From Sebastian Wick’s Mastodon

Blender is getting HDR on Linux via Wayland before Windows! This isn't by accident, but shows how creating a system with a different design creates better results for users and application developers.

Firefox is in this same boat too. It will get HDR support on Linux* sooner than Windows. Firefox currently only supports HDR on MacOS.

Mirror https://archive.ph/9HWNG

cross-posted from: https://rss.ponder.cat/post/227964

There used to be a time when Linux gaming was a tricky affair, filled with trial and error, obscure fixes, and things randomly breaking. Many gamers used to avoid gaming on the platform due to those issues.

Now? Things have changed dramatically. Tools like Wine, Proton, DXVK, etc. have taken Linux gaming to another level. Bottles is one of those handy tools helping make the experience that much easier for gamers.

Sadly, the project has hit a funding roadblock.

Hard Work Deserves Appreciation

The lead developer behind Bottles, Mirko Brombin, recently shared an update on the project’s current state. He points out that, while Bottles has sponsorships from companies like Linode, JetBrains, and Hyperbit, they are still facing funding shortages that make sustained development difficult.

Despite having over 3 million downloads on Flathub, the project receives only about €100 per month in donations, an amount easily overshadowed by the server costs alone.

That sounds concerning. 🫤

Mirko also brought attention to Bottles Next, a complete rewrite of the app designed to modernize the codebase and improve performance. He said that they are still working on it, and while it’s due sometime in the future, continued support from Bottles users will help the team focus on development and deliver a better product faster.

He further added:

I am actively working to find sponsorships, I am in contact with a possible funding that could allow us to accelerate development, to pay a small bonus to those working on Next, to give some breathing room to those who are contributing. But here too, it takes time. And that’s precisely why today I feel the need to speak openly.

We don’t want to make Wikipedia-style appeals, with the usual “just one euro each.” But it’s right that those who love Bottles know how things really are. If you want to see Next grow, if you want to see Bottles finally become what it’s meant to be, we invite you to consider supporting us. Even just a symbolic donation, even just a monthly subscription, if done by many, can become what we need to take the next step.

If you use Bottles and want to see it grow, even a small donation helps more than you might think. Supporting the project now means faster updates and a better experience down the line.

Donate to Bottles

Suggested Read 📖

‘Don’t be Afraid to Contribute’: Mirko Brombin Talks about Vanilla OS and Other Future ProjectsA conversation with Mirko Brombin, founder of Vanilla OS and Bottles creator.It's FOSS NewsAnkush Das

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I'm very new on Linux and i'm trying to get some help.

I tried Linux mint and other debian distros, and since i dont have the sufficient skill to manage linux, this time i'm choosing Kubuntu because of the KDE environment , which i like a lot.

I know more about linux mint and kinda know how to work with him, but kubuntu never tried and i will try this time... but i have some questions if someone can help me.

Kubuntu is ok for a new person on linux?

I want to install apps/programms via flatpak, since this looks more easily for a newbie as me and because of the sandbox, which seems is good (?).

On Kubuntu, is easily to install flatpak via diskover? I see i need to add the flathub repo, but my question is if someone have getting any error or problem with this, or if this is easy to do it.

Other question I have, is about some apps i want to install if i dont find it or just find it on github or something similar. I find an app that really like but this app dont appear in any store, and this app is only available on github via flatpak and .deb . In this case, since the app is not available on flathub or diskover, or via command lines (like sudo apt install firefox - if you understand me) , how can i check this is not a virus or can do bad things on my linux? I use total virus for this, and the checks gives zero flags, but would like to know if for example, i install this programm via flatpak, can break my system.

Other question is about flatpaks from flathub. I know flatpak usually dont follow the theme of my DE. Which is the best way these flatpaks have the same theme as my DE? Is using the flatseal? Any tip about this?

And, btw, if you can give me some tips and advice as linux/kubuntu newbie, it would be amazing for my journey. Cheers all!

Have any of you run Dolphin standalone with ES-DE? Eventually I'll add PCSX2 standalone, something else for N64 and Dreamcast, etc.

I ask because it seems like my options for installing Dolphin standalone are a flatpak or building from source. I was worried the flatpak would have integration issues with ES-DE because of the sandboxing, but I've never built any packages from source. I'm running Mint if relevant.

Background- I have Retrobat running on windows for my child, and I'd like to get off windows as much as possible. I tried Retroarch, and like 1 out of 5 built in cores worked. I like the ES-DE carousel interface better than Retroarch anyway. If I can't get this to work, I was considering making a partition for Batocera as an alternative.

cross-posted from: https://reddthat.com/post/45525722

What's new in this release:

• Optional EGL backend in the X11 driver.
• Support for Bluetooth Low Energy services.
• Moreover support for generating Windows Runtime metadata in WIDL.
• ARM64 builds enabled in Gitlab CI.
• Various bug fixes.

The source is available at https://dl.winehq.org/wine/source/10.x/wine-10.12.tar.xz

Binary packages for various distributions will be available from the respective download sites.

You will find documentation here.

Wine is available thanks to the work of many people. See the file AUTHORS for the complete list.

A Windows-to-Linux “translation” tool for the 200M+ Windows 10 computers not eligible to upgrade to Windows 11, Operese transfers files, settings, and programs from Windows to a brand-new Kubuntu installation. It's still very much a work in progress, but in my biased opinion, it already doesn't look too shabby!

Thought this was a pretty interesting piece of Linux history, and unintentionally quite funny as well :p