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Sending an Email Using Python

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Ever wanted to send emails using just Python? A few lines of code and you don’t even need to log into your Gmail account to email anyone in the world. In fact, you can do this in your terminal. First, open up your terminal and create a file. I will call mine “emailer.py”. nano emailer.py Now, let’s add som…

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Great News! Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA

Linux has achieved a significant milestone, reaching 5% desktop market share in the USA.

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10 Little-Known Linux Commands You Probably Missed – Part 5

Discover 10 little-known Linux commands in Part 5 that can enhance your productivity and streamline your workflow. Unleash the full potential of your system!

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Best Free and Open Source Software: June 2025 Updates

Discover the latest updates on the best free and open source software for June 2025.

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KDE Plasma 6.4.2 Improves the Kicker App Menu Widget, Spectacle, and More

Discover the enhancements in KDE Plasma 6.4.2, featuring improvements to the Kicker App Menu Widget, Spectacle, and more for a better user experience.

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Canonical Plans for a Fully Functional Desktop Session on RISC-V with Ubuntu 25.10

Last month, Canonical announced a significant change for RISC-V users that will drop support for most of the existing RISC-V hardware, as the company plans to raise the required RISC-V ISA profile family from RVA20 to RVA23.

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NordVPN Now Has a Graphical Linux Client and We Gave It a Look

In May, NordVPN got full scale on board with Linux when it released a Linux client. We just took it for a spin!

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GParted Live 1.7.0-8 Adds Mechanism to Reduce Random Order of Block Devices

GParted Live 1.7.0-8 open-source partition editor is now available for download with a mechanism to reduce the random order of block devices and removal of 32-bit support.

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GStreamer 1.28 Promises Vulkan H.264 Encoder, AMD HIP Plugin, and More

GStreamer 1.28 open-source multimedia framework has entered development promising many new features and improvements. Here’s what to expect.

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CachyOS July 2025 Update Finally Lets Users Choose the Shell During Installation

Starting with this release CachyOS now defaults to the Wayland session for all new KDE Plasma installations.

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The upcoming skate. from EA will be unsupported on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck due to anti-cheat

skate. is an upcoming next-generation skateboarding game and it's now confirmed it will not support Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck due to…

Popular free online shooter STRAFTAT just got a big content expansion with 4 player support

STRAFTAT is a free to play arena shooter that's quite popular, and it just had a big content expansion with support for 4 players..Read the full…

Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition has arrived and Steam Deck Verified

Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter Nights 2: Enhanced Edition is now here from Aspyr Media, updating the classic from 2006..Read the full article on…

Wuthering Waves now Steam Deck Playable, and works on Desktop Linux with one tweak

After Wuthering Waves launched on Steam, it was left broken on all Linux platforms including SteamOS and Steam Deck but now it works..Read the full…

Shark Dentist looks a bit silly, tense, gruesome and I need to play it

I don't know who thought that it was a good idea to be a Shark Dentist, in what looks like a set from a cheap horror movie - but now I have to try…

The Alters gets patched to replace AI generated bits, fix a Steam Deck crash and more

The Alters from 11 bit studios appears to be doing very well, apart from the controversy over the AI generated bits. A new patch is out to fix it…

RimWorld – Odyssey expansion is out now along with update 1.6

RimWorld has expanded in a massive way with the Odyssey expansion and the 1.6 update, now available for all players..Read the full article on…

Try the big demo upgrade for Demon Tides, an impressive looking open-world 3D platformer

An open world platformer where you express yourself with different movements, Demon Tides looks like a lot of fun and it just had a huge demo…

Legion Go S gets Joystick LED controls in SteamOS, plus more Steam updates for all

Valve put out a new Steam Beta for Desktop and SteamOS, here's all that's changed for the July 14th update..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition to release August 14

Relic Entertainment have announced that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition is set for release on August 14th..Read the full article…

Lossless Scaling Frame Gen gets a Decky Loader Steam Deck plugin but there's drama

There's some drama in Steam Deck land with a Decky Loader plugin, that works with Lossless Scaling Frame Generation from the new lsfg-vk project for…

Open source Medal of Honor: Allied Assault adds better bots and a new master server for online play

Fancy some Medal of Honor: Allied Assault on modern systems with online play? OpenMoHAA is what you need to check out..Read the full article on…

Split-screen game launcher for Linux / SteamOS adds support for multiple keyboards and mice

PartyDeck is a free and open source split-screen game launcher for Linux / SteamOS, and the latest release sounds great..Read the full article on…

System76 reveal the new Adder WS laptop, their "most affordable" powerhouse

Linux hardware vendor and Pop!_OS Linux distribution developer System76 have revealed the Adder WS laptop, and it's quite powerful..Read the full…

GE-Proton 10-9 released with NTSYNC and FSR4 upgrade support

GE-Proton 10-9 is out now with some exciting sounding new features like NTSYNC and FSR4 upgrade support for gamers on Linux, SteamOS and Steam…

Wine 10.12 brings EGL backend in the X11 driver, support for Bluetooth Low Energy services

Wine 10.12 is out now as the latest development release towards Wine 11, bringing new features and bug fixes for running Windows apps / games on…

DOGWALK is a free casual game from the Blender Studio out now

The Blender Studio team have now released DOGWALK, a free casual game made with Godot Engine..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Limbo and Inside are getting delisted from GOG

GOG have announced that Limbo and Inside from studio Playdead are being delisted, so you might want to grab them while you can..Read the full article…

Get the Borderlands series in the new Gear Up For Borderlands 4 Humble Bundle

Plenty of action to be had here in the Gear Up For Borderlands 4 Humble Bundle, giving you a whole bunch of games from Gearbox..Read the full article…

Proton Experimental updated to fix the Epic Games Store and a few games

Valve put out a small update to Proton Experimental to begin the weekend, with fixes for the Epic Games Store and a few games for Linux, SteamOS and…

Build your own Capcom Summer Bundle with Fanatical

A little Capcom for the weekend? Fanatical have released an easy way to save some monies in the Build your own Capcom Summer Bundle..Read the full…

Try having a shotgun for an arm in the demo for Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation

Captain Wayne - Vacation Desperation is an upcoming retro-styled completely over the top FPS, it looks awesome and a demo is now live..Read the full…

SuperWEIRD is a co-op mixture of automation, tower defense and adventuring

SuperWEIRD is the next planned game from developers Luden.io, merging together a few different genres into something thoroughly odd..Read the full…

Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation for Linux gets upgraded to the latest v3.1

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How to install Battle.net on Linux, SteamOS and Steam Deck for World of Warcraft and Starcraft

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Craft-and-thrive adventure Squirreled Away tweaks the graphics for Steam Deck players

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Rotate and unfold the world in the wonderful 3D platformer PaperKlay - now Steam Deck Verified

Now Steam Deck Verified / SteamOS Compatible! PaperKlay is a gorgeous 3D platformer collect-a-thon with a world made of paper, cardboard and…

Stress-testing app OCCT switches to Vulkan by default dropping DirectX

The popular stress-testing app OCCT recently landed on Steam, and the first major update here swaps DirectX for Vulkan by default..Read the full…

Unrailed! gets fixed for Steam Deck and an update for controllers on Linux / macOS

Unrailed! from Indoor Astronaut is a great co-op multiplayer game that's good fun with friends, and now works properly on Steam Deck / Linux…

Multiple games from Slitherine are free to keep for a limited time like Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

If you're totally broke you can claim some free games to keep on Steam right now, thanks to game publisher Slitherine Ltd..Read the full article on…

The RTS Rush Humble Bundle has some strategy games not to be missed

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First-person horror platformer Blessed Burden adds Linux and Steam Deck support

First-person platforming with a dose of horror? Sounds interesting! Blessed Burden recently added Linux and Steam Deck support..Read the full article…

Raid an abandoned Soviet R&D Institute in the single-player extraction shooter Red Light

With intense action, Red Light is a single-player extraction shooter not to be missed if you love your retro-styled shooters..Read the full article…

Plant, grow and harvest in the farming roguelite deckbuilder Cropdeck - sign up the Playtest

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Oblivion Remastered v1.2 gets a Beta with lots of fixes and optimisations

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is getting quite a big update soon, with version 1.2 now in Beta on Steam..Read the full article on…

Try the big demo update for Dicey Bugs, a turn-based deckbuilder where you control both sides

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Chilled dino ranching game Paleo Pines is crowdfunding for a big free update

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Simple GOG client for Linux, Minigalaxy version 1.4 released

Minigalaxy is a simple and to the point GOG game downloader for Linux, with a brand new release in version 1.4 now available..Read the full article…

Incredible cheap treats in the Steam Summer Sale 2025 under £3

On a seriously tight budget? I feel you. So here's a bunch of fantastic games in the Steam Summer Sale 2025 under £3..Read the full article on…

STEEL HUNTERS is another live service casualty as it's shutting down

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A selection of upcoming games I'm excited to see release

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MR FARMBOY is like Stardew Valley but with automation and optimization

Coming to Early Access later in July, MR FARMBOY blends elements of Stardew Valley with automation and optimisation..Read the full article on…

Operation Octo is an upcoming frantic aquatic Tower Defense with big boss fights

Need a fresh Tower Defense game to try out? Here's another tip for you! Operation Octo arrives in September with a chance to try it early..Read the…

Vehicle No. 4 has you build your own vehicle in this horde survival game

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In Silence Waits is an upcoming modern take on classic graphical adventures

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The Last of Us Part II Remastered gets a new way to play - chronologically

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Steam now has a UI scaling slider and accessibility menu on desktop

As Valve continue updating Steam with better accessibility options, the latest Beta makes it super easy to make Steam bigger (or smaller)..Read the…

AMD CPU Transient Scheduler Attacks security flaw revealed

Made public today is a fresh round of security issues, this time for AMD CPUs with Transient Scheduler Attacks..Read the full article on…

Rhythm of Resistance is the "world's first" rhythm metroidvania

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The big Diplomacy Update for X4: Foundations is now in Beta

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