Switches @switches@librem.one

Expecting to start landing the GNOME 40 stack upgrade into the @Solus unstable repository on Saturday! Assuming all goes to plan, should be in the stable repo on April 30th per our usual sync deferring during these sorts of upgrades!

Check out the Linux system specs needed for the Metro Exodus port releasing April 14 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/04/check-out-the-linux-system-specs-needed-for-the-metro-exodus-port-releasing-april-14 #Upcoming #Action #Steam #FPS

Richard Stallman and the Free Software Foundation speak up on Stallman's return https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/04/richard-stallman-and-the-free-software-foundation-speak-up-on-stallmans-return #Misc #Meta

Wolfenstein - Blade of Agony releases Chapter 3 plus a revamped Chapter 1 & 2 on April 30 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/04/wolfenstein-blade-of-agony-releases-chapter-3-plus-a-revamped-chapter-1-a-2-on-april-30 #FreeGame #Upcoming #Update #FPS

Grape times ahead with the release of Wine 6.6 noting plenty of fixes https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/04/grape-times-ahead-with-the-release-of-wine-66-noting-plenty-of-fixes #OpenSource #Update #Wine #Meta

Portal Stories: Mel gets Vulkan support on Linux in a new Beta https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/04/portal-stories-mel-gets-vulkan-support-on-linux-in-a-new-beta #Puzzle #Vulkan #Update #Steam #Mod

New GNOME Designs Explore a ‘Bottom Bar’ Layout for GNOME Shell

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/04/new-gnome-shell-mockups-explore-a-bottom-bar-layout

Xwayland work for hardware accelerated NVIDIA support has been merged in https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/04/xwayland-work-for-hardware-accelerated-nvidia-support-has-been-merged-in #OpenSource #Drivers #NVIDIA #Meta

From our user stats #KDE remains the most popular desktop environment with #GNOME second

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/users/statistics

Opposite for Wayland but far fewer users currently.

Windows 'not an emulator' compatibility tool Wine 6.4 out now https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/03/windows-not-an-emulator-compatibility-tool-wine-64-out-now #OpenSource #Wine

Paradox resumes development on Surviving Mars, new update and expansion planned https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/03/paradox-resumes-development-on-surviving-mars-new-update-and-expansion-planned #ParadoxInteractive #CityBuilder #BuildingSim #Upcoming #Strategy #Update #Steam #DLC

Stellaris: Nemesis launches April 15 giving you more power than ever https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/03/stellaris-nemesis-launches-april-15-giving-you-more-power-than-ever #ParadoxInteractive #HumbleStore #Upcoming #Strategy #Steam #Space #DLC #GOG

Go Norse in the Crusader Kings III: Northern Lords pack releasing March 16 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/03/go-norse-in-the-crusader-kings-iii-northern-lords-pack-releasing-march-16 #ParadoxInteractive #HumbleStore #Upcoming #Strategy #Steam #DLC

Tuxedo announce their NVIDIA Ampere laptops with the Tuxedo Book XP15 and XP17 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/03/tuxedo-announce-their-nvidia-ampere-laptops-with-the-tuxedo-book-xp15-and-xp17 #NewRelease #Hardware

Linux hardware vendor System76 introduces the Thelio Mira desktop https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/03/linux-hardware-vendor-system76-introduces-the-thelio-mira-desktop #NewRelease #Hardware

Seeing new reports that NVIDIA will have "Wayland support on Linux, including XWayland" in their upcoming driver.

We reported on that in January: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/01/nvidia-getting-geared-up-to-support-hardware-accelerated-xwayland

And another update in February: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/02/nvidia-continues-tweaking-their-work-for-hardware-accelerated-xwayland-support

Euro Truck Simulator 2 heads to Russia for another DLC https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/03/euro-truck-simulator-2-heads-to-russia-for-another-dlc #Simulation #IndieGame #Upcoming #Steam #DLC

Wanted Raccoon is an upcoming comedy game in the spirit of Goat Simulator https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2021/03/wanted-raccoon-is-an-upcoming-comedy-game-in-the-spirit-of-goat-simulator #EarlyAccess #IndieGame #Upcoming #Casual #Comedy #Steam

Hey, we've made a community on Lemmy, the open source federated alternative to Reddit: https://lemmy.ml/c/linuxgaming