Oo, may be time to upgrade this weekend… :happy:
I saw a suggestion recently about using Debian stable and using Flatpacks for programs that you want to keep up to date (for me mostly creative programs like KDEnlive, Inkscape, Blender, etc.), so I might try that after upgrading.

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If this works, it'll be amazing—haven't been able to play this with a friend for a while now because I can't port-forward on the router in the place I'm renting. It's not quite "invite Steam friend" easy, but it sounds promising. :woot:

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I was really glad to see this when it was announced a while back. New content is always nice, of course, but it's great to see old content getting a polish as well; I'm especially excited about the "new content for previously released DLC" bit. New mechanics for the Plantoids and Humanoids species packs was really obviously missing when Lithoids and Necroids released with them.

Selectable tradition trees will also be huge, that's more like how it works in Europa Universalis IV with its selectable ideas and it'll help make runs with different empires feel more different and specialized that just "What order do you want to take all the traditions in?" (Why are my Fanatic Pacifist Xenophiles forced to take the Domination and Subjugation trees, etc.)

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Quoting: 1xokInstalling Windows on it will hardly make it better. With a bit of luck, AMD and Valve will have the drivers for Windows 11 ready by December. But I wouldn't expect a leap in performance from this alternative. W11 doesn't even officially support devices with screens smaller than 9 inches. To make a long story short: The Steam Deck supports Windows so that Valve can tick the "It's a PC" checkbox.

That gave me a funny thought, how long until someone installs macOS on a Deck for the sheer novelty? :grin:

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Quoting: junibegood

Quoting: ArkBlitzTalking about desktop improvements, I'm genuinely surprised to see one specific functionality completely unaccounted for in all Linux desktop environments that is already the standard in both Windows and Android: the ability of checking the notification toolbox after the popup window expires, and being able to activate the corresponding app by clicking on it in the same way as on Windows or Android. As of now, GNOME, KDE and XFCE all have a notification log that does absolutely nothing when clicking on the items, with extremely few exceptions (namely, KDE's notifications for file transfers)

You might want to check Cinnamon, it does exactly that. But I'm sure you can find a way to achieve that on other DEs as well.

I was just going to post this but you beat me to it. :smile:

Also, hey Liam, how about in addition to the distro logos next to everyone's name we add DE logos? :whistle:

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Wow, a bunch of these look really amazing. It's probably a good thing it only comes in black or I'd spend way too long agonizing over what colors to get! :happy:

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Quoting: whizseWine is proven to be both virus and ransomware compatible

That sounds like a bullet point on the weirdest advertising flyer ever: "Virus and ransomware compatible!" :grin:

Quoting: CatKiller

From what's been shown, I'm pretty glad our unit has been reserved at the top-end for the anti-glare etched glass which very clearly makes quite a noticeable difference.

For my part, I didn't pick the higher model for the glass or the extra storage. The biggest, prettiest games I'm going to be playing on my gaming rig or streaming from my gaming rig, so storage isn't that big a deal. I strongly suspect that they're making a loss on the cheapest SKU, and only really breaking even on the middle one. Since I'd like everyone selling good Linux hardware to make a profit from doing so, so that they keep doing it, the highest option was an easy choice.

That was part of my consideration as well*, but it's also nice to have that confirmation that the glass is nicer to help justify the spend. :smile: (Though I also got incredibly fortunate with the timing, having gotten a job offer just days before which meant I could afford to reserve the top-end unit.)

*Though the storage will certainly be nice for loading up a whole bunch of small, light games for airplane rides or family holiday visits without having to fiddle with microSD cards—I could probably fit 75% of the games in my library in that much space easily.

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Nah, I understand where you're coming from Liam. As an American I used to laugh when people in other countries complained about perfectly reasonable temperatures.

Then I moved to Melbourne.

I can't decide if the people who build houses here simply haven't heard of such esoteric concepts as "insulation" or "basic weatherproofing", or are actively boycotting their use, but it's all the same in the end. It regularly gets into the 30s (Celsius) indoors during the summer, and in winter like right now I can wake up to single-digit temperatures in my room in the morning. There's neither central heating nor air conditioning, of course. (We did finally get the landlady to install a small wall-mounted AC in the living room in late 2019, but—like the natural gas-powered fireplace out there—it doesn't reach back to my bedroom.) World's most livable city, my foot. :tongue:

TL;DR: The people complaining about temperatures in other countries than yours are probably not wimps, they're probably just unfortunate enough, through no fault of their own, to be living in a house that's not fit for purpose.

(Thankfully I'm moving back to Hawaii next month so all my Australian friends here can be free of my constant kvetching about the indoor temperatures. :grin:)

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Quoting: Lars Wingefors, co-founder and Group CEO of Embracer.“I’m looking forward to continue growing the Embracer Group both organically and in-organically the decades to come.”

How do you in-organically grow a group? :huh:

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Quoting: furaxhornyxFun fact: my grandmother actually has been using OpenSuse for over a decade now I believe (and she's quite happy about it, except when the printer decides to stop working for no apparent reason :tongue:)

Printers are the bane of computer users everywhere, no matter what OS you use. :grin:

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