Linux Sysadmin notes, utilities and apps
A new team has been created in the Launchpad, called “Ubuntu Game Developers“. Consisted of the best technicians and having Canonical’s Daniel von Vugt as an owner, this team clearly suggests Canonical’s weighty attitude towards its gaming. Its purposes are yet to be known, however, we assume that this team will be finding and providing solutions to … Read more
The Steam for Linux limited public beta survey is now online! You can find it here: http://www.valvesoftware.com/linuxsurvey.php Over the next few days, Valve will be processing the responses. Shortly afterwards, they will notify selected participants individually and kick off the limited beta. For the latest news and announcements about Steam for Linux, stay tuned. Too … Read more
Valve, you tease us so. Team Fortress 2 has just updated with the following hit from CDR-2 Parser today. Guess what ? The new Team Fortress PC Game will be available for Linux. New players receive any weapons that are currently undergoing testing, certain promotional items that their Steam account is entitled to, and other items that may be … Read more
[gameinfo title=”Game Info” game_name=”Eyeball Invaders” developers=”Fishing Cactus” publishers=”Fishing Cactus” platforms=”Windows, Mac, Linux” genres=”action, Casual, Free to play, Racing, Platformer, Arcade” release_date=”25 Sept 2012″] The Eyeball Invaders is a another Steam’s Greenlight wannabe game, thus it need your votes. It’s free to play fast-paced multi-player action game for PC, Mac and Linux in which each player … Read more
Mari, originally developed at Weta Digital for Avatar, is a 3D texture painting application that uses Quadro GPU-acceleration to handle complex, high resolution textures in 3D. With a responsiveness and feature set that puts even the best dedicated 2D paint systems to shame, Mari with Quadro solutions is extremely scalable, coping easily with an obsessive … Read more
Logitech announced the newest addition to its G-Series line of high performance gaming products: the Logitech® G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard. Designed to help you focus on the game, this keyboard is tested and tuned to deliver what gamers want: minimal distraction, rapid response, and complete control. “The Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard was created to meet … Read more
Big smile for Ubuntu users, because Canonical updated the Firefox web browser to version 16 on the same day with the official release announcement from Mozilla Foundation. Firefox 16 is available through Ubuntu Updates Manager, so check for updates and install them. Specifically, Mozilla Firefox 16.0 is now available for the following Ubuntu operating systems: Ubuntu … Read more
It’s almost half a year since the last major release of Ubuntu Tweak. Today, in Ubuntu Tweak 0.8, a new exciting thing is introduced: the “Apps”, combination of App Center & Source Center. Installing and managing apps are really common tasks for an utility tool like Ubuntu Tweak that’s why its developer brought it back and continue … Read more
Unlike many other clients for Windows-developed games, the new HoN clients were designed specifically for Mac and Linux, and went through significant testing before launch to ensure high quality player experiences. The new Mac and Linux clients will offer players a gaming experience on par with the current Windows client, enabling gamers to compete on … Read more
It’s true that even with a $2500 equipment, no untrained photographer can shoot an act in motion. Thus, capturing a kid playing football it’s quite a difficult task, meaning that the image could be possibly captured as blurry or fuzzy. However, next to that untrained photographer there’s kid’s dad using his $400 smartphone, shooting better … Read more