Linus Torvalds is not known to interfere with other projects than the Linux kernel and it must be something really special to get him involved. Well, it looks like the Linux port of The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings proved to be interesting enough.
There has been quite a debate around The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings and the fact that it wasn’t really a port. A special kind of wrapper was used to make the Windows version of the game run on Linux systems, similar with Wine. As you can imagine… (read more)
Dying Light is a new FPS from Techland and it’s all about surviving the night during a zombie apocalypse. This is a studio specialized in this kind of games, and it looks that they might also be interested in the Linux platform.
Gamers might remember that the same team of developers also made the Dead Island series, and one title from that franchise has been ported to Linux as well. That means that Techland is not exactly stranger to the Linux platform, so there is a pretty good chance that w… (read more)
Surely you’ve heard of Docker by now. No?
This open source containers project has grown enormously in popularity over the past year, leading many of our readers to wonder not just “what is it?” but “is this a good tool for me?”
Kubuntu 15.04 Alpha 2 (Vivid Vervet), a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu and the KDE desktop environment, is now available for download and testing. The developers have made quite a few substantial improvements, including to the Plasma desktop.
The second batch of testing images for Kubuntu 15.04 is out and it looks like the developers are definitely on the right track. This is the first Kubuntu edition that integrates the new Plasma 5 desktop and the rest of the components from the former … (read more)
