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The Solus Linux team release the Budgie 10.5.2 desktop environment upgrade

By Liam Dawe,
Solus, the independent semi-rolling release distribution has released a big upgrade to their flagship Budgie desktop environment with the 10.5.2 update.

elementary OS 6 to get great looking multi-touch gestures

By Liam Dawe,
The upcoming release of the Linux distribution elementary OS 6 is going to be a big one, and with a huge focus on usability, it's getting another big feature.

SteamOS-like couch gaming Linux distribution GamerOS expands with a new release

By Liam Dawe,
Need an up to date Linux distribution for your living room big screen experience? GamerOS can fill that gap for you while Valve sit on SteamOS. Also, come check out the talk on it from the 2020 Arch Linux Conf.

Help out with FOSS as the Budgie Desktop team need translations help

By Liam Dawe,
Ever tried or heard of the Budgie Desktop? It's a modern and feature rich Linux desktop environment from the Solus Linux team and they need a little help.

Fedora 33 released with lots of improvements to the Linux desktop

By Liam Dawe,
Sponsored by Red Hat, the Fedora Linux distribution has today released Fedora 33 which brings in numerous improvements for desktop users.

Ubuntu 20.10 rolls out today, along with official support for the Raspberry Pi 4

By Liam Dawe,
While users who want a properly stable base to game with should probably stick to Ubuntu 20.04 which is the long-term support release, the Ubuntu 20.10 'Groovy Gorilla' update is out today.

System76 continue improving Pop!_OS with fractional scaling now live

By Liam Dawe,
Pop!_OS is the Linux distribution based on Ubuntu from hardware vendor System76, and they continue making the experience super-slick with new features.

SteamOS-like Linux distribution GamerOS has a new release, adds in Epic Game Store support

By Liam Dawe,
If you need an easy full-screen gaming experience with Linux, perhaps with your main big TV then GamerOS looks to be the next best thing to SteamOS.

elementary OS 6 set for a big overhaul, adding system-wide Flatpak support

By Liam Dawe,
elementary OS is probably the most slick looking Linux distribution around, and their attention to all the small styling details is truly awesome. The next major release is looking like a big overhaul.

Debian Linux is planning a gaming-focused event online in November

By Liam Dawe,
With more people using Linux for gaming, certain distributions are waking up to this and making their own plans to improve and it looks like Debian is next.

System76 are doing some serious magic with Pop!_OS and Auto Tiling

By Liam Dawe,
With the release back in April of Pop!_OS 20.04, the distribution made by hardware vendor System76, it came with an impressive Auto Tiling feature that System76 continue expanding.

Arch Conf 2020 confirmed for October, has a talk on the SteamOS-like GamerOS

By Liam Dawe,
Want to learn more about Arch Linux? In October they've confirmed Arch Conf 2020 is happening and there's going to be plenty of interesting talks.

Manjaro Linux 20.1 'Mikah' is out now with a theme refresh

By Liam Dawe,
Manjaro Linux, the semi-rolling distribution based on Arch Linux has a new stable build release out with Manjaro 20.1 'Mikah'.

Linux Mint teams up with Peppermint OS on a WebApp Manager

By Liam Dawe,
In the latest monthly news on the Linux Mint distribution blog, Mint's Clement Lefebvre talks about a new and interesting application being made.

Love Ubuntu but want the latest KDE Plasma? KDE neon now sits atop Ubuntu 20.04

By Liam Dawe,
Merging together a solid Ubuntu 20.04 LTS foundation and the latest KDE Plasma packages, KDE neon has a fresh rebase out for you to try out.

Ubuntu needs feedback on some possible major WiFi changes

By Liam Dawe,
Are you an Ubuntu Linux user on either Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy - unreleased, in testing) or 20.04 LTS (Focal - the current release)? The Ubuntu Foundations Team needs feedback on some possible major WiFi changes.

Designed for big-screen TV gaming, the SteamOS-like 'GamerOS' has a new release

By Liam Dawe,
Celebrating one year of existence, the impressive Linux distribution 'GamerOS' has a brand new release out for this updated SteamOS-like experience.

Linux distro Fedora 33 may get DXVK as the default for Wine

By Liam Dawe,
If you make use of the Wine compatibility layer on Fedora, it seems the upcoming Fedora 33 release may end up defaulting to DXVK for better performance.

Linux Mint 20 'Ulyana' is out with better NVIDIA Optimus support, fractional scaling

By Liam Dawe,
Linux Mint 20 has today been officially released across multiple official desktop environments and it's all sounding great. The Cinnamon desktop edition sounding especially good.

Linux Mint 20 hits Beta with Cinnamon, MATE and Xfce desktops

By Liam Dawe,
The Linux Mint team have announced the big push towards release with a Beta version of Linux Mint 20 available now across three different desktop environments.
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