📰 6 things I loved and hated when I switched from GNOME to KDE Plasma
After years on GNOME, I switched to KDE Plasma and found equal parts freedom and frustration. Here are the most significant things I loved and hated.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/things-loved-hated-when-switched-gnome-kde-plasma/
After years on GNOME, I switched to KDE Plasma and found equal parts freedom and frustration. Here are the most significant things I loved and hated.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/things-loved-hated-when-switched-gnome-kde-plasma/
XDA
6 things I loved and hated when I switched from GNOME to KDE Plasma
After years on GNOME, I switched to KDE Plasma and found equal parts freedom and frustration. Here are the most significant things I loved and hated.
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📰 Ghostty Terminal Adopts a Non-Profit Funding Model
Ghostty, the fast GPU‑accelerated terminal, now operates under a non‑profit funding model through fiscal sponsorship with Hack Club. Here’s what it means.You're reading Ghostty Terminal Adopts a Non-Profit Funding Model, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ghostty-terminal-non-profit-fiscal-sponsorship
Ghostty, the fast GPU‑accelerated terminal, now operates under a non‑profit funding model through fiscal sponsorship with Hack Club. Here’s what it means.You're reading Ghostty Terminal Adopts a Non-Profit Funding Model, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/ghostty-terminal-non-profit-fiscal-sponsorship
OMG! Ubuntu
Ghostty Terminal Adopts a Non-Profit Funding Model
Ghostty, the fast GPU‑accelerated terminal, now operates under a non‑profit funding model through fiscal sponsorship with Hack Club. Here’s what it means.
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📰 LibreOffice 26.2 Gets Rid Of The "Community" Edition Branding
With the upcoming LibreOffice 26.2 open-source office suite release, they are getting rid of the "Community Edition" branding for the standard version of this widely-used cross-platform office suite...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-262-Drops-Community
With the upcoming LibreOffice 26.2 open-source office suite release, they are getting rid of the "Community Edition" branding for the standard version of this widely-used cross-platform office suite...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-262-Drops-Community
Phoronix
LibreOffice 26.2 Gets Rid Of The "Community" Edition Branding
With the upcoming LibreOffice 26.2 open-source office suite release, they are getting rid of the 'Community Edition' branding for the standard version of this widely-used cross-platform office suite.
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📰 Open-Source Linux Driver Christmas Surprise For 20~23 Year Old Radeon GPUs
If Linux 6.19 switching from the Radeon legacy to AMDGPU kernel drivers for the GCN 1.0/1.1 GPUs for those ~13 year old GPUs isn't nostalgic enough for you, here's something a bit more nostalgic this holiday season: fresh open-source driver commits to the Radeon R300g driver for supporting those 23 year old ATI R300 GPUs up through the 20 year old R500 class graphics processors...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/R300-Pop-Free-Clipping
If Linux 6.19 switching from the Radeon legacy to AMDGPU kernel drivers for the GCN 1.0/1.1 GPUs for those ~13 year old GPUs isn't nostalgic enough for you, here's something a bit more nostalgic this holiday season: fresh open-source driver commits to the Radeon R300g driver for supporting those 23 year old ATI R300 GPUs up through the 20 year old R500 class graphics processors...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/R300-Pop-Free-Clipping
Phoronix
Open-Source Linux Driver Christmas Surprise For 20~23 Year Old Radeon GPUs
If Linux 6.19 switching from the Radeon legacy to AMDGPU kernel drivers for the GCN 1.0/1.1 GPUs for those ~13 year old GPUs isn't nostalgic enough for you, here's something a bit more nostalgic this holiday season: fresh open-source driver commits to the…
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📰 I built 6 "fun" Raspberry Pi projects and regretted every one of them
These Raspberry Pi projects sounded fun at first, but daily use exposed the hidden downsides that made me regret building them.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/raspberry-pi-projects-sounded-fun-regret-building/
These Raspberry Pi projects sounded fun at first, but daily use exposed the hidden downsides that made me regret building them.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/raspberry-pi-projects-sounded-fun-regret-building/
XDA
I built 6 "fun" Raspberry Pi projects and regretted every one of them
These Raspberry Pi projects sounded fun at first, but daily use exposed the hidden downsides that made me regret building them.
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📰 QEMU and FFmpeg Founder Introduces Micro QuickJS JavaScript Engine
Fabrice Bellard, founder of QEMU and FFmpeg, has published Micro QuickJS, a minimal JavaScript engine targeting embedded and low-memory environments.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/qemu-and-ffmpeg-founder-introduces-micro-quickjs-javascript-engine/
Fabrice Bellard, founder of QEMU and FFmpeg, has published Micro QuickJS, a minimal JavaScript engine targeting embedded and low-memory environments.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/qemu-and-ffmpeg-founder-introduces-micro-quickjs-javascript-engine/
Linuxiac
QEMU and FFmpeg Founder Introduces Micro QuickJS JavaScript Engine
Fabrice Bellard, founder of QEMU and FFmpeg, has published Micro QuickJS, a minimal JavaScript engine targeting embedded and low-memory environments.
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📰 Firefox is Adding Split View for Tabs, Here’s How to Enable It
Firefox's new Split View lets you browse two tabs side-by-side in one window. Enable this experimental feature in Firefox 146 now - here's how.You're reading Firefox is Adding Split View for Tabs, Here’s How to Enable It, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/enable-firefox-split-view-feature
Firefox's new Split View lets you browse two tabs side-by-side in one window. Enable this experimental feature in Firefox 146 now - here's how.You're reading Firefox is Adding Split View for Tabs, Here’s How to Enable It, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/enable-firefox-split-view-feature
OMG! Ubuntu
Firefox is Adding Split View for Tabs, Here’s How to Enable It
Firefox's new Split View lets you browse two tabs side-by-side in one window. Enable this experimental feature in Firefox 146 now - here's how.
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📰 KVM Guest VMs Using Intel AMX Can Cause The Linux Host To Kernel Panic
An unfortunate Linux kernel bug coming to light just ahead of Christmas may cause frustration for some server administrators, particularly public cloud providers... It turns out with the Linux kernel releases since 2022, KVM guest virtual machines making use of Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) is possible to cause the host to experience a kernel panic...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KVM-Guests-AMX-Host-Panic
An unfortunate Linux kernel bug coming to light just ahead of Christmas may cause frustration for some server administrators, particularly public cloud providers... It turns out with the Linux kernel releases since 2022, KVM guest virtual machines making use of Intel Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) is possible to cause the host to experience a kernel panic...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/KVM-Guests-AMX-Host-Panic
Phoronix
KVM Guest VMs Using Intel AMX Can Cause The Linux Host To Kernel Panic
An unfortunate Linux kernel bug coming to light just ahead of Christmas may cause frustration for some server administrators, particularly public cloud providers..
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📰 Parrot 7.0 Ethical Hacking Distro Released with KDE Plasma, RISC-V Support
Parrot 7.0 ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution is now available for download with KDE Plasma desktop and Debian 13 base. Here’s what's new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/parrot-7-0-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-risc-v-support
Parrot 7.0 ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution is now available for download with KDE Plasma desktop and Debian 13 base. Here’s what's new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/parrot-7-0-ethical-hacking-distro-released-with-kde-plasma-risc-v-support
9to5Linux
Parrot 7.0 Ethical Hacking Distro Released with KDE Plasma, RISC-V Support - 9to5Linux
Parrot 7.0 ethical hacking and penetration testing distribution is now available for download with KDE Plasma desktop and Debian 13 base.
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📰 Pinta 3.1 Open-Source Paint App Released with New Cells Effect, Axonometric Grid
Pinta 3.1 open-source paint and drawing software is now available for download with GTK4 port, new effects, and many other changes. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/pinta-3-1-open-source-paint-app-released-with-new-cells-effect-axonometric-grid
Pinta 3.1 open-source paint and drawing software is now available for download with GTK4 port, new effects, and many other changes. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/pinta-3-1-open-source-paint-app-released-with-new-cells-effect-axonometric-grid
9to5Linux
Pinta 3.1 Open-Source Paint App Released with New Cells Effect, Axonometric Grid - 9to5Linux
Pinta 3.1 open-source paint and drawing software is now available for download with GTK4 port, new effects, and many other changes. Here’s what’s new!
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📰 Chromium on MediaTek Genio 700 and 720: from test plans to real‑world performance
Detailed post about the current status of Chromium enablement on MediaTek Genio SoCs.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/chromium-hardware-codecs-on-mediatek-genio-700-and-720-from-test-plans-to-real‑world-performance.html
Detailed post about the current status of Chromium enablement on MediaTek Genio SoCs.
🔗 Source: https://www.collabora.com/news-and-blog/news-and-events/chromium-hardware-codecs-on-mediatek-genio-700-and-720-from-test-plans-to-real‑world-performance.html
Collabora | Open Source Consulting
Chromium hardware codecs on MediaTek Genio 700 and 720: from test plans to real‑world performance
Enhancing Chromium to fully leverage hardware video acceleration on MediaTek Genio and Kompanio platforms for better performance and power efficiency on Linux.
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📰 MiniMax Unveils M2.1 to Bring Multilingual Programming Gains to Open AI Models
Chinese AI startup’s release is a major update to its open-source model series, aimed at multi-language programming and everyday office automation...
🔗 Source: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-minimax-m2-release/
Chinese AI startup’s release is a major update to its open-source model series, aimed at multi-language programming and everyday office automation...
🔗 Source: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-minimax-m2-release/
TechRepublic
MiniMax Unveils M2.1 to Bring Multilingual Programming Gains to Open AI Models
Chinese AI startup’s release is a major update to its open-source model series, aimed at multi-language programming and everyday office automation.
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📰 Page Cache Sharing Looks To Be Very Beneficial For EROFS Containers
One of the features being worked on for a while with the read-only EROFS file-system is page cache sharing. Besides EROFS being popular on some mobile/embedded devices, this open-source read-only file-system has been quite popular for container usage and there this page cache sharing functionality can provide some significant reductions in RAM usage...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/EROFS-Page-Cache-Sharing
One of the features being worked on for a while with the read-only EROFS file-system is page cache sharing. Besides EROFS being popular on some mobile/embedded devices, this open-source read-only file-system has been quite popular for container usage and there this page cache sharing functionality can provide some significant reductions in RAM usage...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/EROFS-Page-Cache-Sharing
Phoronix
Page Cache Sharing Looks To Be Very Beneficial For EROFS Containers
One of the features being worked on for a while with the read-only EROFS file-system is page cache sharing
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📰 Final Benchmarks Of AMDVLK vs. RADV AMD Radeon Vulkan Drivers
One of the pleasant surprises this year was AMD ending the AMDVLK driver development with AMD dropping their proprietary OpenGL and Vulkan driver components on Linux at long last for their Radeon Software for Linux packages. This was arguably long overdue with enthusiasts and Linux gamers long preferring the RadeonSI+RADV Mesa drivers and those drivers even doing very well in recent years for workstation graphics workloads.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/radeon-radv-amdvlk-final
One of the pleasant surprises this year was AMD ending the AMDVLK driver development with AMD dropping their proprietary OpenGL and Vulkan driver components on Linux at long last for their Radeon Software for Linux packages. This was arguably long overdue with enthusiasts and Linux gamers long preferring the RadeonSI+RADV Mesa drivers and those drivers even doing very well in recent years for workstation graphics workloads.
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/radeon-radv-amdvlk-final
Phoronix
Final Benchmarks Of AMDVLK vs. RADV AMD Radeon Vulkan Drivers
One of the pleasant surprises this year was AMD ending the AMDVLK driver development with AMD dropping their proprietary OpenGL and Vulkan driver components on Linux at long last for their Radeon Software for Linux packages.
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📰 How to Install COSMIC Desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 (PPA)
Want to run COSMIC desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS? A new (unofficial) PPA makes it easy to. Follow the steps in this guide, learn about the caveats and how to 'undo'.You're reading How to Install COSMIC Desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 (PPA), a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/install-cosmic-desktop-ubuntu-24-04-ppa
Want to run COSMIC desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS? A new (unofficial) PPA makes it easy to. Follow the steps in this guide, learn about the caveats and how to 'undo'.You're reading How to Install COSMIC Desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 (PPA), a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/12/install-cosmic-desktop-ubuntu-24-04-ppa
OMG! Ubuntu
How to Install COSMIC Desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 [PPA]
Want to run COSMIC desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS? A new (unofficial) PPA makes it easy to. Follow the steps in this guide, learn about the caveats and how to 'undo'.
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📰 Fix On The Way For One Of The Linux 6.19 Regressions: 52.4% Scheduler Regression
The Linux 6.19 kernel has been a bit bumpy in the scheduler department but at least one fix is on the way for addressing fallout...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-sched-core-52p
The Linux 6.19 kernel has been a bit bumpy in the scheduler department but at least one fix is on the way for addressing fallout...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.19-sched-core-52p
Phoronix
Fix On The Way For One Of The Linux 6.19 Regressions: 52.4% Scheduler Regression
The Linux 6.19 kernel has been a bit bumpy in the scheduler department but at least one fix is on the way for addressing fallout. Linux 6.19 does bring some nice performance improvements overall but during my early testing there were some regressions and…
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📰 QEMU 10.2 Officially Released with Live Update Support and Improvements
QEMU 10.2 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with new features and improvements for supported architectures. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/qemu-10-2-officially-released-with-live-update-support-and-improvements
QEMU 10.2 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with new features and improvements for supported architectures. Here’s what’s new!
🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/qemu-10-2-officially-released-with-live-update-support-and-improvements
9to5Linux
QEMU 10.2 Officially Released with Live Update Support and Improvements - 9to5Linux
QEMU 10.2 open-source virtualization software is now available for download with new features and improvements for supported architectures. Here’s what’s new!
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📰 Wayback 0.3 Preview Arrives With Fedora and Alpine Availability
Wayback 0.3, a X11 compatibility layer that allows running X11 desktop environments using Wayland, is now available in Fedora 42/43 and Alpine Linux stable repositories.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/wayback-0-3-preview-arrives-with-fedora-and-alpine-availability/
Wayback 0.3, a X11 compatibility layer that allows running X11 desktop environments using Wayland, is now available in Fedora 42/43 and Alpine Linux stable repositories.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/wayback-0-3-preview-arrives-with-fedora-and-alpine-availability/
Linuxiac
Wayback 0.3 Preview Arrives With Fedora and Alpine Availability
Wayback 0.3, a X11 compatibility layer that allows running X11 desktop environments using Wayland, is now available in Fedora 42/43 and Alpine Linux stable repositories.
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