Slimbook Hero (MANJARO) new linux gaming laptop with i7-13620H and RTX 4060 8GB (slimbook.com)
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GE-Proton8-32 Released (github.com)
HOTFIX:...
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Wine 9.2 (www.winehq.org)
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GE-Proton8-31 Released (github.com)
Proton:...
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Proton Hotfix updated to support HELLDIVERS 2 on Steam Deck / Linux (www.gamingonlinux.com)
The game went from borked to working fine after the update according to ProtonDB. A lot of people suspected it would never happen considering the game has a rootkit anti-cheat, but this is good news.
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New Manjaro Linux Gaming Handheld from OrangePi (neo.manjaro.org)
cross-posted from: feddit.ch/post/4192351...
Virtual Surround Sound on headphones (blog.c10l.cc)
I finally got around to configuring virtual surround, so I added a section to my blog post describing my Debian setup....
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Wine-GE-Proton8-26 Released (github.com)
Changes:...
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S&box will use Vulkan (Sandbox is spiritual successor to Garry's Mod) (sbox.facepunch.com)
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Vulkan Video Finally Introduces AV1 Video Decoding Extension (www.phoronix.com)
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One Line Patch Doubles Mesa NVK Performance For Talos Principle... To 18 FPS - Phoronix (www.phoronix.com)
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GE-Proton8-29 Released (github.com)
hotfix: updated proton bleeding edge to include tekken 8 online match disconnect fix...
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Ayaneo next handheld is going to use SteamOS (www.dexerto.com)
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Valve Lands A Last Minute AMD ACO Improvement For Mesa 24.0 (www.phoronix.com)
With testing many different shaders over dozens of games, the generated instruction count was down by about 2.5%, the code size around 2% lower, etc. Some users report this quantifying in some games like Cyberpunk 2077 yielding 4~14% better performance.
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Why I'm done with Nobara Linux: A Breakup Story with a Tech Twist (open.substack.com)
Followup to why you should switch to Nobara Linux. Also, some scripts I’ve compiled for distro hopping the fedora flavors.
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GE-Proton8-30 Released (github.com)
HOTFIX:...
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GE-Proton8-28 Released (github.com)
fixed [S_API FAIL] SteamAPI_Init() failed; no appID found. from being reported when running non-steam games...
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How A Steam Bug Deleted Someone’s Entire PC (iv.datura.network)
AYANEO NEXT LITE no longer ships with SteamOS-like HoloISO Linux - Windows 11 instead (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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Mesa's NVIDIA Vulkan Driver "NVK" Now Exposes Vulkan 1.3 Support (www.phoronix.com)
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Surreal Engine (formerly UTEngine): Open source reimplementation of Unreal Engine 1, can run UT99 and Unreal Gold (v226) maps, and boot up Deus Ex (github.com)
Surreal Engine is an ongoing project to reimplement UE1, mainly focused on Unreal Tournament v436 and Unreal Gold v226 at the moment....
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Valve Releases Proton 8.0-5 With Many Fixes, More Windows Games Now Playable (www.phoronix.com)
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League of Legends likely unplayable on Linux / Steam Deck soon due to Vanguard anti-cheat (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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Rust-Written Linux Scheduler Showing Promising Results For Gaming Performance (www.phoronix.com)
tl;dr large gaming performance over stock CPU scheduler when there is a heavy CPU task running in background...
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