NVIDIA announce a native Linux app for GeForce NOW https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/nvidia-announce-a-native-linux-app-for-geforce-now/

#NVIDIA #Linux #SteamOS #PCGaming #GeForceNOW #CloudGaming

Here's how I felt about the Linux gaming landscape as 2025 came to a close. But mine is just one voice among several others, like the developers of RetroDECK, GammaOS, Heroic, RPCS3, and much more!

Great stuff here:
https://gardinerbryant.com/2025-wrap-up/

#Linux #Gaming

If you're a contributor to Fedora and would like to set up a Test Day for a change proposal, see here for more information. Test days for Fedora 44 coming soon!

➡️ https://discussion.fedoraproject.org/t/call-for-fedora-44-test-days/179034

#Fedora #FedoraTestDays #Linux #OpenSource

The Legion Go with Bazzite is an excellent machine for gaming https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-legion-go-with-bazzite-is-an-excellent-machine-for-gaming/

#LegionGo #Linux #Bazzite #LinuxGaming

It’s that time of year where we look back at our 2025 predictions, and make some new ones for 2026.

https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-367/

#podcast #linux #opensource

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Late Night Linux artwork

The things I'm going to do with this ...

#linux

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Native OCI Container Support in systemd

Has anyone got a lead on syncing #Gnome Calendar with #iCal? Ideally, I want to make edits from within Gnome.

The reason is a) I'm on an iphone for the foreseeable future, and b) so is my entire family, and it's how we organize the household.

I'm aware of this video, but I couldn't make it work, and there are comments on it that others can't either. It seems like that solution doesn't work any more.

I would be grateful for help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBa-DuiaLOI&t=99s

#FOSS #FLOSS #OpenSource #Linux

Screw Year of the #Linux Desktop, it's Year of Finally Tired of #Microsoft's Bullshit

Just watched @vkc explain how to install #Linux on an #AppleSilicon #Mac.

Apparently it boots into a stripped-down #macOS and then boots Linux from there.

Seeing as the stripped-down macOS isn't getting security updates (especially once the early ARM Macs go EOL), that sounds like a huge security/privacy risk. 😬

Will it be possible in the future to run Linux on a machine like this with macOS completely gone? Or is this gonna be like the bad old days of Linux on an m68k Mac?

Check out the new Games For Everyone podcast and have a listen https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/check-out-the-new-games-for-everyone-podcast-and-have-a-listen/

#GamesForEveryone #Podcast #Linux #LinuxGaming #SteamOS

What the #Linux desktop really needs to challenge Windows https://theregister.com/2025/12/22/what_linux_desktop_really_needs/ via @theregister & @sjvn

I can say, however, that I've reunited with an "old friend" who is still in great shape. Before I get dozens of replies about it being insecure: in theory, it is, but it's not accessible from the outside. It's isolated within its own network and is only able to connect and fetch backups for 'extreme disaster recovery' (only at specific times, restricted by specific firewall rules). It served its purpose today, and tomorrow, it might be even more useful.

18:33:01 up 3188 days, 4:47, 1 user, load average: 5.09, 4.73, 4.74

Debian, Btrfs, and zero internal dust.
It's kept in a sterile, extremely protected room.

#IT #SysAdmin #Debian #Linux #Uptime #ServerUptime

Cat of Mastodon very happy that I finally got around to switching second PC to Linux.

#CatsOfMastodon #cats #cat #floof #MastoCats #Catstodon #PhotoMonday #linux #LinuxMint

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My calico cat Carrie standing in front of the TV which is connected to a small PC placed in the below shelf, in front of her is a plugged in mechanical keyboard, and the TV behind her is showing a mostly empty desktop with the Linux Mint operating system installed, and an icon of The Addams Family double feature DVD being inserted in the PC, the case of which is visible behind Carrie.

I wonder how much of my landing on #Fedora as my #Linux distro of choice was impacted by my favorite color being blue?

The best Linux distributions for gaming in 2026 https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-best-linux-distributions-for-gaming-in-2026/

#Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #GamingOnLinux

The Bad People are repeatedly, successfully uploading crypto malware to the #Linux #snapcraft Snap Store today! Way more than usual. Most masquerade as basic apps, then upload their malware as an update.

https://snapscope.popey.com/

One of the best puzzle games ever, Baba Is You gets a final big update https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/one-of-the-best-puzzle-games-ever-baba-is-you-gets-a-final-big-update/

#BabaIsYou #PuzzleGames #IndieGames #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck

The excellent free Command & Conquer - Combined Arms gets more missions and co-op https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-excellent-free-command-conquer-combined-arms-gets-more-missions-and-co-op/

#RTS #FreeGame #Linux #PCGaming #OpenSource

Latest 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲/𝟬𝟭/𝟬𝟱 (Valuable News - 2026/01/05) available.

https://vermaden.wordpress.com/2026/01/05/valuable-news-2026-01-05/

Past releases: https://vermaden.wordpress.com/news/

#verblog #vernews #news #bsd #freebsd #openbsd #netbsd #linux #unix #zfs #opnsense #ghostbsd #solaris #vermadenday

New year, new possibilities. This year will bring many good things and it will (for sure) be the "Year of the Linux and BSD desktop", and hopefully also a "AI was yesterday, now it's time for NI (natural idio... I mean intelligence)" year.

So, happy new year everyone!

#linux #bsd #linuxdesktop #bsddesktop

Amusing tidbit which I just randomly remembered: My very first contact with Linux was with Red Hat, back in 2006. As part of the German Army's "Post service preparation program", even conscripts like me got a week for that shortly before being discharged, and looking through the course list, an introduction to Linux caught my eye.

I still remember that for some reason, the ability to mount drives into any directory blew my mind. 😂

#Linux

@Radgryd tbf I think you didn’t open the firehose of Linux peeps because of not using a #Linux hashtag 😬

Desktop Classic System wants to bring some classic Mac OS to MATE and Debian

Desktop Classic System is an operating system based on Debian and a customized version of the MATE Desktop Environment that hearkens back to, but is not a direct copy of, the classic Mac OS. DCS seeks to provide and sometimes even improve upon the conceptual simplicity offered by the ol

https://www.osnews.com/story/144111/desktop-classic-system-wants-to-bring-some-classic-mac-os-to-mate-and-debian/

#Linux

Seems KDE's new login/session manager which is supposed to replace sddm dropped FreeBSD support and will be systemd only.

I could rant about this being a typical techbro linux move (and about fedora, as far I can see in this case) or ask on the kde discuss what's the real deal, but I am tired of this, so tired...
It is sending exactly the wrong message to other OS ports and it's why I left the GNU/Linux world. Move fast, break things...

*sigh* Ok, I should start worrying about plasma6's general direction now and slowly looking for another DE here on FreeBSD. It's not worth the struggle.

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-login-manager/-/commit/e78f33aefd6512b542af21c3542516f38cbf678d

#kde #sddm #plasma6 #freebsd #openbsd #linux

New blog post: Can I finally start using Wayland in 2026?

Wayland is the successor to the X server (X11, Xorg) to implement the graphics stack on Linux. […] I don’t want to be stuck on deprecated software, so I try to start using Wayland each year, and this articles outlines what keeps me from migrating to Wayland in 2026.

https://michael.stapelberg.ch/posts/2026-01-04-wayland-sway-in-2026/

#wayland #sway #i3wm #linux

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screenshot of my blog post: Can I finally start using Wayland in 2026?

"Linux is useless as a daily driver OS, always will be."

You're either naïve af or you're a troll.

#Linux

I'd like to interject:

Dung's Nextly Unixism

#Memes #systemd #GNU #Linux #Nix

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Screenshot of an anagram finder. Input was "systemd gnu linux nix"; search limited to results exactly three words long. Like I said. Dung's Nextly Unixism.

"This is a pattern that keeps repeating: #Windows 11 was last in the battery test, took longer to render a video project in OpenShot, took its sweet time opening the File Explorer window, and opening built-in applications like MS Paint left enough time to fetch a fresh cup of coffee. Not to mention Windows 11 taking the longest to open websites and scoring worst of all in single-threaded CPU-Z."

Get rid of that crap AI OS. Get control of your computers with #Linux. This is the way, this is the year.

Benchmarking Windows Against Itself, From Windows XP To Windows 11 | Hackaday
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/benchmarking-windows-against-itself-from-windows-xp-to-windows-11/

I'm loving this video so far!

#linux #bazzite

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvt4gdrUtXg

Rust upgrades, RISC-V drama, and the end (but not really) of the X11 era – I run through 10 (and a half) of the biggest changes Ubuntu saw in 2025.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/ubuntu-2025-year-in-review?v1

#ubuntu #linux #opensource

The AerynOS team have taken a retrospective look at 2025 for our latest blog post

https://aerynos.com/blog/2026/01/2025-in-retrospect/

#AerynOS #Linux #Rust #DistroDevelopment

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Camp fire retrospective with beautiful sky

Heya folks! Heya folks! Today marks the first sync of 2026. The last year was a momentous one for Solus. We unveiled a new website, removed Python 2, completed the Usr-Merge epoch, and more. It is time now for us to look ahead to what we'll accomplish in the new year. Thank you to everyone for sticking with us, and for your continued contributions and support. Now, for the sync notes.

Read all about it on our forums: https://discuss.getsol.us/d/12322-week-1-2026-updates

#FOSS #Linux #Solus #OpenSource

- Evan

We look back at what we wanted to happen in the Linux and FOSS world in 2025, and talk about what we want to happen in 2026.

https://linuxafterdark.net/linux-after-dark-episode-112/

#podcast #linux #opensource

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Linux After Dark artwork

Spent a few hours(!) chatting with @chergert on the modern #linux developer experience. I've been thinking about this a bunch.

There's two worlds we deal with. The first is the local dev story via #gnome builder.

And then my world, which is a container runtime like #podman or docker as the API for devs, and then you just use your IDE or the CLI/GUI tool to do your container management. Or a web panel, or whatever, the flexibility is that CRI interface.

https://podman-desktop.io/blog/2025/05/05/vs-code-with-podman-desktop

I just discovered this blog post despite being familiar with podman desktop! cc @mairin I feel like I found a rosetta stone!

We have all the tools already! In Bluefin I ship all of that but I didn't know about that podman vscode extension. So if I ship all three that solves the problem. That's a pure CNCF dev stack (other than the IDE) using all of the podman pieces as intended.

No one is shipping this ootb? Working on this right now, especially since the IDE can be swapped out.

... and then that gives us some breathing room to bring more cloud native tech to #GNOME development and spend some time working on this plumbing!

The 2026 Carnage Collection from Humble Bundle brings some fun games to begin the year https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/the-2026-carnage-collection-from-humble-bundle-brings-some-fun-games-to-begin-the-year/

#Gaming #PCGaming #Linux #SteamDeck #GameBundle