Discord declares it’s the “YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP.”

Discord declares it’s the “YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP.”

https://www.theverge.com/tech/929568/discord-declares-its-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop

Publish Date: 2026-05-13 09:46:00

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Posted May 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM UTC

Discord declares it’s the “YEAR OF THE LINUX DESKTOP.”

Discord has announced some big improvements available now in its Linux client. Phoronix notes that they include official support for more distros, support for hardware-accelerated video encoding, improved screen capture, better power efficiency on Steam Deck, support for Discord’s official auto-updater, and more.

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