NIST finalizes lightweight cryptography standard for small devices

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized a lightweight cryptography standard to protect even the smallest networked devices from cyberattacks.

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Firefly AIBOX 3588S – Set up Flatpak to use external disk

Having liaised with an engineer from Firefly, there’s no publicly available way of making a bootable microSD card for the AIBOX 3588S in Linux.

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SparkyLinux 8.0 Launches with Debian 13 Base

SparkyLinux 8.0 arrives with a Debian 13 base, Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, updated desktops, new tools, and improved installation options.

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CachyOS — Distrowatch’s Top Distro Has Speed, Polish and Features

CachyOS delivers top‑tier performance, modern desktop choices, and hassle‑free software management — a standout among Arch‑based distros.

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How to Migrate to deb822 Format in Debian 13 Trixie

In this tutorial, we will explain what deb822 format is, why Debian trixie adopted it, its benefits, and how to migrate from the old sources.list to the new deb822 format in Debian 13 trixie.

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Go 1.25 Released with Experimental Garbage Collector and New JSON API

Go 1.25 lands with major toolchain and runtime enhancements, including experimental GC, encoding/json v2, and new testing/synctest support.

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CachyOS Topped DistroWatch’s Rankings

The performance-tuned CachyOS takes the crown from Linux Mint, topping DistroWatch’s ranking for the most popular Linux distribution.

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LibreELEC 12.2 Media Center Debuts with Kodi Omega 21.2

LibreELEC 12.2 is out with Kodi Omega 21.2, updated kernels for better Intel and Raspberry Pi support, and the removal of the legacy Nvidia driver.

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How to Install Docker on Debian 13 (Trixie): A Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to install Docker on Debian 13 (Trixie) from start to finish and get your containerization environment ready in minutes.

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Benchmarking the ASRock Industrial NUC BOX-255H

I’ll compare the machine with desktop PC counterparts along the way.

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The original Splitgate will live on with player-hosted matches

Mystery delivery game Truckful is getting a demo next month, will be "100%" Steam Deck compatible

Dome Keeper set for full online and local multiplayer with a new trailer

Help more get noticed with the Game Devs of Color Support Bundle on itch.io

Soulblaze is a new dice rolling creature-collecting roguelite you can try right now

Valheim: Call To Arms major update announced with new combat mechanics and lots of new items

Story-based survival strategy game Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown announced

Paradox announced the updated, expanded, and remastered Surviving Mars: Relaunched

Mesa 25.2.1 released for open source Linux graphics drivers

Leaks again hint at Valve doing a proper Steam Machine Console

7 years later, Valve's Proton has been an incredible game-changer for Linux

Proton Experimental gets fixes for THE FINALS, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and METAL GEAR SOLID V

I can't wait to fire that massive cannon in PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant

Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster is the next Nightdive Studios release

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Definitive Edition fixes desyncs between Windows and Linux / SteamOS

iRacing Arcade announced and it's basically Circuit Superstars 2 with licensed cars and tracks

Death By Scrolling is the next game from Ron Gilbert of Terrible Toybox and publisher MicroProse

Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes announced and has me terribly excited

Competitive vehicle shooter World of Tanks: HEAT announced with Steam Deck support

SCS Software have next-gen trucking competition with Road Kings from Saber Interactive

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 launches October 21 but you have to pay extra for all the content

Europa Universalis V set to release November 4

Woolhaven expansion announced for Cult of the Lamb

Dune: Awakening is now Steam Deck Verified

Hollow Knight: Silksong 'special announcement' coming August 21

HELLDIVERS 2 x Halo: ODST crossover arrives on August 26

Ukrainian devs Cheers LLC bring puzzle-metroidvania Neanderthallica to Linux and macOS

Valve continue building up their new game Deadlock with a big update with six new heroes

Steampunk auto-shooter Airships: Lost Flotilla gets a big free content update

Webcam-based head & eye tracking app for gaming, LookPilot gets improved Linux compatibility

Puzzle colony builder AUTARKIS looks great with a demo up and releases September 1

Clean up the world in Kingdoms of the Dump a SNES styled JRPG coming in November

GeForce NOW gets Blackwell GPUs, install to play games, a Steam Deck upgrade and Discord integration

Nintendo 64 emulator gopher64 recently added save state slots and netplay cloud servers

Pre-Fortress 2 is coming to Steam to bridge the gap between Team Fortress and Team Fortress 2

Monster taming roguelite Aethermancer from the Monster Sanctuary devs arrives September 23

Valve announce language-specific user review scores for Steam games

Last Epoch Season 3 will work better on Steam Deck and there's lots new coming

Bioneers combines factory-building with organism simulation in a microworld

Take command of a Cold War-era nuclear corvette in space with Deck & Conn

Jupiter Hell Classic is a 'demake of a remake of a roguelike unmake' now on Steam

Become a chaotic vacuum in the physics-based action-adventure ACUVAC

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes gets Steam Deck Verified and Cloud Saves

THE FINALS should be fixed again with the latest Proton Experimental updates

SlaveDriver Engine for the Sega Saturn classic shooter PowerSlave gets open sourced

Grab some table top games in the latest board game Humble Bundle

Wine 10.13 released with improvements for WoW64, BCrypt and more

LEGO Voyagers looks super sweet and arrives for co-op play on September 15

Rally Arcade Classics to expand with the Precision & Chase update on September 9

You've built cities with people, beavers, on top of giant creatures - and now you'll do it with Crows