If you’ve used Linux for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed the same awkward gap: your files live on a laptop, an external drive, a NAS box, a cloud folder, and a phone — and no single application can see all of it. Spacedrive set out to close that gap in 2022, and on... » read more

How to Install Veloren 0.18 on Linux in 2026 Veloren is one of the most ambitious open-source games you can run on a Linux desktop today. It is a multiplayer voxel RPG written in Rust, inspired by Cube World, Dwarf Fortress and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The project is community-developed, GPL-3.0... » read more

How to Try Grml 2026.09: A Debian Live Rescue Linux If you have ever rescued a machine whose package manager was on fire, you already know why Grml exists. The Grml team released 2026.09, codenamed Hättiwaritätti, on 3 September 2026 — and it lands as a fresh, Debian-based live system designed for system administrators. There... » read more

title: “Running EMPULSE on Linux in 2026: Post-Shutdown State” date: 2026-09-04 categories: [“Linux Gaming”] tags: [“EMPULSE”, “1047 Games”, “Steam”, “Proton”, “Linux Gaming”, “RedKard”] A month after launch, EMPULSE is in a state almost no other competitive FPS has been in: its developer has officially stopped making it. On 26 August 2026, 1047 Games — the... » read more

title: “How to Use Yazi With fd on Linux (2026 Guide)” date: 2026-09-04 categories: [“Linux Software”] tags: [“Yazi”, “fd”, “Terminal”, “File Manager”, “Rust”, “Linux Software”] If you live in the terminal and you’ve felt the friction of typing find . -type f -name "*.ts" -not -path "*/node_modules/*" just to locate a config file, Yazi +... » read more

title: “How to Install Midori Browser on Linux (2026 Guide)” date: 2026-09-04 categories: [“Linux Software”] tags: [“Midori”, “Web Browser”, “Firefox”, “Privacy”, “Linux Software”] If you’ve been hunting for a Linux browser that takes privacy seriously without making you install seven extensions to get there, Midori is worth a look. The current Midori — the one... » read more

How to Set Up Obsidian 1.13 on Linux in 2026 If you keep more than a hundred Markdown files, you have probably already felt the pain of “where did I write that?” between a notes folder, a wiki page, a chat thread and a project document. Obsidian is a local-first Markdown note app that addresses... » read more

If you have ever wanted a Minecraft-shaped creative sandbox without the Microsoft account, the launcher, the marketplace, or the launcher asking you again whether you really meant to launch the launcher — Luanti might be exactly what you have been looking for. Luanti (formerly Minetest, renamed in late 2024) is an open-source voxel game engine... » read more

title: “How to Install Arch Linux 2026.09.01 with Kernel 7.2.2” date: 2026-09-01 categories: [“Linux Distros”] tags: [“Arch Linux”, “rolling release”, “Linux kernel”, “archinstall”, “tutorial”] The Arch Linux 2026.09.01 monthly snapshot is out, and for the first time it ships with the new Linux 7.2.2 kernel on the ISO itself. Existing users do not need to... » read more

How to Set Up Syncthing 2.1 on Linux in 2026 AI-generated illustration (not an official screenshot) of the Syncthing 2.1 mesh topology. If you have two or more computers — a laptop, a home server, a NAS, an old desktop acting as a backup — you have probably bumped into the awkward gap that lives... » read more

If you opened Steam this week and glanced at the indie charts, you probably saw Doloc Town climbing the list with a 95% rating and a very loud “1.0” badge. After fifteen months in Early Access, the post-apocalyptic pixel-art farming sim from RedSaw Games Studio and publisher Logoi Games left Early Access on August 5–6,... » read more

title: “How to Try Vanilla OS 3 Reunion: GNOME 50, ARM64, Continuity” slug: vanilla-os-3-reunion-2026 category: linux-distros tags: [vanilla-os, linux-distros, immutable-linux, gnome-50, arm64] date: 2026-08-29 Two years is a long time for any Linux distribution to stay quiet, but on August 24, 2026 the Vanilla OS project finally broke the silence with Vanilla OS 3 “Reunion”... » read more

title: “How to Install Kdenlive 26.04 on Linux in 2026” slug: kdenlive-26-04-linux date: 2026-08-29 categories: [linux-software] tags: [kdenlive, video-editor, kde, non-linear-editor, opensource] Kdenlive 26.04.3 dropped on July 6, 2026 as the final maintenance release of the 26.04 series, and the next major cycle (26.08) is now in stabilisation on KDE Invent. If you have been... » read more

How to Play Theropods on Linux: A Wordless Dinosaur Adventure If you’ve been craving a thoughtful point-and-click adventure that runs natively on Linux without Proton, SteamTinkerLaunch, or any of the usual compatibility wrangling, Theropods is the kind of release Linux has quietly been waiting for. Developed by Lost Token and published by Dionous Games, it... » read more

How to Install SuperTuxKart 1.5 on Linux in 2026 If you have ever wanted a friendly, free, native Linux kart racer that does not depend on Steam, Wine, or a 600 MB launcher just to start a race, SuperTuxKart 1.5 is the answer in 2026. Released on October 20, 2025, the 1.5 build is the... » read more

title: “How to Install AppFlowy 0.13.2 on Linux in 2026” slug: appflowy-linux-2026 date: 2026-08-25 21:04:31 categories: [Linux Software] tags: [AppFlowy, Notion alternative, knowledge management, Linux software, open source] description: “A practical guide to getting the August-2026 AppFlowy 0.13.2 release running on Ubuntu, Fedora, and other distros — AppImage, deb, rpm, and Flatpak side by side.”... » read more

title: “How to Install and Play OpenTTD 15.3 on Linux in 2026” date: 2026-08-24 category: linux-gaming tags: [openttd, transport-tycoon, linux-gaming, simulation, open-source] slug: openttd-15-linux How to Install and Play OpenTTD 15.3 on Linux in 2026 If you grew up watching a steam locomotive chug between two coal mines in 1995’s Transport Tycoon Deluxe, OpenTTD 15.3... » read more

title: “How to Try Chimera Linux 2026: BSD Userland, Clang, and Dinit” slug: chimera-linux-2026 category: linux-distros tags: [chimera-linux, linux-distros, bsd-userland, llvm, rolling-release] banner_image: body-images/chimera-hero.jpg If you’ve ever wanted a Linux distribution that feels like FreeBSD but boots on your laptop and runs Steam, Chimera Linux is the closest thing you can download today. It pairs... » read more

If you have done any data work on Linux in the last decade, you have met Jupyter. The August 2026 release of JupyterLab 4.6 and the matching Notebook 7.6 is one of the most usability-focused updates the project has shipped in years, and it lands on Linux with very little ceremony. This guide shows you... » read more

How to Set Up Heroic Games Launcher 2.22 on Linux in 2026 If you own a stack of Epic, GOG or Amazon Prime free games but you’ve bounced off the official launchers on Linux, Heroic Games Launcher is the project that fixes that pain. It’s a free, GPL-3.0 alternative launcher that wraps the open-source Legendary... » read more