Free* Games, New Steam Deck Updates, and more in this week’s Linux Gaming News!

This week, we’ve seen major updates to a new Linux Mod Manager and it’s super exciting. We’ll discuss. Plus, Steam Replay reveals just how much we played over the last year. And what does SteamOS’s “Update of the Year” beta have in store for us?

All this and more, today! That’s right, it’s Steam Deck and Linux news time! Let’s get into it.

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*Links & Resources*
❯ System76 Pangolin: https://system76.com/laptops/pang15/configure
❯ Lenovo Driver Updates: https://lkml.org/lkml/2024/12/17/1611
❯ Legion Go S Leak Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-sahGEZf58
❯ Nexus Mods App Details: https://github.com/Nexus-Mods/NexusMods.App/releases/tag/v0.7.1
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About Gardiner Bryant: A native Maine resident, Gardiner (yes, that’s his first name) is an enthusiastic Linux evangelist, a believer in the efficacy and superiority of the Free and Open Source way, and President of Heavy Element. Heavy Element offers web design, media production, and YouTube consulting services to individuals and companies in Maine and beyond.

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— Chapters —
00:00 Introduction
01:36 Linux Kernel Patch for Lenovo Laptops & More
04:20 Nexus Mods Cross-platform App
06:19 Deals of the Week
08:25 Steam Replay
13:01 SteamOS Beta “Update of the Year”

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