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Linux Advocacy - My Take

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I recently had something of a debate on the meaning Linux Advocacy and thought I should offer explanation of my take on the topic. Before that, to clarify my background: I’m not by any means an uber-geek, one of those people who see matrix-like code streams everywhere and solve any tech issue with a…

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MuseScore Studio 4.6 Notation App Released with VST3 Support on Linux

Discover the new MuseScore Studio 4.6 notation app, now featuring VST3 support on Linux. Elevate your music composition experience today!

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Kernel 6.17: Auspicious Autumnal Accomplishments

Discover the highlights of Kernel 6.17, showcasing significant achievements and enhancements for a productive autumn season. Explore the latest features now!

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Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 Released Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Discover the new features of Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0, based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Explore enhanced performance and user experience in this latest release.

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Linux Kernel 6.18 to Ship Without Bcachefs

Discover the latest updates on Linux Kernel 6.18, which will ship without Bcachefs. Learn about the implications and features of this significant release.

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Latest NVIDIA Linux Driver 580.95 Released with Bug Fixes

Discover the latest NVIDIA Linux Driver 580.95, featuring essential bug fixes and performance enhancements. Upgrade your system for optimal graphics today!

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Kali Linux 2025.3 Brings Improved Virtual Machine Tooling, 10 New Tools

Discover Kali Linux 2025.3, featuring enhanced virtual machine tooling and 10 new tools to elevate your cybersecurity experience. Explore the updates now!

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Behind The Scenes of cURL with its Founder: Releases, Updates, and Security

Discover the journey of cURL through its founder's insights on releases, updates, and security. Explore the evolution of this essential tool behind the scenes.

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The Hidden Risks Inside Open-source Code

Discover the hidden risks of open-source code and learn how to safeguard your projects. Stay informed and protect your software from potential vulnerabilities.

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Stonkfetch: A Neofetch-like CLI Tool To Display Stock Information With ASCII Art Logos

Discover Stonkfetch, a unique CLI tool that displays stock information with stylish ASCII art logos. Elevate your terminal experience today!

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ChessMD – Lightweight PGN Database Viewer and Analysis Tool

Discover ChessMD, the lightweight PGN database viewer and analysis tool designed for chess enthusiasts. Analyze games effortlessly and enhance your skills.

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Nightdive release definitive PC update for I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream

Nightdive Studios announced the definitive update for I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream has now landed on PC with Linux support..Read the full…

Black Myth: Wukong gets a big performance update out now

Black Myth: Wukong might actually now be playable on the Steam Deck, with the latest update out now that focuses on performance..Read the full…

The Siege Update for Dwarf Fortress lands November 3

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Open world exploration game Outbound looks super cosy and hit over 1 million Steam wishlists

Outbound looks like a game I need right now, a chilled cosy open-world exploration game about living off-grid and building up your dream…

Surviving Mars: Relaunched arrives November 10 with two expansions planned

Paradox Interactive have announced that Surviving Mars: Relaunched is now set to blast off on November 10th with a discount for owners of the…

The Outlast Trials is getting a brutal looking PvP invasion mode

Get ready to be terrified all over again, as The Outlast Trials is set to get a major update adding in a spooky and brutal PvP mode..Read the full…

Hollow Knight: Silksong Patch 4 has a Beta up with a major controller input change

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Mesa 25.2.5 released with major bug fix for Intel graphics on Linux

Mesa 25.2.5 would normally be just another small point-release bug fix, but in this case it's a little extra special for Intel GPU owners on…

DOOM: The Dark Ages gets a major performance upgrade for handhelds - now Steam Deck Verified

id Software just released a major performance update for DOOM: The Dark Ages, making it run a whole lot better on handhelds like the Steam Deck..Read…

BALL x PIT is out now and it's a brick-breaking ball-smashing great time

BALL x PIT from Kenny Sun / Devolver Digital is out now and it's Steam Deck Verified plus it works to perfection on Desktop Linux PCs..Read the full…

Valve add an easy way to see all the bundles a Steam game is in

Lots of developers like to team up for their games to put them in bundles, so Valve made it easier to see all bundles for each game on Steam..Read…

Uncle Lee’s Cookbook will bring five episodes of point and click adventuring while you save the universe

Uncle Lee's Cookbook: Five Recipes for Disaster was recently announced that will bring five interesting point and click adventures to Linux / Steam…

Many developers leave GZDoom due to leader conflicts and fork it into UZDoom

Drama in open source land, as a major conflict has caused many developers to leave GZDoom behind to fork it into UZDoom..Read the full article on…

Grab the new demo for Tiny Auto Knights, a pretty chill and fun looking PvP auto battler

Tiny Auto Knights is an upcoming release from Mumpitz Games with a demo now available that now has Native Linux support for it..Read the full article…

KDE's 29th anniversary is here and they need your funding

KDE, the free software community that develops the likes of the KDE Plasma desktop, has turned 29 years old and they're doing a fresh…

Heroes of Hammerwatch II gets new content and Steam Deck improvements

Heroes of Hammerwatch II from Crackshell / Team17 just released the first free major update to the rogue-lite action-rpg, along with improving it on…

NVIDIA DLSS support in progress for NVK, the open source Vulkan driver for NVIDIA GPUs

This is pretty big and exciting, the open source NVK driver for NVIDIA GPUs is on a path towards getting NVIDIA DLSS support..Read the full article…

SpaceCraft from Shiro Games has been delayed but a playtest is coming

SpaceCraft from Shiro Games is easily one of the most exciting looking upcoming games, but we're going to have to wait a bit longer to see it…

Improved Steam Deck support is coming to Satisfactory

Satisfactory recently had a fresh experimental Beta for testing, which includes improvements to how it works on Valve's Steam Deck..Read the full…

Inspired by 80s and 90s trash-horror cinema, 3rd person action game HandFoot looks hilarious

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BattleBit Remastered is surprisingly alive - a huge Operation Overhaul update test arrives in November

Dropping the first bit of proper news on Steam since early 2024 after the release of Battlefield 6 is certainly a choice - BattleBit Remastered is…

Supernatural adventure Shadows of the Afterland gets a fully voiced demo upgrade

If you love your adventure games be sure to check out Shadows of the Afterland, with a new fully voiced demo available to try in Steam Next…

That didn't last long - Blue Protocol: Star Resonance anti-cheat causing problems on Linux

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance was just updated, as it seems the initial build did not actually have any anti-cheat enabled but now it does..Read the…

Death by Scrolling from Ron Gilbert / Terrible Toybox releases October 28

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LMDE 7 (Linux Mint Debian Edition) released

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Valve bring more essential bug fixes in the latest Steam Beta for Desktop / SteamOS and Steam Deck

The October 13th Steam Beta comes with a number of bug fixes for annoying issues, along with a couple of feature tweaks for all platforms..Read the…

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow gets a Steam release

Quite a surprise to see, Ubisoft have revived Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow with a Steam release now available..Read the full article…

Hollow Knight: Silksong patch 3 (1.0.28891) brings a lot of fixes and Dualsense Edge support

The most popular Steam Deck game over the last month continues to improve, with the third major patch now available for Hollow Knight: Silksong..Read…

Steam Next Fest - October 2025 is now live with a great many demos

Here we go again, you've got a week to check out a bunch of games having their first or updated demos now in Steam Next Fest - October 2025..Read the…

One of the most promising deck-building roguelikes ever, Moonsigil Atlas gets a big demo upgrade

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Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown gets a first demo

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From the creator of Sally Face, horror deckbuilding roguelike The House of Hamelin has a demo up

Enter the frightful world of The House of Hamelin and take control of Perdita, a young woman tasked with finding her missing cat, Paige..Read the…

Get a bunch of Cosmic Mysteries and Noir Realities in the new Humble Bundle

The Cosmic Mysteries and Noir Realities Humble Bundle is live with another 8 sweet treats, especially good for saving some monies..Read the full…

Build a living city on rails in Steel Artery: Train City Builder

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A Pinball Game That Makes You Mad is certainly an appropriate name for this game

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1998 arcade-style aircraft racer Plane Crazy gets a Championship Edition upgrade

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Unique RTS game Moduwar fixes the oversized cursor on Linux

Moduwar is an adaptive organic RTS where you control an alien creature, it's quite unique and looks really interesting..Read the full article on…

GE-Proton 10-18 brings fixes for Wayland, Company of Heroes 2 & 3, Blue Protocol: Star Resonance

A fresh batch of fixes have landed for running Windows games on Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck with GE-Proton 10-18 now available..Read the full…

Team Fortress 2 Classic scrap their open beta and new Valve rules likely mean they have to change the name

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Take on the role of a curious baby boar in the demo for Adorable Adventures

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Effulgence RPG has some of the slickest animated 3D ASCII art I've ever seen

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Cyberpunk roguelike deckbuilder and dungeon crawler Into The Grid arrives November 10

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Around 70,000 users affected in Discord related breach which includes some government ID images

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Battlefield 6 releases today and it will not be playable on any Linux / SteamOS system

Just a reminder that thanks to EA's latest anti-cheat, the launch of Battlefield 6 today will be unplayable on any Linux system..Read the full…

Blue Protocol: Star Resonance is out now and does work on Linux

Despite the previous report that it likely wouldn't work on Desktop Linux, Blue Protocol: Star Resonance is out now and does work..Read the full…

Proton 10.0-3 release candidate live for testing better Windows game compatibility on Linux / Steam Deck

Valve have released a new release candidate build for the Windows compatibility layer Proton, with Proton 10.0-3 available for users to test..Read…

NVIDIA reveal new driver security issues for October 2025

NVIDIA just revealed more GPU driver security issues and so you should make sure you’re up to date..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Support the mental health charity Safe In Our World with the Wired Productions Humble Bundle

Supporting another essential charity, Safe In Our World is the focus of the Wired Productions Humble Bundle..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Retro Brazilian RTS game Outlive returns with Outlive 25

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