If you were asked to pick the most annoying of the various Microsoft Windows interfaces that have appeared over the years, there’s a reasonable chance that Windows 8’s Metro start screen and interface design language would make it your choice. In 2012 the software company abandoned their tried-and-tested desktop whose roots...
Following the December launch of Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS and the first major COSMIC desktop release, System76 software engineers have continued making improvements to their Rust-based desktop environment....
Your new project really could use a block device for Linux. File systems are easy to do with FUSE, but that’s sometimes too high-level. But a block driver can be tough to write and debug, especially since bugs in the kernel’s space can be catastrophic. [Jiri Pospisil] suggests Ublk, a framework for writing block devices in...
A change proposal has been cleared by the Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee "FESCo" for providing a nice out-of-the-box experience for Windows on ARM laptops namely the recent Snapdragon X1 laptops and will also be important for the upcoming Snapdragon X2 laptops too....
A lot of HID subsystem updates have been queuing up ahead of the Linux 6.20~7.0 merge window in February. There is a lot of new hardware support on the way along with quirks for some existing hardware support ranging from laptop keyboard issues to enabling support for more PS4/PS5 guitars under Linux.
LWN has had a number of articles on immutable distributions, such as Bluefin and Bazzite, in recent years. These distributions have taken a variety of approaches, including using rpm-ostree, filesystem snapshots, and bootable container (bootc) images. But those approaches, especially the latter, lead to extra complexity for a...
A proposal has been laid out for a new X.Org Server "main" Git branch to house their development going forward and cleaning up the development lapses over the past few years. Ultimately the hope is for having a new cleaned-up X.Org Server and XWayland Git branch for shipping new releases in 2026....
Six months after switching to immutable design with its major 25 release, a Debian-based Deepin 25.0.10 ISO has been officially released as a feature-enhanced, bug-fix release, powered by Linux kernel 6.12....
Two months after the major 25 release, MX Linux has rolled out MX-25.1 “Infinity,” a new point update that refreshes installation media across all supported editions and restores one of the project’s long-standing distinguishing features: dual init support....
Last year Valve contractor Timur Kristóf managed to improve the AMDGPU driver enough for old GCN 1.0 Southern Islands and GCN 1.1 Sea Islands GPUs that with Linux 6.19 AMDGPU is now the default for those GPUs with better performance, RADV Vulkan out-of-the-box, and other benefits. He isn't done though improving the old GCN...
Snap Store, a centralized application repository for distributing snap packages operated by Canonical, allows developers to publish applications with relatively low barriers to entry, while users can install and update software automatically through a single trusted channel. However, that trust is now under strain....
Mozilla announced today in a blog post that it is now offering an RPM package of the Firefox open-source web browser for RPM-based GNU/Linux distributions, with an initial focus on the Firefox Nightly releases....
The MX Linux team announced today the general availability for download of MX Linux 25.1 as the first update in the MX Linux 25 “Infinity” series of this Debian-based distribution featuring Xfce, KDE Plasma, and Fluxbox flavors....
A developer has submitted a draft to the KDE team for KWin to hook up a full Plasma VR mode and it looks pretty awesome. As it's currently a draft, it needs plenty more work before being accepted but the idea behind it and how it looks has me quite interested....
Hi, apologies for yet another "help me replace my Windows app 😭" post. I am attempting to move to Linux and have been mostly successful - day-to-day stuff, programming, games, it all works great! The biggest deal-breaker so far has actually been a music player... Is there anything that comes even close to MusicBee? I have yet...
For the past few years, generation of user documentation at docs.kde.org was not working. After a few months on working on the related issue, we finally managed to make it functional again and it once again displays the documentation for almost 150 applications!
Situation: My partner and I backup our photos from our phones to a shared location. We have the same phone, so the files are named the same way however we do not like the naming scheme our phones use for the files. We have been renaming them manually so far but really getting tired of it and I know it could be achieved with a...
Okay why is your distro the best?
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The Windows Interface You Didn’t Like, For Linux ( hackaday.com )
If you were asked to pick the most annoying of the various Microsoft Windows interfaces that have appeared over the years, there’s a reasonable chance that Windows 8’s Metro start screen and interface design language would make it your choice. In 2012 the software company abandoned their tried-and-tested desktop whose roots...
I created an arch linux wallpaper in gimp.
Inspired from this freebsd wallpaper. https://wallhaven.cc/w/9d83x1...
System76 Continues Driving More Improvements Into The COSMIC Desktop ( www.phoronix.com )
Following the December launch of Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS and the first major COSMIC desktop release, System76 software engineers have continued making improvements to their Rust-based desktop environment....
DistroWatch Weekly - The new Chimera Linux installer ( distrowatch.com )
Just a short overview of Chimera Linux's new installer and some additional linux news.
Block Devices In User Space ( hackaday.com )
Your new project really could use a block device for Linux. File systems are easy to do with FUSE, but that’s sometimes too high-level. But a block driver can be tough to write and debug, especially since bugs in the kernel’s space can be catastrophic. [Jiri Pospisil] suggests Ublk, a framework for writing block devices in...
Fedora 44 Feature Approved For Better Windows On ARM Laptop Experience ( www.phoronix.com )
A change proposal has been cleared by the Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee "FESCo" for providing a nice out-of-the-box experience for Windows on ARM laptops namely the recent Snapdragon X1 laptops and will also be important for the upcoming Snapdragon X2 laptops too....
Support For More Bluetooth Guitars & Other HID Changes Ahead Of Linux 6.20~7.0 ( www.phoronix.com )
A lot of HID subsystem updates have been queuing up ahead of the Linux 6.20~7.0 merge window in February. There is a lot of new hardware support on the way along with quirks for some existing hardware support ranging from laptop keyboard issues to enabling support for more PS4/PS5 guitars under Linux.
An alternate path for immutable distributions ( lwn.net )
LWN has had a number of articles on immutable distributions, such as Bluefin and Bazzite, in recent years. These distributions have taken a variety of approaches, including using rpm-ostree, filesystem snapshots, and bootable container (bootc) images. But those approaches, especially the latter, lead to extra complexity for a...
Tracking kernel development with korgalore ( people.kernel.org )
TLDR: use korgalore to bypass mailing list delivery problems...
Adreno Gen 8 Vulkan Graphics Merged For Mesa 26.0 To Support The Snapdragon X2 ( www.phoronix.com )
X.Org Server May Create A New Selective Git Branch With Hopes Of A New Release This Year ( www.phoronix.com )
A proposal has been laid out for a new X.Org Server "main" Git branch to house their development going forward and cleaning up the development lapses over the past few years. Ultimately the hope is for having a new cleaned-up X.Org Server and XWayland Git branch for shipping new releases in 2026....
Deepin 25.0.10 Released With File Manager and Installer Improvements ( linuxiac.com )
Six months after switching to immutable design with its major 25 release, a Debian-based Deepin 25.0.10 ISO has been officially released as a feature-enhanced, bug-fix release, powered by Linux kernel 6.12....
MX Linux 25.1 ISOs Are Now Available With Dual Init Support ( linuxiac.com )
Two months after the major 25 release, MX Linux has rolled out MX-25.1 “Infinity,” a new point update that refreshes installation media across all supported editions and restores one of the project’s long-standing distinguishing features: dual init support....
New Patches From Valve Bring AMDGPU Power Management Improvements For Old GCN 1.0 GPUs ( www.phoronix.com )
Last year Valve contractor Timur Kristóf managed to improve the AMDGPU driver enough for old GCN 1.0 Southern Islands and GCN 1.1 Sea Islands GPUs that with Linux 6.19 AMDGPU is now the default for those GPUs with better performance, RADV Vulkan out-of-the-box, and other benefits. He isn't done though improving the old GCN...
Linux Snap Users Warned as Attackers Push Malware Through Old Trusted Apps ( linuxiac.com )
Snap Store, a centralized application repository for distributing snap packages operated by Canonical, allows developers to publish applications with relatively low barriers to entry, while users can install and update software automatically through a single trusted channel. However, that trust is now under strain....
Mozilla Now Offers an Official Firefox RPM Package for RPM-Based Linux Distros ( 9to5linux.com )
Mozilla announced today in a blog post that it is now offering an RPM package of the Firefox open-source web browser for RPM-based GNU/Linux distributions, with an initial focus on the Firefox Nightly releases....
MX Linux 25.1 Is Out with Dual-Init Support, Debian 13.3 Base, and Linux 6.18 LTS ( 9to5linux.com )
The MX Linux team announced today the general availability for download of MX Linux 25.1 as the first update in the MX Linux 25 “Infinity” series of this Debian-based distribution featuring Xfce, KDE Plasma, and Fluxbox flavors....
Draft code submitted to KDE Plasma turns it into a full VR desktop ( www.gamingonlinux.com )
A developer has submitted a draft to the KDE team for KWin to hook up a full Plasma VR mode and it looks pretty awesome. As it's currently a draft, it needs plenty more work before being accepted but the idea behind it and how it looks has me quite interested....
Easy install of Affinity Studio on Linux with an AppImage
https://github.com/ryzendew/Linux-Affinity-Installer...
So, why should GNOME support server side decorations? ( blister.zip )
an article explaining why GNOME should support SSD, but also arguing against the reasons often given for why they shouldn't...
Linux replacement for MusicBee / music player?
Hi, apologies for yet another "help me replace my Windows app 😭" post. I am attempting to move to Linux and have been mostly successful - day-to-day stuff, programming, games, it all works great! The biggest deal-breaker so far has actually been a music player... Is there anything that comes even close to MusicBee? I have yet...
Sharing my script to quickly and easily create a fresh flatpak sandbox to test and run applications in
Warning...
Restoration of docs.kde.org ( blogs.kde.org )
For the past few years, generation of user documentation at docs.kde.org was not working. After a few months on working on the related issue, we finally managed to make it functional again and it once again displays the documentation for almost 150 applications!
Script to rename files in a specific way
Situation: My partner and I backup our photos from our phones to a shared location. We have the same phone, so the files are named the same way however we do not like the naming scheme our phones use for the files. We have been renaming them manually so far but really getting tired of it and I know it could be achieved with a...