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Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with the COSMIC Desktop Environment is out now
11 Dec 2025 at 10:20 pm UTC Likes: 1

They haven't even finished the release candidate yet. How can they release now?
https://github.com/orgs/pop-os/projects/23/views/1 [External Link]

I'm using PopOS 24.04 Epoch 1 JSYK

Discord gets improvements for video on Linux PCs and Steam Deck
9 Dec 2025 at 2:00 pm UTC Likes: 2

Wow, I wonder how many other mainstream projects switched gears because of Valve's Steam Machine and Steam Frame announcement.

Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine
23 Nov 2025 at 5:45 am UTC

Quoting: LestibournesI wonder, since Valve is now the OS vendor, if it can't implement its own kernel-level anticheat and let the game devs or anticheat devs make use of it.
https://ebpf.io/ [External Link]

Yes they can. Or, they can roll their own kernel level support. It wouldn't stop the cheaters, just like it doesn't stop them on Windows. However, a one size fits all solution from Valve that doesn't hand over super user controls to each game dev, I'm sure would be more acceptable to security conscious Linux users. This is what Microsoft has been promising for decades, especially after the recent CrowdStrike blunder. I'm sure Windows users will never see it though.

Anti-cheat will still be one of the biggest problems for the new Steam Machine
14 Nov 2025 at 5:14 am UTC

I don't think it matters what anti cheat solutions Valve implements. They can already compile their kernel with eBPF(https://ebpf.io/ [External Link]) support. Then each game could dynamically program (or Valve could) the kernel for anti cheat. Okay, but that doesn't happen, as of yet. That's because, as game devs have stated, they just can't battle the cheaters on two fronts. Maybe one day Valve will offer a compelling solution that reduces the load of the game devs. I doubt it though, it's PC, so no matter the eco system, Windows or Linux, it's a free-for-all by design. As long as these games do peer 2 peer match making and hosting, I don't think any of this will change.

Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark
6 Nov 2025 at 2:47 am UTC

The container acts like a regular distro so you can sudo apt install or sudo pacman -S and changes will survive unlike docker.
Docker does the same. Just don't purge the container. They are all different ways of working with containers. Containers work the same.

Linux gamers on Steam finally cross over the 3% mark
2 Nov 2025 at 4:52 pm UTC Likes: 4

Valve needs to drop the GabeCube2. If you could buy the GC2 in the brick and mortar stores, especially now with the Windows debacle going on currently. It's a good time for Valve to grab some easy market share.

Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' is out now
10 Oct 2025 at 12:59 am UTC Likes: 1

Already switched to Pop_OS! Beta. No reason to switch back.

System76 COSMIC desktop Beta and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta now available
26 Sep 2025 at 12:23 pm UTC Likes: 1

i was wondering when or if this was ever gonna release.
You can follow the progress here: PopOS progress [External Link]