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Danilo Krummrich of Redhat confirms start of Nova, a Rust-based GSP-only driver for Nvidia GPUs (lore.kernel.org)

Explicit sync Wayland protocol has finally been merged! (gitlab.freedesktop.org)

Since nvidia drivers do not properly implement implicit sync, this protocol not existing is the root cause of flickering with nvidia graphics on Wayland. This MR being merged means that Wayland might finally be usable with nvidia graphics with the next driver release....

Introducing GNOME 46, “Kathmandu” (release.gnome.org)

What’s new in GVfs for GNOME 46? – Ondřej Holý (ondrej.holych.net)

article: The Significant Corporate Importance & Pressure Around Mesa Open-Source Linux 3D Drivers (www.phoronix.com)

“The most recent example is a now-merged merge request to revert an earlier change bumping the Zlib dependency for Mesa. The basis for that revert is that it breaks SPECViewPerf.”...

Malicious KDE theme can wipe out all your data (www.reddit.com)

cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/13397700...

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...

Firefox "tabs" in a tiling WM (sopuli.xyz)

In the image, these are not tabs. These are firefox windows, being rendered as tabs (and as stacks) by sway....

Linux kernel 4.14 gets a life extension, thanks to OpenELA (www.theregister.com)

digiKam, KDE's powerful photo managing software, reaches version 8.3.0 (www.digikam.org)

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

The Cloud Outgrows Linux, And Sparks A New Operating System (www.nextplatform.com)

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

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!

openSUSE Tumbleweed – Review of the week 2024/11 – Dominique a.k.a. DimStar (Dim*) (dominique.leuenberger.net)

Hyprland 0.37.0 + 2 year anniversary! (hyprland.org)

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.

Proton Mail Finally Releases Desktop Apps With a Linux Beta Version (news.itsfoss.com)

FUSE Passthrough Mode Merged For Linux 6.9 (www.phoronix.com)

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.

Contribute to Rawhide Test Days - DNF 5 - Fedora Magazine (fedoramagazine.org)

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.