Linux Hits New Highs: What It Means for Gamers

This week, we’ve seen Linux market share explode. We’ll talk about it. Plus, people are still defiantly thumbing their nose at Valve. Are Deck owners okay? And new updates for games, the Steam client, and other gaming apps make for a jam-packed week of Linux Gaming news. Let’s get right into it.

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— Chapters —
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Stop Sniffing your Deck
01:50 ProtonUp-QT’s new v2.10.2 update
03:14 Dudeling’s Free Update and New Android Port
04:03 DeckHD gets official support from Valve
04:45 Most played Steam Deck for July 2024
06:15 Humble’s Lego Worlds Collide Bundle
07:33 System76’s COSMIC Desktop Environment demo
08:46 Steam’s Demo Revamp
09:47 Steam Deck Beta Client Update
10:25 Linux hits all-time-high marketshare