To Arch Linux users: install plasma-x11-session if you're running KDE Plasma 6.4 on X11!
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KDE Plasma 6.4 released with better tiling capabilities in virtual desktops, new accessibility features, Breeze theme optimizations, new HDR calibration wizard, colors in KRunner, renewed Spectacle
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Ubuntu 24.10 will reach EOL on July 10, upgrading to 25.04 is recommended:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-eol-july-2025
Ubuntu 25.10 (shipping GNOME 49) will remove GNOME X11 session:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-to-remove-the-gnome-on-xorg-x11-session
Linux Mint 20 reached EOL, upgrading to 22 is recommended:
https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-mint-20-eol/
Linux Mint 22.2 adds out-of-the-box fingerprint authentication support with Fingwit app:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-will-feature-fingerprint-authentication-with-fingwit-app
Nitrux drops the Plasma-based NX desktop for Hyprland, due to the discontinuation of Plasma LTS released:
https://9to5linux.com/nitrux-linux-drops-its-kde-plasma-based-nx-desktop-for-hyprland
(It's a bit weird choice that they ditched a full DE for a standalone compositor, which is tiling in fact, and requires editing some config files manually, not sure if DE users want that.)
Kali Linux 2025.2 released with revamped Kali Menu, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 8.3, 13 new tools (including Azurehound, binwalk3, bloodhound-ce-python etc.):
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-2-released-with-revamped-kali-menu-13-new-hacking-tools
GNOME 49 Alpha 0 available with preparations for disabling X11 by default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-49-Alpha-0-Packages
Sway 1.11 released with explicit sync support, support for the ext-image-copy-capture-v1 and ext-image-capture-source-v1 protocols for improved screen capture, support for the alpha-modifier-v1 protocol for setting an alpha multiplier for a surface, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/sway-1-11-tiling-wayland-compositor-adds-support-for-explicit-synchronization
(More Linux and FOSS news in comments)
I'd love to have #Firefox tab names in the #KDE / #KDEneon #Plasma per-app #audio volume control - i need to be able to identify them, by more than just the moving peak indicator bar.
Please keep the other current behaviour; when i mute one, all subsequent streams of the same app will be auto-muted as well.
GNOME 49 retires X11
The upcoming GNOME 49 heralds the end of X11. It will disable sessions of the graphical environment by default and remove them completely in version 50.
https://www.europesays.com/de/176675/ GNOME 49 schickt X11 in Rente #CentOSStream #Deutschland #Germany #Gnome #GUI #IT #LinuxDesktop #Science #Science&Technology #Technik #Technology #Wissenschaft #Wissenschaft&Technik #X11
GNOME 49 schickt X11 in Rente
Das kommende GNOME 49 läutet das Ende von X11 ein. Es wird Sessions der grafischen Umgebung standardmäßig deaktivieren und in Version 50 komplett entfernen.
Looking at the laptop screen at night with no surrounding ambient light is uncomfortable.
I struggled with the 2 low settings of brightness: a blank display (0%) or lasers into my eyes (10%).
`brightnessctl set 1%` is good.
Now I've figured out that #Xfce can change the number of steps (from the default 10). Moreover, it supports exponential steps (more natural for the human eye).
With 27 exponential steps, the first 10 options are "almost 0%". Perfection!
And this isn't even the biggest difference...
I've seen machines where #Windows10 on a SATA-6G - saturating #SSD got creamed by a 7200rpm SATA-II 7200rpm #HDD with everything else being the same.
@eugenialoli same with photo #raw processing, non of the #foss apps use the color profiles of the cameras, no 16bit raw and many other issues. I gave up retouch due to the still bad gimp ux and the bad implementation of non destructive editing.
The sad reality is the #linuxdesktop is not ready for professional #mediaproduction and this is such a bad thing in times like this.
#davinciresolve also barely runs on everything except nvidia on #linux and still has no #flatpak
Even blender is a pain with amd #rocm
@cryptgoat @Datenpunks @acmelabs Haha, super! Ich hatte bei meiner letzten #LinuxDesktop Installation Party definitiv zu wenige USB-Sticks.
Die Sticks vorab mit #ventoy vorzubereiten, hätte mir mein Leben ebenfalls sehr erleichtert. Bin schon sehr gespannt, wie es bei euch gelaufen ist. Halt uns doch bitte am Laufenden.
Und vielleicht kannst du die Teilnehmer:innen bitten ihre erfolgreich auf #Linux umgerüstete Computer mit #endof10 zu taggen und zu posten.
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Debian 13 is now in hard freeze, MIPS (MIPS64EL) architecture support dropped, RISC-V is promoted as a release architecture:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13-Hard-Freeze
Debian installer Trixie RC1 adds rescue support on Btrfs, Linux kernel 6.12, spice-vdagent is installed automatically on QEMU/KVM, Ext2 file system on PPC64EL architecture instead of Ext4, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Installer-Trixie-RC1
APT package manager 3.1 released with why/why-not commands, new solver default on Ubuntu, include/exclude options, HTTPS support for dselect, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-APT-3.1-Released
KDE Plasma 6.4 will include time-of-day wallpapers, adaptive-sync disabled by default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-TOD-Wallpapers
NixOS 25.05 released with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS and 6.14, GNOME 48, initial COSMIC support, new `nixos-rebuild build-image` sub-command, nixos-rebuild-ng, rewritten nixos-option etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/nixos-25-05-released-with-linux-6-12-lts-and-6-14-kernels-gnome-48-and-more
Ubuntu 25.10 switches Chrony for Network Time Protocol (NTP) for better security:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Chrony
GNOME 50 dropping X11 support causes complications for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-dropping-x11-support-ubuntu-impact
Tails 6.15.1 released with fixes for critical Tor browser vulnerabilities:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/tails-6-15-1-emergency-update-fixes-critical-tor-browser-vulnerabilities/
Wine 10.8 released with TIFF support, progress on PDB backend, boosted performance:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/wine-10-8-released-boosted-performance-tiff-support-pdb-backend-progress/
New Linux phone upcoming by the Divine D. project:
https://liliputing.com/divine-d-project-is-developing-a-linux-phone-with-a-rk3588s-processor/
(Hopefully it will be a relatively cheap phone to replace the aging PinePhone)
Phosh 0.47.0 released with status page for feedback quick settings, mobile data quick settings disabled when SIM is locked, bug fixes:
https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.47.0/
(FOSS news in comments)
Rust Coreutils “uutils” v0.1 released!
The developers behind the Rust coreutils, called uutils, have reached a major milestone with the release of v0.1.0. This comes after the last release, which was v0.0.30. This version is now on GitHub, which you can check out below.
This version of uutils contains many interesting changes done to the system utilities, including cp, ls, and others. The SELinux support has been added to cp, ls, mkdir, mknod, mkfifo, install, and stat for systems that are security oriented. This makes sure that systems with this coreutils implementation can now enjoy better security with SELinux enabled, especially when SELinux is enforcing.
In addition to that, the speed has been improved to match and possibly exceed the legacy GNU coreutils performance. You can now notice the improved speed in commands like cat, ls, wc, tail, seq, and more.
Thanks to many commits and contributions done to the Rust coreutils project, it has witnessed many changes done to various commands, such as date allowing negative date offsets, echo allowing double hyphens, and print fixing octal escape parsing.
In addition to that, the test suite compatibility has seen increasing number of successes. While 0.0.30 has 507 passes; 41 skips; and 69 fails, version 0.1.0 has 522 passes; 31 skips; and 65 passes.
As a result, as future versions get released, compatibility with the older GNU coreutils increases. This is evidenced by the increasing number of succeeding unit tests for the Rust coreutils project, especially when it comes to SELinux-related tests.
You can consult the official website of Rust coreutils below.
Official websiteWhat about Ubuntu?
Ubuntu is planning to ship uutils to replace the older GNU coreutils as part of the broader plan, called “Oxidizing Ubuntu.” Ubuntu 25.10 will be the first version of Ubuntu that will use this coreutils implementation to ensure that your Ubuntu system becomes both more secure and quicker; furthermore, your productivity will increase as the improved performance becomes prevalent in this release.
Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka will use the Rust coreutils during the development cycle, along with the Rust implementation of sudo called rs-sudo. In later development milestones, Ubuntu will use the findutils and the diffutils projects from the master uutils project.
You will be able to download the stable release of this Ubuntu version on October 9th, 2025.
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KDE Plasma 6.4 features the time-of-day wallpapers!
#KDE #KDEPlasma #Linux #LinuxDesktop #TechNews #TechUpdates #Computers #Laptops
https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2025/05/24/kde-plasma-6-4-lets-you-use-day-night-wallpapers/
KDE Plasma 6.4 lets you use day/night wallpapers!
The upcoming version of KDE Plasma, which will be released in three weeks, brings a very immersive feature that allows you to use a compatible wallpaper as a time-of-day wallpaper.
Learn moreThis feature allows your desktop to automatically change the wallpaper to the following versions:
You can use your device’s current location for more accurate timing. This increases comfort when you’re using the desktop in both the daytime and in the nighttime.
In order to implement this feature, the settings application had to be changed so that it more clearly indicates that a wallpaper is dynamic. Also, supported wallpapers will show you a two-sided preview presenting you about how the two versions of the same wallpaper will look in both the daytime and in the nighttime.
Ubuntu 24.10 will feature this upcoming version of KDE Plasma.
@MichlFranken
Es ist eine Meinung.
In meinem Umfeld verteile ich ausschließlich KDE, weil es zufriedenstellend läuft, im mind nicht schlechter als Windows vorher.
Keine Rückläufer.
Es ist aber auch kein Konflikt, sondern eher die Linuxbereicherung, zwischen mehreren Formaten zu wählen. Könnten sogar mehr sein.
So wie bei den Linux"flavours" ist es dann ein Desktop"flavour". Die große Freude ist, dass es was zum Vergleichen gibt und nicht Mondlandschaft wie bei Windows oder Mac.
