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Will Linux be suitable for game development in 2026?

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A few days ago, I had the great pleasure of speaking at this year’s GermanDevDays in Frankfurt Germany about how well Linux is currently suited for game development. I’ve written a few articles about Linux in the past, but I hadn’t yet summarized them with a specific focus on game development. When I was asked after the talk if I could make the slides available, that’s when I came up with the idea for this article.
How to backup linux setups

Feasible backup solutions under Linux

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At the end of the last article in this series, I already made a first suggestion and thought that my idea at the time was a really good topic, as it is too rarely mentioned. In this article, we will look at some possible backup solutions for Linux. After all, nothing is worse than when data is irretrievably deleted even though you still need it. And it’s important to remember that nowadays, ransomware unfortunately exposes us to significantly more dangers than in the past, when the most common causes were hardware failures, software problems, or our own stupidity 😉
Unreal Engine on Linux

Unreal Engine on Linux

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As announced at the end of the last article, in this article we will look at how to use the Unreal Engine on Linux. I am also very pleased 😊 to have heard from various sources that there are people looking forward to this article. We will start with the precompiled version, i.e., the binary version, and then work our way forward step by step to ultimately compile the Unreal Engine itself. Of course, we will also look at the limitations under Linux and possible workarounds for compatibility issues.
Gaming on Linux

Gaming on Linux

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As I was creating the file for this article, I noticed that the last article was already over two months ago, and I’m wondering where the time has gone. But what can you do, it must have gone somewhere 😉 A lot has happened in the meantime, and I realized that my instructions for installing the Affinity Suite in the last article no longer work and that there are now easier alternatives, so I revised the relevant section. But enough about productive topics. This article is finally going to be about 🕹️ gaming 🎮.
Opacity

Installing Windows software on Linux

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As already announced at the end of the last article, in this article I would like to show you some ways of trying to get Windows software to run under Linux. Unfortunately, I have to phrase it this way, as not all Windows software runs on Linux. The reasons for this vary greatly, but at least I feel that things have improved in recent years. Even if software manufacturers do not specifically create their own Linux versions, I have seen on occasion that they are at least making an effort to ensure compatibility with Wine.
Opacity

Linux? What the penguin!?

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Hopefully everyone is aware that as of October 14, 2025, there will be no more free support for Windows 10 and therefore no more free security updates. This means that security vulnerabilities still present in Windows 10 will no longer be fixed, making computers even more vulnerable to security risks. I would even go so far as to say that criminals are currently hoarding the security vulnerabilities they have found so that they can exploit them for longer after free support ends.