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SteamOS 3.6.4 Preview for Steam Deck has fixes for DualSense, DisplayPort and more

By Liam Dawe, Jun 13

Valve has released SteamOS 3.6.4 Preview for Steam Deck, a small update to the upcoming release aimed at addressing a few problematic bugs.

OBS Studio 30.2 Beta 1 adds Linux support to the native NVENC encoder, other Linux improvements

By Liam Dawe, Jun 11

OBS Studio 30.2 Beta 1 is now available for testing for anyone interested in recording and livestreaming video, and there's some nice Linux improvements coming.

You may want to avoid NVIDIA driver 550 if you're on a laptop

By nwildner, Jun 10

If you are a laptop user, you may want to avoid driver version 550 because there is a megathread on the NVIDIA forum where users are reporting that this version is making their distributions randomly crash.

NVIDIA release 550.90.07 stable and 555.52.04 Beta drivers for Linux

By Liam Dawe, Jun 5

NVIDIA has release two fresh driver updates for Linux this week. There's a new stable driver, and an update to the Beta series.

SteamVR for Linux gets "experimental improvements to async support"

By Liam Dawe, May 29

Exciting, even more improvements to SteamVR support are coming with the latest Beta release fixing up more issues.

Steam Beta adds Bluetooth device battery info for Steam Deck, various desktop PC updates

By Liam Dawe, May 29

Another round of Steam Client Beta updates are here with Steam Deck and Desktop PC seeing lots of improvements and bug fixes, and it's especially nice for people using Bluetooth on Steam Deck.

KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta released with Wayland Explicit Sync support

By Liam Dawe, May 24

Time for testing, especially for those of you with an NVIDIA GPU as the KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta is now live with some new features.

NVIDIA 555.42.02 Beta driver out bringing Wayland explicit sync

By Liam Dawe, May 21

The driver release many NVIDIA fans have been waiting on is here today. NVIDIA released the NVIDIA 555.42.02 Beta driver with some necessary upgrades for Wayland support.

Caves of Qud gets a huge new Beta released with the big UI redesign

By Liam Dawe, May 16

An update many have been waiting for, Caves of Qud, one of the best roguelikes ever has a Beta available that includes a huge overhaul to the UI. Much better for gamepad and Steam Deck players.

SteamOS 3.6 Preview for Steam Deck brings numerous big new features

By Liam Dawe, May 10

Valve have now put SteamOS 3.6 into Preview for Steam Deck, so those willing to test can jump in now and check out more big new features.

SteamVR Beta gets an SDL fix for Fedora Linux fans

By Liam Dawe, May 7

Valve seem to be actually cleaning up SteamVR on Linux a bit more recently, which is kind of exciting when it's been left rough for so long.

SteamVR Beta gets Linux fixes, plus Beta updates for Desktop and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Apr 27

Three sets of Steam Beta updates this weekend across SteamVR, Desktop and Steam Deck so here's all the details for you in one place.

Proton 9.0 Beta updated and nearing release for Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Apr 27

Valve has pushed out what they're calling Proton 9.0 (Release Candidate 2), with a whole bunch of improvements for gaming on Linux Desktop and Steam Deck.

Valve tweak 4K screen scaling on Linux, plus more Remote Play fixes

By Liam Dawe, Apr 23

A fresh Desktop Steam Client Beta has been released, and it sounds like a useful one for those of you who do Remote Play.

SteamOS 3.5.19 Preview out for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Apr 23

Valve released another small SteamOS Preview update for Steam Deck, along with an additional Steam Deck Client Beta update.

SteamOS 3.5.18 Preview released for Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, Apr 20

A fresh SteamOS Preview release is now available for testing on Steam Deck, and although small it's probably an important one.

Adventure Mode Beta out now for Dwarf Fortress

By Liam Dawe, Apr 17

Dwarf Fortress on Steam from Bay 12 Games and Kitfox Games has a fresh Beta now available containing the new Adventure Mode.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) Beta released

By Liam Dawe, Apr 16

Canonical is gearing up for the release of the next LTS (long term support) version of Ubuntu, with a first Beta now available for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat).

Space sim X4: Foundations is getting another huge free update with added accessibility

By Liam Dawe, Apr 5

Egosoft continue expanding and improving their space sim X4: Foundations, with the next big free upgrade nearly ready. They've announced 7.00 is now available as a public Beta with a new features trailer.