[10:27] schestowitz[10:27] schestowitzI must start this article with a quick explanation. Last year, I vowed to move away from Windows for good. I am tired of being part of this giant ad-fed low-IQ business. Therefore, I will need to use Linux 100% of the time, but this ain't an easy task. I'm a gamer. So how good is Linux for games? Well.
[10:27] schestowitzOver the past seventeen years of Dedoimedo, I've reviewed hundreds of Linux games, wrote extensively about Steam, Proton, and then some. In my last Proton review, things were kind of meh. But then, I got myself the Titan laptop, and started using Proton in earnest. And title after title, it would handle all of my challenges without any problem. I think I need to share my enthusiasm, and my res [10:27] schestowitz ults with you, so you know that if you're also seeking an "escape" from Windows, and mulling serious gaming on Linux, then that reality is happening, right now. After me.
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[10:34] schestowitz[10:34] schestowitzJordan Petridis' two merge requests in the GNOME's source code in Gitlab are the most definite signs yet that GNOME is getting close to dropping support for running on what its developers consider the legacy X11 display server. The first change removes the gnome-xorg.desktop file. As Petridis says: [...]
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[10:36] schestowitz[10:36] schestowitzThis report covers hrev57257 through hrev57308. This was a bit of a shorter month than usual (for me, at least.)
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[10:39] schestowitz[10:39] schestowitzSo why am I still having this problem 48 hours later?
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[11:00] schestowitz[11:00] schestowitzWe covered some of what's new in this version when we looked at the new full-disk encryption and file system support in September, followed by checking out the beta version later that month. It comes with kernel 6.5.0-9, and experimental support for installing onto ZFS returns thanks to OpenZFS 2.2.0-rc3.
[11:00] schestowitzIf you have a UEFI PC with a TPM 2 chip, you can opt for the new self-unlocking full-disk encryption system albeit with some restrictions. This needs a snap-packaged kernel, and that doesn't include as many driver modules, so for example it can't handle NVMe RAID.
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[11:19] schestowitz[11:19] schestowitzWe make an effort to note the names of and say thanks to every single individual who ever reported bugs, fixed problems, ran tests, wrote code, polished the website, spell-fixed documentation, assisted debug sessions, helped interpret protocol standards, reported security problems or co-authored code etc.
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[13:20] schestowitz[13:20] schestowitzThis tutorial explains what Tmux Plugin Manager is, how to install it on Linux, and how to use Tmux Plugin Manager to install Tmux plugins to enhance the Tmux functionality.
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[13:46] schestowitz[13:46] schestowitzThis week theres a lot of news on the accessibility front in particular! Beyond that, we have a fairly juicy assortment of other new features and user interface improvements, so have a look: [...]
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