#desktopenvironments — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #desktopenvironments, aggregated by home.social.
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Firefox appears in all desktops #2404 #desktopenvironments
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LXQt 2.4.0 released
LXQt, the desktop environment which is effectively to KDE what Xfce is to GNOME, has released version 2.4.0. Quite a few changes in this release are further refinements and fixes related to LXQt's adoption of Wayland, but there are also a ton of small fixes, improvements, and small new features that have nothing to do with Wayland at all. There are also a few layout cleanups to make s
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How to make linux mint cinnamon wayland default login / desktop environment? #desktopenvironments #wayland #mint
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Fixing a 20-year-old bug in Enlightenment E16
The editor in chief of this blog was born in 2004. She uses the 1997 window manager, Enlightenment E16, daily. In this article, I describe the process of fixing a show-stopping, rare bug that dates back to 2006 in the codebase. Surprisingly, the issue has roots in a faulty implementation of Newton’s algorithm.
↫ Kamila SzewczykI'
https://www.osnews.com/story/144797/fixing-a-20-year-old-bug-in-enlightenment-e16/
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My new #Cosmic desktop environment is making me work in a slightly different way to my norm. More workspace usage in particular. And you know what? It works well and I'm really enjoying it.
Yes there are one or two very minor niggles. I have had to go back to keyboard print screen as the Screenshot app that came with Cosmic isn't working for some reason. As I say, minor stuff. Overall very pleased with Cosmic.
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I don't distro hop much these days. For the last 6 years or so I've been on @pop_os_official with it's Gnome DE. Its a system I'm comfortable with. Today I successfully upgraded to @system76 new release, 24.04 LTS with a Cosmic DE. This was a painless upgrade for me.
Have to say, its a very clean and fresh looking desktop environment. I like it. Nowhere near the amount of customization that KDE has, but at first glance its going to suit me well. I prefer things familiar and simple. Thanks to the developers.
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CW: gnome hate post, gnome lovers beware
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CW: gnome hate post, gnome lovers beware
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CW: gnome hate post, gnome lovers beware
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Budgie 10.10 released
Budgie has fallen a bit by the wayside in recent years, but it's still in development and making steady progress. The project's just released Budgie 10.10, the final release in the 10.x series which also marks the end of the transition to Wayland.
Budgie 10.10 is a brand new release series for Budgie Desktop, marking our first release to migrate Budgie from X11 to Wayland. Thi
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I just wanted to share this awesome article dropped this month from datagubbe.se about customized Amiga desktops. As someone who's kind of obsessed with UX and desktop designs, these are a beautiful collection of pixelly goodness:
www.datagubbe.se/wbshots/
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IceWM 4.0.0 brings alt+tab improvements
IceWM, the venerable X11 window manager, has released a new version, bumping the version number to 4.0.0. This release brings a big update to the alt+tab feature.
The Alt+Tab window switcher can now handle large numbers of application windows in both horizontal and in vertical mode. Type the first letter of an application class name in Alt+Ta
https://www.osnews.com/story/144105/icewm-4-0-0-brings-alttab-improvements/
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Hype for the Future 45G: CWM → Moving Windows
Using the cwm window manager from video 45F, novaTopFlex shall attempt to open the xclock application for demonstration 45G. 45G is supposed to refer to the window movement as well as management, with the following keyboard shortcuts to be demonstrated: Meta-h, Meta-j, Meta-k, and Meta-l to move the xclock window by small amounts Meta-H, Meta-J, Meta-K, and Meta-L to move the xclock window by large amountshttps://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/hype-for-the-future-45g-cwm-%e2%86%92-moving-windows/
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Hype for the Future 45F: CWM → The Basics
Prior to beginning the video, novaTopFlex shall launch a 540x960 VNC server session on port 5901, using TigerVNC and the cwm startup file. The window manager shall be tested as follows: Press Control-Meta-Return to spawn a new terminal. Press Meta-Return to hide the terminal window. Press Meta-Slash to search for windows. Press Meta-Down to lower the current window. Press Meta-Up to raise the current window. Press Control-Meta-x to close the terminal window. To locate the video stream, […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/hype-for-the-future-45f-cwm-%e2%86%92-the-basics/
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Hype for the Future 45D: YouTube Content
novaTopFlex continues to pursue new interests in technology and often prefers diversity in terms of the different desktop environments and window managers in question. Even on YouTube Shorts, diversity of desktop environments and window managers is absolutely essential for an effective demonstration of a vast plethora of Linux, BSD, Solaris, and otherwise UNIX-like environments. So long as the system is POSIX-compliant and supports such desktops and window managers, successful software […]https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/hype-for-the-future-45d-youtube-content/
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COSMIC Desktop reaches first stable release
System76, creator of Pop!_OS and prominent Linux OEM, has just announced the release of Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS - normally not something I particularly care about, but in this case, it comes with the first stable release of COSMIC Desktop. COSMIC is a brand new desktop environment by System76, written in Rust, and after quite some time in deve
https://www.osnews.com/story/144011/cosmic-desktop-reaches-first-stable-release/
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CDE 2.5.3 released
So my love for the Common Desktop Environment isn't exactly a secret, so let's talk about the project's latest release, CDE 2.5.3, released a few days ago. As the version number suggests, this first new version in two years is a rather minor release, containing only a few bug fixes. For instance, CDE's window manager dtwm picked up support for more mouse buttons, its file manager dtfile
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LXQt 2.3.0 released
LXQt, the other Qt desktop environment, released version 2.3.0. This new version comes roughly six months after 2.2.0, and continues the project's adoption of Wayland.
The enhancement of Wayland support has been continued, especially in LXQt Panel, whose Desktop Switcher is now enabled for Labwc, Niri, …. It is also equipped with a backend specifically for Wayfire. In addition, th
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Want to Upgrade to Xfce 4.18 on Xubuntu 22.04? Here’s How
Want to upgrade to Xfce 4.18 on Ubuntu 22.04 or 22.10? Packages added to the Xubuntu QA Staging PPA mean you can now do exactly that. Not that you’re supposed to, though 😅. See, while the Xubuntu QA Staging PPA does enable you to upgrade to Xfce 4.18 it’s not a repo meant for regular folks, and usage of it is at users’ own risk. Packages distributed through this PPA have no guarantees or promise of stability, and they may be removed or replaced at any moment, without warning. That said, you can choose to use this PPA to install :sys_more_orange:
#HowTo #News #DesktopEnvironments #Ppas #Xfce #Xfce4_18 #Xubuntu:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/12/how-to-install-xfce-4-18-on-ubuntu-22-04-22-10
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Regolith Desktop 2.0 is Out with Various Changes
A brand new version of the Regolith desktop is now available. Regolith desktop 2.0 aims to meet the needs of those who seek a fast and efficient desktop Linux experience controlled (primarily) from the keyboard. Regolith pairs the i3 tiling window manager with GNOME Flashback, and adds in an assortment of other open-source components to deliver a curated, keyboard-driven UX. And are some big changes since the Regolith 1.6 release from last summer. For one, devs have replaced the rofi “launcher” with a new “desktop executor designed specifically for Regolith” called ilia. This tool is, to be fair, pretty awesome and :sys_more_orange:
#Download #News #DesktopEnvironments #I3 #Ppas #Regolith #Ubuntu20_04Lts #Ubuntu22_04Lts:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/06/regolith-desktop-2-0-released
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How to Upgrade to MATE Desktop 1.26 on Ubuntu
Users of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and 21.04 can now upgrade to the recent MATE desktop 1.26 release through a dedicated PPA. The ‘Fresh MATE PPA’ is maintained by Ubuntu MATE developers, and is aimed at existing users of Ubuntu MATE who want to install MATE desktop 1.26 on their systems. However, the PPA (and the packages within) are compatible with all Ubuntu flavours, meaning you can add this PPA to install the MATE desktop experience alongside whichever DEs you use at present (just, be careful). The PPA provides updated MATE desktop components (including new versions of core apps like Pluma :sys_more_orange:
#HowTo #News #DesktopEnvironments #MartinWimpress #Matedesktop #Ppas #UbuntuMate:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/08/install-mate-desktop-1-26-on-ubuntu
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where to find examples of hyprland rices?
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#DesktopEnvironments #CosmicDesktop
Sehe gerade ein Video zum Cosmic Desktop und huiuiui...also mein erster Eindruck ist:
Wenn Gnome, KDE Plasma und MacOS ein Baby hätten, dann wäre es wohl Cosmic. 😁
Fixt mich schon bisschen an, das als nächstes auszuprobieren, gerade weil mir bei Gnome die Flexibilität und die Funktionen fehlen, die Cosmic aber hat.
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Anyone know if there’s a way to add a delay to the auto-hide panel in KDE Plasma?
Right now it pops up instantly when the mouse hits the screen edge. Would love a small configurable delay.Is this possible in Plasma? 🤔
#KDE #KDEPlasma #Linux #FOSS #DesktopEnvironments #fedora #linux
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IceWM 3.9.0 released
Another small release for the IceWM window manager - one of the staples of the open source world. IceWM 3.9.0 seems focused mostly on cursor-related changes, as it adds libXcursor as an alternative to XPM cursors. This means IceWM is no longer dependent on libXpm, and gains the benefits that come with Xcursor. There's the usual few bugfixes and translation updates as well.
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Orbitiny Desktop 1.0 Pilot 4 released
It's not every day you stumble upon an X11 desktop environment you've never hard of, but today's one of those days. The Orbitiny Desktop Environment is a one-person project, consisting of an entirely custom desktop environment written in Qt. Version 1.0 Pilot 4 was just released.
Built from the ground up using Qt and coded in C++, Orbitiny Deskt
https://www.osnews.com/story/142974/orbitiny-desktop-1-0-pilot-4-released/
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I think the GNOME Project should change its logo. That foot logo is outdated and no longer represents the project.
But I also think the name should be changed—I don't think GNOME represents the project and the DE anymore.
#gnome #linux #GNUlinux #de #desktopenvironments #desktop_environments
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IceWM 3.8.0 released
IceWM, the venerable X11 window manager, has released version 3.8.0, with some small tweaks, bug fixes, and changes. The theme menu now loads faster, the processor and memory graphs use less processor cycles, among other small tidbits.
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Twin: a text-mode window environment
Wayland this, Liquid Glass that - but what if you just want a nice, comforting text-based environment? Sure, you can just boot straight into a terminal, or perhaps get fancy about it with Screen or whatever, but what if you want a text-based environment, but don't want to give up windows, menus, your mouse? How about a graphical user interface made up
https://www.osnews.com/story/142584/twin-a-text-mode-window-environment/
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Fvwm3 1.1.3 released, completes transition from autotools to meson
Fvwm3, the venerable, solid, configurable, no-nonsense window manager for X, has been updated: fvwm3 1.1.3 has been released. While the version number indicates that this is a minor release, there's one reason why 1.1.3 is actually a much bigger deal than the version number suggests: it switch
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plwm: X11 window manager written in Prolog
plwm is a highly customizable X11 dynamic tiling window manager written in Prolog.
Main goals of the project are: high code & documentation quality; powerful yet easy customization; covering most common needs of tiling WM users; and to stay small, easy to use and hack on.
↫ plwm GitHub pageTiling window managers are a dime-a-dozen, b
https://www.osnews.com/story/142441/plwm-x11-window-manager-written-in-prolog/
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Accessibility on Linux sucks, but GNOME and KDE are making progress
Accessibility in the software world is a problem in general, but it's an even bigger problem on open source desktops, as painfully highlighted by this excellent article detailing the utterly broken state of accessibility on Linux. Reading the article is soul-crushing as it starts to dawn on
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TDE’s Qt 3 fork drops the 3
The Trinity Desktop Environment, the continuation of the final KDE 3.x release updated and maintained for modern times, consists of more than just the KDE bits you may think of. The project also maintains a fork of Qt 3 called TQt3, which it obviously needs to be able to work on and improve TDE itself, which is based on it. In the beginning, this fork consisted mainly
https://www.osnews.com/story/142297/tdes-qt-3-fork-drops-the-3/
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Trinity Desktop Environment R14.1.4 released
The Trinity Desktop Environment, the modern-day continuation of the KDE 3.x series, has released version R14.1.4. This maintenance release brings new vector wallpapers and colour schemes, support for Unicode surrogate characters and planes above zero (for emoji, among other things), tabs in kpdf, transparency and other new visual effec
https://www.osnews.com/story/142238/trinity-desktop-environment-r14-1-4-released/
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@Lu
Thank you for the pointer!
Looking at the evolution i feel that users act more and more on their dissatisfaction with #CinnamonDesktop.
I note that:
* the number of downloads of #MATEDesktop increased 50% in a year;
* the number of downloads of #EDGEDesktop decreased 50% in a year.#desktopEnvironments #desktopEnvironment #distros #Linux #LinuxDistributions #distributions
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Working a little on cleaning up my @gentoo build. Unmerged Gnome and KDE and am gonna just get the basic stuff, maybe the administrative apps I need and little else. just want to try and get a little bit cleaner as I work.
Currently sitting in #EnlightenmentDesktop which is my long time favorite for when I want to be on the absolute minimum even if I have #WindowMaker installed as well.
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GNOME 41 Released with New Multitasking Settings, Revamped Software, and More
The GNOME project today released GNOME 41, the latest version of its open source desktop environment. And it brings some interesting additions to the table. As with most GNOME desktop updates, GNOME 41 is packed with an assortment of new features, user interface tweaks, and performance improvements. GNOME says that “:sys_more_orange: with these changes, GNOME is smarter, more flexible, and offers a richer and more engaging experience than ever before.” Source code for the latest release is available to download from the GNOME website from today. However, most Linux users will want to wait for their distro maintainers to package it :sys_more_orange:
#News #DesktopEnvironments #Gnome #Gnome41:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/09/gnome-41-released-see-whats-new
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XFCE 4.16 to Feature Better Fractional Scaling Support
Xfce 4.16 carries improved support for fractional scaling using XRandR, as well as better handling of mis-configured scaling values.
#News #DesktopEnvironments #FractionalScaling #Xfce #Xfce4_16:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/xfce-fractional-scaling
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For me best desktop environment is #xfce .
#xfce4 #Xfce_Desktop #xfcepanel #desktoplinux #desktopenvironment #desktopenvironments #linux #linuxday
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Betanews: Mageia 9 offers a fresh Linux alternative for Microsoft Windows 11 users https://betanews.com/2023/08/27/mageia-9-new-linux-alternative-for-windows-11-users/ #Windows11alternative #desktopenvironments #Linuxdistribution #RPMSQLiteswitch #LibreOffice7.5 #open-sourceOS #Plasma5.27.5 #GNOME44.2 #LXQt1.3.0 #Article #Mageia9
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Xfce 4.16 Released with New Features & Visual Changes
Xfce 4.16 has been released, after more than a year in development. This new stable version of the Xfce desktop makes a number of visual changes, usability enhancements, and bug fixes. For instance the xfwm4 :sys_more_orange:
#News #DesktopEnvironments #Xfce #Xfce4_16:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/12/xfce-4-16-released
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@Lu
Thank you for the pointer!
Looking at the evolution i feel that users act more and more on their dissatisfaction with #CinnamonDesktop.
I note that:
* the number of downloads of #MATEDesktop increased 50% in a year;
* the number of downloads of #EDGEDesktop decreased 50% in a year.#desktopEnvironments #desktopEnvironment #distros #Linux #LinuxDistributions #distributions
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@Lu
Thank you for the pointer!
Looking at the evolution i feel that users act more and more on their dissatisfaction with #CinnamonDesktop.
I note that:
* the number of downloads of #MATEDesktop increased 50% in a year;
* the number of downloads of #EDGEDesktop decreased 50% in a year.#desktopEnvironments #desktopEnvironment #distros #Linux #LinuxDistributions #distributions
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@Lu
Thank you for the pointer!
Looking at the evolution i feel that users act more and more on their dissatisfaction with #CinnamonDesktop.
I note that:
* the number of downloads of #MATEDesktop increased 50% in a year;
* the number of downloads of #EDGEDesktop decreased 50% in a year.#desktopEnvironments #desktopEnvironment #distros #Linux #LinuxDistributions #distributions
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@Lu
Thank you for the pointer!
Looking at the evolution i feel that users act more and more on their dissatisfaction with #CinnamonDesktop.
I note that:
* the number of downloads of #MATEDesktop increased 50% in a year;
* the number of downloads of #EDGEDesktop decreased 50% in a year.#desktopEnvironments #desktopEnvironment #distros #Linux #LinuxDistributions #distributions
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Want to Upgrade to Xfce 4.18 on Xubuntu 22.04? Here’s How
Want to upgrade to Xfce 4.18 on Ubuntu 22.04 or 22.10? Packages added to the Xubuntu QA Staging PPA mean you can now do exactly that. Not that you’re supposed to, though 😅. See, while the Xubuntu QA Staging PPA does enable you to upgrade to Xfce 4.18 it’s not a repo meant for regular folks, and usage of it is at users’ own risk. Packages distributed through this PPA have no guarantees or promise of stability, and they may be removed or replaced at any moment, without warning. That said, you can choose to use this PPA to install :sys_more_orange:
#HowTo #News #DesktopEnvironments #Ppas #Xfce #Xfce4_18 #Xubuntu:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/12/how-to-install-xfce-4-18-on-ubuntu-22-04-22-10
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Regolith Desktop 2.0 is Out with Various Changes
A brand new version of the Regolith desktop is now available. Regolith desktop 2.0 aims to meet the needs of those who seek a fast and efficient desktop Linux experience controlled (primarily) from the keyboard. Regolith pairs the i3 tiling window manager with GNOME Flashback, and adds in an assortment of other open-source components to deliver a curated, keyboard-driven UX. And are some big changes since the Regolith 1.6 release from last summer. For one, devs have replaced the rofi “launcher” with a new “desktop executor designed specifically for Regolith” called ilia. This tool is, to be fair, pretty awesome and :sys_more_orange:
#Download #News #DesktopEnvironments #I3 #Ppas #Regolith #Ubuntu20_04Lts #Ubuntu22_04Lts:sys_omgubuntu: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/06/regolith-desktop-2-0-released