We finally have pricing for the Steam Machine, but they are very hard to actually buy, and very expensive. SteamOS is now supported on your own hardware now though, and Joe gives it a go. Plus Ubuntu makes moves to tighten up the flavours situation and announces speech to text on the desktop, and a quick KDE Korner.
News
Valve opens Steam Machine pre-orders with queue lottery and hefty prices amid AI squeeze
Valve’s Steam Machine ships June 29 for $1,049, but you probably won’t be able to buy one yet
Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop [archived]
$100 Steam Machine GPU Unlocked! PS5 APU (ASRock BC-250)
Ubuntu Flavors Now Mandated To Participate In Beta Releases For Official Status
Introducing Myna: Speech to Text for Ubuntu Desktop
KDE Korner
Get started with Union, Plasma’s new theming engine, in 2 minutes or less: a FAQ
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