Docking Station available
6 Oct 2022 at 8:45 pm UTC Likes: 5

I have no use for a dock myself. My Steam Deck is strictly a handheld. I have my desktop if I want to play on a monitor, and my consoles for my TV.

But hey, for people that want/need the dock, it's good to see it's finally becoming available.

Linux kernel 6.0 is out now
6 Oct 2022 at 6:55 pm UTC

Now that I've left EndeavourOS behind and am back on Ubuntu LTS, it will be a while before I'm on the 6.0 kernel. It also means it'll be a while before I can buy and enjoy one of the new Intel GPUs.

I'm a patient man though.

NVK is a new open source Mesa Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs
5 Oct 2022 at 11:31 am UTC Likes: 3

I dislike NVIDIA, and will never buy any of their GPUs.

However, I do think this is good news.

SteamOS and Steam Deck on top for Linux in the Steam Hardware Survey
4 Oct 2022 at 1:04 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: CatKiller
Quoting: CyborgZetaInteresting that Ubuntu's back in 2nd place, and both Ubuntu 20.04 and Linux Mint have disappeared entirely.
Ubuntu was in first place last month.
That's not what it showed for August, based on Liam's last survey article.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/09/linux-user-share-on-steam-continues-the-slow-climb-steamos-rises/

It was SteamOS followed by Arch, according to this. Unless, of course, you're combining Ubuntu 22.04 and 20.04 and just ranking "Ubuntu". Steam treats different Ubuntu releases as separate, as do I, but eh. It's not something worth arguing over.

KDE devs talk Steam Deck and their work for it at Akademy 2022, over a million shipped
3 Oct 2022 at 5:03 pm UTC Likes: 4

I absolutely love KDE and Plasma, and I'm glad Valve is helping to show them to a wider audience.

SteamOS and Steam Deck on top for Linux in the Steam Hardware Survey
3 Oct 2022 at 5:01 pm UTC Likes: 1

Interesting that Ubuntu's back in 2nd place, and both Ubuntu 20.04 and Linux Mint have disappeared entirely.

Google gives up on Stadia, will offer refunds on games and hardware
30 Sep 2022 at 9:15 am UTC Likes: 7

I wish all Cloud gaming would die.

Call me a dinosaur, insult me, whatever. I don't care. I will never accept streaming games from someone else's hardware, in addition to the "always online" mandate. People who mandate an Internet connection are people who've never had to deal with a spotty connection.

Intel Arc A770 GPU releases October 12th
29 Sep 2022 at 9:05 am UTC

I'm open to buying an A770 when it releases. Depending on availability and price.