KDE veröffentlicht finales Update der Plasma 6.3 Serie https://fosstopia.de/kde-plasma-6-3-6/ #KDE #KDE6.3.6 #KDEPlasma #LinuxDesktop #Plasma
KDE veröffentlicht finales Update der Plasma 6.3 Serie https://fosstopia.de/kde-plasma-6-3-6/ #KDE #KDE6.3.6 #KDEPlasma #LinuxDesktop #Plasma
Wayland 1.24 offiziell veröffentlicht – Fokus auf Feinschliff https://fosstopia.de/wayland-1-24/ #LinuxDesktop #Wayland #WaylandDisplayServerProtokoll
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NVIDIA 580 Linux driver will be the last to support Maxwell, Pascal and Volta GPUs, X11 versions older than v1.17 will also be deprecated:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-580-Linux-Driver-Last-HW
Bash 5.3 released with a new form of command substitution that executes the command within the current shell execution context, GLOBSORT variable can be used to determine how the shell will sort results of pathname completion, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Bash-5.3
DXVK 2.7 released with Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 based games and applications running atop the Vulkan API, other changes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/DXVK-2.7-Released
Alpine Linux developer Ariadne Conill announced Wayback, a new X11 compatibility layer on Wayland, utilizing a rootful XWayland server:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wayback-X11-Wayland
TUXEDO Stellaris 16 Gen7 laptop available with AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX and AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D processors:
https://9to5linux.com/tuxedo-stellaris-16-gen7-linux-laptop-now-ships-with-amd-ryzen-9-cpus
Linux reaches 5% desktop marketshare in the US:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/
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LINUX NEWS
Fedora made proposal to drop UEFI boot support of x86-64 systems running on MBR-partitioned disks:
https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-uefi-mbr-support-drop/
SUSE's Agama installer switches from X.Org to Wayland for installation GUI:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Agama-16-Installer
OpenSUSE Tumbleweed monthly update brings KDE Plasma 6.4, other package updates, security patches:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/opensuse-tumbleweed-s-latest-update-brings-kde-plasma-6-4-and-critical-security-patches/
Arch ISO with Linux kernel 6.15 and Archinstall 3.0.8 is available:
https://9to5linux.com/first-arch-linux-iso-release-powered-by-linux-6-15-is-now-available-for-download
Ubuntu 25.10 will raise RISC-V profile requirements:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-riscv-rva23-support
Critical Sudo vulnerabilities found, exploited using --chroot (-R) and --host (-h) options:
https://ostechnix.com/sudo-vulnerabilities-expose-linux-systems-to-privilege-escalation/
GNOME 49 will default to the Papers document viewer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Papers-Approved-49
GNOME 49 Alpha 1 released with showing the workspace switcher on-screen display across all monitors, do-not-disturb quick setting, dedicated accessibility menu on the login screen, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-49-Alpha-1
KDE improves KClock by adding picture-in-picture support on Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Clock-Wayland-PIP
KDE Plasma 6.4.2 released with various bug fixes and improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-2-improves-the-kicker-app-menu-widget-spectacle-and-more
KDE Gear 25.04.3 released as the last update in the KDE Gear 25.04 series, with fixes for Dolphin, KClock, Gwenview, Itinerary etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-04-3-released-as-the-last-update-in-the-kde-gear-25-04-series
Debian installer Trixie RC2 released with improved installation media handling, better Secure Boot support, Btrfs system rescue, improved bootloader reliability, etc.:
https://ostechnix.com/debian-installer-trixie-rc-2-released/
Debian aiming to attract more contributors, looks for OpenAI fund for the AI usage of contributors:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-More-Newcomers-LLMs
New Gentoo images available with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.3:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Gentoo-Linux-July-2025
AerynOS tooling is rewritten in Rust instead of D (not C lol):
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AerynOS-Mid-2025
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This Week in Plasma: chugging along - KDE Blogs
https://blogs.kde.org/2025/07/05/this-week-in-plasma-chugging-along/
Thinking of switching to Linux...
I've read that it's more flexible in terms of "modifying" open source softwares (mainly photography) to have my own versions and simply has more freedom. Since I discovered these softwares I never looked back but I'm a Windows user my whole life.
What's a beginner friendly version of Linux you advise me to give it a go ?
#linux #linuxdesktop #linuxhelp #opensource
Great News! Linux Reaches 5% Desktop Market Share In USA #Linux #Linuxdesktop #Marketshare #USA #Opensource #Statcounter
https://ostechnix.com/linux-reaches-5-desktop-market-share-in-usa/
KDE veröffentlicht Plasma 6.4.2 mit zahlreichen Fehlerbehebungen https://fosstopia.de/kde-plasma-6-4-2/ #KDE #KDEPlasma #KDEPlasma6.4.2 #LinuxDesktop
Wayback: Fork In The Road For X11 Support
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Fedora proposal was made to discontinue 32-bit support in a two-step process, starting from 44, but it was withdrawn:
https://ostechnix.com/fedora-32-bit-i686-support-withdrawal-postponed/
Fedora dropping 32-bit support would put Bazzite's future development at risk, due to breakages of essential Steam features:
https://news.itsfoss.com/fedora-could-kill-bazzite/
Fedora proposal was made to replace upstream X.Org server with XLibre, but the proposal was withdrawn:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-43-XLibre-Proposal
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-XLibre-Proposal-Withdraw
Hyprland plans to launch €5/month premium tier:
https://news.itsfoss.com/hyprland-premium/
Kubuntu 25.10 won't include Xorg session by default:
https://news.itsfoss.com/kubuntu-25-10-wayland-only/
Qt 6.10 will offer session-management-v1 protocol support for Wayland session restore/management, Plasma 6.5 will include clipboard sync support for the built-in RDP server, ability to copy QR code for clipboard items, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Session-Manage-Interial
KDE Plasma 6.4.1 released with an effect potentially triggering seizure disabled, text contrast and readability improvements, Discover improvements, bug fixes:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kde-plasma-6-4-1-update-disables-a-seizure-triggering-effect
KDE Plasma to get improved initial setup tool:
https://news.itsfoss.com/kde-new-initial-setup-tool/
postmarketOS 25.06 released with Alpine Linux 3.22 base, GNOME Mobile 48, Plasma Mobile 6.3.5, Phosh 0.47.0, and Sxmo 1.17.1, support for more devices, Systemd support, mobile-config-thunderbird:
https://9to5linux.com/postmarketos-25-06-linux-mobile-os-brings-support-for-new-devices-and-systemd
PipeWire 1.4.6 released with option to disable RAOP, improved ALSA plugin, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-4-6-adds-new-option-to-disable-raop-improves-the-alsa-plugin
Wine 10.11 released with preparations for NTSYNC support to improve gaming performance, more support for generating Windows Runtime metadata in WIDL, bug fixes for several games:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Wine-10.11-Released
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Deepin 25 is officially out!
New DDE 7.0 UI
Built-in AI Assistant
Immutable "Solid" system
Linyaps universal apps
Download and check what's new: https://www.opensourcefeed.org/deepin-25-released/
KDE veröffentlicht Plasma 6.4.1 mit zahlreichen Verbesserungen https://fosstopia.de/kde-plasma-6-4-1/ #KDE #KDEPlasma #KDEPlasma6.4.1 #LinuxDesktop
#WhatsMissing: A simple, #FrutigerAero-themed, #LowDPI-compatible #Linux #distro / #desktop!
And modern-day #distros really need to reconsider that!
Arch Linux servers will go offline starting July 9th, 2025, from 8 AM GMT to 12 PM GMT!
#Arch #ArchLinux #Linux #LinuxDesktop #Computers #Laptops #TechNews #TechUpdates
https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/arch-linux-server-scheduled-maintenance/
Am 22. Juli findet unser erstes #Linux Café ab 17:00 Uhr im Café Kork in der Lessingstraße 25 in #Graz statt. Wir helfen bei Fragen zu Installation, Vorarbeiten und tauschen uns aus.
Kommt gerne vorbei!
Findet uns und alle Infos auch hier: https://events.graz.social/@linux_cafe
Kubuntu 25.10 ohne X11-Sitzung - LinuxNews.de
This Week in Plasma: Plasma 6.4 has arrived! - KDE Blogs
https://blogs.kde.org/2025/06/21/this-week-in-plasma-plasma-6.4-has-arrived/
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
KDE Plasma 6.4 released, with revamped UI for Spectacle, per-virtual-desktop custom tile layouts, new HDR calibration wizard, support for new Wayland protocols, improved KRunner, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-4-desktop-environment-officially-released-this-is-whats-new
KDE Plasma development will focus on Wayland support, X11 support is only secondary, only critical bugs will be fixed, unless someone pays to fix less critical issues:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Wayland-Is-The-Future
Flathub reaches 3 billion total downloads:
https://ostechnix.com/flathub-3-billion-downloads/
Wine package on Arch becomes pure WoW64, dependency on multilib repository is dropped:
https://ostechnix.com/arch-linux-wine-wow64-transition/
Wine 10.10 released with updated Mono engine, expanded capabilities for generating Windows Runtime metadata in the Windows Interface Definition Language (WIDL) tool, bug fixes for video games, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/6/wine-10-10-released-with-updated-mono-engine-and-bug-fixes-for-several-games/
Linux kernel 6.16 RC2 released with driver fixes, bcachefs improvements etc.:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-16-rc2-released/
NVIDIA 575.64 Linux driver released with a few bug fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NVIDIA-575.64-Linux-Driver
XLibre 25.0 released with code clean-ups, new Xnamespace extension, Xnest ported to xcb, fixes for several CVEs, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XLibre-25.0-Released
Security fixes for X.Org and XWayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/X.Org-Server-21.1.17
https://www.phoronix.com/news/XWayland-24.1.8-X.Org-21.1.8
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