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1 • POP OS Cosmic (by Scott on 2024-09-09 01:16:53 GMT from Australia)
I pretty much agree with Jesse's review. Although Cosmic did seem to have some quirks that seemed intermittent and sometimes would appear and other times not. One quirk was with the menu sometimes it would open but only after numerous clicks. Also had a problem during boot when the screen would come up but hitting enter would boot the OS, but would launch with a mouse click. I used POP for about 4 or 5 days and had 3 kernal panics, one at boot and 2 while Pop was running. At no time did I lose anything, just rebooted and off we went. Other than that everything worked. the look was nice as well although I would make a few changes but that's just me. I'll look forward to it final release.
Thanx.
2 • Cosmic DE (by Woodstock69 on 2024-09-09 01:33:30 GMT from Australia)
Any DE that tries to turn my desktop interface into a mobile phone interface will be immediately rejected. Call me old fashioned. YMMV.
3 • Cosmic DE (by jim on 2024-09-09 05:09:00 GMT from Australia)
The older DE looked better.
4 • Cosmic reinvents Gnome - why?! (by Kevin on 2024-09-09 05:53:23 GMT from New Zealand)
WHY?!
Of all DE's to go and copy, Gnome. This was an opportunity to really shine and innovate. I guess twin 4K displays can "act" like a giant tablet, right? I am really, really disappointed.
5 • Cosmic (by Ali on 2024-09-09 07:41:41 GMT from Iran)
Jessy, How does Cosmic deals with applications from other toolkits regarding appearance and theming. Do gtk and qt apps follows desktop theme without manual configurations?
6 • Running daily cron jobs at variable times (by Henrik on 2024-09-09 08:45:10 GMT from Sweden)
Call at command with sunrise and sunset times from midnight cron job?
7 • What do you think of COSMIC? (by James on 2024-09-09 09:51:18 GMT from United States)
I will never use any desktop based on the current Gnome desktop.
8 • Command to add line to start of file (by Lisa on 2024-09-09 10:10:15 GMT from Australia)
Thanks Jesse and Distrowatch team for another great read this week.
Further to last week's Q&A, a reader offered this sed command to add a line to the start of a file:--
sed -i '1 s/^/line_to_be_added\n/' file
While this works, a simpler sed command is:--
sed -i '1 i\"Line to be added"' file
Note the difference between sed's insert command i\ and sed's -i option for overwriting files in place. Always run sed commands _without_ the -i option first, until you're sure it'll do what you want.
9 • Cosmic DE (by Danny on 2024-09-09 10:42:48 GMT from United States)
Please note: I HATE Gnome DE, I really do. I also don't like the devs 'always break it' approach for extensions (why there is a Cosmic).
However, I see lots of potential and even like Cosmic. It's not bad an early DE, especially for it's tiling and stacking (imo). However, I don't see it being at all impressive for a floating DE (at least yet). So if you want KDE, don't compare to Cosmic ;)
10 • Tucana Linux (by Toran on 2024-09-09 11:33:06 GMT from Belgium)
Tucana Linux looks interesting. Looking forward to a review, honestly...
11 • COSMIC (by Jesse on 2024-09-09 11:34:44 GMT from Canada)
@7: "I will never use any desktop based on the current Gnome desktop."
COSMIC isn't based on GNOME. That's one of the key points of its development. System76 needed a desktop that wasn't going to have the upstream issues GNOME kept having so they developed their own desktop.
@5: "Jessy, How does Cosmic deals with applications from other toolkits regarding appearance and theming. Do gtk and qt apps follows desktop theme without manual configurations?"
I wish I could tell you. Unfortunately around the end of the week I was using COSMIC the latest series of updates broke the system and I wasn't able to login to it anymore.
With that said, GTK apps don't even follow the desktop theme on GNOME half the time, so you can be pretty certain the answer is "no".
12 • COSMIC DE (by RetiredIT on 2024-09-09 12:03:57 GMT from United States)
Who needs another desktop? More fluff! I've been using GNOME2/MATE for almost 20 years and there is no reason to change to anything else. Why do developers waste so much time and effort trying to get us to use something we do NOT need?
13 • systemd and "adelie way" (by Cassio Longino on 2024-09-09 12:28:39 GMT from Italy)
"One of the aspects of systemd which made the software controversial when it was first launched was the project's narrow focus. systemd was designed to work on Linux-based distributions only, ignoring the BSDs, Solaris, and other Unix-like systems. The systemd software was also closely tied to the GNU C library (glibc), making it impossible to run systemd on many smaller Linux distributions which use alternatives, such as the musl C library. This may be changing as the developer of Adelie Linux has managed to get a port of systemd running with musl C."
systemd was a (badly designed) attempt to standardise init, but imho the problem is not adapting the 'musl C library' to systemd. The real target is having Linux distributions completely independent of systemd and fully-functional. The biodiversity of the Linux ecosystem is very important.
14 • Cosmic (by penguinx86 on 2024-09-09 12:30:44 GMT from United States)
I have not tried Cosmic yet, but I like the looks of it. It fixes some of the things I don't like about Gnome. But I'll hold out for the Beta version before I try it in a VM.
15 • Canaima Linux 8.0 Beta "Kavanayen" becomes a "rolling release" (by Pedro Machado on 2024-09-09 13:10:32 GMT from The Netherlands)
Canaima GNU/Linux 8.0 'Kavanayen' (debian based) is now available in Beta version. One of the most important features of this new version is its new Rolling Release approach. It will allow users to receive constant updates, ensuring that their system is always up-to-date with the latest security fixes and new features available. The distribution works on old (32-bit) and new (amd64) PCs. Available desktop environments: GNOME, XFCE, KDE Plasma, Cinnamon, LXDE, Mate. Canaima also includes a new 'Software Shop', developed by Venezuelan programmers.
16 • COSMIC DE (by Justin R. on 2024-09-09 14:18:19 GMT from United States)
I have no plans on trying COSMIC, but am very interested in seeing it's development.
17 • Cosmic & Human Interfaces (by Thomas on 2024-09-09 14:12:39 GMT from France)
@jesse: you didn't cover much Cosmic's screen estate configurability but I suspect Cosmic User Interface is really similar to Ubuntu's Gnome flavor.
But Gnome (and so Cosmic, even if it's not a fork, it feels like a HIG copy of it) isn't configurable. Really. I understand newcomers need to feel at ease with a known environment. But for efficiency-looking users, having a configurable desktop is a "must have".
It all boils down to the difference between KDE and Gnome/Windows/MacOS : either you limit yourself to what the developpers of those environments think you can do or, in the case of KDE (and older window managers), you can adapt your environment to your own specific needs. That is, IMHO, the minimum of respect developpers should have toward their users : not everyone is a sheep :)
As a developper myself, I really need a lot of vertical screen estate on a landscape monitor. More lines of code, more documentation to see and write. With 2 or more windows side to side... The freedom KDE/Plasma and others offers (compared to Gnome, Windows etc) while still proposing sane defaults for newcomers is the best of both worlds.
So, what's the point of Cosmic ? Just a reimplementation of Gnome/Unity in Rust ?
18 • AnduinOS (by Lee S. on 2024-09-09 14:45:17 GMT from United States)
Looks interesting. Has anyone tried this out yet? Might try using it for some older laptops I use etc...
19 • Gnome desktop (by Bob on 2024-09-09 14:47:17 GMT from United States)
I'm not a fan of the Gnome desktop, however, the one Gnome-like desktop I would like to have will probably never get released as a stable operating system...Cutefish OS.
20 • Cosmic (by rhtoras on 2024-09-09 14:57:28 GMT from Greece)
There are new desktop environments...
i.e Lumina Desktop (qt based, poettering free, bsd licenced)
Katana desktop (qt based, kde4 like)
Calla desktop (based on awesome wm, minimal and usable)
ydesk (based on fvwm, minimal and usable)
and last but not least cafe desktop (fork of mate, ctk instead of gtk)
I do not get what cosmic brings to the table...instead of a crazy dev and copying what gnome offers i do not get it really...it will be a bloat and frustrasting experience and i won't try it, sorry!
If i want something new i can try lumina or ydesk or if i like what other desktops look i can try katana and cafe...
because all these offer something different to the table...
some linux dev's in the systemD era tend to reinvent the wheel
sorry i'll go otherwise!!!
21 • Cosmic (by David on 2024-09-09 15:51:55 GMT from United Kingdom)
So you are left looking a a screen-full of icons with no tool-tips, wondering what some of them do. Why not a conventional menu? You need to run a widget to switch work-spaces. Why not a switcher on the panel? So many of these innovations make me think of a car designer saying "We've had steering wheels since the 1890s — why not try a joystick instead?"
22 • Celebrate the richness of Linux (by New on 2024-09-09 16:30:00 GMT from Sweden)
I cant fathom why people express dissatisfaction with new DEs or new distributions. If you really think Linux is worse off because of the many different DEs that exist you could go back to Windows. The freedom of choice is one of the most compelling reasons to use Linux. Celebrate the richness of Linux dont decry it.
23 • Cosmic DE (by Marti Martinson on 2024-09-09 16:32:52 GMT from United States)
Bravo, @2 Woodstock, bravo! LXDE, IceWM, and Equinox were fantastic DEs, even just the PLAIN Openbox WM. I loathe smartphone/mobile looking interfaces.
24 • Cosmic for Pop_OS! (by Maximax on 2024-09-09 18:22:54 GMT from France)
Cosmic has been created as the default DE for Pop_OS!, so to be installed on System76 computers. It makes perfectly sense from System76 as a company to offer their own experience for customers, and for customers to go directly to System76 when they've found some bugs and have some requests.
Gnome-like DE being not my cup of tea at all, I've only spend about an hour testing Cosmic, found some bugs (exactly what I could expect from an Alpha version) but as Jesse noted, it's pretty coherent and even dull but that's exactly what a paying customer would expect in a company environment.
So I'm pretty glad they've released it so anyone can use it for free (and on any computer), even getting testers and some fixes for free, and I'm hoping that System76 will be more open minded than Gnome team about changes. I will certainly try it in a year once they've added many fixes and functionalities that users are looking for, and hoping that it won't becoming a bloat DE too soon!
25 • Ventoy usb-stick, with MX-KDE and AntiX: problem (by Jan on 2024-09-09 22:05:32 GMT from The Netherlands)
I have a big Ventoy USB-stick, with several distros for live testing. A.o. MX-KDE-august and AntiX.
I found that AntiX on a Ventoy-usb-stick does not work, it needs to be prepared with RUFUS, then the live-session works (same for PCLinuxOS-KDE).
I decided to install MX-KDE from the Ventoy-stick, with AntiX still on this Ventoy-stick. The insttall started but repeatedly failed.
Finally, at the media check of MX (on the Ventoy-stick) I found that AntiX was media-checked. After I deleted the AntiX-iso from the Ventoy-stick, I succesfully intalled MX-KDE from the Ventoy-stick.
Possibly something to be corrected by the MX/AntiX people?
26 • new desktops (by Kevin on 2024-09-09 22:31:39 GMT from New Zealand)
@22 - why people show dissatisfaction? Well, that is also part of the freedom and multitude of options and choices we have in the Linux ecosystem. I see it as part of what should be a healthy discussion (not like StackOverflow and other forums). In general the tone one gets from the posts so far is that nobody likes Gnome or things that look or smell like Gnome. A bit like England being the greatest producer of Independence Days, Gnome has caused the creation of several desktops which are more traditional - MATE, Cinnamon. Maybe COSMIC from here evolves into something usable from this Alpha state, hopefully yes. Let's see what they get done by the Beta release.
27 • Antix (by rhtoras on 2024-09-09 23:27:17 GMT from Greece)
@25 i tried antix and pclos on three computers i own (laptop i5 4th gen) a desktop i3 6th gen and a ryzen amd ge 200.
Both distros worked fine. Antix is different from mx!!! It is not only nosystemD but also elogind free so is pclinuxos with a difference being it uses consolekit instead of plain seatd. I would say if you are on a search for a nosystemD distro you can check void (or agarimOS based on void) and maybe refracta if you like apt/debianbased things.
But then again i would download an older iso of antix to try.
28 • Factual Error (by Anne E. Mouse on 2024-09-09 23:38:36 GMT from Canada)
"making it easier to grab and resize them. This is something some desktops, such as Xfce, make harder than it needs to be."
The usability of the window handles in Xfce is entirely dependent upon the size of the window borders that were chosen by the xfwm4 theme author.
If you have trouble grabbing and resizing windows in Xfce, that's a theme author problem, not an Xfce issue.
29 • Xfce (by Jesse on 2024-09-10 09:56:49 GMT from Canada)
@28: "If you have trouble grabbing and resizing windows in Xfce, that's a theme author problem, not an Xfce issue"
I disagree,for two reasons
1. The default Xfce theme has this problem. Which means itis a problem by default the theme authors need to fix, not something they cause.
2. It shouldn't be possible to make a window border so small it becomes a usability problem. That is a design flaw in Xfce.
30 • COSMIC (by Gary W on 2024-09-10 11:24:10 GMT from Australia)
Sounds promising. I'd embrace a new DE if it had all the features and comfort of my favourite, XFCE, and offered tangible benefits. I'll try it when it appears in the repository of an init-freedom distro.
31 • @30 Gary W: (by dragonmouth on 2024-09-10 12:01:45 GMT from United States)
"if it had all the features and comfort of my favourite, XFCE"
Then it would no longer be Cosmic, it would be XFCE.
32 • HELP LINUX STAY ALIVE (by rhtoras on 2024-09-10 16:13:53 GMT from Greece)
i almost forgot about adelie problem... someone (really who ?) sponsored a very small linux distribution called adelie linux to adopt systemD
who are these sponsors and what are their goals ? what are going to achieve ?
Maybe linux sheikh article was right 100%
systemD is a "virus" and i am glad i left it behind...
this is the way microsoft could control linux 100% and finally destroy it
gates knows
i belong to the resistance
when systemD started they claimed it was faster than sysV init
nowdays the same people tell you speed times doesn't matter (systemD analyze wtf?!)
they were saying compatibility with sysV won't stop
the same people abandoned systemD-sysV-init shim recently
they were saying microsoft is bad
now systemD creator works for microsoft and ported systemD to WSL
a bunch of liars saying a bunch of lies to the masses
even if it was good i won't use it
no no no!
33 • @32 re. "linux sheikh" article (by picamanic on 2024-09-10 20:17:48 GMT from United Kingdom)
@32 I couldn't find a reference to the "linux sheikh" article: clues?
34 • redox OS (by distroViewnior on 2024-09-11 07:04:18 GMT from United States)
redox 0.9 mini review:
Pros:
* ISO file boots from Ventoy
* loads to RAM
* has Orbital DE
* basic apps - browser, text editor, periodic table, calendar, calculator, games
cons:
* no full Cosmic DE yet
* no network or usb yet
* still in demo mode
Looks promising, but devs seem to still be working on the system / kernel functionality.
35 • Cosmic (by ThomasAnderson on 2024-09-11 09:30:13 GMT from Australia)
Can Cosmic desktop function properly without systemd?
36 • COSMIC (by Jesse on 2024-09-11 11:48:50 GMT from Canada)
@35: "Can Cosmic desktop function properly without systemd?"
I'm pretty sure every desktop can function properly without systemd. The sticking point with some environments is the login screen. rather than the desktop itself. As long as your display manager doesn't rely on systemd then you should be able to launch just about any desktop session, including COSMIC, from it.
37 • UNIX Sheikh article (by rhtoras on 2024-09-11 11:48:56 GMT from Greece)
@33 unix sheikh changed his name to unix digest the article is called: "the real motivation behind systemD" You can see there a different approach as to what systemD really is. There are other thecnical arguements from various sources but these stand mostly to the technical part rather the parts unix digest mentions. All arguements are wellcome. In a war everyone plays an important role. On the other hand sysd.wordpress is a place for hardcore nonsystemD people on a day to day basis.
@35 I have not tried it to be honest. nosystemD dev's are better in most distributions and i am sure if they like cosmic they would port it...systemD can work to nosystemD if we'd like to not the opposite (musl cough couch). I could try it on void but i promised not to. We will see...
38 • Canaima surprise (by DrangleicHobbit on 2024-09-11 12:23:42 GMT from Chile)
@15 are you part of the dev team of canaima? I remember trying it in a friend's canaimita back in like 2010 or so, briefly, since he nuked it and installed windows 7. It was my first impression with linux, I wasn't big on the government involvement, though. I've got a beater laptop that I keep on my truck and could use a lxde distro. I will try it there, if just for old times sake.
39 • Cosmic DE (by Vlaad on 2024-09-11 13:14:01 GMT from Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Does new Cosmic DE feels fast and snappy compared to previous Gnome Cosmic? How does it compare to KDE or XFCE in responsitivity?
40 • COSMIC (by Jesse on 2024-09-11 13:20:41 GMT from Canada)
@39: "Does new Cosmic DE feels fast and snappy compared to previous Gnome Cosmic? "
In my opinion, just about everything feels snappy compared to GNOME. COSMIC's responsiveness was pretty normal/average. I think COSMIC _looks_ more responsive than some other mainstream desktops because it doesn't do a lot of visual effects during transitions.
"How does it compare to KDE or XFCE in responsitivity?"
About the same as Xfce. About the same or faster than KDE, depending on your visual effects and compositor settings.
41 • SystemD (by Friar Tux on 2024-09-11 14:31:29 GMT from Canada)
Hmmm... looks like we're mired back in the SystemD swamp. I've read the article mentioned by rhtoras (@37), and while I found it a great article **, quite thought provoking, it IS the author's opinion. I've also read "Open Letter To The Linux World" by Christopher Barry. Again, it is HIS opinion. And both are perfectly entitled to express those opinions. However, that doesn't mean the rest of us can't disagree. We can. And then there are those of us, and I dare say, a much larger majority, that just don't give an 'at's rass, one way or the other. I am one of those. I joined Linux because, 1) Windows was getting way too intrusive and pushy, interfering with the stuff I needed to do, and 2) MacApple was way too expensive to be a viable solution. Linux (Mint) afforded a clean, inexpensive, stable, solution that hasn't failed me yet. I didn't/don't care what init system it uses. I don't even care who makes it or where. What I DO care about is that when I turn on my laptop, I know it will work perfectly for the duration of my day and I can "get stuff done". That's it. If that takes SystemD to work, so be it. It is takes some secret behind-the-scenes-voodoo-ritual, so be it. It works, period.
** unixdigest.com "The Real Motivation Behind SystemD"
42 • SysVinit defends your freedom to choose (by Nicola on 2024-09-12 14:48:57 GMT from Italy)
@41
"What I do care about is that when I turn on my laptop, I know it will work perfectly for the duration of my day and I can "get stuff done". That's it. If that takes systemd to work, so be it."
But without Devuan, and other distributions ... you would not have the freedom to choose between "SysVinit" and "systemd" (both of which work well, but have two different philosophies).
43 • Choice (by Friar Tux on 2024-09-12 21:31:32 GMT from Canada)
@42 (Nicola) I totally agree about having a choice of different distros, DEs, init systems, etc., and being able to mix and match to your liking. In fact, that is one of the many things that attracted me to Linux. However, that being said, my point was that the average user doesn't REALLY care what makes Linux tick, so long as, it works and they can be productive.
44 • Linux "average user" (by Otis on 2024-09-12 22:14:10 GMT from United States)
@43 There have been times, off and on over the years, when I felt that I had a handle on what the average Linux user was. What they did. What their reasons were for coming to Linux. What they cared about as to tech specs, environment, etc.
I feel clueless about all that now. One reason for that is that Linux users are not tied to one notion for very long, it seems, as they move through distros and WMs and DEs and init systems.
Perhaps an average Linux user cares very much about those things and it's reflected in their movement through distros and desktops over time, each settling for a while or even for a long while. But to say that the average Linux user cares about none of it seems very naive to me.
45 • Cosmic not bad idea (by Dave on 2024-09-13 07:06:30 GMT from Australia)
Lots of negativity, why another desktop. A couple of possible reasons:
- System76 also make hardware and want their own specific experience. Just doing it yourself is better than retrofitting something else - Gnome in particular
- Starting from scratch with current modern standard is mind is a good idea. But for a DE not a WM for a change
- Middle ground customisable. Not as rigid as Gnome, not as do whatever as KDE. Easy to change colours and icons for dramatic differences, but not too many options in the genera workflow
46 • @43 and 43 (by leopard on 2024-09-13 16:59:28 GMT from United States)
Yes you have the freedom to do what you wish with open source, run what you wish. systemd or wayland or whatever. Nobody is forcing you to do anything. Software evolves, version 2 supplants version 1, systemd replaces systemV, it is called progress. Progress will happen no matter your opinion.
But with freedom comes responsibility, you have the responsibility to maintain the code and you do not have the right to tell others what to run or the developers what to support.
There are too many distributions and options as it is now, you can't possibly expect upstream developers to maintain code that runs on all these distros from debian stable to arch and every dated piece of software in between. This is why we have snaps and flatpack.
But you can't keep adding, now what they have to support X, Wayland, Upstart, MIR, systemd, systemv, and the list goes on.
The various distros take up this burden, and we are thankful they do, but even Debian can not maintain systemV and systemd or X and Wayland. Sure the old code in Debian Stable will be around for many years, use it if you wish, better support it financially as developers need to feed their families too.
So, yes run what you want, no one is forcing you to do anything, but you have to step up and support the software you desire, either maintaining it yourself or paying for support.
47 • Support for Linux, software etc (by Otis on 2024-09-13 23:26:25 GMT from United States)
@46 I know you're addressing another user here, but your "you have to step up and support the software you desire, either maintaining it yourself or paying for support" jumped out at me.
Linux users do not have to do anything other than use the software as they see fit, supporting financially or technically if they so desire.
The most oft repeated advantage of Linux over MacOS and Windows is that Linux is free.
Free in that context meaning no cost, as Microsoft and Apple soak us. Linux does not.
If you feel like sending money, fine, I do at times. But no, you do not have to.
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| • Issue 1138 (2025-09-08): Shebang 25.8, LibreELEC 12.2.0, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025, the importance of software updates, AerynOS introduces package sets, postmarketOS encourages patching upstream, openSUSE extends Leap support, Debian refreshes Trixie media |
| • Issue 1137 (2025-09-01): Tribblix 0m37, malware scanners flagging Linux ISO files, KDE introduces first-run setup wizard, CalyxOS plans update prior to infrastructure overhaul, FreeBSD publishes status report |
| • Issue 1136 (2025-08-25): CalyxOS 6.8.20, distros for running containers, Arch Linux website under attack,illumos Cafe launched, CachyOS creates web dashboard for repositories |
| • Issue 1135 (2025-08-18): Debian 13, Proton, WINE, Wayland, and Wayback, Debian GNU/Hurd 2025, KDE gets advanced Liquid Glass, Haiku improves authentication tools |
| • Issue 1134 (2025-08-11): Rhino Linux 2025.3, thoughts on malware in the AUR, Fedora brings hammered websites back on-line, NetBSD reveals features for version 11, Ubuntu swaps some command line tools for 25.10, AlmaLinux improves NVIDIA support |
| • Issue 1133 (2025-08-04): Expirion Linux 6.0, running Plasma on Linux Mint, finding distros which support X11, Debian addresses 22 year old bug, FreeBSD discusses potential issues with pkgbase, CDE ported to OpenBSD, Btrfs corruption bug hitting Fedora users, more malware found in Arch User Repository |
| • Issue 1132 (2025-07-28): deepin 25, wars in the open source community, proposal to have Fedora enable Flathub repository, FreeBSD plans desktop install option, Wayback gets its first release |
| • Issue 1131 (2025-07-21): HeliumOS 10.0, settling on one distro, Mint plans new releases, Arch discovers malware in AUR, Plasma Bigscreen returns, Clear Linux discontinued |
| • Issue 1130 (2025-07-14): openSUSE MicroOS and RefreshOS, sharing aliases between computers, Bazzite makes Bazaar its default Flatpak store, Alpine plans Wayback release, Wayland and X11 benchmarked, Red Hat offers additional developer licenses, openSUSE seeks feedback from ARM users, Ubuntu 24.10 reaches the end of its life |
| • Issue 1129 (2025-07-07): GLF OS Omnislash, the worst Linux distro, Alpine introduces Wayback, Fedora drops plans to stop i686 support, AlmaLinux builds EPEL repository for older CPUs, Ubuntu dropping existing RISC-V device support, Rhino partners with UBports, PCLinuxOS recovering from website outage |
| • Issue 1128 (2025-06-30): AxOS 25.06, AlmaLinux OS 10.0, transferring Flaptak bundles to off-line computers, Ubuntu to boost Intel graphics performance, Fedora considers dropping i686 packages, SDesk switches from SELinux to AppArmor |
| • Issue 1127 (2025-06-23): LastOSLinux 2025-05-25, most unique Linux distro, Haiku stabilises, KDE publishes Plasma 6.4, Arch splits Plasma packages, Slackware infrastructure migrating |
| • Issue 1126 (2025-06-16): SDesk 2025.05.06, renewed interest in Ubuntu Touch, a BASIC device running NetBSD, Ubuntu dropping X11 GNOME session, GNOME increases dependency on systemd, Google holding back Pixel source code, Nitrux changing its desktop, EFF turns 35 |
| • Issue 1125 (2025-06-09): RHEL 10, distributions likely to survive a decade, Murena partners with more hardware makers, GNOME tests its own distro on real hardware, Redox ports GTK and X11, Mint provides fingerprint authentication |
| • Issue 1124 (2025-06-02): Picking up a Pico, tips for protecting privacy, Rhino tests Plasma desktop, Arch installer supports snapshots, new features from UBports, Ubuntu tests monthly snapshots |
| • Issue 1123 (2025-05-26): CRUX 3.8, preventing a laptop from sleeping, FreeBSD improves laptop support, Fedora confirms GNOME X11 session being dropped, HardenedBSD introduces Rust in userland build, KDE developing a virtual machine manager |
| • Issue 1122 (2025-05-19): GoboLinux 017.01, RHEL 10.0 and Debian 12 updates, openSUSE retires YaST, running X11 apps on Wayland |
| • Issue 1121 (2025-05-12): Bluefin 41, custom file manager actions, openSUSE joins End of 10 while dropping Deepin desktop, Fedora offers tips for building atomic distros, Ubuntu considers replacing sudo with sudo-rs |
| • Issue 1120 (2025-05-05): CachyOS 250330, what it means when a distro breaks, Kali updates repository key, Trinity receives an update, UBports tests directory encryption, Gentoo faces losing key infrastructure |
| • Issue 1119 (2025-04-28): Ubuntu MATE 25.04, what is missing from Linux, CachyOS ships OCCT, Debian enters soft freeze, Fedora discusses removing X11 session from GNOME, Murena plans business services, NetBSD on a Wii |
| • Issue 1118 (2025-04-21): Fedora 42, strange characters in Vim, Nitrux introduces new package tools, Fedora extends reproducibility efforts, PINE64 updates multiple devices running Debian |
| • Issue 1117 (2025-04-14): Shebang 25.0, EndeavourOS 2025.03.19, running applications from other distros on the desktop, Debian gets APT upgrade, Mint introduces OEM options for LMDE, postmarketOS packages GNOME 48 and COSMIC, Redox testing USB support |
| • Issue 1116 (2025-04-07): The Sense HAT, Android and mobile operating systems, FreeBSD improves on laptops, openSUSE publishes many new updates, Fedora appoints new Project Leader, UBports testing VoLTE |
| • Issue 1115 (2025-03-31): GrapheneOS 2025, the rise of portable package formats, MidnightBSD and openSUSE experiment with new package management features, Plank dock reborn, key infrastructure projects lose funding, postmarketOS to focus on reliability |
| • Issue 1114 (2025-03-24): Bazzite 41, checking which processes are writing to disk, Rocky unveils new Hardened branch, GNOME 48 released, generating images for the Raspberry Pi |
| • Issue 1113 (2025-03-17): MocaccinoOS 1.8.1, how to contribute to open source, Murena extends on-line installer, Garuda tests COSMIC edition, Ubuntu to replace coreutils with Rust alternatives, Chimera Linux drops RISC-V builds |
| • Issue 1112 (2025-03-10): Solus 4.7, distros which work with Secure Boot, UBports publishes bug fix, postmarketOS considers a new name, Debian running on Android |
| • Issue 1111 (2025-03-03): Orbitiny 0.01, the effect of Ubuntu Core Desktop, Gentoo offers disk images, elementary OS invites feature ideas, FreeBSD starts PinePhone Pro port, Mint warns of upcoming Firefox issue |
| • Issue 1110 (2025-02-24): iodeOS 6.0, learning to program, Arch retiring old repositories, openSUSE makes progress on reproducible builds, Fedora is getting more serious about open hardware, Tails changes its install instructions to offer better privacy, Murena's de-Googled tablet goes on sale |
| • Issue 1109 (2025-02-17): Rhino Linux 2025.1, MX Linux 23.5 with Xfce 4.20, replacing X.Org tools with Wayland tools, GhostBSD moving its base to FreeBSD -RELEASE, Redox stabilizes its ABI, UBports testing 24.04, Asahi changing its leadership, OBS in dispute with Fedora |
| • Issue 1108 (2025-02-10): Serpent OS 0.24.6, Aurora, sharing swap between distros, Peppermint tries Void base, GTK removinglegacy technologies, Red Hat plans more AI tools for Fedora, TrueNAS merges its editions |
| • Issue 1107 (2025-02-03): siduction 2024.1.0, timing tasks, Lomiri ported to postmarketOS, Alpine joins Open Collective, a new desktop for Linux called Orbitiny |
| • Issue 1106 (2025-01-27): Adelie Linux 1.0 Beta 6, Pop!_OS 24.04 Alpha 5, detecting whether a process is inside a virtual machine, drawing graphics to NetBSD terminal, Nix ported to FreeBSD, GhostBSD hosting desktop conference |
| • Issue 1105 (2025-01-20): CentOS 10 Stream, old Flatpak bundles in software centres, Haiku ports Iceweasel, Oracle shows off debugging tools, rsync vulnerability patched |
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