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Humble Bundle Android 8 Adds 3 More Games

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With now a bit less than 6 days remaining the Humble Bundle Android 8 has now added another 3 games! As of writing, the average purchase price sits around $4.36, so if you haven't already picked up the Bundle, paying more than that average would net you the original 6 games plus the newly added 3.…

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Calibre eBook Management Software 1.16 Released

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As of 20th December 2013, the popular free and open-source ebook management software Calibre has been released in version 1.16, just in time for Christmas! There are a decent number of bug fixes as well as new features that keep advancing the power of this ebook software. Calibre is available for…

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Humble Bundle Android 8 Ready, features 6 Linux games

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The Humble Bundle Android 8 is available for whatever money you wish to throw it's way! Best of all, it includes 6 cross-platform (Linux compatible) games and most likely will add a few more soon, as is the tradition of the Humble Bundles. Games currently in the bundle: Little Inferno Gemini Rule…

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Fedora 20 'Heisenbug' Released

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While facing some delays along the way, today Fedora 20 "Heisenbug" has been released! The Red Hat sponsored Fedora Project announced the release today which features a number of improvements and updates. The release is also dedicated to Fedora Project member, Seth Vidal, who was the lead…

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Mageia 4 Beta 2 Available For Testing

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Mageia 4 Beta 2 is now available for testing! For those unfamiliar with the Mageia distribution, it's a community powered fork of the commercial Mandriva distribution. Mageia was only forked back in September 2010 but has already enjoyed a nice amount of popularity and userbase. See the DistroWatch…

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Ubuntu to stick a fork in Gnome Control Centre

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In a move that will no doubt be unsurprising for anyone that has followed Canonical's moves with Ubuntu over the last few years, it has been confirmed that the Gnome Control Centre will indeed be forked into the "Unity Control Centre" for the popular Linux based operating system. Ubuntu…

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SteamOS Now Available!

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Plus: Steam Machines beta units shipped! Unless you have lived under a very large rock for the last few months, you would surely know of Valve's "Steam Machines" and it's operating system, SteamOS, Valve's own new Linux distribution. We have heard bits and pieces about both the hardware…

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Clonezilla Live Is Now Patched Against the XZ Backdoor, Powered by Linux 6.7

Steven Shiau released today a new version of his Clonezilla Live system for disk cloning/imaging based on the powerful Clonezilla software, Clonezilla Live 3.1.2-22, which adds a newer kernel and patches the live system against the latest XZ backdoor.

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Pop!_OS’s COSMIC Pre-Alpha Shows Impressive Progress

Exciting updates for Pop!_OS and the COSMIC desktop environment, including new features and performance boosts. Here’s more on that!

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Volla Tablet Launches on Kickstarter with Support for Ubuntu Touch

Volla, the maker of the Volla Phone smartphones, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter for their first tablet device, the Volla Tablet, which will also support the Ubuntu Touch mobile OS.

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OpenSSF Warns of Open-Source Social Engineering Threats

Linux dodged a bullet. If the XZ exploit had gone undiscovered for only a few more weeks, millions of Linux systems would have been compromised with a backdoor. We were lucky. But can we stay lucky? The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSF) and the OpenJS Foundation revealed that a similar hacking attempt had targeted several […]

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MPV 0.38.0 Launches with Advanced Video & Audio Upgrades

MPV 0.38.0 video player rolls out with new scripting options, enhanced macOS functionality, and Vulkan support.

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AlmaLinux’s New Beta Releases Return Support for Devices Dropped by RHEL

After recently patching a security bug that Red Hat decided not to patch, the RHEL clone AlamaLinux has now returned support for many devices that are no longer supported by RHEL in beta releases of AlmaLinux 9.4 and 8.10.

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How to Install OpenProject on Ubuntu 22.04

OpenProject is an open-source task management software written in Ruby on Rails and Angular JS. This tutorial will show you how to install OpenProject on Ubuntu 22.04.

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How to Install Odoo 17 on Ubuntu 24.04

Odoo, previously recognized as OpenERP, is a collection of open-source business applications. It is a highly utilized open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) software. Odoo provides a variety of modules that can be installed within a single application, contributing to its current popularity. In this guide, we will demonstrate the process of how you can install […]

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Arch Linux Installer Archinstall 2.8 Increase ESP Size to 1 GiB, Fixes More Bugs

Archinstall 2.8 has been released today as the latest version of Arch Linux’s text-mode installer to address various bugs, update translations, and also add a few improvements.

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Ardour 8.6 DAW Targets Stability with Critical Bug Fixes

Ardour 8.6 Digital Audio Workstation fixes crucial bugs, including a drawing error and a crashing issue with JACK2. Here’s more on that!

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Sweet beekeeping sim APICO v4.0 brings new goodies on May 20th

Laid-back sweet beekeeping sim APICO from TNgineers is set for another big upgrade, with version 4.0 landing on May 20th.

Free Stars: Children of Infinity coming to Linux after smashing Kickstarter goals

Well that really was fast. Free Stars: Children of Infinity, the sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters (Star Control 2) is now confirmed to be supporting…

Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence delayed, Europa Universalis IV: Winds of Change on May 8th

Two bits of news for fans of the grand strategy games from Paradox Interactive as we've got a delay for Victoria 3: Sphere of Influence, but we also…

SCHiM is a unique platformer about jumping between shadows

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Check out the demo for Just Crow Things, a cute sandbox puzzle game

Unbound Creations who made the sweet Rain on Your Parade have put up a demo for their next game, Just Crow Things, and it's just as cute.

Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance gets Steam Deck Verified

Another potentially big PC release coming up is Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance from ATLUS and SEGA and it has been Steam Deck Verified already.

Pick up some classics in the Good Old Games sale at GOG

GOGception going on here. GOG (which originally stood for Good Old Games) has launched the Good Old Games sale.

Former Nouveau driver lead joins NVIDIA and sent a massive patch set

Ben Skeggs, former Nouveau lead developer and former Red Hat employee has joined NVIDIA and appears to still be working on the open source drivers.

Adventure Mode Beta out now for Dwarf Fortress

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

Ghost of Tsushima PC specs revealed - should work on Steam Deck

Sony has released the specifications needed for the upcoming PC release of Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT, and it seems like it scales quite well…

Buckshot Roulette hit a million sales, multiplayer mode in development

It just goes to show, that as challenging as it is for indie devs right now, there's still a whole lot of success stories. Buckshot Roulette is the…

World of Goo 2 delayed until August 2nd

The goo has gotten a bit stuck, and so the May release date previously announced for World of Goo 2 has been pushed back to August 2nd.

Stardust Demon looks fantastic for retro metroidvania adventure fans

Planned to release sometime this year, Stardust Demon is a retro-style metroidvania adventure game inspired by Cave Story, Zelda, and many more.…

Asymmetrical indirect control RTS game Roboden now Steam Deck Verified

How about a free (and open source) game to add to your library? Roboden is an asymmetrical indirect control real-time strategy game about robot…

Adventure of Rikka - The Cursed Kingdom is one for classic Zelda lovers

Do you like classic action-adventure puzzle games like the older Zelda titles? Be sure to check out Adventure of Rikka - The Cursed Kingdom.

Athenian Rhapsody is one of the wackiest games I've seen for a while

Releasing May 14th, Athenian Rhapsody certainly caught my attention in the GamingOnLinux inbox with a tagline of "Make friends and catch…

Superhero strategy game Capes confirmed for release on May 29th

Capes is an XCOM-like superhero strategy game coming from Spitfire Interactive, comprised of key creatives behind the Hand of Fate franchise. It has…

Take back 1944 occupied Poland in '63 Days', will be optimised for Steam Deck

63 Days is a new action strategy game coming from developer Destructive Creations who previously made War Mongrels and Ancestors Legacy. 63 Days is…

Free Stars: Children of Infinity, sequel to The Ur-Quan Masters now on Kickstarter

Pistol Shrimp Games, founded by Toys for Bob veterans, have today launched the Kickstarter campaign for Free Stars: Children of Infinity which is a…

PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs launches in early May

I know I'm going to be suckered into PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle: Chomp Champs when it releases on May 8th, after previously being a Stadia exclusive.

It took about 15 years but epic roguelike Caves of Qud is nearly done

Caves of Qud from developer Freehold Games and publisher Kitfox Games is approaching the 1.0 finishing line, and so their roadmap towards the release…

Emulation tool RetroDECK brings in Ryujinx for Nintendo Switch, many other improvements

RetroDECK is one of the simplest options for getting various emulators set up on Steam Deck and Desktop Linux, and the latest release has lots of fun…

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) Beta released

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…

Descent 3 has been made open source

Another classic has been given the open source treatment, with Descent 3 from Outrage Entertainment now available under the MIT license.

Half-Life remake Black Mesa has a big upgrade with DXVK 2.3.1, optimizations and bug fixes

Crowbar Collective have released the Necro Patch for the Half-Life remake Black Mesa, which brings with it some essential bug fixes and some nice…

Steam FPS Fest 2024 is live with tons of great discounts

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Paradox announce Stellaris: Season 08, with Stellaris: The Machine Age launching May 7th

After the success with the Crusader Kings III: Chapter III season pass, Paradox have decided to give the same treatment to Stellaris with Stellaris:…

Get your Deckbuilder fix in this latest Humble Bundle

I know plenty of people who will probably be quite interested in the Devious Deckbuilders Humble Bundle, which includes some pretty great games.

Bazzite v2.5 has fixes for Lenovo Legion Go and ASUS ROG Ally, plus smoother installs

Bazzite is one of the most interesting versions of Linux available for handheld gaming devices, and the latest release version 2.5.0 is out now with…

OpenTTD 14.0 brings a scalable font, a new ship pathfinder, social platform integration

Twenty years after the first release, OpenTTD 14.0 has been made available bringing with it some really useful sounding features to enable new ways…

OpenRazer v3.8 adds support for 6 more Razer devices on Linux

An essential tool for anyone wanting to configure their fancy Razer devices is OpenRazer, with version 3.8.0 just released bringing expanded support…

MineClone2, inspired by Minecraft, gets renamed to VoxeLibre

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GE-Proton 9-3 and 9-4 released with a new option to help with modded games

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Clever light-manipulating puzzler Closure from 2012 gets upgraded for modern PCs

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Proton Experimental brings lots of bug fixes, controller support in a few launchers

Valve pushed out a new upgrade to Proton Experimental, their staging ground for public-testing of what will eventually make its way into a main…

RimWorld - Anomaly expansion and big free update out now

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Palworld is getting a major content update this Summer, plus a PvP Arena mode later

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PathBlasters is like a competitive vertical-scrolling Bomberman

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Check out Devil's Hideout a horror point and click adventure game

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Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon is a colourful cinematic 2D puzzle platformer

OutOfTheBit Ltd are doing it again. After the wonderful Full Void last year, they've announced Nanuka: Secret of the Shattering Moon, another great…

Riot Games talk Vanguard anti-cheat for League of Legends and why it's a no for Linux

While previously you've been able to play League of Legends on Linux, and there's some pretty die-hard fans using Wine to play it, that's set to end…

Fallout 4 is getting a fresh update and will be Steam Deck Verified

Bethesda announced that Fallout 4 is getting a fresh update to bring some new features, along with getting it Steam Deck Verified later in April.

Combined Arms (OpenRA) for Command & Conquer just had a huge upgrade

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Cave-diving action roguelite UnderMine 2 announced by Thorium

Another interesting one from the Triple-I showcase is UnderMine 2, Thorium's follow-up to their pretty great cave-diving action roguelite and this…

Brotato: Abyssal Terrors is going to ruin my free time, especially with co-op

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Streets of Rogue 2 gets a new trailer plus a demo for Steam Next Fest in June

One of the games I am truly most looking forward to getting my hands on is Streets of Rogue 2, which seems like it takes everything good about the…

Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns is a Contra collab DLC releasing May 9th

Another fun looking one from the Triple-I showcase is Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns, a fresh new DLC for everyone's favourite survivor game. This…

Lutris v0.5.17 brings critical bug fixes and a new way to run games with Proton

The open source game manager Lutris has a new release out, with brings in some critical bug fixes along with some new features needing testing.

You can get art of rally, MudRunner, Circuit Superstars and more in this bundle

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Slay the Spire 2 announced by Mega Crit for 2025

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