Notices by Linux (linux@linuxrocks.online), page 20

Timo Aaltonen of Canonical:

Mesa 18.1 graphics stack is now available for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) users.

Users can expect improvement for example in their Linux gaming.

It is installed via Canonical's x-updates PPA.

--> https://tjaalton.wordpress.com/2018/06/13/status-of-ubuntu-mesa-backports/
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#Ubuntu #Linux #Mesa #TimoAaltonen #Canonical #xupdates

@h4ck3r9 @hund SailfishOS from Jolla has been solid for me since 2013.

https://jolla.com/sailfishX/

@ChrisWere @winepak These kind of things are mad important as newcomer gateways towards more wholesome Linux usage.

Personally don't need Wine no more these days 🙂

@ChrisWere @winepak Thanks!

Winepak: to make it easier to install Winedows apps on Linux.

This is about packaging Wine applications as Flatpak bundles.

No need to dive through hoops and jump hurdles & whatnot, the plan is to reach a simple install solution. Pick the application of Winepak from the Winepak repo and go, dammit.

Taking its babysteps, already initial Winepaks for Fortnite... Overwatch... World of Warcraft...

A Wine-based distro incoming?

--> https://www.winepak.org/
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#Linux #gaming #Wine #Winepak

@hund Possibly some other group of people will pick it up and continue, the beauty of open source in theory anyways.

"Ubuntu Party Paris" a big success for Ubuntu Touch!

Throughout the event, French Ubuntu enthusiasts and many other motivated visitors showed up to share and enjoyed their passion for the beauty of Open Source projects and development.

@arudy organized a booth.

📱🖥🖱 "Wow, it's a phone that powers that screen?"

⌨🖱 "Is it a laptop, wait, a tablet?"

📲 "Can I install it right away?"

---> https://ubports.com/blog/ubports-blog-1/post/ubuntu-touch-ubuntu-party-paris-136
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#Ubuntu #UbuntuTouch #UBports #Linux #convergence #desktop #mobile #arudy

(a legendary) LINUX game porter Ryan "Icculus" Gordon is looking for new games to bring!

He recently posted a new update on Patreon and this bit caught GamingOnLinux eye:

"I need more games to port. I have a bunch of maybes floating out there, but pretty soon I'm going to need definite yeses to work on. If you know someone in need, send them my way please."

His site: icculus.org/~icculus/

--> https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/linux-game-porter-ryan-icculus-gordon-is-looking-for-new-games-to-bring-to-linux.11944
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#Icculus #RyanGordon #GOL #gaming #porting #AAA #Linux #GamingOnLinux

Noah J. Chelliah: The first to broadcast entirely on Linux.

* You don't need a hefty budget for Linux to get on the air! *

"It was 3am, and I should have been asleep after four straight days of non-stop preparing for the upcoming LinuxFest Northwest. Instead, I sat in my hotel room with only my laptop screen to light the objects around me."

--> https://opensource.com/article/18/6/first-media-company-broadcast-linux
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#Linux #broadcasting #firsttime #opensource #NoahChelliah #JupiterBroadcasting #livebroadcasting #SELF #SouthEastLinuxFest

Noah J. Chelliah: The first to broadcast entirely on Linux.

* You don't need a hefty budget for Linux to get on the air! *

"It was 3am, and I should have been asleep after four straight days of non-stop preparing for the upcoming LinuxFest Northwest. Instead, I sat in my hotel room with only my laptop screen to light the objects around me."

--> https://opensource.com/article/18/6/first-media-company-broadcast-linux
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#Linux #broadcasting #firsttime #opensource #NoahChelliah #JupiterBradcasting #livebroadcasting #SELF #SouthEastLinuxFest

Destination Linux | Episode 73: "Ballistic Commodore".

Reader email for the show:

"Hi Rocco,

Cheers to y’all for Destination Linux, BDLL and all your individual channels

In the latest DL episode, someone made a joke about running Linux on a C64. Here’s a picture that proves it can be done. And with Mint no less..

...I was too tired to neatly stack the 100,000+ 5.25 inch floppy disks...

Distro News"

--> http://destinationlinux.org/destination-linux-episode-73/
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#DestinationLinux #podcast #C64 #Linux #Commodore

Linux gaming: Friday Livestream with Samsai!

Dive into the wonderful world of Linux usage as a gaming platform. This is a traditional friday livestream gaming fun & occasional saltiness (which adds even more fun to the sum).

Samsai is a Linux enthusiast and a cola loving fella from the ranks of GamingOnLinux.com originally.

Starts now.

https://www.twitch.tv/sirsamsai
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#Samsai #Linux #gaming #FridayLivestream #Twitch

Linux 4.18 gets Valve's Steam Controller kernel driver.

Developed via reverse-engineering. Allowing the controller to be used with any Linux application.

It will not conflict with the official Steam driver: this one detects if anyone (e.g. Steam) is using the hidraw device and disable itself if so.

This driver brings tinkering around with 3rd party utilities to an end.

So much looking forward to for Linux gamers!

--> https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=HID-Linux-4.18-Steam-Controller
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#SteamController #HID #Linux #Steam #gaming

Jolla / Sailfish OS News Network: The #SailfishOS SDK update 1804 has been released to Early Access.

The update matches the 2.2.0 "Mouhijoki" release. It also contains bug fixes and adds the ability to change the SSH and HTTP ports used by the SDK Build Engine and Emulator.

https://together.jolla.com/question/185191/sdk-version-1804-released-early-access/