Erste Eindrücke von Gnome sind durchaus sehr positiv: Schlanke und in der "neutralen" Fedora-Variante auch gutaussehende Oberfläche mit durchdachtem Launcher/Taskbar/Suche-Konzept und wenigen, aber sinnvollen Einstellmöglichkeiten. Was ich vermisse: Dateien auf dem Desktop ablegen. Gut gegen mein Chaos. Aber machmal brauche ich mein Chaos. Aber erstmal nur Bordmittel – Anpassen an die alten Marotten kann man immer noch.

Mein refurbished Dell-Laptop von 2020 hat leider eine kaputte Batterie und seltsames Verhalten beim Raus- und Reinstecken von Strom und HDMI-Kabel. Aber grundsätzlich für 500 Euro eine gute Spielwiese. Garantiefall.

#linuxdesktop #desktoplinux #gnome

MocaccinoOS v26.02 is out.

This release focuses on a fast, clean desktop system with small runtime-only layers and sane defaults. ISOs are available for XFCE, KDE Plasma, GNOME and MATE.

Release notes:
https://www.mocaccino.org/blog/2026/02/02/mocaccinoos-v26.02/

#MocaccinoOS #Linux #DesktopLinux

Linux is faster, lighter, safer, and freer. So why does Windows dominate? The answer is deeper than you think and it has nothing to do with technology. 👇
https://youtu.be/DJ431kwS2Yc?si=GLqjroa30fWD4rIt
#Linux #Windows #YearOfLinux #LinuxDesktop #WindowsVsLinux #TechReality #GNULinux #DesktopLinux

@linuxfoundation can you please NOT advertise "#AI" bullshit of any kind?

• Including #AIslop generators and #Enshittification devices.

Instead, how about you stop the #Regression of #Quality and #Compatibility with #Linux on the #Desktop and invest more time and energy to ease tze #Transision of #Windows users into Linux?

• Cuz right now that would guarantee you a >90% market share by 2030 with minimal effort.

Seriously, why ain't you seizing that opportunity, #Linux?

#Commentary #Sarcasm #Windows11 #Windows10 #EndOf10 #YearOfTheLinuxDesktop #DecadeOfTheLinuxDesktop #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Draft code submitted to KDE Plasma turns it into a full VR desktop:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/draft-code-submitted-to-kde-plasma-turns-it-into-a-full-vr-desktop/

KDE Plasma 6.7 will have a global push-to-talk feature:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/kde-plasma-6-7-will-have-a-global-push-to-talk-feature/

GNOME's AI Assistant Newelle Adds Llama.cpp Support, Command Execution Tool:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI-Newelle-1.2

Window Shadows Finally Arrive on COSMIC Desktop:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/cosmic-desktop-window-shadows-arrive

CachyOS Starts 2026 By Switching To Plasma Login Manager & Live ISO Using Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-January-2026

Myrlyn 1.0 Released For Package Manager GUI Spawned By SUSE's Hack Week:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Myrlyn-1.0-SUSE

GNU Guix 1.5 Released With RISC-V Support, Experimental x86_64 GNU Hurd Kernel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Guix-1.5-Released

Deepin 25.0.10 update includes data-retaining installer and file manager improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/deepin-25-0-10-update-includes-data-retaining-installer-and-file-manager-improvements/

14 Years Later than Planned, NexPhone is Up for Preorder:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/nexphone-2026-convergence-android-debian

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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #KDE #GNOME #COSMIC #CachyOS #Myrlyn #SUSE #Guix #GNUGuix #Deepin #NexPhone #KDEPlasma #Newelle #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Plasma6 #LinuxPhone #LinuxDistro #DistroRelease #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #FosseryTech

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

GNOME Mutter 50 Alpha Released With X11 Backend Removed:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Mutter-Shell-50-Alpha

GNOME 50 Will Make Sure You Don't Use Your Computer Past Your Bedtime:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-Screen-Lock-Bedtime

KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Released With Plasma Login Manager, Plasma Setup:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-6.6-Beta

Budgie 11 Desktop Being Developed With The Qt6 Toolkit:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Budgie-11-Using-Qt6

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” released!:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4981

EndeavourOS Linux gets an upgraded release with Ganymede Neo:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/endeavouros-linux-gets-an-upgraded-release-with-ganymede-neo/

Tails 7.4 adds new language-saving feature, drops BitTorrent, updates core apps, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/tails-7-4-adds-new-language-saving-feature-drops-bittorrent-updates-core-apps-and-more/

Debian Libre Live 13.3 Images Released For Avoiding Non-Free Firmware:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Libre-Live-13.3

GYESME: A New Design-Led Downstream Of GNOME Being Explored:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GYESME-GNOME-Downstream
(Interesting project, I like the concept to make GNOME more flexible while keeping the overall user experience. I don't really get why GNOME wants to tie itself to Systemd. Also, supporting ather design systems like the KDE/Qt ecosystem would be nice (if they mean that), I face theming issues all the time with programs written for KDE, which make some programs unusable for me, while other than the theming, they would be great for my use case. I'm curious whether this project will shape up as an actual, daily drivable desktop in the future.)
(I don't really get what they mean about "Defaults are protected more aggressively than options." though. It sounds like they want to limit customization, while in the rest of the description, they emphasize flexibility. 🤔 Or maybe I'm just interpreting it in the wrong way.)
(But other than that I like their mindset of listening to feedback, adapting direction accordingly.)

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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #GNOME #KDE #LinuxMint #EndeavourOS #Tails #DebianLibre #Budgie #GYESME #GNOME50 #KDEPlasma #TailsOS #LinuxDistro #DistroRelease #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #FosseryTech

The folks at @gnulinuxvalencia are organizing a Game Jam using only Free Software and focused on Desktop Games. You can participate online too :) https://itch.io/jam/lliurejam #gamejam #freesoftware #desktoplinux

Linux alla conquista del mercato desktop. Perché Linux potrebbe finalmente conquistare il desktop nel 2026, cosa cambia rispetto a Windows. L’evoluzione del desktop Linux: vantaggi di sicurezza, privacy e longevità rispetto a Windows, le sfide della frammentazione e dei pacchetti software, le resistenze culturali e di mercato.

https://scienzamagia.eu/world-wide-web/linux-alla-conquista-del-mercato-desktop/

#Cinnamon #desktopLinux #DistroWatch #GNOME #KDEPlasma #LinusTorvalds #MATE #sistemidesktop #Ubuntu

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

An X11 Thing! Your Favorite Middle-Click Paste is Likely to be Disabled in Future GNOME Releases:
https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-firefox-middle-click-paste-removal/
(I personally feel neutral about this move, I never used that feature, but didn't bother me it was there. I just use the good old Ctrl+C)

AI Assistant App For GNOME Adds MCP Server Support To Integrate With Much More Software:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI-Newelle-MCP-Server
(Volunteer Microsoft Copilot, there you go lmao)

KDE Plasma 6.6 will finally stop the system sleeping when gaming with a controller:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/kde-plasma-6-6-will-finally-stop-the-system-sleeping-when-gaming-with-a-controller/

Budgie 10.10 Released: Officially Migrated From X11 To Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Budgie-10.10-Released

Debian's Data Protection Team is No More, Maybe You Can Help?:
https://itsfoss.com/news/debian-data-protection-team/
(Doesn't sound great, hopefully they can find someone who can take over the role. It's good to see though that they still require from applicants to be reputable members of the Debian community, don't let any random person take over.)

Debian 13.3 Released With Many Security & Bug Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13.3-Released

Manjaro 26 makes a strong case for leaving Windows 11 behind:
https://betanews.com/2026/01/05/manjaro-26-makes-a-strong-case-for-leaving-windows-11-behind/

Fedora 44 Will Be the First Distro to Adopt KDE's Plasma Login Manager:
https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-44-plasma-login-manager/

Nitrux 5.1 isn't trying to replace Windows 11, but it might tempt you anyway:
https://betanews.com/2026/01/07/nitrux-5-1-isnt-trying-to-replace-windows-11-but-it-might-tempt-you-anyway/

TrixiePup64 2601 Released For Debian 13 Powered Puppy Linux In Wayland & X11 Flavors:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrixiePup64-2601-Released

Mageia 10 Alpha Released - 32-bit ISOs Still Available:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mageia-10-Alpha

Bazaar Flatpak Manager Gets New Icon, Permission Warnings + More:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/bazaar-linux-app-new-icon-other-changes

Phosh 0.52 introduces QR hotspot, brightness lock screen gesture and Rust wallpaper portal:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/phosh-0-52-introduces-qr-hotspot-brightness-lock-screen-gesture-and-rust-wallpaper-portal/

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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #GNOME #Newelle #AI #KDE #KDEPlasma #Budgie #Debian #Manjaro #Fedora #Nitrux #PuppyLinux #Mageia #Bazaar #Phosh #Flatpak #MobileLinux #DistroRelease #DesktopEnvironment #DesktopLinux #LinuxDesktop #DE #FosseryTech

Spent the evening messing around with Alpine Linux (refresher) and Chimera Linux (all new to me) as full Plasma desktops.

Not sure which one I like better but they both kinda impress upon me that perhaps 'mainstream' Linux is headed in the wrong direction. They both feel lean, mean, and up to date compared to other 'normal' distros.

All the main productivity apps are available via flatpak so being musl based doesn't matter except for Nvidia drivers and perhaps dev work that explicitly requires GNU libs/tools.

Intrigued by the BSD userland on Chimera. Does this make Chimera a 'real UNIX'? Ha! A UNIX Kernel required technically I guess.

Chimera's repos aren't as full as Alpine's but flatpak makes it not matter. Mind you, this was before realizing there was a 'user repo' that could be configured. Similar to AUR in a way...perhaps?

Dinit is cool, seems very similar to Alpine's initrc.

Will have to do some experiments on physical hardware (zfs).

#ChimeraLinux #AlpineLinux #Linux #Desktop #DesktopLinux

FEX 2601 Brings Various Fixes, Improvements For Wine & DXVK/VKD3D-Proton

FEX, the open-source emulator for running x86 and x86_64 binar…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Wine #DesktopLinux #Linuxbenchmarking #Linuxhardwarebenchmarks #LinuxHardwareReviews #LinuxHowTo #Linuxperformance #Linuxserverbenchmarks #OpenSourcegraphics #Phoronix #PhoronixTestSuite #Ubuntubenchmarks #Ubuntuhardware
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2459280/fex-2601-brings-various-fixes-improvements-for-wine-dxvk-vkd3d-proton/

FEX 2601 Brings Various Fixes, Improvements For Wine & DXVK/VKD3D-Proton

FEX, the open-source emulator for running x86 and x86_64 binaries on AArch64 (ARM64) …
#wine #Wine #DesktopLinux #Linuxbenchmarking #Linuxhardwarebenchmarks #LinuxHardwareReviews #LinuxHowTo #Linuxperformance #Linuxserverbenchmarks #OpenSourcegraphics #Phoronix #PhoronixTestSuite #Ubuntubenchmarks #Ubuntuhardware
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2459280/fex-2601-brings-various-fixes-improvements-for-wine-dxvk-vkd3d-proton/

2026 won’t be “the year of the Linux desktop” but it might be the clearest turning point yet.
What’s different now:
🖥️ Wayland maturity + GNOME/KDE momentum
🎮 Proton keeps improving (anti-cheat is still the big cliff)
📦 Flatpak/Flathub making app installs way less distro-dependent
💥 Push factors: Win10 EOL + Win11 friction, Intel Macs being sunset

Full breakdown: https://linuxexpert.org/2026-wont-be-the-year-of-the-linux-desktop/

#Linux #OpenSource #DesktopLinux #Wayland #Flatpak #Flathub #LinuxGaming #Proton #SteamDeck #Windows11 #macOS

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Arch Linux Powered CachyOS To Develop A Server Edition:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Server-Edition-Coming
(An Arch-based server OS? Well, good one for those who like their adrenaline rising while updating the system. New extreme sport found lol (Just joking, don't take it seriously))

Parrot 7.0 brings KDE Plasma 6, Wayland support, new security tools, and RISC-V support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/parrot-7-0-brings-kde-plasma-6-wayland-support-new-security-tools-and-risc-v-support/

Qubes OS 4.3.0 released with Fedora 41, Xen 4.19, updated templates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/qubes-os-4-3-0-released-with-fedora-41-xen-4-19-updated-templates/

postmarketOS 25.12 brings Alpine 3.23 base, GNOME 49, Plasma Mobile 6.5 & kernel updates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/postmarketos-25-12-brings-alpine-3-23-base-gnome-49-plasma-mobile-6-5-and-kernel-updates/

We Have Another New Linux Phone Before 2025 Ends - Void Phone VX1: An Enterprise-Ready Phone:
https://itsfoss.com/news/void-phone-vx1/

Proton Experimental brings improvements for CoD: Black Ops Cold War, Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/proton-experimental-brings-improvements-for-cod-black-ops-cold-war-farlight-84-chrono-trigger-and-more/

GE-Proton 10-27 brings fixes for Star Citizen, The First Descendant and more tweaks:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/ge-proton-10-27-brings-fixes-for-star-citizen-the-first-descendant-and-more-tweaks/

Phoenix: A New X Server Written From Scratch With Zig:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Phoenix-X-Server

Wayback 0.3 Released For Advancing This X11 Compatibility Layer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-0.3

Weston 15.0 Alpha Released With New Protocols, Experimental Vulkan Renderer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Weston-15.0-Alpha

KVM Guest VMs Using Intel AMX Can Cause The Linux Host To Kernel Panic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KVM-Guests-AMX-Host-Panic

Linux 6.19 Lands Fix For ARM64 EFI Systems Crashing On Boot:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-Fix-ARM64-EFI-Crash

NVIDIA CUDA Tile IR Open-Sourced:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-CUDA-Tile-IR-Open-Source

Intel Open-Source Software Setback: IWD Development Hiatus:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-IWD-Development-Halts

Wine 11.0-rc4 Brings 22 Bug Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-11.0-rc4-Released

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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #CachyOS #ParrotOS #Qubes #postmarketOS #VoidPhone #VoidPhoneVx1 #Proton #GEProton #Phoenix #XServer #X11 #Wayback #Weston #KVM #LinuxKernel #CUDA #NVIDIA #IWD #Intel #Wine #LinuxMobile #MobileLinux #DistroRelease #DistributionRelease #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #FosseryTech

Want a transparent dock in #elementaryOS 8.1?

1️⃣ Open Terminal and run:
nano ~/.config/gtk-4.0/gtk.css

2️⃣ Paste this at the end:
CSS

dock {
background-color: transparent;
box-shadow: none;
border: none;
}

3️⃣ Save (Ctrl+O, Enter, Ctrl+X) and restart the dock: killall io.elementary.dock

Simple as that! #Linux #eOS #Customisation #DesktopLinux

Pearl Linux OS 13 rinnova l’esperienza desktop con un’interfaccia in stile macOS, applicazioni aggiornate e un sistema più veloce e stabile. #Linux #PearlOS #DesktopLinux

https://www.linuxeasy.org/pearl-linux-os-13-unesperienza-in-stile-macos-per-un-desktop-linux/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

@chris Great to see.
In May 2026, I will be also using Linux on Desktop consecutively for 30 years. I started with S.u.S.E Linux 4.2 in 1996. And: I am just a user, no programmer.

https://de-academic.com/dic.nsf/dewiki/1348220

#opensuse #suselinux #linux #desktoplinux #linuxdesktop #floss #foss #opensource

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

KDE Internet of Things Development Restarted For Home Assistant Integration:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Internet-of-Things-Kiot

KDE Plasma 6.6 Finally Supporting Ambient Light Sensors, Fixing Windows Games With HDR:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.6-Before-Christmas-F

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Confirms its Kernel Version:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ubuntu-26-04-lts-kernel-version-confirmed

Linux Mint 22.3 “Zena” – BETA Release:
https://blog.linuxmint.com/?p=4973

LoongArch Promoted To Being An Official Architecture For Debian 14:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-LoongArch64-Official

Mageia 10 Planning For April Release While Still Maintaining 32-bit Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mageia-10-April-2026-Plans

PearOS is revived with Arch base and KDE Plasma desktop:
https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/19/pearos/

Rhino Linux 2025.4 introduces Lomiri desktop and updated kernels:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/rhino-linux-2025-4-introduces-lomiri-desktop-and-updated-kernels/

SparkyLinux 2025.12 released with Debian 'Forky' base and updated packages:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/sparkylinux-2025-12-released-with-debian-forky-base-and-updated-packages/

Asahi Linux Gets Microphone Working For M2 Pro/Max, Eyes Installer Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Asahi-Linux-December-2025

Tails 7.3.1 delivers urgent security fix, updated Tor Browser, Tor client, and Thunderbird:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/12/tails-7-3-1-delivers-urgent-security-fix-updated-tor-browser-tor-client-and-thunderbird/

Debusine Repositories Enter Beta: Ubuntu PPA-Like User Archives For Debian Linux:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debusine-Repositories-Beta

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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #KDE #IoT #KDEPlasma #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2604 #LinuxMint #Debian #Mageia #Mageia10 #PearOS #RhinoLinux #SparkyLinux #AsahiLinux #Tails #TailsOS #Debusine #DistroRelease #DistributionRelease #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #FosseryTech

Year-end urge to hop #linux distros rising. Kind of want to figure out what the buzz w #CachyOS is all about, but I have been really happy with #bazzite so far... anybody have any useful input for desktop/gaming use?

#DesktopLinux #Gaming #GamingOnLinux #Distrohopping #TheYearOfTheLinuxDesktop

@jameshjacks0njr @itsfoss Similar story here. #Microsoft shoving #EdgeBrowser is what made finally go all in on #desktopLinux after flirting with it for a decade.