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Project Tool - A Third Person Space RPG Made By Astronauts

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"Project Tool aims to provide a cinematic game-play experience, with a captivating storyline that's set in a sci-fi future. Tool is a 3rd person action RPG at heart, with a single player campaign that spans our galaxy. Its story is unforgettable and its gameplay is just as enjoyable",…

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Kdenlive 24.08.1 Resolves Playback Issues

Kdenlive open-source video editor releases version 24.08.1 with important fixes for playback and rendering. Here’s more on that!

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Shotcut 24.09 Delivers Key Fixes and User-Requested Features

Shotcut 24.09, a free cross-platform video editor, enhances video resolution and fixes bugs in audio playback.

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Pacman 7.0 Required Manual Intervention for Local Repositories

Attention Arch users, Pacman 7.0 has just landed in stable Arch’s repos. However, if you use local ones, you must manually intervene. Here’s how to do it.

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Linux Kernel 6.11 Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

Linus Torvalds announced today the release and general availability of Linux kernel 6.11, the latest stable version of the Linux kernel that introduces several new features and improvements.

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MX Linux 23.4 Released, Here’s What’s New

MX Linux 23.4 “Libretto” released, bringing bug fixes, kernel 6.1, app updates, and more. Based on Debian 12.7 “Bookworm.”

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Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund Injects €688K into Samba

SerNet secured €688,800 in funding from Germany’s Sovereign Tech Fund to boost Samba’s security, scalability, and functionality.

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How to Install MariaDB on Ubuntu 24.04: A Step-By-Step Guide

Discover a step-by-step guide to install and configure MariaDB on Ubuntu and how to update and remove it with practical examples.

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Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) Is Now Available Powered by Linux Kernel 6.8

Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS is here six and a half months after Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS as an up-to-date installation media designed for those of you who want to install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) on a new computer and don’t want to download hundreds of updated packages from the repositories after the installation.

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KDE Gear 24.08.1 Apps Collection Rolls Out, Here’s What’s New

The KDE Gear 24.08.1 apps collection is now available for download, with key fixes for Dolphin, KClock, and Filelight and updated translations.

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Ardour 8.7 DAW Debuts With Enhanced Features and Bug Fixes

Ardour 8.7 Digital Audio Workstation rolls out new features, including track dragging, ruler changes, and enhanced MIDI scene markers.

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An interview with the creator of Lutris

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Steam Deck SteamOS 3.6.13 Beta and a new Steam Client Beta released

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European Consumer Organization goes after multiple publishers for their in-game currency

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Get drilling for oil once again in the Turmoil - Deeper Underground DLC

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Ubuntu 24.10 gets a new Snap feature to handle prompting for app permissions

Canonical are continuing to advance their own Snap packaging system, with the Ubuntu 24.10 development builds getting a new permission prompt…

KDE Plasma 6.2 Beta released and Plasma Wayland Protocols 1.14 out now

Time for a little testing over the weekend, as the KDE team have released Plasma 6.2 Beta along with updated Plasma Wayland Protocols..Read the full…

Steam has a PlayStation Publisher Sale on with some nice discounts

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Cyberpunk 2077 gets AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 with Frame Generation

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Valve puts two Steam Deck LCD models on sale for Steam's birthday

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Unity cancels the stupid Runtime Fee

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Looking to upgrade your Steam Deck? How about some fancy metal buttons

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Hive Jump 2: Survivors is an addictive blend of Vampire Survivors and Brotato with a Jetpack

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Decky Loader 3.0 is out now for Steam Deck plugins on the latest Steam update

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