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openSUSE Leap vs Tumbleweed: What's the Difference?  It's FOSS

Hearts of Iron 4 switches to Direct X 11 with the 1.11 patch  AltChar

System76's Pop!_OS Linux distribution already has their own "COSMIC" desktop that is based on GNOME, but moving ahead they are working on their own Rust-written desktop that is not based on GNOME or any existing desktop environment...

While we eagerly await the release of Godot 4 as a massive update to this leading open-source game engine, out this weekend is Godot 3.4 as a rather significant update to Godot 3.x with a number of new features and improvements...

The 10 Best Debian-Based Linux Distributions  MUO - MakeUseOf

Proposed Linux kernel patches by a Google engineer -- based on existing functionality found within Android and Chrome OS kernel builds -- would allow Linux's DRM display/GPU drivers to more easily know when system input events occur...

Proposed Patches Would Let Linux GPU Drivers More Easily Know When User Input Occurs  Phoronix

There isn't any shiny new drivers part of the kernel's staging area for Linux 5.16 but exciting from a maintenance perspective is a rather healthy clean-up affecting multiple areas of this "proving grounds" area of the kernel...

Sent in on Friday by Bjorn Helgaas were all of the PCI subsystem updates for the Linux 5.16 merge window...

KDE developers began November working on yet more Plasma Wayland session fixes and other enhancements to their open-source desktop environment...

KDE Continues Improving Its Scanner Application, Fixing Plasma Wayland Bugs  Phoronix

TechMinds: Testing DragonOS Focal, a Linux ISO with many SDR programs built-in  Southgate Amateur Radio Club

The 10 Best Debian-Based Linux Distributions  MakeUseOf

Solar photovoltaic technology, which converts sunlight directly into electricity, has fallen in cost so far that it is now the most inexpensive method of getting electricity, period. If you have any money in the bank and own your home or business, consider investing in solar power for yourself now, as you can do some good for the planet and your wallet simultaneously.

But can you still take advantage of solar if you live in an apartment or aren’t flush with cash?

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It's Been 9 Years Since Valve Rolled Out The Steam Linux Beta  Phoronix

Today marks nine years already since Valve began rolling out their Steam Linux beta client after a very exciting summer. While the initial Steam on Linux excitement phased out a bit after Steam Machines didn't materialize, as we approach a decade with Steam on Linux it's easily as exciting as ever thanks to Steam Play / Proton for allowing massive amounts of Windows games to run on Linux and the imminent release of the Steam Deck that has fueled renewed interest around Linux gaming...

The Linux X86 Journey To Main()  Hackaday

Back in September it was announced that the BattlEye anti-cheat technology would support Proton with an emphasis on the forthcoming Steam Deck. Now as a nice present for Steam's 9th birthday on Linux, that BattlEye support is coming together...

Administer Linux with Microsoft Endpoint Manager  Market Research Telecast

Wine 6.21 is out as the latest bi-weekly development release of this open-source software for enjoying Windows games and applications on Linux...