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Linux Mint 21.3 Beta out now with experimental Wayland support for Cinnamon
12 December 2023 at 4:15 pm UTC Likes: 2

Quoting: Trias
Quoting: dorronI love Linux Mint, but I'm starting to feel like they are lagging behind with the kernel. I'm always having trouble updating to the latest one because of an old version of libc6...and that cannot be updated! (or at least I don't know how). Maybe someone can shed some light on it.
Quoting: tuubiThey're "lagging behind" just as much as Ubuntu LTS / HWE, by design. But if you want the latest stable kernel, I've found Xanmod's repository a reliable source. Currently on 6.6.5 here.

As tuubi said, they are following Ubuntu LTS here. And yes, using xanmod would be a good option in this case.

Or if it wouldn't work (or if you don't like using kernel with some additional modifications), another alternative would be using tuxinvader ppa - that's basically an Ubuntu non-LTS kernels compiled with packages available on LTS Ubuntu.

Thanks mate! Tried Tuxinvader and it worked flawlessly. You made me a huge discovery! Much appreciated!

Linux Mint 21.3 Beta out now with experimental Wayland support for Cinnamon
11 December 2023 at 1:57 pm UTC Likes: 4

I love Linux Mint, but I'm starting to feel like they are lagging behind with the kernel. I'm always having trouble updating to the latest one because of an old version of libc6...and that cannot be updated! (or at least I don't know how). Maybe someone can shed some light on it.

Everything else is just...a perfect desktop distro IMO.

Steam Deck Beta and SteamOS Preview fix up some annoying issues
8 December 2023 at 1:10 pm UTC Likes: 1

Quoting: scaine3.5.10 slightly broke my Steam Deck. After applying the update and doing the reboot, it sat at the "logging in" logo, spinning endlessly. I thought the damn thing was bricked, until I angrily pressed the Steam button and got the Steam "menu" popping up from the left-hand side. From there I only had "Login", "Settings", and "Power" options. Choosing "Login" did nothing, but "Settings" let me exit the Preview version and get my Steam Deck up and running again (after another reboot).

I'll give it another shot at upgrading over the weekend, but in a year of owning the device and participating in either beta or preview releases, this is the first time I've ever had an issue!

Same error here...same solution.

We may see Counter-Strike 2 release next week
21 September 2023 at 6:50 pm UTC Likes: 1

I don't see anything next-gen worthy on the video, but that might be just me

SteamVR Beta gets some improvements for Linux
18 August 2023 at 6:48 pm UTC

If Playstation VR worked along this...that would be an insta-buy, as i would be able to use it on my PS5 and Linux Steam.

The Wandering Village gets a big Ocean Update and you can win a key
21 July 2023 at 6:45 am UTC

I'd like to enter the giveaway.

I think the game looks gorgeous and interesting to play and would love to try it.

The best Linux distribution for gaming in 2023
1 December 2022 at 5:07 pm UTC Likes: 3

Quoting: LoftyOr Linux Mint, which is kind of like Ubuntu but with a sane Desktop
This!

AMD driver update gets Red Dead Redemption 2 working better on Steam Deck / Linux
4 October 2022 at 10:47 am UTC

Quoting: FrawoSomeone found out that increasing the swap size prevents RDR 2 from crashing, and it also helped with the FPS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nv7c1qdj4R4

I wonder if this will become obsolete after Mesa drivers are fixed...

I had to do this myself, since the update arrived in the middle of me playing it. I was getting crashes every 20 minutes or so, but with this fix it runs perfectly.

GE-Proton 7-35 out now with more fixes for Linux / Steam Deck
21 September 2022 at 6:06 pm UTC

Quoting: dorronHere's hoping for RDR2 memory leak to be fixed
Still crashing.

GE-Proton 7-35 out now with more fixes for Linux / Steam Deck
21 September 2022 at 3:09 pm UTC

Here's hoping for RDR2 memory leak to be fixed