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Ubuntu 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' is out now

By Liam Dawe, 9 hours ago

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, 17 hours ago

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.

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

By Liam Dawe, 18 hours ago

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 day ago

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.

A public alpha of the 'semi-immutable' Manjaro Summit Linux is now available

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

The future of Linux distributions in many ways seems like immutable may be a good path, and now the Manjaro team want you to test out their own version of it with Manjaro Summit.

Ubisoft open sourced Chroma, their colourblind simulation tool

By Liam Dawe, 3 days ago

Wonderful to see! Ubisoft announced yesterday that they've open sourced their colourblind simulation tool Chroma (UbiChroma as it's called on GitHub), after several years of internal use and development.

Cinnamon desktop from Linux Mint gets easier for other distros to package

By Liam Dawe, 10 Apr 2025

The March 2025 development round-up blog post from Linux Mint covers some interesting changes coming to the popular Linux distribution, like making packaging the Cinnamon desktop easier for other distributions.

Mesa 25.1 will make Indiana Jones: The Great Circle playable on older AMD GPUs

By Liam Dawe, 10 Apr 2025

Since Ray Tracing is a requirement to run Indiana Jones: The Great Circle, a change has been merged into RADV (AMD Vulkan driver) for Mesa to get it working on older AMD GPUs.

Proton Hotfix updated to fix Monster Hunter Wilds on Linux / Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 9 Apr 2025

A recent update to Monster Hunter Wilds has been causing problems for players on Linux platforms including SteamOS / Steam Deck. Valve has now put out an update to Proton Hotfix to work around it.

Cooling device app CoolerControl v2.1 brings Zero RPM support, improved AMD RDNA 3/4 support and more

By Liam Dawe, 8 Apr 2025

A rather big release for CoolerControl is now available with version 2.1 bringing numerous major feature enhancements to the popular open source app. Control all your cooling devices on Linux across CPUs, GPUs, RGB lighting and more.

DXVK 2.6.1 brings numerous needed fixes for playing Windows games on Linux and Steam Deck

By Liam Dawe, 7 Apr 2025

DXVK is a Vulkan-based implementation of Direct3D 8, 9, 10 and 11. It's part of what Proton uses to make Windows games run so well on Linux platforms including the SteamOS based Steam Deck. DXVK 2.6.1 is now available fixing up some big issues.

Nexus Mods improve the new open source app with UI upgrades, Cyberpunk 2077 fixes and more

By Liam Dawe, 7 Apr 2025

I continue to be very excited about improvements to the cross-platform open source Nexus Mods app, to finally firmly plug the modding hole on Linux platforms including the Steam Deck.

Linux GPU Control Application (LACT) v0.7.3 brings configurable charts, improvements for AMD RDNA3

By Liam Dawe, 7 Apr 2025

Linux GPU Control Application (LACT) continues being one of the best ways to control your AMD, NVIDIA or Intel GPU on a Linux system with version 0.7.3 out now with new features and improvements.

NVIDIA open sourced PhysX and Flow GPU code

By Liam Dawe, 7 Apr 2025

In a nice win for open source, NVIDIA have now provided the PhysX and Flow GPU source code to expand what developers can do with it.

Proton Experimental gets fixes for XCOM 2, Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, The Last of Us Part II Remastered

By Liam Dawe, 7 Apr 2025

Valve released a great sounding new update to Proton Experimental on April 4th, to help get more Windows games running correctly on Linux platforms like Steam Deck.

Wine 10.5 released with pairing support in the Bluetooth driver and ARM64 improvements

By Liam Dawe, 7 Apr 2025

Wine 10.5 is out now as the latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer that will eventually release as Wine 11 next year.

Mesa 25.0.3 graphics drivers released with numerous bug fixes

By Liam Dawe, 4 Apr 2025

Mesa 25.0.3 has arrived as the latest bug-fix release for open source Linux graphics drivers, bringing a bunch of fixes across different drivers and some game fixes are included too.

Command & Conquer - Combined Arms gets a major update with new missions, AI improvements and more

By Liam Dawe, 3 Apr 2025

Command & Conquer - Combined Arms is a huge free RTS game based on OpenRA that includes Command & Conquer and Red Alert action combined in one game with plenty of extras and enhancements.