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I am the owner of GamingOnLinux. After discovering Linux back in the days of Mandrake in 2003, I constantly came back to check on the progress of Linux until Ubuntu appeared on the scene and it helped me to really love it. You can reach me easily by emailing GamingOnLinux directly.

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Distrobox can open up the Steam Deck to a whole new world

By Liam Dawe, Sep 12, 2022

Distrobox is a way to use pretty much any other Linux distribution in your terminal, along with full GUI apps and now it supports the Steam Deck with SteamOS too.

Defend humanity from an alien organism in puzzle game Xenospore

By Liam Dawe, Sep 12, 2022

A mixture of strategy and puzzling elements together, Xenospore is a currently free game about defending humanity by prevent a strange alien organism from spreading too far.

The Minecraft Live event returns October 15 with a fresh mob vote

By Liam Dawe, Sep 12, 2022

If you still love Minecraft and want to find out all that's coming, mark the calendars for October 15 as Minecraft Live is set to return.

GE-Proton 7-33 and Wine-GE-Proton 7-28 are out now

By Liam Dawe, Sep 12, 2022

Two very popular open source compatibility layer projects from developer 'GloriousEggroll' are out now, with updates to both GE-Proton and Wine-GE-Proton too.

Heroic Games Launcher version 2.4.3 is another critical bug-fix release

By Liam Dawe, Sep 12, 2022

The open source Heroic Games Launcher for running Epic Games and GOG has another important bug-fix release now available.

Windows compatibility layer Wine 7.17 is out now

By Liam Dawe, Sep 12, 2022

This is the compatibility layer that allows you to run various Windows applications and games on Linux (and forms part of Steam Play Proton). Once a year or so, a new stable release is made but the development versions are usually fine to use.

The Starlight Children's Foundation Bundle has a really odd selection

By Liam Dawe, Sep 10, 2022

Humble recently launched the Starlight Children's Foundation Bundle and it's a thoroughly odd selection but some of you might want to check it out.

Valve opens official Steam Deck repair centers

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2022

Need to get your Steam Deck fixed up? Well, you no longer have to do it yourself as Valve have officially opened up some repair centers.

Prison Architect is getting a 'Free for life' update (and yes it's free)

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2022

Double Eleven and Paradox Interactive just announced a new free update coming to Prison Architect named 'Free for life'.

Fight against socks and sandals, grey suits and more in Fashion Police Squad

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2022

What do people have against socks and sandals exactly? Fashion Police Squad is a funny new first-person shooter from Mopeful Games and No More Robots and might be one of my favourite games this year.

Intel reveals Arc Graphics A-Series desktop GPU specifications

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2022

As Intel ready up their dedicated desktop graphics, they have released fresh details on the specifications so here's what's about to arrive.

The new Library Mode in Wine manager Bottles looks awesome

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2022

Here's an update I missed recently somehow. Bottles, the application you can use for managing various Windows games and apps installed with Wine had a fresh update with a fancy new Library Mode.

Crusader Kings III: Friends & Foes out with free update and Free Weekend

By Liam Dawe, Sep 9, 2022

Crusader Kings III has a big free update out now, plus the Crusader Kings III: Friends & Foes event pack is out now. You can also try the game free this weekend.

Classic racer Re-Volt returned to Steam — here's how to work it on Steam Deck / Linux

By Liam Dawe, Sep 8, 2022

Re-Volt is a retro delight from the year 1999 that originally came to GOG in 2013. Sadly it was pulled from sale when it was found to contain code written by the community, that the release did not have permission to use. Now it's back and on Steam too.