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  1. I've been following the development of a new #DesktopEnvironment, and I gotta say…

    Why is it.that as soon as someone makes something that's different, people swoop in and say "You have to add this feature so it works like #Gnome / #Plasma /Whateverthefuck"?

    Like… let's take the Minimize button. Useful in Windows, but far from the only way to deal with setting stuff aside. #Niri handles it with Workspaces and Columns. Gnome (by default) handles it with Overview and Workspaces plus limited snapping. I like that about Gnome and Niri (with #Noctalia or #Dank added in, Niri's my favorite).

    DEs work without minimize buttons. If someone's designing a #DE without it, and you need it, maybe you're not the target audience. Maybe it's designed for Owlbears.

    And that's just one example. I dunno. It's obviously not a big deal and everyone's entitled to their opinion. It's just weird to me to insist that a DE needs something it was obviously designed to work without.

  2. I've been following the development of a new #DesktopEnvironment, and I gotta say…

    Why is it.that as soon as someone makes something that's different, people swoop in and say "You have to add this feature so it works like #Gnome / #Plasma /Whateverthefuck"?

    Like… let's take the Minimize button. Useful in Windows, but far from the only way to deal with setting stuff aside. #Niri handles it with Workspaces and Columns. Gnome (by default) handles it with Overview and Workspaces plus limited snapping. I like that about Gnome and Niri (with #Noctalia or #Dank added in, Niri's my favorite).

    DEs work without minimize buttons. If someone's designing a #DE without it, and you need it, maybe you're not the target audience. Maybe it's designed for Owlbears.

    And that's just one example. I dunno. It's obviously not a big deal and everyone's entitled to their opinion. It's just weird to me to insist that a DE needs something it was obviously designed to work without.

  3. I've been following the development of a new #DesktopEnvironment, and I gotta say…

    Why is it.that as soon as someone makes something that's different, people swoop in and say "You have to add this feature so it works like #Gnome / #Plasma /Whateverthefuck"?

    Like… let's take the Minimize button. Useful in Windows, but far from the only way to deal with setting stuff aside. #Niri handles it with Workspaces and Columns. Gnome (by default) handles it with Overview and Workspaces plus limited snapping. I like that about Gnome and Niri (with #Noctalia or #Dank added in, Niri's my favorite).

    DEs work without minimize buttons. If someone's designing a #DE without it, and you need it, maybe you're not the target audience. Maybe it's designed for Owlbears.

    And that's just one example. I dunno. It's obviously not a big deal and everyone's entitled to their opinion. It's just weird to me to insist that a DE needs something it was obviously designed to work without.

  4. I've been following the development of a new #DesktopEnvironment, and I gotta say…

    Why is it.that as soon as someone makes something that's different, people swoop in and say "You have to add this feature so it works like #Gnome / #Plasma /Whateverthefuck"?

    Like… let's take the Minimize button. Useful in Windows, but far from the only way to deal with setting stuff aside. #Niri handles it with Workspaces and Columns. Gnome (by default) handles it with Overview and Workspaces plus limited snapping. I like that about Gnome and Niri (with #Noctalia or #Dank added in, Niri's my favorite).

    DEs work without minimize buttons. If someone's designing a #DE without it, and you need it, maybe you're not the target audience. Maybe it's designed for Owlbears.

    And that's just one example. I dunno. It's obviously not a big deal and everyone's entitled to their opinion. It's just weird to me to insist that a DE needs something it was obviously designed to work without.

  5. I've been following the development of a new #DesktopEnvironment, and I gotta say…

    Why is it.that as soon as someone makes something that's different, people swoop in and say "You have to add this feature so it works like #Gnome / #Plasma /Whateverthefuck"?

    Like… let's take the Minimize button. Useful in Windows, but far from the only way to deal with setting stuff aside. #Niri handles it with Workspaces and Columns. Gnome (by default) handles it with Overview and Workspaces plus limited snapping. I like that about Gnome and Niri (with #Noctalia or #Dank added in, Niri's my favorite).

    DEs work without minimize buttons. If someone's designing a #DE without it, and you need it, maybe you're not the target audience. Maybe it's designed for Owlbears.

    And that's just one example. I dunno. It's obviously not a big deal and everyone's entitled to their opinion. It's just weird to me to insist that a DE needs something it was obviously designed to work without.

  6. 🎉 Another "groundbreaking" release from the galaxy of niche OSes nobody asked for! 🎊 Enjoy the riveting #updates like 'Hyprland Noctalia' and the all-important 'GCC #branch #misprediction tuning'. 🚀 Because if your operating system doesn't predict branches, is it even computing? 🤡
    cachyos.org/blog/2606-june-rel #nicheOS #groundbreaking #Hyprland #Noctalia #GCC #computing #humor #HackerNews #ngated

  7. 🎉 Another "groundbreaking" release from the galaxy of niche OSes nobody asked for! 🎊 Enjoy the riveting #updates like 'Hyprland Noctalia' and the all-important 'GCC #branch #misprediction tuning'. 🚀 Because if your operating system doesn't predict branches, is it even computing? 🤡
    cachyos.org/blog/2606-june-rel #nicheOS #groundbreaking #Hyprland #Noctalia #GCC #computing #humor #HackerNews #ngated

  8. Since I found out about #SteamOS session on #linux the shackles have been lifted off #KDE being my daily driver. Now I can finally go wild on my desktop with #twm like #niri. Also wanting to check backwith #labwc and #riverwm. #noctalia is also a nice addition on how to bride the gap.

  9. Since I found out about session on the shackles have been lifted off being my daily driver. Now I can finally go wild on my desktop with like . Also wanting to check backwith and . is also a nice addition on how to bride the gap.

  10. KaOS 2026.06 RC: التوزيعة المستقلة تتخلى عن systemd وتتبنى Dinit و Niri

    أصدرت KaOS الإصدار التجريبي 2026.06 RC، الذي يمثل خطوة جذرية في مسار التوزيعة. تتخلى عن systemd كمدير تهيئة وخدمات، وتستبدله بـ Dinit، مع استبدال KDE Plasma بـ Niri/Noctalia في صورة النظام، واعتماد greetd و Limine، مع...

    🔗 salehgnutux.github.io/GT-NEWST

    #KaOS #Dinit #systemd #توزيعات_لينكس #KDE_Plasma #Niri #Noctalia #gnutux

  11. KaOS 2026.06 RC: التوزيعة المستقلة تتخلى عن systemd وتتبنى Dinit و Niri

    أصدرت KaOS الإصدار التجريبي 2026.06 RC، الذي يمثل خطوة جذرية في مسار التوزيعة. تتخلى عن systemd كمدير تهيئة وخدمات، وتستبدله بـ Dinit، مع استبدال KDE Plasma بـ Niri/Noctalia في صورة النظام، واعتماد greetd و Limine، مع...

    🔗 salehgnutux.github.io/GT-NEWST

    #KaOS #Dinit #systemd #توزيعات_لينكس #KDE_Plasma #Niri #Noctalia #gnutux

  12. KaOS 2026.06 RC: التوزيعة المستقلة تتخلى عن systemd وتتبنى Dinit و Niri

    أصدرت KaOS الإصدار التجريبي 2026.06 RC، الذي يمثل خطوة جذرية في مسار التوزيعة. تتخلى عن systemd كمدير تهيئة وخدمات، وتستبدله بـ Dinit، مع استبدال KDE Plasma بـ Niri/Noctalia في صورة النظام، واعتماد greetd و Limine، مع...

    🔗 salehgnutux.github.io/GT-NEWST

    #KaOS #Dinit #systemd #توزيعات_لينكس #KDE_Plasma #Niri #Noctalia #gnutux

  13. Getting my desktop set up on an old laptop while I navigate RMAing the SSD from my Framework, I figured I'd give #Noctalia's v5 alpha a go alongside my usual #Niri, since Quickshell might be a bit hard on this slightly more mature hardware. I've gotta say, it's _very_ nice and pretty snappy, even at such an early stage.

  14. Getting my desktop set up on an old laptop while I navigate RMAing the SSD from my Framework, I figured I'd give #Noctalia's v5 alpha a go alongside my usual #Niri, since Quickshell might be a bit hard on this slightly more mature hardware. I've gotta say, it's _very_ nice and pretty snappy, even at such an early stage.

  15. Just found out about shell - now using it for my setup. Looks really nice (using the alpha v5), but one major thing is missing: Custom launcher options for usage in scripts - I still need to use for my custom selection menus :/

  16. Just found out about #noctalia shell - now using it for my #nixos #hyprland setup. Looks really nice (using the alpha v5), but one major thing is missing: Custom launcher options for usage in scripts - I still need to use #rofi for my custom selection menus :/

  17. Great news y'all !!!

    Work on the #XeroLinux TUI has concluded. We have added better support for #BTRFS with snapper n and Grub-BTRFS pre-configured out the box.

    We have also added option to install #Hyprland with the #Noctalia Shell slightly pre-configured for a good starting point.

    More info here
    wiki.xerolinux.xyz/xero-instal

    #FOSS #Linux #OpenSource #ArchLinux

  18. Great news y'all !!!

    Work on the TUI has concluded. We have added better support for with snapper n and Grub-BTRFS pre-configured out the box.

    We have also added option to install with the Shell slightly pre-configured for a good starting point.

    More info here
    wiki.xerolinux.xyz/xero-instal

  19. Great news y'all !!!

    Work on the #XeroLinux TUI has concluded. We have added better support for #BTRFS with snapper n and Grub-BTRFS pre-configured out the box.

    We have also added option to install #Hyprland with the #Noctalia Shell slightly pre-configured for a good starting point.

    More info here
    wiki.xerolinux.xyz/xero-instal

    #FOSS #Linux #OpenSource #ArchLinux

  20. Great news y'all !!!

    Work on the #XeroLinux TUI has concluded. We have added better support for #BTRFS with snapper n and Grub-BTRFS pre-configured out the box.

    We have also added option to install #Hyprland with the #Noctalia Shell slightly pre-configured for a good starting point.

    More info here
    wiki.xerolinux.xyz/xero-instal

    #FOSS #Linux #OpenSource #ArchLinux

  21. Hey y'all ! 🚀

    I had some fun creating a minimal #Hyprland + #Noctalia script for #XeroLinux..

    Free to test n suggest ideas on how it can be improved. Work in progress (continuous)... Am new to this so bare with me.

    Read Wiki & Have fun
    wiki.xerolinux.xyz/hypr-noc/

    #FOSS #Linux #OpenSource #ArchLinux

  22. Hey y'all ! 🚀

    I had some fun creating a minimal + script for ..

    Free to test n suggest ideas on how it can be improved. Work in progress (continuous)... Am new to this so bare with me.

    Read Wiki & Have fun
    wiki.xerolinux.xyz/hypr-noc/

  23. Hey y'all ! 🚀

    I had some fun creating a minimal #Hyprland + #Noctalia script for #XeroLinux..

    Free to test n suggest ideas on how it can be improved. Work in progress (continuous)... Am new to this so bare with me.

    Read Wiki & Have fun
    wiki.xerolinux.xyz/hypr-noc/

    #FOSS #Linux #OpenSource #ArchLinux

  24. Hey y'all ! 🚀

    I had some fun creating a minimal #Hyprland + #Noctalia script for #XeroLinux..

    Free to test n suggest ideas on how it can be improved. Work in progress (continuous)... Am new to this so bare with me.

    Read Wiki & Have fun
    wiki.xerolinux.xyz/hypr-noc/

    #FOSS #Linux #OpenSource #ArchLinux

  25. @darkpixel #Quickshell is not a shell. It's the toolkit to build the shell with. (Actually, both #DMS and #Noctalia are built from it.)

    But nitpicking aside, Quickshell is my late love on Linux. It is all I'd hope GUI building would be twenty years ago when I'd despair writing GTK 2.

  26. @darkpixel #Quickshell is not a shell. It's the toolkit to build the shell with. (Actually, both #DMS and #Noctalia are built from it.)

    But nitpicking aside, Quickshell is my late love on Linux. It is all I'd hope GUI building would be twenty years ago when I'd despair writing GTK 2.

  27. Auf einem alten Laptop #chachyos installiert. Mal gespannt wie es sich zu #opensuse #slowroll bzw. #tumbleweed schlägt.
    Ausschlaggebend war #btrfs + rolling release.

    #niri #noctalia