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Don Marti

Migrating to #desktopLinux is challenging—but it's one problem instead of two

* data localization uncertainty (depending on US vs EU trade war, that adequacy decision could go away any time)

* #enshittification / #growthHacking on the MSFT side (the choice now is not between Linux and old reliable Windows XP SP1—it's Linux vs. an OS full of unpredictable data collection and upsells to other MSFT stuff)

Could this be the #YOLD? It's a year of enough other weird shit…

euro-stack.com/blog/2025/3/sch

euro-stack.comSchleswig-Holstein's Bold Open Source Leap: A Model for Digital Sovereignty? | EuroStackThe German state of Schleswig-Holstein is making waves with its ambitious plan to ditch Microsoft Office, Exchange, and Windows in favor of Open Source alternatives. This bold move has significant implications for digital sovereignty, public procurement, and the future of the European digital ecosystem. The EuroStack Project unpacks the plan and its broader implications.
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

GNOME 48 RC available with dynamic triple buffering, Wayland color management protocol, support for centering new windows by default, NVIDIA improvements, updates for Nautilus and Settings etc.:
9to5linux.com/gnome-48-rc-adds

KDE Plasma 6.4 will include color code recognition for KRunner to display the color with textual representation, Disks & Devices widget will automatically check newly-connected disks for file system errors and offer corrections, fixes for keyboard navigation issues, Spectacle redesign etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/

KDE Gear 24.12.3 released with improvements for Dolphin, Konsole, Tokodon, Kasts, Konqueror, Itinerary, PlasmaTube, Kate, Kdenlive, AudioTube, NeoChat, Okular etc.:
9to5linux.com/kde-gear-24-12-3

PipeWire 1.4 released with RISC-V support, MIDI2 support, JACK Control API etc.:
9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-4-is-

Wine 10.3 released with Wayland clipboard support, initial Vulkan video decoding, Compiler-RT included in ARM builds, improved Winelib C++ compatibility etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/

Ubuntu 25.04 will include Papers instead of Evince for PDF reader:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu

Tails 6.13 released with enhanced Wi-Fi troubleshooting, updated Tor client and Tor Browser, ability to detect partitioning errors when Tails is started for the first time, bug fixes:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/3/

Ubuntu Touch (UBports) 20.04 OTA-8 released with VoLTE support for Volla phone users, support for WPA3-protected Wi-Fi networks, bug fixes, security updates:
9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-ota

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Fell

Here's a typical Linux problem: Sometimes applications don't open and you're getting zero feedback as to why. Arguably, launching it from a terminal will solve the mystery in most cases, but I still consider this a suboptimal user experience. Especially for beginners.

Can you confirm this?
Is this a problem across all distributions?
What can we do about this?

#Linux#LinuxDesktop#DesktopLinux
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OBS project threatens Fedora with legal action because the 3rd-party OBS Studio package in the Fedora Flatpak repo is broken, poorly maintained, users report issues to OBS instead of Fedora project because they think it's the official package, the Fedora project refused to do anything about it:
news.itsfoss.com/obs-studio-fe
(This whole software distribution thing is pretty broken on Linux in general, it isn't just an issue the OBS Flatpak on Fedora. There should be some indication for the users if a package isn't maintained by the original devs, e.g. including "unofficial" in the package name. Flathub's approach to verify package maintainers is also pretty good approach. Of course this would be hard to implement in the whole Linux platform because of its fragmented nature but would be nice towards the devs of programs if they wouldn't need to deal with packaging issues they can do nothing about.)

openSUSE Tumbleweed ditches AppArmor for SELinux:
news.itsfoss.com/opensuse-ditc

Ubuntu 24.04.2 delayed to next week:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/ubuntu

EndeavourOS Mercury available with Linux kernel 6.13, Xfce 4.20, KDE Plasma 6.2.5, DE sessions now use dark theme by default, Xfce theme is now closer to the default, GNOME session can automatcally set light/dark wallpapers, memory test for EFI systems on the live ISO, bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/arch-linux-based

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It's FOSS News · Open Sue! OBS Studio Threatens Fedora With Legal ActionAnother day, another Linux-related drama. This time, it's OBS Studio and Fedora going at it.
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

KDE Plasma 6.3 released with improved fractional scaling, pixel-perfect zoom, improved Night Light, redesigned Drawing Tablet settings page, System Monitor has lower resource consumption, GPU monitoring now also works on FreeBSD, notification if an apps stops due to running out of memory, Discover can open Flatpak URLs, highlight changed permissions, and indicates whether app is from original devs etc.:
ostechnix.com/kde-plasma-6-3-r

KDE Frameworks 6.11 released with search providers for Nix packages, Docker Hub and Mozilla Developer Network in KRunner, option to undo changes text in filename field for open/save dialogs in KDE apps, keyboard navigation and accessibility improvements to Plasma Discover and Kirigami UI components etc.:
9to5linux.com/kde-frameworks-6
(Pretty cool stuff, especially the extra search providers for KRunner. I use MDN quite a lot during the development of FosseryWeb)

GNOME 48 Beta is available for public testing with Adwaita fonts, improved screen time limit support, new GNOME Display Control (gdctl) utility, GDM (GNOME Display Manager) no longer requires Xwayland if it’s installed in a Wayland-only environment, support for opening Flatpak URLs in Software etc.:
9to5linux.com/gnome-48-beta-is

GNOME 47.4 released with performance improvements for Nautilus, bug fixes for other GNOME programs:
9to5linux.com/gnome-47-4-relea

GNOME website is updated with new design, more colors, simplified header, simple animations:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/gnome-

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Whoever at @kde made it so that #Plasma remembers resolution and scaling settings for each individual monitor indefinitely is an absolute hero.

Plugged your computer into your TV? Boom! Scaling and resolution applied.

Plug it back into the monitor on your desk? Bam! Settings restored.

Plug it back in at your friend's house you haven't been to since last year? Kaboom! Perfect settings, because you did it before.

#Linux#DesktopLinux#LinuxDesktop
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Surf

Thirty-four sources representing the best Linux-related news and content, hand-picked by @deadsuperhero. Don’t miss this Surf custom feed, especially if you’re into desktop Linux, gaming, and cool apps. 👾

surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom,

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surf.socialLinux Evolution by Sean Tilley on SurfSurf - A feed dedicated to some of the best Linux-related news and content from across the Web, with an emphasis on desktop Linux, gaming, and cool apps.
#SurfDawnPatrol#linux#gaming
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

GNOME 48 will include sidebar for Text Editor, new default fonts, Digital Health / Wellbeing functionality:
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Text-E
(After FosseryWeb sidebar, get ready to have a sidebar in Text Editor too lol)

GTK 5 drops X11 support, introduces Android backend for the toolkit:
phoronix.com/news/GTK-X11-Now-
(Meanwhile on Wayland, many video chat services don't support screen sharing, video recording is still problematic (at least on Debian), but no problem, just drop X11 and ignore the mentioned use cases...)

KDE Gear 24.12.2 released with improvements for Dolphin, Itinerary, Tokodon, Kate, Kamera, Kdenlive, NeoChat etc.:
9to5linux.com/kde-gear-24-12-2

CachyOS ISO snapshot for February includes Linux kernel 6.13, NVIDIA 570 driver, KDE Plasma 6.2.5, enabled tap-to-click by default for the X11 session etc.:
9to5linux.com/cachyos-iso-snap

Tails 6.12 released with security fixes for Tor circuits and persistent storage, bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/tails-6-12-anony

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www.phoronix.comGNOME Text Editor Gains A Sidebar, GTK's Android Backend & Other Excitement This Week
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Jason Nucciarone

There's a lot going on in the world right now, but if you're looking for a fun thing to do in March, #UbuCon is coming back for another year of the Southern California Linux Expo!

We're going to have fun day talking about #Ubuntu and it's different uses for #HPC, #AI, #homelab, #DesktopLinux, and more. Here's our post on the Ubuntu Discourse with more info:

discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubucon-

Hope to see you there and at the rest of #scale22x 😎

Ubuntu Community Hub · UbuCon @ SCaLE 22xWhy agonize over scaling your distributed cloud or fighting with GPU drivers on older hardware when you could instead SCALE your brain power at a North American UbuCon on March 7th?? @aaronprisk, @nhaines, @rg4w, and I are excited to announce that UbuCon is returning for another year to the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE). Join the Ubuntu Community on March 7th for UbuCon @ SCaLE 22x. We have a full day of talks and workshops scheduled covering the many different areas where Ubuntu can...
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Debian project leaves X, due to it being "a place where people they care about don't feel safe":
news.itsfoss.com/debian-logs-o

openSUSE Tumbleweed offers Linux kernel 6.13, GIMP 3.0 RC2, other updated packages:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/

System76's Meerkat Mini Linux PC is back with Intel Core Ultra CPUs and Faster RAM:
9to5linux.com/system76s-meerka

Maintainer of Linux wireless drivers, Qualcomm ATH12K Wireless Driver, Qualcomm Atheros ATH10K Wireless Driver, Qualcomm Atheros ATH11K Wireless Driver and Atheros ATH Generic Utilities, Kalle Valo, steps down:
news.itsfoss.com/linux-wireles

FreeDesktop.org is looking for a new cloud provider, as support from Equinix ends:
phoronix.com/news/2025-XOrg-Fr

postmarketOS v25.06 will include Systemd support, mobile config for Thunderbird, official support for Lomiri IU, postmarketOS edge now supports 13 new devices:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/

Ubuntu development discussions are moving from IRC to Matrix:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/01/ubuntu
(Yeah they're finally stuck in the Matrix. Hopefully will stay there for some time lol)
("Oh no! I'm stuck in the Matrix! Someone please help! I can't move!")

Hyprland 0.47 released with HDR support, color management, changes to memory safety, the renderer, and the animation system:
alternativeto.net/news/2025/1/

KDE Plasma 6.3 will include Flatpak URL (flatpak:/) support for Discover, 6.4 will include easier time zone selection using visual map which also works offline:
ostechnix.com/new-features-in-

NVIDIA driver 570 beta available iwth VRR support on multi-monitor setups, support for querying Dynamic Boost status, 32-bit compatibility support for the NVIDIA GBM backend etc.:
9to5linux.com/nvidia-570-linux

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It's FOSS News · Debian is Ditching X (Twitter) Citing These ReasonsThe Debian Publicity Team is stepping away from X/Twitter, citing concerns over values and diversity.
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Flathub plans to introduce paid app and easy donation options, made possible by a new legal entity Flathub LLC, announced by the GNOME Foundation, funded by Endless:
news.itsfoss.com/flathub-paid-
(I think it's a pretty reasonable move. Flathub needs to make money somehow, especially now that the GNOME Foundation has financial issues, they will probably get a portion of app purchases, following the Google and Apple model, which some people might not like, but I think it's fair, especially because they only take 10% from FOSS apps. Unfortunately I can't afford to pay for apps but I can understand that FOSS devs also need to make some money to be able to work on their projects, and it also makes easier for users to donate to projects because they can donate to all projects from one place.)
(The only question is: will the payment system be implemented in software centers like GNOME Software, KDE Discover, Mintinstall etc., the CLI interface of Flatpak, and the new Flatpak management tool Warehouse. The actual Flathub website is used only by a small portion of Flathub users.)

Linux Mint 22.1 "Xia" is planned for Christmas holidays, beta version is now available with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base, Cinnamon 6.4, faster Software Manager, updated Bulky file rename utility, thumbnail support for .ora (OpenRaster) files, modernized APT dependencies for better package management, enhanced power management:
9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-1-

Linux Mint is now the most popular distro according to DistroWatch, dethroning MX Linux:
betanews.com/2024/12/10/linux-
(DistroWatch rankings shouldn't be taken as exact statistical data, MX Linux isn't nearly as popular it appears to be. Linux Mint is among the most popular distros for real, but in reality, Ubuntu is by far the most widely used (regardless of their Amazon shenanigan, Snap BS...))

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It's FOSS News · Flathub To Introduce Paid Apps and Easy Donation OptionsFlathub is an increasingly popular portal for Flatpak apps for every Linux distribution. Now, it's doing something to help the ecosystem grow!
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Linux kernel 6.12 released with real-time PREEMPT_RT. initial Raspberry Pi 5 support, Intel improvements, better laptop support, AMD and RISC-V upgrades:
news.itsfoss.com/linux-kernel-

Linux-libre kernel 6.12 also released with removed proprietary drivers (e.g. Realtek 8852BE-VT Wi-Fi driver):
9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-

Archinstall 3.0 released with revamped interface (each main setting of the installer is opened in a side panel rather than a separate page), ruff linting support, get_loop_devices() function for fetching loop devices etc.:
9to5linux.com/archinstall-3-0-

Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) daily builds available with updated packages:
9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-04-plu

Rocky Linux 9.5 released Podman 5.0, enhanced Cockpit, updated development and monitoring tools:
alternativeto.net/news/2024/11

Phosh 0.43.0 released with improved quick settings, accent color support, new Pomodoro timer quick setting, option to disable lockscreen authentication, save screenshots permanently, improved Squeekboard:
phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.43.0
(Idk how about you but I'm not that excited for desktop Linux updates, or most mobile updates, but I'm always excited for Phosh updates because there's some update in each version which makes my experience better (currently waiting for the next postmarketOS update to get Bluetooth quick setting status page so I don't need to open settings to connect my headset each time. The built-in screenshot feature is pretty weird, idk why someone would prefer saving screenshots to clipboard instead of as a permanent file, currently I use GNOME Screenshot because of this, even if it's not fully mobile friendly, will probably ditch it if I get Phosh 0.43.0))

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It's FOSS News · Linux Kernel 6.12 Release Adds Real-Time Capability and Initial Raspberry Pi 5 SupportLinux Kernel 6.12 finally brings in real-time computing capabilities to the mainline.
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COSMIC Alpha 3 released with option to set custom system font, early support for Orca screen reader, Files adds hover effect, support for running AppImages, Store has a new "Made for COSMIC" section, can now open and install deb packages from external sources etc.:
omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/11/cosmic

Fedora 41 released with DNF 5, Workspace offers GNOME 47 and Ptyxis terminal by default, KDE Spin offers Plasma 6.2, there are new Plasma Mobile and Miracle spins, bootc instead of rpm-ostree in immutable (image-based) variants, Secure Boot support for systems with proprietary NVIDIA driver:
fedoramagazine.org/announcing-

Tails 6.9 released with updated Tor client, Tor Browser and Thunderbird, bug fix addressing error message after installing automatic updates, despite being successfully installed:
alternativeto.net/news/2024/10

Nitrux 3.7.1 released with updated programs and drivers, support for new hardware, GameMode support etc.:
betanews.com/2024/11/02/frustr

Linux Lite 7.2 released with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base, Linux kernel 6.8 (but custom kernels up to 6.11 are available in repos), new Lite Theme Manager to add themes, icons and mouse cursors, Lite A.I. Support is extended to cover more areas of the distro etc.:
9to5linux.com/linux-lite-7-2-r

TUXEDO OS 4 released with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base, Linux kernel 6.11, KDE Plasma 6.1, updated default programs, AppArmor 4.0:
9to5linux.com/tuxedo-os-4-laun

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OMG! Ubuntu · COSMIC Desktop Alpha 3 Brings Further Improvements - OMG! UbuntuSystem76's COSMIC desktop environment continues to take shape, with a third alpha snapshot now available for testing. The first alpha brought the core
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GNOME 47.1 released with improved Quick Settings accessibility, several bug fixes, UI improvements, GNOME Web lets users add bookmarks in Incognito mode (why is it called in the Chrome way 🤔️):
9to5linux.com/gnome-47-1-relea

GNOME is working on better USB permissions/controls for Flatpaks, to eliminate the need to escape sandboxing:
phoronix.com/news/GNOME-USB-Fl

KDE Plasma 6.2.2 released with fixes for running games, fixes for regressions with multi-GPU, performance improvement regarding using Night Light feature with NVIDIA GPUs etc.:
9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-2-2

KDE celebrates 28th birthday, organizes event in India, Germany and Hungary:
community.kde.org/28th_birthda
(Happy birthday KDE!)

Kali Linux is phasing out 32-bit i386 support due to Linux kernel 6.11:
alternativeto.net/news/2024/10
(*oldschool hacker sad face*)

Parrot OS 6.2 released with launcher for Docker containers, updated hacking tools:
9to5linux.com/parrot-os-6-2-et
(Oh yeah! Let's hack NASA with HTML lol)

Wine 9.20 released with WineDbg using Capstone library for disassembly, expanded format support in D3DX9 (to enhance performance and compatibility of 3D applications):
alternativeto.net/news/2024/10

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GNOME Foundation has financial issues, reduced staff, calls for the help of community:
foundation.gnome.org/2024/10/0
(Luckily Endless sponsors the costs of Flathub and the development of Digital Wellbeing and Parental Controls (hopefully that sponsorship will be endless lol))
(Losing Flathub would be really bad though, the whole universal package distribution would be in Canonical's hands)

KDE Plasma 6.2.1 released with improved support for XWayland games, various bug fixes:
9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-2-1

Solus 4.6 released with Linux kernel 6.10 but without AppArmor patches (so Flatpak support isn't messed up), experimental GNOME Software and KDE Discover support for native packages and Flatpaks etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2024/10
getsol.us/2024/10/14/solus-4-6

Clonezilla Live 3.2 released with Linux kernel 6.11, Debian Sid base, zstd and zstdmt utilities merged, ocs-scan-disk utility now uses lsblk etc.:
9to5linux.com/clonezilla-live-

Google is working on a "native" Linux terminal app running Debian on Android by opening WebView for connecting to a VM:
news.itsfoss.com/google-androi
(Native but utilizing a VM? Sound pretty contradicting 🤔️)
(Microsoft already made Linux an installable app on Windows, seems like Google liked the idea, plays copycat, because why not convince people to use an appified Linux instead of a real Linux system...)

Bottles 51.14 released with native option to force stop all processes, provision of bottle path as environment variable, Windows 11 compatibility, updated manifest, GNOME runtime and Wine base:
alternativeto.net/news/2024/10

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Valve collaborates Arch project to provide better build service infrastructure, secure signing enclave:
news.itsfoss.com/arch-linux-va

postmarketOS 2024-09 update came out with Systemd integration, GNOME Software apk plugin ported to KDE Discover etc.:
alternativeto.net/news/2024/9/

Linux Mint introduced the new default theme of Cinnamon, modifications to package management:
news.itsfoss.com/linux-mint-ci
(They criticise GNOME for having a bad design, but they copy GNOME's dialog window, volume and workspace switcher widget (with some minor differences) at the same time lol)
(Regardless, I like the new design, it makes Cinnamon look actually modern)

Pine64's e-ink tablet (ebook reader) PineNote makes a return, with new Debian-based OS, GNOME desktop (with a few additional extensions):
omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/10/pineno
(And the most important thing is, it can run Doom lol)

Nitrux 3.7.0 released with Liquorix Linux kernel 6.10.12-1, updated packages, unused shortcuts removed from kglobalshortcuts, default config uses fcitx5 Wayland launcher:
betanews.com/2024/10/04/nitrux

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It's FOSS News · Arch Linux ❤️ Valve: The Most Impactful Collab of 2024 for Linux Gamers!The collaboration between Arch Linux and Valve is insane, and much-needed!
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