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OpenRazer adds support for Razer Naga V2 Pro and Razer Strider Chroma plus bug fixes and new kernel support

By Liam Dawe,
OpenRazer is a collection of Linux drivers for Razer devices, giving you better support for all the various device functions. A new release v3.10.3 just rolled out with new supported devices and bug fixes.

Mesa 25.1 open source graphics drivers are out now

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Eric Engestrom today officially announced the full release of Mesa 25.1, bringing with it plenty of upgrades for open source graphics drivers.
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Proton 10 gets another Beta update with more fixes for Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe,
Valve continue working towards a stable release of the major Proton 10 update, to bring many improvements to Windows game compatibility on Linux / Steam Deck. Today, Valve released a small bug fix update to the Proton 10 Beta.

Zelda 64: Recompiled (Majora's Mask) adds modding support, texture pack support, optimizations and more

By Liam Dawe,
Zelda 64: Recompiled is a project to play The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask on modern platforms with many new features, enhancements and now modding support too.

Open source evolution sim Thrive adds currents, bioluminescence, additional environmental events and more

By Liam Dawe,
Quite a big release for the open source evolution sim Thrive, with some major new features being added to the latest release of this scientific survival game.

Wine 10.7 released with an interesting loading time performance improvement

By Liam Dawe,
The Wine 10.7 development release is out now, and in the highlights they noted an interesting sounding performance improvement for select games.

KDE Plasma drops LTS releases but will do extra bug fix releases, along with a new Steam-like hardware survey

By Liam Dawe,
KDE developer Nate Graham has written up a blog post detailing some planned changes coming to the KDE Plasma desktop, including doing away with the LTS (Long-Term Support) releases and instead extend the supported time for each release.

Proton Experimental updates to Proton 10 with fixes for Marvel Rivals, Oblivion Remastered and more for Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Now that Proton 10 had a Beta release to bring improved game compatibility to Linux Desktop and Steam Deck, Valve have also updated their testing ground with Proton Experimental seeing an update to be based on Proton 10 plus extra fixes.

felix86 is a new open source Linux emulator to run x86-64 Linux programs on RISC-V processors

By Liam Dawe,
RISC-V fans will be interested in this one. felix86 has been announced as a new project with a first release available that enables you to run x86-64 Linux programs on RISC-V processors on Linux.

Nexus Mods app adds Cyberpunk 2077 as a supported game, improves Stardew Valley modding

By Liam Dawe,
Great day for modders. The newer in-development open source and cross-platform Nexus Mods app has promoted Cyberpunk 2077 to supported status, making it easier to get modding across Linux (and Steam Deck).

Proton 10 gets a first Beta to improve game compatibility on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux

By Liam Dawe,
Here we go! Proton 10 is the next major stable version of Proton and a first Beta is now available for testing to improve game compatibility on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux.

System76 COSMIC Alpha 7 is out with new accessibility features, global shortcuts and more

By Liam Dawe,
System76 continue building up their desktop environment COSMIC, with a 7th Alpha release now available for testing built on top of Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS alpha.

Colony building sim Mountaincore is now free to play and open source

By Liam Dawe,
A complicated history for this one, with the developer Rocket Jump Technology no longer existing as a business. The previous iteration of the game named King under the Mountain went open source back in January 2024, and now what was to be the big revamp is also open source.

Mesa NVK (NVIDIA Vulkan driver) now Vulkan 1.4 conformant on Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs

By Liam Dawe,
Collabora developer Faith Ekstrand has announced a nice big milestone for the open source Mesa driver NVK, the NVIDIA Vulkan driver, as it has expanded Vulkan 1.4 conformance to now include Maxwell+ (Maxwell, Pascal, and Volta GPUs).

Wine 10.6 released with improvements to Bcrypt, Command Processor and WindowsCodecs

By Liam Dawe,
The Wine 10.6 development release is now available with the usual assortment of new features and bug fixes, to get more games and applications developed for Windows to work on Linux.

Ubuntu 25.04 upgrades halted due to Kubuntu users getting a broken desktop

By Liam Dawe,
This is a bit of a major woopsie. The upgrade path for the latest Ubuntu 25.04 release has been pulled offline, as it has resulted in Kubuntu users seeing a broken desktop.

Ubuntu 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' is out now

By Liam Dawe, [updated]
Canonical has today released Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed "Plucky Puffin", their latest feature upgrade release to one of the most popular Linux distributions. This also includes updates for all the other editions like Kubuntu.

Mesa 25.0.4 bug-fix release out, plus the Mesa 25.1 feature update has a first release candidate

By Liam Dawe,
Developer Eric Engestrom announced the release of the latest Mesa 25.0.4 stable bug-fix release, and we're also closing in on the next feature release with Mesa 25.1 seeing a first release candidate for testing.

SteamOS alternative Bazzite Linux 42 brings Beta support for the MSI Claw handhelds and lots of other improvements

By Liam Dawe,
Building on top of the latest Fedora 42 release, Bazzite 42 is out now for this increasingly popular SteamOS-like option to put on your handhelds, desktops and more.

Fedora Linux 42 is out now with KDE Plasma Desktop promoted and x86 programs on ARM

By Liam Dawe,
A big release for the Linux world is here. Fedora Linux 42 has arrived bringing with it the latest and greatest in open source software and a good choice to run on your desktops, laptops and more.
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