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Is Free/Open Source Software Sustainable?

The co-founder of the open-source company Nextcloud reminds us that the free software philosophy that’s the foundation of open source is much more than a software development model.

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Steam Client Update Fixes DLC Recognition

Steam releases a new client update that fixes DLC recognition and window startup issues, improving stability across Windows and macOS.

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How to Install and Configure PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 25.04

In this article, I'll show how to install PostgreSQL on Ubuntu 25.04, which will also work with Ubuntu 25.04 and other versions.

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Nominations Are Open for Upcoming Fedora Election

We’re keeping our fingers crossed that Fedora’s upcoming election will take place without all of the controversies that surrounded Open Source Initiative’s recent board election.

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GStreamer 1.26.1 Improves dav1d AV1 Decoder, Matroska v4 Support in Muxer

This release also brings improvements to the Magnifier, scaling optimizations, tooltips, global shortcuts, and multiple bug fixes.

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After Three Years, AlmaLinux Is Having an Election

Here’s some preliminary information about AlmaLinux OS Foundation’s upcoming board election. We’ll keep you up-to-date as we learn more.

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Installing AlmaLinux on Windows Just Got Easier

Windows users can now install AlmaLinux directly from the command line with WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) CLI.

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How To Enable Ubuntu Pro For FREE To Get 10 Years Of Security Updates

In this detailed tutorial, I’ll explain what Ubuntu Pro is, why I think it’s worth considering, and how you can get started with Ubuntu pro.

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Best Free and Open Source Alternatives to Corel Vector

Corel Corporation is a Canadian software company specializing in graphics processing. They are best known for developing CorelDRAW, a vector graphics editor.

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How to replicate find -execdir behavior using fd

This post explores how to achieve a similar workflow using fd, which lacks a direct equivalent to -execdir, and the workarounds involved.

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Get Vampire Survivors, Atomicrops and other great games in this new Humble Bundle

Humble Bundle have another good one here for you with Vampire Survivors, Atomicrops and various other similar survivorlike bullet hell / bullet…

Mesa 25.1 open source graphics drivers are out now

Developer Eric Engestrom today officially announced the full release of Mesa 25.1, bringing with it plenty of upgrades for open source graphics…

Valve developers continue to impress, fixing Proton in less than a day for the Starfield Beta

Bethesda have released a surprise Beta update for Starfield. The update brings with it numerous bug fixes, Creation Kit upgrades and there's even a…

15 years after being cancelled, pirate-themed action game Captain Blood is out now

Preservation is important for video games, but that often focuses on games that have been released. Here's a nice win for some developers though, as…

Don't sleep on Cataclismo, building up fortresses like LEGO to defend against hordes is great

Cataclismo is a game where you design and build a fortress to face off against waves of enemy hordes. The LEGO-like building system is a lot of fun,…

A Slight Chance of Sawblades is a fun high-score chaser with a demo out now

For readers who like their smaller, faster more casual high-score chasers you'll want to check out A Slight Chance of Sawblades..Read the full…

Hordes of Hunger turns Vampire Survivors into a fast 3D slasher from devs of Blood West

With combat that feels more like a faster and slashier Diablo / Path of Exile, the latest game from Hyperstrange is Hordes of Hunger and so far it's…

Wipeout-like anti-grav racer BallisticNG v1.4 out now bringing lots of new content and Steam Deck Verified

Even though it was Steam Deck Verified back in February, that was Valve testing against an opt-in Beta (which is a bit weird) but now the big release…

Metal Thunder puts you in a the gunner seat of an AC-130 with progression popularised by Vampire Survivors

This is quite a unique experience. Merging the progression system made popular by Vampire Survivors, with the aerial combat of Call of Duty's AC-130…

Detective Dotson is a mystery adventure that's a love letter to India worth exploring out now

With a setting that not many games explore, Detective Dotson is a fresh adventure from Masala Games that's out now with Linux support. India is…

World of Goo 2 gets fixes for Steam Deck and now works offline

World of Goo 2 from 2D BOY / Tomorrow Corporation has a small update that's been released, cleaning up some issues reported by players and making it…

SteamOS 3.7.5 for Steam Deck now in Beta with big upgrades and initial support for more hardware

Bringing some big changes down from Preview, SteamOS 3.7.5 for Steam Deck now in Beta as Valve work towards getting it in the stable release for all…

Proton 10 gets another Beta update with more fixes for Windows games on Linux / Steam Deck

Valve continue working towards a stable release of the major Proton 10 update, to bring many improvements to Windows game compatibility on Linux /…

Fanatical's Monster Hunter Bundle returns again with a good deal

Fanatical have revived their Build your own Monster Hunter Bundle, giving you another chance to build up your collection and it's pretty cheap..Read…

Humble Choice for May is stacked with STAR WARS: Bounty Hunter, The Thaumaturge, Amnesia: The Bunker and more

Looks like Humble Choice for May 2025 is actually pretty good, stacked with some great looking titles. Here's your usual monthly overview of what's…

Valve rolls out SteamVR 2.10 with quick recenter, reduced controller and physics jitter and Linux fixes

Valve have released the latest stable version of SteamVR with 2.10 bringing a few fixes and a couple of new features to improve the experience..Read…

Playtron wanted to take on Windows and SteamOS with their GameOS, now they're announcing a cryptocurrency

Reading the press release sounded like a late April Fools joke, but I think we all saw where Playtron were heading. After originally announcing…

Starless Abyss is a seriously cool Eldritch-themed space strategy deckbuilder out now

My new favourite deck-builder? Could well be. Starless Abyss released late in April from Konafa Games and No More Robots blending together the worlds…

Horror adventure ASYLUM updated for Steam Deck and on the way to being Verified

Senscape continue to tweak their supernatural horror adventure ASYLUM, with a recent update making a few changes to be on the way to getting it Steam…

BULLET YEETERS is an upcoming miniature-mayhem toy-scale PvP fragfest

I'm always on the lookout for a good online shooter that works well on Linux Desktop / Steam Deck and BULLET YEETERS is high up on the list of games…

Fight off a planet-wide fungal catastrophe in the upcoming co-op shooter Mycopunk

From developer Pigeons at Play and Devolver Digital, Mycopunk is one of those games where you see a few seconds of footage in the trailer, get…

Gears of War is getting a remaster with Gears of War: Reloaded releasing in August

Microsoft / Xbox Game Studios and developer The Coalition have announced Gears of War is getting a remaster with Gears of War: Reloaded. It's coming…

Junkyard Space Agency is a 'scrappier, multiplayer version' of Kerbal Space Program

Junkyard Space Agency is an upcoming co-op space agency simulator that the developer said is like a "scrappier, multiplayer version" of…

Warfare Legacy Collection remasters two classics Flash strategy games and it's out now

I'm certain plenty of readers will remember the Flash classics Warfare 1917 and Warfare 1944! They're back, better than ever and expanded with the…

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

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…

Road trip management RPG Keep Driving added controller support, working on being Steam Deck Verified

Keep Driving is a road trip management RPG that I'm quite a big fan of, and now I'll be able to relax a little more on my next run with the recently…

Easy Delivery Co. is a strange and spooky delivery driving sim with a demo worth checking out

Easy Delivery Co. from Sam C / Oro Interactive is a delivery driving sim that mixes together classic PlayStation styled visuals, with bouncing…

The Story-Rich Megabundle on Steam is amazing value not to be missed

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Stellaris: BioGenesis and free 4.0 "Phoenix" update out now

A major day for Stellaris as the Stellaris: BioGenesis expansion has released, and the huge free overhaul patch 4.0 "Phoenix" has arrived.…

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

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…

Check out the demo for no brake no gain, a precision-driving game where skill outshines speed

Fancy a challenge? no brake no gain is an upcoming arcade precision-driving game where skill outshines speed. The developer just recently released…

Glass Cannon is my next indie obsession, a chill turn-based shoot-em-up roguelike with wild weapon combos

I cannot stop myself clicking play on Glass Cannon, it's a properly great and unique shoot 'em up experience that twists the genre in a fun way…

Wine 10.7 released with an interesting loading time performance improvement

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

Pac-Man meets a time-stopping survivor-like bullet heaven in Maze Mice out in Early Access

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The UPERFECT UColor O2 is a brilliant portable monitor

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

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Here's the games to claim for Steam Deck / Linux from Prime Gaming for May 2nd

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THE FINALS broke again on Linux Desktop / Steam Deck, Valve updated Proton Hotfix to fix it

THE FINALS has a repeating issue where major updates will break it in some way, with the latest update causing the game on Desktop Linux / Steam Deck…

Team Fortress 2 updated with a whole bunch of fixes thanks to the community having the source code

Back in February, Valve released the source code for Team Fortress 2 (TF2) into the Source SDK, which allows modders to see how it all works and get…

SteamOS 3.7.5 Preview improves Lenovo Legion Go S support and brings more bug fixes

Valve continue rolling out changes to SteamOS Preview readying it for the eventual public SteamOS 3 for more handheld devices beyond the Steam Deck,…

Epic reduce their cut to 0% for the first $1 million in revenue for devs on the Epic Games Store

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Steam Survey for April 2025 results available, Linux sits at 2.27%

Valve released the Steam Hardware & Software Survey results for April 2025, so here's your usual round-up of where things stand right now..Read…

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

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