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The Witcher 2 Lands On Steam For Linux, Is A 'Windows Wrapper' Port

 By Andrew Powell News

There was much rejoicing and fanfare earlier today among Linux gamers eagerly awaiting the Linux release of The Witcher 2 - Assassins of Kings, which has landed on Steam For Linux. However, some of the rejoicing was short-lived. It didn't take long for Linux users to dig deeper into the downloaded…

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Birdie Twitter App to be Rewritten

 By Andrew Powell News

It was only a bit over a week ago that I wrote an article on the Birdie Twitter application. Well, now the Birdie team is scrapping the current codebase and looks to be rebooting the application as Birdie 2.0. In a blog post titled "It's time to say goodbye" on the 26th February 2014, the…

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Humble Indie Bundle 11 Adds 3 More Games; Plus! Portal 2 Beta Arrives

 By Andrew Powell News

Humble Indie Bundle 11 adds another three games plus Valve announces the release of the Portal 2 beta for Linux! Humble Indie Bundle 11 launched last week, featuring six cross-platform games, although at this stage only five are completely Linux compatible. As usual the three additional games have…

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Humble Indie Bundle 11 Launches

 By Andrew Powell News

It's that time again folks, another Humble Indie Bundle has landed featuring 6 Linux compatible games. Well, sort of... for now, let's just say 5 Linux compatible games. It almost seems like the Humble Bundles are rolling out quicker and quicker these days. Humble Indie Bundle 11 has recently…

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Upstart/Systemd war over - Ubuntu to switch to systemd

 By Andrew Powell News

The popular but at times controversial init/system management daemon known as systemd looks to be becoming the de facto init standard in the Linux world as Ubuntu decides to switch to systemd in place of Upstart. Mark Shuttleworth revealed the upcoming changes in a blog post titled 'Losing…

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Space Pioneer - an ambitious Kickstarter project promising day one Linux support

 By Andrew Powell News

"Created by real world astronauts, scientists and architects. Build vast colonies and cities. Explore the many unknowns of our universe!" That's the tagline of the ambitious space sim/real time strategy game Kickstarter project by Space Enigma Studios, who is also promising day one Linux…

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Humble Indie Bundle X Adds 3 More Games

 By Andrew Powell News

As we come to expect from the Humble Indie Bundles, with around 6 days remaining, another 3 games have been added to the latest Bundle for those paying above the average purchase price. Humble Indie Bundle X launched last week, featuring games such as To The Moon, Joe Danger 2: The Movie, Papo…

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Cities in Motion 1 and 2 arrive on Linux, including DLC

 By Andrew Powell News

Just mere days after Paradox Interactive announced the Cities in Motion franchise was coming to Linux, it has already arrived! Both Cities in Motion 1 and 2 have landed on Linux, including all currently available DLC content. Normally, I'd leave upcoming or just released gaming news to others such…

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Humble Indie Bundle X has arrived

 By Andrew Powell News

Linux gamers rejoice, Humble Indie Bundle X has arrived and it features some great new Linux debuts! As usual, it's pay-what-you-want and features 6 cross-platform, DRM-free games as well as downloadable soundtracks. The latest Humble Bundle features the following games: To The Moon Joe Danger 2:…

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Cities in Motion franchise coming to Linux

 By Andrew Powell News

Swedish video game publisher, Paradox Interactive, are continuing the Linux love, announcing that the entire Cities in Motion franchise will be brought to the Linux platform! Paradox Interactive, who have already brought such games as Crusader Kings 2 and Europa Universalis IV to Linux, recently…

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How to Install and Use Neo4j Graph Database on Debian 12

Neo4j is a high-performance graph database management system for graph storage, data science, ML, analytics, and visualization. In this tutorial, we'll show you step-by-step instructions on installing and using the Neo4j Graph Database on the Debian 12 server.

The post How to Install and Use Neo4j Graph Database on Debian 12 appeared first on Linux Today.

How to Install Odoo ERP Software on Ubuntu 24.04 Server

Odoo (formerly known as OpenERP) is a self-hosted suite of over 10,000 open Odoo is a free and open-source ERP solution for multiple types of businesses. In this tutorial, you will install the Odoo open-source ERP on the Ubuntu 24.04 server.

The post How to Install Odoo ERP Software on Ubuntu 24.04 Server appeared first on Linux Today.

Understanding the /proc/cpuinfo File in Linux

Learn about the /proc/cpuinfo file in Linux, the different sections inside it, more about its flags, and how to use it to write shell scripts.

The post Understanding the /proc/cpuinfo File in Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

How to install the Ryujinx Emulator on Ubuntu and Other Distros

Discover a step-by-step guide to install Ryujinx Emuator on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions with practical usage examples.

The post How to install the Ryujinx Emulator on Ubuntu and Other Distros appeared first on Linux Today.

Opensource Forum Software NodeBB Joins the Fediverse

One of the popular forum software NodeBB, is joining the fediverse. Starting with NodeBB v4.0.0, federation is a core feature.

The post Opensource Forum Software NodeBB Joins the Fediverse appeared first on Linux Today.

Vivaldi Browser 7.1 Introduces Customizable Widgets

Vivaldi browser 7.1 introduces customizable widgets, tab imports, and speed dial improvements for a seamless browsing experience.

The post Vivaldi Browser 7.1 Introduces Customizable Widgets appeared first on Linux Today.

Wine 10.0 Released – Install and Run Windows Software on Linux

Wine is an open-source and free application for Linux that allows users to run Windows-based software and games on Unix/Linux-like operating systems.

The post Wine 10.0 Released – Install and Run Windows Software on Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

Stratoshark: Wireshark For The Cloud – Now Available!

Stratoshark is an innovative open-source tool that brings Wireshark’s detailed network visibility to the cloud, providing users with a standardized approach to cloud observability.

The post Stratoshark: Wireshark For The Cloud – Now Available! appeared first on Linux Today.

How to Enable/Disable Monitor Mode in Linux (using 3 Methods)

Learn the difference between monitor mode, managed mode, and packet injection, then learn how to enable monitor mode for your interface in Linux.

The post How to Enable/Disable Monitor Mode in Linux (using 3 Methods) appeared first on Linux Today.

Arch Linux Installer Archinstall Gets Support for the Wayfire Wayland Compositor

The biggest change in the Archinstall 3.0.2 release is support for the Wayfire Wayland compositor and stacked window manager. When installing Arch Linux, Wayfire can be selected as a standalone environment from the Profile > Desktop section, but you’ll also be able to use it in other desktop environments, such as Xfce 4.20.

The post Arch Linux Installer Archinstall Gets Support for the Wayfire Wayland Compositor appeared first on Linux Today.

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Airships: Lost Flotilla is a perfect time-killer where you can make some ridiculous ships

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Horizons: The End Of Words is a clever space-exploration word game out now

For puzzle word game fans, this is quite a unique one! Horizons: The End Of Words is an open-world space-exploration word game..Read the full article…

Cross-platform Nexus Mods App v0.7.2 improves the UI, adds Bannerlord Software Extender support

The Nexus team continue building up their newer cross-platform open source Nexus Mods App that will eventually replace Vortex. Version 0.7.2 was…

Games to claim from Prime Gaming, Jan 24 edition round-up for SteamOS Linux and Steam Deck

Here's the up to date list of games available on Amazon Prime Gaming for January 24th, and what compatibility you can expect for Linux / SteamOS and…

Palworld gets a roadmap including co-op crossplay, world transfers for Pals and an ending

Palworld developer Pocketpair have recently revealed a fresh roadmap of what's to come for the popular monster catching survival game..Read the full…

Base-building survival game Necesse gets a big update and Free Weekend

Necesse is an impressive open-world base-building survival and adventure game from developer Fair Games ApS, with a big update out now and you can…

DOOM: The Dark Ages launches May 15 with a new trailer and developer video

id Software and Bethesda Softworks have revealed more gameplay for DOOM: The Dark Ages, plus it's now set for release on May 15th..Read the full…

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH broken on Linux with NVIDIA GPUs but works with AMD GPUs like Steam Deck

Sad news for NVIDIA GPU owners on Linux who want to play FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH, which just released on Steam yesterday as it appears broken.…

Proton Hotfix updated to get THE FINALS working again on Linux / Steam Deck

Recent updates to THE FINALS ended up breaking it on Linux / Steam Deck, but Valve have pushed out a new update to Proton Hotfix to get it working…

Proton Experimental updated with fixes for Battle.net, Atelier Resleriana, Dirt Rally 2 and more

Valve updated Proton Experimental for January 22nd with a bunch more fixes for gamers on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck. Like the Battle.net update…

GDC 2025 survey shows PC game development growing with lots interested in Valve's Steam Deck

The latest Game Developers Conference (GDC) survey has been released, and it gives a rather glowing overview of how great things are for PC gamers…

Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress is out now

Bay 12 Games and Kitfox Games have announced today that Adventure Mode for Dwarf Fortress is now officially out for everyone..Read the full article…

over the hill is an offroading exploration game announced by the art of rally devs

The devs of art of rally, Funselektor Labs along with Strelka Games have announced over the hill, a new offroading exploration sim where you can…

Linux 'fascinates and terrifies' the dev of DEAD LETTER DEPT. but they're supporting it anyway

Mike Monroe / Belief Engine are approaching the release of DEAD LETTER DEPT., a thoroughly creeping looking typing game and it's coming with Linux…

Adventures of a Cat in Space is an upcoming musical adventure starring Arthur Darvill

Adventures of a Cat in Space sounds like an exciting one to keep on your radar. An upcoming musical point and click adventure game starring Arthur…

Paradox announce Stellaris 4.0 will be a big overhaul sometime in Q2 2025

Paradox Interactive have announced that a big free Stellaris 4.0 update is coming later this year, and it's going to overhaul quite a lot..Read the…

Palworld developer Pocketpair launches Pocketpair Publishing

Palworld developer Pocketpair are not slowing down, as they just launched their own video game publisher with Pocketpair Publishing..Read the full…

90s classics inspired adventure Splittown arrives on Steam and looks great

If you love classic point and click adventures then Splittown might be your next destination, as it's just arrived on Steam..Read the full article on…

How to install GE-Proton on Steam Deck, SteamOS, Linux

GE-Proton (formerly Proton-GE) is a compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux platforms like SteamOS / Steam Deck that can at times give you…

Linux kernel 6.13 is out now

One missed earlier this week while I was running around Wales, Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux kernel 6.13..Read the full article on…

Steam Deck sales drop hard following the Nintendo Switch 2 announcement (updated: Valve fixed it)

Valve's Steam Deck with SteamOS has been consistently in the top sales charts on Steam since release, but recently it dropped down rather hard…

The devs of Celeste have cancelled their follow-up game Earthblade

Extremely OK Games, creators of the popular platformer Celeste, have announced that their follow-up game Earthblade has now been cancelled..Read the…

AMD reveals AMDGPU Composition Stack, a fork of Wayland's Weston compositor for advancing the Linux desktop

With many Linux desktops now running Wayland quite nicely, it seems it's time to keep pushing ahead. AMD have revealed what they call the AMDGPU…

Stable Steam Client update for Desktop and Steam Deck brings a whole lot of fixes

Valve released a fresh stable update to the Steam Client this week bringing numerous bug fixes and improvements for Desktop and Steam Deck..Read the…

SDL 3 officially released for game devs plus an SDL 2 to SDL 3 compatibility layer

Simple DirectMedia Layer (SDL) is a popular free and open source library for developers that handles audio, keyboard, mouse, joystick and graphics…

Windows compatibility layer Wine 10.0 out now bringing Wayland and ARM64EC support, new FFmpeg multimedia back-end

The big release is here! The Windows compatibility layer Wine version 10.0 is officially out now bringing lots of big new features..Read the full…

GE-Proton 9-23 released with a Battle.net update fix for Linux / Steam Deck

GE-Proton 9-23 is out now as the latest update for the community-maintained version of Valve's Proton that pulls in lots of quick-fixes for Linux,…

Don't miss the Fanatical Build your own Explosive Bundle as it's an awesome deal for FPS fans

Another awesome deal for you here in the Fanatical Build your own Explosive Bundle. A chance to build up your collection of action-packed games and…

Grab a whole bunch of racing games in the Nacon Motorsports Humble Bundle

The Nacon Motorsports: Drive & Thrive Humble Bundle is live and with it a good chance for you to build up your racing game collection. Here's the…

Cats vs Cthulhu is a weird and charming survivor-like with unique movement

In a genre full of clones and copycats, Cats vs Cthulhu is a very unique bullet-heaven survivor-like where you bounce around the arenas trying to…

Roll the dice to make crazy combos instead of collecting cards in the roguelike Die in the Dungeon

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On a massive space station spiraling out of control the action roguelite Katanaut is full of cosmic horrors

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Indian mystery adventure game Detective Dotson arrives April 3 with a demo available

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Games to claim from Prime Gaming, Jan 17 edition round-up for SteamOS Linux and Steam Deck

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Skill-based siege defense game Siegecaster looks like a great mixture of chaos and building

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NVIDIA release new GPU driver updates for Linux and Windows after announcing security issues

Today, January 16th 2025, NVIDIA have revealed multiple security flaws in their GPU drivers, so it's time to get updating again..Read the full…

Cubic Odyssey announced as a fusion of Minecraft and No Man's Sky

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Broken Alliance from the Death & Taxes dev is now in Early Access, a love-letter to Heroes of Might and Magic

Placeholder Gameworks who made Death & Taxes just released Broken Alliance into Early Access with Linux support. An indie love letter to pixel…

Linux Mint 22.1 'Xia' is out now with improved Wayland support

Linux Mint 22.1 "Xia" has now been released bringing with it many improvements to the desktop, along with enhancements to all the software…

THREAT VECTOR is an action sci-fi horror FPS coming from KillPixel Games

KillPixel Games, one of the dev teams responsible for WRATH: Aeon of Ruin, have announced their next game with THREAT VECTOR..Read the full article…

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH gets Steam Deck Verified ahead of release

FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH from Square Enix arrives on January 23rd, and thankfully the developers have already managed to get it Steam Deck Verified…

Popular diorama builder Tiny Glade is getting better Steam Deck support

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Game save data backup tool Ludusavi v0.28 brings new features

If you want to make backups of your game saves, the free and open source tool Ludusavi is an essential item to put in your toolbox..Read the full…

Proton Experimental gets fixes for Marvel Rivals, Sea of Thieves and Stalker 2

A fresh update to Proton Experimental arrived for SteamOS Steam Deck / Linux gamers with some necessary fixes for various games..Read the full…

Intel and NVIDIA drivers holding back a public SteamOS release, Valve not trying to compete with Windows

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WebScreen is a customizable open source mini-screen that sits on your monitor to show notifications and more

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A fresh Steam Deck Verified games round-up for January 2025

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Impressive colony building sim Songs of Syx is getting ready to leave Early Access with a big new Beta

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Discord screen-sharing with audio on Linux Wayland is officially here

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Positively rated immersive-sim FPS Fortune's Run is on hold as the developer is going to prison

Announced originally during the Realms Deep event in 2021, and later released into Early Access on Steam in 2023, Fortune's Run is a highly rated…