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Paper Dungeons Crawler Released in Early Access; First Impressions

By Andrew Powell 06/06/2018 Previews

Just recently released into Early Access on Steam, Paper Dungeons Crawler is the sequel to Paper Dungeons, a table-top styled turn-based RPG that also saw a Linux release, by indie team Agent Mega. This sequel takes a more pure 'Roguelike' adventure direction than its predecessor while retaining…

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Layers of Fear - more like Layers of Jumpscares

By Andrew Powell 19/11/2017 Byte-Size

Let's not beat around the bush, Layers of Fear is a horror title slash walking simulator that you'll probably either love or hate. Well actually, that's not totally true, because if you're like me, you'll find the game to be an enjoyable, fairly intelligent and psychological (also psychedelic)…

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CAT Interstellar; Do Androids Dream of Electric Dogs?

By Andrew Powell 17/03/2017 Byte-Size

CAT Interstellar is an intriguing little indie game project currently in Early Access by Ionized Games set on Mars, during a time where humanity is in the middle of terraforming the Red Planet. Rather wisely, rather than sending and risking a bunch of humans on the planet, the powers that be…

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Streets of Rogue - Mindless Rogue-Like Adventure-GTA-Deus-Ex-Like Fun

By Andrew Powell 14/03/2017 Byte-Size

That title ain't a mistake folks. And in truth, the title could have had even more words crammed in had I not been so conscious of not making it virtually unreadable. Streets of Rogue is exactly that, though: a rogue-like, an action-adventure with Grand Theft Auto (the old school ones) and RPG-lite…

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How to Install Pydio Cells on Ubuntu 24.04

Explore a step-by-step guide for installing, configuring, and running Pydio Cells on Ubuntu to manage and collaborate on your document files.

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How to Install Nvidia GeForce Now Client App on Linux

Discover a step-by-step guide to installing the Nvidia GeForce Now Client App on major Linux distributions such as Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, etc.

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PanVK Support for Arm V10 GPUs

The Panfrost project continues to grow! Last week, initial PanVK support for V10 GPUs landed upstream in Mesa’s main branch. This means that it’s now possible to start kicking the tires on Vulkan with an open source driver on Arm Mali-G610 and Mali-G310 GPUs.

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Linus Torvalds Advises Open-Source Developers to Pursue Meaningful Projects, Not Hype

The creator of Linux detailed the latest Linux updates at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit Europe event.

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GNOME 47 “Denver” Desktop Environment Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

The GNOME Project released today GNOME 47 as the latest series of this acclaimed and beloved desktop environment for Linux-based operating systems, bringing new features and improvements.

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6 Best Open-Source IAM Tools in 2024

Explore the top open-source IAM (Identity and Access Management) tools, their features, and how they can enhance your organization’s security and access control.

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Navidrome 0.53 Rolls Out With Enhanced UI

Navidrome 0.53, a self-hosted music server and streamer, brings a new Nuclear theme, language additions, playlist auto-import toggle, and more.

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KDE Frameworks 6.6.0 Is Out, Here’s What’s New

KDE Frameworks 6.6.0 released! Enhancements across 72 Qt addon libraries, including Breeze Icons, KIO, and Kirigami updates.

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OpenSearch Project Joins the Linux Foundation

OpenSearch, a powerful search and analytics engine developed by AWS, has joined with the Linux Foundation to ensure its continued growth and innovation.

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Linus Torvalds Muses About Maintainer Gray Hairs and the Next ‘King of Linux’

Live from Vienna, it’s the Linus Torvalds and Dirk Hohndel show! This time, they’re talking RTLinux, Rust, maintainer burnout, and succession planning.

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