Steam Deck Adds Battery Maximum Charge Limit Control In Newest Beta
After being speculated that such a feature would surface the past few months, today's updated Steam Deck Client Beta from Valve introduces a battery charge limit control to help preserve the longevity of your Steam Deck's battery...
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Linux Mint's Mint-Y Theme Gets a Modern Touch
Linux Mint 22.2 will be called “Zara” and LMDE 7 “Gigi,” as the team tweaks Mint-Y colors to better align with modern UI trends and libAdwaita styling.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
KDE Gear 25.04.1 Fixes Session Restore in the Dolphin File Manager and Other Bugs - 9to5Linux
KDE Gear 25.04.1 is now available as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 25.04 software suite series with various bug fixes.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
KDE Gear 25.04.1 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New
KDE Gear 25.04.1 apps collection delivers bugfixes and updated translations across 180+ apps and libraries, including Dolphin, Konsole, and Cantor.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
Ubuntu 25.10 Replaces Sudo with Rust-Based sudo-rs
Starting with its 25.10 release, Ubuntu is switching the default sudo tool to a new version called sudo-rs, written in Rust.sk (OSTechNix)
Intel Begins Posting Linux Patches For Wildcat Lake
While there have been many Linux kernel patches being worked on for months now for Intel's upcoming Panther Lake SoCs, only seeing the first Linux kernel patches today is their Wildcat Lake platform...
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Intel P-State Energy Aware Scheduling May Be Ready For Lunar Lake
Going back to last year there have been patches for adapting the Intel P-State Linux driver with support for Energy Aware Scheduling (EAS) as what began as an Arm big.lxer.com
Linux Mint 22.2 Codenamed “Zara”, LMDE 7 Will be Called “Gigi” - 9to5Linux
Linux Mint 22.2 distribution was announced as “Zara” and will be based on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS operating system series and Linux kernel 6.8.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Intel Link-Off Between Frames "LOBF" Submitted For Linux 6.16 Graphics Driver
A new Intel graphics/display driver feature being enabled for Linux 6.16 is LOBF: Link-Off Between Frames...
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Paradox Interactive announce Europa Universalis V gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/para…
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Paradox Interactive announce Europa Universalis V
Paradox Interactive / Paradox Tinto have today announced Europa Universalis V, the next in the series of their popular historical grand strategy games.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Get some quality strategy games like Battlestar Galactica Deadlock in the Slitherine Strategy Bundle gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/get-…
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Get some quality strategy games like Battlestar Galactica Deadlock in the Slitherine Strategy Bundle
Fanatical Bundle Fest is back and one of the sweet new deals is the new Slitherine Strategy Bundle, which includes some great strategy games like Battlestar Galactica Deadlock for cheaps.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
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Slimbook Launches Kymera Black Linux Desktop Computer for Gamers and Creators - 9to5Linux
Slimbook launches Kymera Black as the next generation of their Linux desktop computer designed for creators, gamers, and hardware enthusiasts.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
Control an interstellar train in the deck-builder Break Siege out now in Early Access gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/cont…
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Control an interstellar train in the deck-builder Break Siege out now in Early Access
Another strategy game with trains? Sign me up. Break Siege from FojoGames just hit Early Access and looks like it could be another good one.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite Benchmarks On Ubuntu Linux vs. AMD vs. Intel
June 2024 marked the launch of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite to much initial fanfare for finally some compelling ARM laptop designs. While initially -- and still to this day with the likes of the TUXEDO X Elite laptop not materializing yet -- being focused on Windows 11 on ARM, there was hope among Linux users this would lead to a nice ARM Linux laptop …
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Final Bookworm-Based Raspberry Pi OS Released Ahead of Debian Trixie
A new Raspberry Pi OS update is now available for download, featuring screen lock upgrades, touchscreen improvements, and performance boosts.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
AMD Strix Point & Intel Lunar Lake: Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu 25.04 Linux Performance Review
Last month was a fresh look at the Intel Lunar Lake graphics performance between Windows and Linux while this article is Microsoft Windows 11 Pro vs.lxer.com
Few Apple Silicon Device Tree Updates Submitted Ahead Of Linux 6.16
Sven Peter has mailed out the Device Tree "DT" updates for benefiting Apple Silicon hardware with the upcoming Linux 6.16 merge window...
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Few Apple Silicon Device Tree Updates Submitted Ahead Of Linux 6.16
Sven Peter has mailed out the Device Tree 'DT' updates for benefiting Apple Silicon hardware with the upcoming Linux 6.16 merge window.www.phoronix.com
In the survivorlike ARPG 'Conquest Dark' you start off nude and build up clothing as you go with multi-life mechanics gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/in-t…
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In the survivorlike ARPG 'Conquest Dark' you start off nude and build up clothing as you go with multi-life mechanics
Just what the survivorlike bullet heaven genre thingy needed - nudity! Conquest Dark from Eldritch Sword Games actually has quite a number of fun game mechanics worth exploring, the nudity is optional but it has a point.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
OpenRazer 3.10.3 Brings Linux Driver Support For Razer's Naga V2 Pro & Strider Chroma
OpenRazer 3.10.3 was released on Wednesday as the newest update to this set of open-source, community-maintained and out-of-tree drivers for Razer hardware on Linux...
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Linux 6.16 Bringing A Fix For Old Intel Haswell Graphics
With the Linux 6.15-rc6 kernel release due out on Sunday, we're hitting the transition point where the focus on DRM kernel graphics drivers for Linux 6.16 is shifting from feature work to bug-fixing ahead of this next merge window. As such sent out today were drm-misc-next and drm-intel-gt-next pull requests focused on preparing various kernel graphics/display driver fixes for t…
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Linux 6.16 Bringing A Fix For Old Intel Haswell Graphics
With the Linux 6.15-rc6 kernel release due out on Sunday, we're hitting the transition point where the focus on DRM kernel graphics drivers for Linux 6.16 is shifting from feature work to bug-fixing ahead of this next merge window. As such sent out today were drm-misc-next and drm-intel-gt-next pull requests focused on preparing various kernel graphics/display driver fixes for t…
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DragonFlyBSD Sees Progress On UVC Webcam Support
For those with a common USB Video Class "UVC" web camera, it could soon finally see support under the DragonFlyBSD operating system...
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DragonFlyBSD Sees Progress On UVC Webcam Support
For those with a common USB Video Class 'UVC' web camera, it could soon finally see support under the DragonFlyBSD operating system.www.phoronix.com
Mesa 25.2 Merges AMD Support For Setting Queue Priorities
Going along with new AMDGPU kernel driver patches on their way to the mainline kernel with Linux 6.16, the Mesa 25.2 user-space driver code has landed the infrastructure for being able to set queue priorities as well as secure queues...
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1994 retro shooter The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki gets a Fancy Edition re-release out now gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/1994…
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1994 retro shooter The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki gets a Fancy Edition re-release out now
A blast from the past, although not too well-known. Originally from Maelstrom Software and Future Visionary, The Fortress of Dr. Radiaki - Fancy Edition is a fresh upgraded re-release of the 1994 game from ZOOM Platform Media that's out now.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)

Ubuntu 25.10 Will Default to Rust-Powered sudo-rs
Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) will default to sudo-rs, a Rust-based reimplementation of sudo, aiming for better security and memory safety.Bobby Borisov (Linuxiac)
OpenRazer adds support for Razer Naga V2 Pro and Razer Strider Chroma plus bug fixes and new kernel support gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/open…
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OpenRazer adds support for Razer Naga V2 Pro and Razer Strider Chroma plus bug fixes and new kernel support
OpenRazer is a collection of Linux drivers for Razer devices, giving you better support for all the various device functions. A new release v3.10.3 just rolled out with new supported devices and bug fixes.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Go web-slinging in the adorable looking A Webbing Journey on May 19 gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/go-w…
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Go web-slinging in the adorable looking A Webbing Journey on May 19
Fire Totem Games have announced their really sweet spider physics game A Webbing Journey is finally ready for an Early Access release on May 19th.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/palw…
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Palworld devs confirm game changes due to the Nintendo / Pokemon lawsuit
As we all suspected, recent changes to Palworld game mechanics were as a directly result of the ongoing lawsuit filed against Pocketpair from Nintendo / The Pokemon Company.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
it's also going to put a lot of people off ever touching your game
and yeah, some people on the forums will go "HA HA I BOUGHT THREE COPIES BUY TWATCOIN", but they're probably lying and you do NOT want them to be your audience
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SILENT HILL 2 remake gets a surprise GOG release gamingonlinux.com/2025/05/sile…
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SILENT HILL 2 remake gets a surprise GOG release
Out of nowhere GOG added the SILENT HILL 2 remake from Bloober Team SA and KONAMI, so now more people get to play this highly rated horror DRM-free.Liam Dawe (GamingOnLinux)
I have the game on Steam already but will buy it on GOG again.
To support GOG and to show them that i really like that they bring modern games, too.
Raspberry Pi OS Updated With More Wayland Work, Likely The Last Based On Debian 12
Raspberry Pi today announced the latest update to their Raspberry Pi OS, which continues to be based on Debian Linux and likely their last major release before migrating from a Debian 12 base to Debian 13 later in the year.lxer.com
Raspberry Pi OS Gets New Printers App, Linux 6.12 LTS, and Wayland Improvements - 9to5Linux
Raspberry Pi OS 2025-05-06 is now available for download with a new Printers app, Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, and Wayland improvements.Marius Nestor (9to5Linux)
New, from me: Pakistani Firm Shipped Fentanyl Analogs, Scams to US
A Texas firm recently charged with conspiring to distribute synthetic opioids in the United States is at the center of a vast network of companies in the U.S. and Pakistan whose employees are accused of using online ads to scam westerners seeking help with trademarks, book writing, mobile app development and logo designs, a new investigation reveals.
This story was quite a lot of work, and I really hope some good can come of it. The scale of this operation is something to behold:
Fwupd 2.0.9 Released With Firmware Updating Support For Intel Arc Battlemage
Following his recent PremDay talk on LVFS/Fwupd, Richard Hughes of Red Hat today released Fwupd 2.0.9 as the newest feature release for this open-source firmware updating utility for Linux systems.lxer.com
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in reply to Phoronix • • •So much work done to be able to use these devices.
I'm not sure I'd buy anything from Razer even if there's support. I don't like gifting money to entities which basically haven't done anything to facilitate their support in free OSes.