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EndeavourOS Linux gets an upgraded release with Ganymede Neo

Liam Dawe — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:14:00 +0000

After a major update released for EndeavourOS late last year, a new refresh is out with Ganymede Neo with a big tweak for NVIDIA GPU owners.

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Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is out now and supported until 2029

Liam Dawe — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:58:05 +0000

The popular Linux Mint has a big new stable version available with Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" supported up until 2029 as it's a long-term support release.

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The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026

Liam Dawe — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 15:52:53 +0000

Here is your up to date list of what distro you should be picking if you want to start gaming on Linux in 2026. The latest edition of you telling me I'm wrong.

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Bazzite Linux gets a spring cleaning update to end 2025

Liam Dawe — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 14:09:25 +0000

The very popular gaming-focused Bazzite Linux has a fresh release out that ended 2025 with a little spring cleaning, and I've finally joined the ranks.

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Linux Mint 22.3 gets a Beta release with lots of new features

Liam Dawe — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:34:25 +0000

Linux Mint 22.3 is set to be the next long-term supported release and a Beta is now here you can test, with a surprising amount of new features.

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Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with the COSMIC Desktop Environment is out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:47:53 +0000

System76 have today finally released Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with the newly launched COSMIC Desktop Environment.

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Arch-based distro EndeavourOS gets a new Ganymede release

Liam Dawe — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:17:11 +0000

Easily one of the best ways to try out a form of Arch Linux, the popular EndeavourOS has a new release with Ganymede out now.

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Fedora proposal put forward to improve "production stability and incident management"

Liam Dawe — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:11:48 +0000

After a string of annoying incidents after updates causing stability problems on Fedora, there's a new proposal put forward to help improve things.

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Linux Mint to get an upgraded System Information tool and a spruced up system menu

Liam Dawe — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:55:09 +0000

A new blog post is out from the Linux Mint team going over some recent work, with the newer Cinnamon Menu coming along nicely and a new System Information tool.

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Ubuntu getting optimisations for modern processors with architecture variants

Liam Dawe — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:18:12 +0000

Canonical announced they're working on architecture variants of Ubuntu, to hopefully result in better optimisation and performance on modern processors.

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Bazzite using Fedora 43 is out now with full Xbox Ally / Xbox Ally X support

Liam Dawe — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:05:08 +0000

Bazzite Linux has been upgraded with the Fedora 43 release, and it comes with many handheld gaming enhancements for those wanting to break away from Windows.

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Fedora Linux 43 has officially arrived

Liam Dawe — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 14:40:27 +0000

Fedora Linux 43 has arrived for Fedora Workstation, Fedora KDE and other assorted flavours that use Fedora have also seen various upgrades.

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Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy

Liam Dawe — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:46:21 +0000

AI generation, it's everywhere! And now it's going to be formally accepted into Fedora Linux, as per the latest approved change with a new policy.

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Xubuntu website hijacked to serve malware

Liam Dawe — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:14:17 +0000

Ouch, the Xubuntu website was recently hijacked and ended up serving Windows malware, and this isn't the first time the Xubuntu site was hit.

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LMDE 7 (Linux Mint Debian Edition) released

Liam Dawe — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:17:47 +0000

LMDE 7 (Linux Mint Debian Edition) is out now as the latest from the Mint team based directly on Debian instead of Ubuntu.

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Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' is out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:17:12 +0000

Canonical today launched the Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' release, bringing with it many advancements across the Linux desktop.

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System76 COSMIC desktop Beta and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Beta now available

Liam Dawe — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:54:38 +0000

Two huge bits of news from System76, as they've released a Beta for both the new COSMIC desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS bringing lots of goodies.

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KDE officially release the first alpha of KDE Linux their new reference implementation OS

Liam Dawe — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 10:21:32 +0000

The KDE team have been busy, as they're making their own full Linux distro with KDE Linux being a reference implementation OS for Plasma and KDE apps.

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Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" is officially out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 10:51:36 +0000

Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" has been officially released today, bringing with it plenty of enhancements across the board to the popular Linux distro.

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ChimeraOS dev announced Kazeta, a new Linux OS aimed at recreating a classic console experience

Liam Dawe — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 11:04:39 +0000

The developer of ChimeraOS has announced Kazeta, a new Linux OS that aims to provide more of a classic gaming console like experience.

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The popular Linux distro CachyOS has a big upgrade and some fun stuff for gamers

Liam Dawe — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:03:30 +0000

CachyOS is a popular choice for Linux gamers based on Arch Linux (like SteamOS is too), and the August update brings some big new features.

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Bazzite adds support for Ayaneo 3 and the AOKZOE A1X with work towards MSI Claw A8 and Legion Go 2

Liam Dawe — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 09:52:25 +0000

Bazzite, the next generation of Linux gaming, has released a new build with lots of upgrades and support for more PC gaming handhelds.

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Linux Mint 22.2 Beta available for the next long-term supported release

Liam Dawe — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:58:43 +0000

Linux Mint 22.2 arrives soon with a Beta release now available so you can test it early, and help report any issues for the next long-term support release.

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Debian 13 trixie released with Linux kernel 6.12

Liam Dawe — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 10:05:36 +0000

Debian 13 trixie has been released following years of working, bringing lots of new software updates for the popular Linux distribution.

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openSUSE Leap 16.0 will need Steam gamers to install some extras due to no 32-bit

Liam Dawe — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:25:27 +0000

openSUSE Leap 16.0 has entered the Release Candidate phase, and for anyone gaming on Steam with openSUSE Leap you'll need some tweaks.

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Bazzite gets a new app store, newly supported devices, improved WiFi and more

Liam Dawe — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:48:34 +0000

The popular Linux gaming image Bazzite has a July 2025 update out with some interesting new features and expanded device support.

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Running Ubuntu 24.10? It's time to get upgrading with support ending

Liam Dawe — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 10:10:39 +0000

Time is running out for the end of support for the Ubuntu 24.10 series, so you'll need to upgrade quite soon to continue getting security fixes.

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Fedora proposal to drop 32-bit support has been withdrawn

Liam Dawe — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 08:19:57 +0000

There was a whole lot of discussion recently for the Fedora Linux proposal to drop 32-bit support, with the current plan being dropped.

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Bazzite would shut down if Fedora goes ahead with removing 32-bit

Liam Dawe — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 09:24:28 +0000

More to think on for the Fedora Linux change proposal to drop 32-bit support - as the popular Bazzite would have to shut down.

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Fedora Linux devs discuss dropping 32-bit packages - potentially bad news for Steam gamers

Liam Dawe — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 12:17:20 +0000

We may potentially be in for some big changes in Fedora 44, with plans in place being discussed to drop 32-bit multilib / i686 packages.

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KDE Plasma will continue having an X11 session, as Kubuntu switches to Wayland by default

Liam Dawe — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:58:32 +0000

KDE developers confirm Plasma will continue having a maintained X11 session, and now we know Kubuntu will be Wayland by default.

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Manjaro KDE Plasma plans move to Wayland by default

Liam Dawe — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:05:37 +0000

Ubuntu isn't the only Linux distribution planning a big change, as Manjaro KDE Plasma also now plans to move to Wayland.

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Ubuntu 25.10 goes all-in with Wayland, dropping support for GNOME on Xorg

Liam Dawe — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 16:50:44 +0000

The Canonical Desktop Team have announced that starting with Ubuntu 25.10, they're going all-in with GNOME on Wayland.

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Playtron wanted to take on Windows and SteamOS with their GameOS, now they're announcing a cryptocurrency

Liam Dawe — Tue, 06 May 2025 15:22:33 +0000

Reading the press release sounded like a late April Fools joke, but I think we all saw where Playtron were heading. After originally announcing PlaytronOS (now GameOS), their Linux-powered gaming system, they're now directly moving into crypto.

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System76 COSMIC Alpha 7 is out with new accessibility features, global shortcuts and more

Liam Dawe — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:15:23 +0000

System76 continue building up their desktop environment COSMIC, with a 7th Alpha release now available for testing built on top of Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS alpha.

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Ubuntu 25.04 upgrades halted due to Kubuntu users getting a broken desktop

Liam Dawe — Fri, 18 Apr 2025 15:26:31 +0000

This is a bit of a major woopsie. The upgrade path for the latest Ubuntu 25.04 release has been pulled offline, as it has resulted in Kubuntu users seeing a broken desktop.

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Ubuntu 25.04 'Plucky Puffin' is out now

Liam Dawe — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 18:17:28 +0000

Canonical has today released Ubuntu 25.04, codenamed "Plucky Puffin", their latest feature upgrade release to one of the most popular Linux distributions. This also includes updates for all the other editions like Kubuntu.

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SteamOS alternative Bazzite Linux 42 brings Beta support for the MSI Claw handhelds and lots of other improvements

Liam Dawe — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 09:22:21 +0000

Building on top of the latest Fedora 42 release, Bazzite 42 is out now for this increasingly popular SteamOS-like option to put on your handhelds, desktops and more.

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Fedora Linux 42 is out now with KDE Plasma Desktop promoted and x86 programs on ARM

Liam Dawe — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:21:02 +0000

A big release for the Linux world is here. Fedora Linux 42 has arrived bringing with it the latest and greatest in open source software and a good choice to run on your desktops, laptops and more.

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A public alpha of the 'semi-immutable' Manjaro Summit Linux is now available

Liam Dawe — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:54:35 +0000

The future of Linux distributions in many ways seems like immutable may be a good path, and now the Manjaro team want you to test out their own version of it with Manjaro Summit.

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Cinnamon desktop from Linux Mint gets easier for other distros to package

Liam Dawe — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 07:50:00 +0000

The March 2025 development round-up blog post from Linux Mint covers some interesting changes coming to the popular Linux distribution, like making packaging the Cinnamon desktop easier for other distributions.

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Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) Beta released

Liam Dawe — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 12:29:35 +0000

Ubuntu 25.04 is due out next month, with a Beta now live for testing so you can see all that's new and report any unexpected issues.

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ChimeraOS Linux 48 brings new hardware support for your handhelds and living room PCs

Liam Dawe — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 10:24:51 +0000

There's a good few ways of getting Linux on handhelds and living room PCs, with ChimeraOS Linux being one of the great ones. ChimeraOS Linux 48 has just released bringing in a whole lot of improvements.

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Fedora Linux 42 Beta and Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta released

Liam Dawe — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:22:06 +0000

Fedora Linux 42 Beta and for macOS hardware Fedora Asahi Remix 42 Beta are both now available for some testing to help make another great Linux distribution release.

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Bazzite Linux announced two new editions designed for game developers

Liam Dawe — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 11:04:03 +0000

Bazzite Linux, a popular choice for people wanting to put Linux on their handhelds or living room PC, is getting two new editions designed to help developers.

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Playtron GameOS Alpha 3 brings the 'GameLAB' tool for game configuration and remote management

Liam Dawe — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:21:41 +0000

Playtron, the company attempting to build a Linux gaming distribution to take on Valve, Microsoft and others have released GameOS Alpha 3 with a bunch of new features. This includes a new fancy open source tool named GameLAB.

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SteamOS-like Bazzite Linux has some nice growth thanks to great handheld PC support

Liam Dawe — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 17:18:15 +0000

There's no need to wait on Valve releasing SteamOS 3 for everyone thanks to Bazzite. Some really impressive work continues to go into it, and it appears they're enjoying some nice overall growth.

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Linux Mint 22.1 'Xia' is out now with improved Wayland support

Liam Dawe — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:38:10 +0000

Linux Mint 22.1 "Xia" has now been released bringing with it many improvements to the desktop, along with enhancements to all the software that powers it.

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Retro gaming Linux distro Batocera v41 brings expanded Wine support, better multi-screen, new hardware support

Liam Dawe — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:23:43 +0000

For people who love their retro gaming and want a Linux distribution that's simple to use and fully featured, Batocera is a popular choice and a big new release is out with version 41.

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Even with SteamOS coming to more systems Bazzite has no plans to go anywhere

Liam Dawe — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 10:21:22 +0000

We recently had the exciting news that Valve plans to expand SteamOS onto more devices, starting with supporting more handhelds, which caused plenty of people to be curious about the future of the popular SteamOS-like Bazzite Linux.

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