#Linux

Not long ago, gaming on Linux meant compromise. Then Valve's Proton and the Steam Deck changed everything. We explain how Proton runs Windows games on Linux, what the Deck Verified categories mean, and why anti-cheat is still the biggest catch.

After U.S. sanctions cut the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor off from Microsoft services, the Dutch government began building DAWO, a sovereign, NixOS-based work environment now being piloted by eight municipalities. Here is why they chose NixOS and what it covers.

OpenShot, the popular open-source video editor, is now officially on the Snap Store. The move makes installation simpler across Ubuntu releases and brings the capable OpenShot 4.0 to users whose older systems couldn't run the PPA builds. Here is what changed and how to install it.

Longtime Linux users all have features they wish never went away. In a new ZDNET piece, veteran writer Jack Wallen listed seven vintage desktop features he wants back, and several were genuinely useful, not just nostalgia. Here is his list, with notes on what you can still get today.

Debian 13, codenamed Trixie, was released as the new stable version on August 9, 2025. As with every Debian release it bundles a thoroughly tested snapshot of open-source software with a five-year support lifecycle. Here is what the release means.

Fedora Linux 42 was released on April 15, 2025, promoting the KDE Plasma Desktop to full Edition status alongside GNOME Workstation, introducing a redesigned installer, and adding a spin for the Rust-based COSMIC desktop. Here is what changed.

Fedora Linux 41 was released on October 29, 2024, defaulting to the faster DNF 5 package manager, updating Workstation to GNOME 47, and adding integrated support for modern MIPI laptop cameras. Here is what changed.

On July 1, 2024, Qualys disclosed CVE-2024-6387, nicknamed regreSSHion, a signal-handler race condition in OpenSSH's sshd server that on glibc-based Linux could allow unauthenticated remote code execution as root. Here are the confirmed technical facts, affected versions, and remediation.

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 'Noble Numbat' was released in April 2024. As a long-term support version it receives years of free security updates, extendable to a decade through Ubuntu Pro, making it a stable base for desktops and servers.

Fedora Linux 40 was released on April 23, 2024, updating Workstation to GNOME 46, bringing KDE Plasma 6 on Wayland to the KDE spin, and shipping Fedora's first PyTorch package for AI development. Here is what changed.

Debian 12, codenamed Bookworm, was released as the new stable version on June 10, 2023. Beyond the usual package refresh, it changed how Debian handles non-free firmware, making installation on modern hardware easier. Here is what the release means.

Docker Desktop for Linux reached general availability on May 10, 2022 at DockerCon, giving Linux developers the same bundled experience as macOS and Windows, complete with Kubernetes, Compose, BuildKit and the Docker Dashboard. Here is what changed.