What's the current state of gaming on Linux?

I'm thinking about switching my main PC, currently running Win11, to arch linux with KDE.
However I'm not entirely sure if it's a smart idea, since I've heard that most games do not work on Linux.

Does anyone have any insight on this?
Thanks!

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Tested ubuntu 24.04 accessibility last night. This is what I found. Spoilers: irony ensued

https://youtube.com/shorts/C\_I3TCLvVpU


This is what a screen reader's first experience with the OS would be. I hope we can all agree this ehh ... could use a touch-up 😂


disclaimer: I'm a screen reader user and content creator.

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DXVK 2.7 Released With Many Improvements & Better Support On Newer Intel GPUs
https://www.phoronix.com/news/DXVK-2.7-Released

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Linux GPU Control Application - This application allows you to control your AMD, Nvidia or Intel GPU on a Linux system
https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT

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Why is this happening? (CPU time > system uptime)
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Geany 2.1 Released!

Geany 2.1 was just released today! Always great to see this lightweight and fast IDE getting updates.
If you use Geany, now’s a good time to check out the new release!

Happy coding!

https://github.com/geany/geany/releases/tag/2.1.0

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What's You personal record running Linux distribution with no reinstall?

There are so many distributions out there You want to try, even after testing on VM, or perhaps You messed up current installation and had to re-install You Linux Distro. Me, personally - could run windows for much loner without reinstall. With Linux - i was getting much shorter time. For the moment - I'm currently slightly over 1 month. How long have You been running Your Linux Distro with no reinstalls?

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I made a XFCE Wallpaper
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easyclone - Very convenient Rclone bulk backup wrapper
https://github.com/dybdeskarphet/easyclone

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Transform cursor format
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100% Complete "Deluxe Linux Operating System 6.0"!
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roff anyone?

I recently invested a couple of days in learning how to use groff to typeset simple documents. Despite the challenge, I thoroughly enjoyed myself and it was really a journey back in time. I was wondering, can anyone in this subreddit honestly admit having used roff for anything productive in the last, say 10 years?

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Looking for people to test my mindfulness idle/incremental game Linux build
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Open TV, the open-source IPTV app for linux, is now availaible on iOS
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/open-tv-open-source-iptv/id6742751800

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Is there a distro that you hate for no reason?
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TUI for systemd management
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KDE Plasma 6.4 has landed in OpenBSD
https://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20250705081711

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As a Linux user for so many years stories like this really frustrates me!

https://www.falmouthpacket.co.uk/news/25290677.poly-falmouth-urgent-need-new-computers/

Crowdfunding by arts charity for new computers just because the current ones which otherwise would probably be ok but cannot run Windows 11.

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LibreOffice QA and Development Report: June 2025
https://qa.blog.documentfoundation.org/2025/07/07/qa-dev-report-june-2025/

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[GUIDE] Fingerprint Reader FIX for Dell Latitude 7420 (Broadcom 0a5c:5843) on Kubuntu 24.04

Posting this because I struggled way too much to get the fingerprint reader working on my Dell Latitude 7420 running Kubuntu 24.04. Most guides are for 22.04 and broken in 2025. This one works 100% as of July 2025.

📍 Hardware:
Dell Latitude 7420
Broadcom Fingerprint Reader
USB ID: 0a5c:5843 (ControlVault 3)


✅ What Works
Fingerprint detected by lsusb
Enrollment works
Login via fingerprint works (both SDDM + lock screen)
GUI & CLI enrollment both working



🧠 Steps (Tested on Kubuntu 24.04)
1. Install dependencies:
```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install fprintd libpam-fprintd -y
```


2. Manually install libssl1.1 (required for the Broadcom driver):
```
wget http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.24_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.24_amd64.deb
```
✅ Confirm it's installed:

```
ldconfig -p | grep libssl.so.1.1`
```


3. Install Broadcom-specific fingerprint driver:
```
wget http://dell.archive.canonical.com/updates/pool/public/libf/libfprint-2-tod1-broadcom/libfprint-2-tod1-broadcom_5.12.018-0ubuntu1~22.04.01_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./libfprint-2-tod1-broadcom_5.12.018-0ubuntu1~22.04.01_amd64.deb
```


4. Reboot (this is important):
```
sudo reboot
```


5. Enroll your fingerprint:
```
fprintd-enroll
```
🟢 If you're stuck in a loop with enroll-stage-passed:
Try a different finger
Swipe slower / vary the angle
Or try GUI:
System Settings → Users → Add Fingerprint


6. Enable fingerprint login:
```
sudo pam-auth-update
```
☑️ Check "Fingerprint authentication"



7. Done!
You can now log in via fingerprint. Works with lock screen + SDDM.



🧼 Optional: Clean up install files
rm libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2.24_amd64.deb
rm libfprint-2-tod1-broadcom_*.deb



🧪 Tested on:
Kubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat)
Kernel 6.8.x
Dell Latitude 7420 (BIOS Fingerprint enabled)
No Snap used for fingerprint

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Tyr, a new Rust DRM driver for CSF-based Arm Mali GPUs developed in collaboration with Arm & Google
https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/introducing-tyr-a-new-rust-drm-driver.html

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