Fixing unperceived errors in my X Windows configuration

Leftovers: Software

• Ekiga 5 – Progress Report

  Ekiga 5 has progressed a lot lately. OpenHUB is reportin a High Activity for the project. The main reason behind this is that I am again dedicating much of my spare time to the project. Unfortunately, we are again facing a lack of contributions. Most probably (among others) because the project has been silent during several years.

• Calibre Gets a New Tool to Better Edit eBooks

  The Calibre eBook reader, editor, and library management software has been upgraded to version 2.17 and is now available for download. The developer has only implemented a couple of new features, but it's really worth the update if you are using this application to edit eBooks.

• More Windows Apps and Games Now Work with Wine 1.7.35, EA's Origin Included

  Wine 1.7.35 has been released and the developers have made a number of improvements for some of the core components and they've added support for more apps and games.

today's howtos

• How to install Linux on a Chromebook

• How To Kill All Processes Of A Specific User With ‘slay’

• Create your Website Using Drupal In Ubuntu 14.10

• netsniff-ng: More than I bargained for

• wiggle: A little room for wiggle

• How To Use GCC 5's OpenMP & OpenACC Offloading Support

  At this point it's not exactly trivial to take advantage of the offloading capabilities with GCC even with supported code, but there's a few more steps to jump through when compiling the code. If you're interested in the routine for building code with GCC 5+ for offload support, this GCC Wiki page has started coming together nicely in recent days and is worth a shout-out if you want to get involved and test the new capabilities that for now are focused on OpenMP 4.0 / OpenACC for NVIDIA NVPTX and Intel Xeon Phi targets.

Leftovers: Gaming

• Dying Light Action Survival Game Coming to Steam January 27

  Dying Light, a modern first-person survival horror game set in a world hit by plague, is now available for pre-purchase on Steam and will be available for download on January 27.

• Dying Light FPS Has Been Confirmed for Linux, Zombies Galore

  Techland is preparing to launch Dying Light, a new FPS with amazing graphics and hordes of zombies. The developer has revealed that it will also have a Linux version, right from the start.

• Dying Light Is Now Confirmed For Linux, Bring It On Techland

  Dying Light is now confirmed for Linux thanks to the announcement from the developers on the Steam store itself. The Linux icons show up on the store pages, and the game even has a steam coming soon banner on the home-page. Time to get seriously excited.

• Star Traders: 4X Empires Strategy Game Now On Linux

• 5 reasons Valve's Steam Machine dream is still very alive

  Steam Machines? More like has-been machines, am I right? Actually, no: while many people are giving Valve's PC-console-hybrids the cold shoulder, this gamer reckons they'll be worth the wait. I realise that I'm part of a shrinking group still backing Valve's SteamOS-powered Linux boxes, and it's not difficult to see why the hype around them has all but evaporated. Several controller-related delays, U-turns by seemingly committed hardware partners and a lack of news from the top has made many think that Valve is blowing hot air.