Linux kernel 4.14 gets a life extension, thanks to OpenELA (www.theregister.com)
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digiKam, KDE's powerful photo managing software, reaches version 8.3.0 (www.digikam.org)
How to write a QML effect for KWin, KDE's window manager (blog.vladzahorodnii.com)
Since the dawn of the times, the only way to implement any effect that has fancy user interface used to be in C++. It would be rather an understatement to say that the C++ API is difficult to use or get it right so there are no glitches. On the other hand, it would be really nice to be able to implement dashboard-like effects...
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The Cloud Outgrows Linux, And Sparks A New Operating System (www.nextplatform.com)
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Uncovering Linux's Hidden Secrets: Revealing What Many Users Don't Know (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
Linux is widely known as a robust and versatile operating system favored by tech enthusiasts, developers, and organizations worldwide. However, there
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DBOS revives the Database-Based Operating System approach, wants to compete with linux (m.slashdot.org)
Hey fellow linux enjoyers,...
Install Linux Kernel 6.8 on Ubuntu: Step-by-Step Guide (www.infoterkiniviral.com)
The latest stable kernel, Linux 6.8, is now available for installation on Ubuntu systems through Canonical's Ubuntu Mainline Kernel PPA archive. This
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Hyprland 0.37.0 + 2 year anniversary! (hyprland.org)
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Proton Mail Finally Releases Desktop Apps With a Linux Beta Version (news.itsfoss.com)
This week in KDE: Dolphin levels up (pointieststick.com)
In addition to lots and lots of Plasma 6 stability work and the beginning of Plasma 6.1 feature work, Dolphin received large amount of development this week, resulting in some nice improvements. Check it out!
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FUSE Passthrough Mode Merged For Linux 6.9 (www.phoronix.com)
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openSUSE Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2024/11 – Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) (dominique.leuenberger.net)
Completing the KDE Frameworks 6 transition (volkerkrause.eu)
Getting the KDE Mega Relase 6 out was a key milestone in the transition to Qt 6 and KDE Frameworks 6, but it doesn’t mean we are done yet. There’s still components to port and scaffolding to remove.
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Sandboxing Applications with Bubblewrap: Securing a Basic Shell (sloonz.github.io)
Nice series of blog posts I found detailing how to use bubblewrap (the sandboxing tool used by Flatpak) to sandbox regular programs.
Open-Source-Mouse based on an Arduino Pro Micro utilizing the PMW3389 sensor (github.com)
The project has nothing directly to do with Linux. But I think it’s interesting and you should be able to use the mouse under Linux. In my opinion, it is therefore an alternative to normal mice.
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openSUSE Tumbleweed Begins Rolling Out KDE Plasma 6 Desktop, But No Wayland Default Yet (www.phoronix.com)
The openSUSE Tumbleweed rolling release Linux distribution has begun rolling out the KDE Plasma 6.0.1, Gear 24.02 apps, and Frameworks 6.0 packages. Plasma 5 is being replaced within the Tumbleweed repository but openSUSE Tumbleweed isn’t yet transitioning to the Wayland session by default.
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Contribute to Rawhide Test Days - DNF 5 - Fedora Magazine (fedoramagazine.org)
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CopyQ (clipboard manager) 8.0.0 released (github.com)
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COSMIC: More Alpha, More Fun! (blog.system76.com)
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Wayfire updated to 0.8.1 with Fractional Scaling and wlroots 0.17 support (github.com)
Wayfire is a 3D Wayland compositor, inspired by Compiz and based on wlroots. It aims to create a customizable, extendable and lightweight environment without sacrificing its appearance....
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KDE Plasma 6.0.2 (kde.org)
The bugfixes are small but important and include:...
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VLC Media Player Plans to Add Online Media Streaming (news.itsfoss.com)
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Firefox looks so much better than Chrome (tux.social)
A little admiration of how easy UI customization is on Firefox, and how shitty Chromium looks.
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[ARCH] [EASYAF] Use RAM for Firefox and boost performance and decrease drive wear (wiki.archlinux.org)
Might be late to the party, but I just discovered you can do this. Super simple and easy to do....