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GNU/Linux Compatibility or Emulation: Windows, Amiga, and PS5
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XDA ☛ Steam's latest Beta update makes running Windows games and apps on Linux a lot easier
I don't think I'm exaggerating when I say that Valve's efforts are primarily why Linux gaming is even a thing these days (even if Valve only took the plunge because it really wanted to escape Windows 8).
The Proton layer lets developers keep making Windows-only titles, and lets Linux gamers play them with minimal to no problems. Now, a new update to the Steam Beta client makes running Windows games—and, by extension, apps — on Linux a lot easier.
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GamingOnLinux ☛ Windows apps and games added to Steam on SteamOS / Linux now use Proton by default | GamingOnLinux
Valve updated the Steam Client Beta with a useful change to external Windows apps / games getting added to Steam on SteamOS / Linux.
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Adafruit ☛ Lxa – Linux Amiga emulation layer
Guenter Bartsch has published lxa, a Linux Amiga emulation layer on GitHub. It runs AmigaOS executables natively on Linux in the way WINE runs Windows programs. A 68000 CPU emulator is paired with AmigaOS library implementations, and system calls are bridged to Linux file and I/O operations. On first run it creates a ~/.lxa/ directory with the system files it needs.
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Video Cardz ☛ After turning PS5 into a PC, modders are now turning PCs into PS5s
Modders recently demonstrated Linux running on PlayStation 5 hardware, allowing Sony’s console to run PC software and games. Now we’re seeing the opposite. A new video from PSXTech shows the PlayStation 5 system interface running on a PC.