Game Pass on Steam Deck, Android apps in the cloud, and GNOME 42 - Linux and open source news
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00:00 Intro
00:26 Sponsor: 100$ off your Linux or Gaming server
01:18 GNOME 42
02:06 GNOME app for Stream Deck
02:58 Libadwaita and Libhandy updates
03:42 Linux Kernel 5.17
04:34 Linux on M1 Macs with Asahi Linux
05:30 Linux Mint Debian Edition 5
06:19 Faster KDE apps with Snap
07:05 Ubuntu 22.04 New Features
07:53 Android apps in the cloud
08:45 KDE updates
09:41 Steam Deck updates
10:34 Xbox Game pass on Steam Deck
11:21 Sponsor: Get your Linux Laptop or Desktop
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GNOME 42 was released
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQrIf3Rkjjs&t=5s
There's a new GNOME app to control a Stream Deck from Elgato.
https://thisweek.gnome.org/posts/2022/03/twig-35/
Libadwaita 1.1 and libhandy 1.6 are released to accompany GNOME 42.
https://blogs.gnome.org/alexm/2022/03/19/libadwaita-1-1-libhandy-1-6/
The Linux kernel version 5.17 was released
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/03/linux-5-17-released-new-features
The first alpha of Asahi Linux is there, and it runs Linux on M1 macs
https://asahilinux.org/2022/03/asahi-linux-alpha-release/
More Distro releases, with Linux Mint Debian Edition, or LMDE, version 5.
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4287
Looks like the work to make Snap packages faster to open on first launch on the desktop is paying off.
https://ubuntu.com//blog/kde-snaps-performance-revving-up
Ubuntu 22.04 will have accent colors, and a real light theme
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/03/ubuntu-22-04-accent-colors-2
Canonical announced they'd be hosting a live talk at GDC 2022, presenting a Cloud Gaming demo using Anbox Cloud, to run Android Apps in the cloud.
https://ubuntu.com/blog/gdc-2022-cloud-gaming-powered-by-anbox-cloud
Nate Graham from the KDE team published another blog post detailing the advancement of the next releases of KDE Plasma and its associated apps.
https://pointieststick.com/2022/03/18/this-week-in-kde-back-to-those-15-minute-bugs/
The Steam Deck is receiving regular updates, that improve the experience, and 1600 games are now playable.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/valve-reduces-size-of-steam-deck-client-in-the-latest-update/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/steam-deck-client-update-brings-more-improvements-see-more-of-our-videos/
https://boilingsteam.com/1600-games-on-the-steam-deck-including-dirt-5-as-verified/
Microsoft acknlowledged the existence of the Steam Deck, with an official way to run game pass titles on the handheld console / PC.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2022/03/microsoft-announce-xbox-cloud-gaming-for-steam-deck-with-edge/