Trying to play PC games with my little boy highlights how Linux is still not ready for prime time.
For radical, picture me skateboarding ungainly while installing Linux - or, to be more precise CachyOS - on my PC. Windows 11 ...
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While the year of the Linux desktop isn’t here just yet, Linus Torvalds’ brainchild has grown massively since its initial inception in 1991. The operating system is now used to power a variety of ...
Can't wait on the Steam Machine from Valve? Don't want to build your own? Perhaps the Playnix might be what you want then.
Linux gaming has just hit a major milestone. Valve’s March 2026 Steam Hardware & Software Survey shows Linux at 5.33%, which is the highest share it has ever recorded on Steam. In the meantime, ...
Valve just put up a Beta for Proton 11, the next major release of their compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / ...
Linux gaming gets a major boost as new kernel patches keep 8GB GPUs running at peak performance by stopping background apps ...
Steam Deck's success pushes Linux gaming to an unprecedented 5.3% market share milestone while Windows drops below 93% for the first time. SteamOS dominance signals a major shift as gamers abandon ...
And emulation software allows you to run some x86 apps and games on Arm-based processors, as well as play some Windows games ...
Splitting off some discussion about Linux-specific gaming from the random thoughts thread. Really annoyed with my desktop PC right now... I've been moving from Windows to Linux, and I tried to get my ...
Nvidia is actively hiring Linux Graphics Senior Software Engineers and Senior System Software Engineers to enhance Vulkan API and Proton performance on Linux systems. PCWorld reports this hiring push ...
The best Linux gaming distribution? Linux has much to offer gamers these days, but the sheer range of distribution choices can also be confusing. A writer at Softpedia recently shared some of his ...