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GamingOnLinux ☛ Discord joke that it's The Year of the Linux Desktop | GamingOnLinux
The Year of the Linux Desktop is finally here! Sort of. Well, not really but it's getting there and Discord has seen some nice improvements lately.
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The Verge ☛ Discord declares it’s the “YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP.”
Hopefully, this will mean smoother screen capture on my Fedora PC and better Discord performance overall for the record number of gamers using Linux.
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Discord delivers vastly improved Linux support with “Year of Linux Desktop” update
Discord has been available for Linux for years, but it hasn’t delivered a great experience. Yes, the Windows version is a memory hog, but the Linux version lacked broad distribution support, hardware video encoding, global hotkey support, and was honestly pretty flaky.
With Discord’s “Year of Linux Desktop” update, Discord now officially supports Debian, Fedora, and Arch. Furthermore, the app now supports video encoding for Intel, AMD, and Nvidia graphics cards. It also now uses Gamescope Vulkan for screenshots, massively reducing hardware overhead. Global hotkey support greatly improves “Push-To-Talk” support, and the Discord app will now automatically update on Linux. Support for the Wayland idle protocol has also been added.
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Discord is finally adding comprehensive Linux support thanks to the Steam Deck
Discord released a major update enhancing Linux support, including hardware video encoding for AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA, Gamescope Vulkan integration, and native feel with automatic updates. The update improves performance and battery life on Steam Deck, boosting Linux as a viable PC gaming platform alternative to Windows.
In a cheekily titled new YouTube video, 'Year of the Linux Desktop,' which refers to the longstanding meme that everyone will ditch Windows for Linux, Discord announced a comprehensive, massive update to the popular social platform for PC gamers. As the name suggests, it's all about improving Discord on Linux with official support by adding much-needed overhauls and upgrades.
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TechRadar ☛ Discord's latest 'year of the Linux desktop' update is a game-changer for Steam Deck, but fans are concerned about its age verification plans
Discord on Linux, particularly on the Steam Deck or SteamOS handhelds, has been plagued by functionality issues, and a new update has finally addressed them — but users aren't buying it.
As reported by TweakTown, Discord announced a new major update for Linux in a video titled the 'year of the Linux desktop', providing significant improvements to game (or screen) capturing capabilities, including smaller updates to notifications and game detection.
Notably, hardware-accelerated video encoding is now supported on Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs for Discord, for better video quality without a drawback on game performance.