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(more Linux news in previous posts)
IceWM 4.1.0 Drops Seven Months After 4.0, Brings Stability Tweaks and Scripting Upgrades:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/icewm-410-released-x11-window-manager-adds-alpha-fix-and-scripting-tweaks/Hyprland 0.56.2 Released: 16 Backported Fixes Stabilize the 0.56 Series:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/hyprland-0562-released-16-backported-fixes-stabilize-the-056-series/New Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts:
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-zapscape-kvm-flaw-could-let.htmlNew Debian 13 Kernel Security Update Fixes “Zapscape” and “SCTPhantom”:
https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-kernel-security-update-fixes-zapscape-and-sctphantomLinux LTS Kernel 5.10.264, 5.15.215, 6.1.182, 6.6.150, and 6.12.102 Drop: Hardened Safe-RET Fix for AMD SRSO:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-lts-kernel-510264-515215-61182-66150-and-612102-drop-hardened-saferet-fix-for-amd-srso/Linux Kernel 6.18.43, 6.6.149, and 6.1.181 Patches New Spectre v2 Interrupt Injection Flaw:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-kernel-61843-66149-and-61181-patches-new-spectre-v2-interrupt-injection-flaw/While Torvalds Makes Peace With AI in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of):
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17403762/linux-drivers-staging-ai-rejectionHyperX Driver Coming For Linux 7.3 Just To Report A Microphone's Mute Status:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/HID-HyperX-QuadCast-2-Linux-7.3Nobody Touched This Linux Driver for Years, Until AI Started Poking Around and It Got Removed:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17404841/linux-old-moxa-driver-removalRust-Based uutils Coreutils 0.10 Reaches 93.5% GNU Compatibility:
https://linuxiac.com/rust-based-uutils-coreutils-0-10-reaches-93-5-gnu-compatibility/NVIDIA 610.57.04 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for Many Games:
https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-610-57-04-linux-graphics-driver-improves-support-for-many-gamesNVIDIA now supporting the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) as a premier sponsor:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-now-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs-as-a-premier-sponsor/
(So NVIDIA, not f*ck you then lol)NetworkManager Adopts Policy For AI Coding Assistants:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetworkManager-AI-Coding-Policyzlib-rs 0.6.7 Released With LoongArch LSX Optimizations, Use-After-Free Fix:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/zlib-rs-0.6.7Mesa 26.2 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New:
https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-2-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-newGStreamer 1.28.6 Adds H.266 Muxing Support to the Rust MP4 Muxers:
https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-6-adds-h-266-muxing-support-to-the-rust-mp4-muxers(FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #IceWM #Hyprland #Security #Debian #LinuxKernel #HyperX #RustCoreutils #NVIDIA #NVIDIADriver #NetworkManager #zlibrs #Mesa #GStreamer #WM #WindowManager #FosseryTech
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(more Linux news in previous posts)
IceWM 4.1.0 Drops Seven Months After 4.0, Brings Stability Tweaks and Scripting Upgrades:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/icewm-410-released-x11-window-manager-adds-alpha-fix-and-scripting-tweaks/Hyprland 0.56.2 Released: 16 Backported Fixes Stabilize the 0.56 Series:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/hyprland-0562-released-16-backported-fixes-stabilize-the-056-series/New Zapscape KVM Flaw Could Let Privileged L1 Guest Code Escape to Linux Hosts:
https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-zapscape-kvm-flaw-could-let.htmlNew Debian 13 Kernel Security Update Fixes “Zapscape” and “SCTPhantom”:
https://9to5linux.com/new-debian-13-kernel-security-update-fixes-zapscape-and-sctphantomLinux LTS Kernel 5.10.264, 5.15.215, 6.1.182, 6.6.150, and 6.12.102 Drop: Hardened Safe-RET Fix for AMD SRSO:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-lts-kernel-510264-515215-61182-66150-and-612102-drop-hardened-saferet-fix-for-amd-srso/Linux Kernel 6.18.43, 6.6.149, and 6.1.181 Patches New Spectre v2 Interrupt Injection Flaw:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/linux-kernel-61843-66149-and-61181-patches-new-spectre-v2-interrupt-injection-flaw/While Torvalds Makes Peace With AI in Linux, Greg Kroah-Hartman Draws a Line (Sort of):
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17403762/linux-drivers-staging-ai-rejectionHyperX Driver Coming For Linux 7.3 Just To Report A Microphone's Mute Status:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/HID-HyperX-QuadCast-2-Linux-7.3Nobody Touched This Linux Driver for Years, Until AI Started Poking Around and It Got Removed:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17404841/linux-old-moxa-driver-removalRust-Based uutils Coreutils 0.10 Reaches 93.5% GNU Compatibility:
https://linuxiac.com/rust-based-uutils-coreutils-0-10-reaches-93-5-gnu-compatibility/NVIDIA 610.57.04 Linux Graphics Driver Improves Support for Many Games:
https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-610-57-04-linux-graphics-driver-improves-support-for-many-gamesNVIDIA now supporting the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) as a premier sponsor:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/nvidia-now-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs-as-a-premier-sponsor/
(So NVIDIA, not f*ck you then lol)NetworkManager Adopts Policy For AI Coding Assistants:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NetworkManager-AI-Coding-Policyzlib-rs 0.6.7 Released With LoongArch LSX Optimizations, Use-After-Free Fix:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/zlib-rs-0.6.7Mesa 26.2 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New:
https://9to5linux.com/mesa-26-2-open-source-graphics-stack-officially-released-heres-whats-newGStreamer 1.28.6 Adds H.266 Muxing Support to the Rust MP4 Muxers:
https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-6-adds-h-266-muxing-support-to-the-rust-mp4-muxers(FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #IceWM #Hyprland #Security #Debian #LinuxKernel #HyperX #RustCoreutils #NVIDIA #NVIDIADriver #NetworkManager #zlibrs #Mesa #GStreamer #WM #WindowManager #FosseryTech
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🪟 IceWM 4.1.0: Control îmbunătățit al focalizării ferestrelor și rafinări pentru managerul de ferestre ultra-ușor!
A fost lansată o nouă versiune din seria IceWM (4.1.0), aducând un control mai precis asupra modului în care ferestrele primesc focalizarea (focus control), precum și o serie de ajustări vizuale și de stabilitate pentru unul dintre cele mai rapide și eficiente window managere de pe Linux.
✨ Principalele noutăți din IceWM 4.1.0:
🎯 Sistem avansat de control pentru focalizarea ferestrelor (Window Focus Control):
• Introduce opțiuni noi de configurare care permit utilizatorilor să definească exact modul în care ferestrele nou deschise sau cele active preiau focalizarea, prevenind comutările accidentale în timpul tastării.🖌️ Îmbunătățiri la nivel de interfață și teme:
• Rafinări ale modului în care sunt randate bordurile ferestrelor, bara de sarcini (taskbar) și meniurile上下文, oferind o mai bună compatibilitate cu temele grafice personalizate.⚡ Optimizări de performanță și consum de resurse:
• Păstrează amprenta extrem de mică asupra memoriei RAM și procesorului, făcându-l alegerea ideală pentru calculatoare vechi, sisteme incorporate (embedded) sau configurații minimale.⚙️ Corecții de bug-uri și stabilitate:
• Rezolvă probleme legate de gestionarea comenzilor rapide de la tastatură (shortcuts), poziționarea ferestrelor pe mai multe monitoare și comportamentul ecranelor de tip tray.O actualizare excelentă pentru utilizatorii care apreciază simplitatea, viteza brută și controlul total pe desktop-ul Linux! 🚀
#IceWM #Linux #OpenSource #WindowManager #LinuxDesktop #SysAdmin #TechNews #FOSS
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🪟 IceWM 4.1.0: Control îmbunătățit al focalizării ferestrelor și rafinări pentru managerul de ferestre ultra-ușor!
A fost lansată o nouă versiune din seria IceWM (4.1.0), aducând un control mai precis asupra modului în care ferestrele primesc focalizarea (focus control), precum și o serie de ajustări vizuale și de stabilitate pentru unul dintre cele mai rapide și eficiente window managere de pe Linux.
✨ Principalele noutăți din IceWM 4.1.0:
🎯 Sistem avansat de control pentru focalizarea ferestrelor (Window Focus Control):
• Introduce opțiuni noi de configurare care permit utilizatorilor să definească exact modul în care ferestrele nou deschise sau cele active preiau focalizarea, prevenind comutările accidentale în timpul tastării.🖌️ Îmbunătățiri la nivel de interfață și teme:
• Rafinări ale modului în care sunt randate bordurile ferestrelor, bara de sarcini (taskbar) și meniurile上下文, oferind o mai bună compatibilitate cu temele grafice personalizate.⚡ Optimizări de performanță și consum de resurse:
• Păstrează amprenta extrem de mică asupra memoriei RAM și procesorului, făcându-l alegerea ideală pentru calculatoare vechi, sisteme incorporate (embedded) sau configurații minimale.⚙️ Corecții de bug-uri și stabilitate:
• Rezolvă probleme legate de gestionarea comenzilor rapide de la tastatură (shortcuts), poziționarea ferestrelor pe mai multe monitoare și comportamentul ecranelor de tip tray.O actualizare excelentă pentru utilizatorii care apreciază simplitatea, viteza brută și controlul total pe desktop-ul Linux! 🚀
#IceWM #Linux #OpenSource #WindowManager #LinuxDesktop #SysAdmin #TechNews #FOSS
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i miss dwm, wish there was an equivalent on macos. i know there's aerospace and yabai and stuff but there's still just a level of jank to those.
e.g. opening tabs in finder/terminal will split the window in half even if its the only window open just cuz of how macos handles things
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Is something using the new #riverwm version and has any experience to share with the available #wms https://codeberg.org/river/wiki/src/branch/main/pages/wm-list.md? #tiling #windowmanager #Linux #cli
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To all GNU/Linux users:
Are you still using #X11, or have you or your desktop environment already switched to #Wayland ?
Please boost 🥺🙏
#linux #gnu #freesoftware #desktop #desktopenvironment #windowmanager #floss #libresoftware #gnome #kde #xfce #cinnamon
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To all GNU/Linux users:
Are you still using #X11, or have you or your desktop environment already switched to #Wayland ?
Please boost 🥺🙏
#linux #gnu #freesoftware #desktop #desktopenvironment #windowmanager #floss #libresoftware #gnome #kde #xfce #cinnamon
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working on a new music visualizer for #uwwm
come grab the source code ~
https://git.succukitty.com/succucat/UWWM
^ nixos, arch, gentoo, everythng compatible (if your distro doesn't work, just let me know ~)
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🚨 Breaking #news for the four people who care: #Hyprland 0.55 finally learned to speak Lua! 🎉 Don't worry, your old configs aren't completely obsolete yet—they'll break soon enough. Get ready, because the #developers have kindly updated the whole wiki, so now you have a new language to learn while figuring out why your window manager just crashed. 🙃
https://hypr.land/news/update55/ #Lua #Update #WindowManager #HackerNews #ngated -
🚨 Breaking #news for the four people who care: #Hyprland 0.55 finally learned to speak Lua! 🎉 Don't worry, your old configs aren't completely obsolete yet—they'll break soon enough. Get ready, because the #developers have kindly updated the whole wiki, so now you have a new language to learn while figuring out why your window manager just crashed. 🙃
https://hypr.land/news/update55/ #Lua #Update #WindowManager #HackerNews #ngated -
wow. last week was busy. very. and then some.
also, tried to get as much done with #ClaudeCode as possible. Which is fine, but then this morning I see that they are not removing it after all. Which is great.
Anyhow, games are progressing; created a zenburn-ish theme for my #TeXAndLaTeX beamer slides; and fixed a few bugs in a couple of programs, including the #NeoFlux #WindowManager.
Now, I need to start prepping for the new #K12 school year.
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wow. last week was busy. very. and then some.
also, tried to get as much done with #ClaudeCode as possible. Which is fine, but then this morning I see that they are not removing it after all. Which is great.
Anyhow, games are progressing; created a zenburn-ish theme for my #TeXAndLaTeX beamer slides; and fixed a few bugs in a couple of programs, including the #NeoFlux #WindowManager.
Now, I need to start prepping for the new #K12 school year.
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River is a Wayland compositor written in Zig that defines a window manager protocol so that, like with X11, write your own window management software. As with X11, the protocol is language-agnostic, so you can define your window manager using any programming language at all.
I have been gradually becoming more interested in Zig as a potential replacement for C in systems programming. Rust is another interesting potential replacement.
#tech #software #Zig #ZigLang #Linux #Wayland #WindowManager #WaylandCompositor #RiverCompositor #UnixPorn
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River is a Wayland compositor written in Zig that defines a window manager protocol so that, like with X11, write your own window management software. As with X11, the protocol is language-agnostic, so you can define your window manager using any programming language at all.
I have been gradually becoming more interested in Zig as a potential replacement for C in systems programming. Rust is another interesting potential replacement.
#tech #software #Zig #ZigLang #Linux #Wayland #WindowManager #WaylandCompositor #RiverCompositor #UnixPorn
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I've always been too afraid of tiling window managers and also too lazy to learn new behaviors. I've tried it many times but I failed again and again because of my laziness.
Yesterday I've installed #herbstluftwm on #Xubuntu on a low end Fujitsu U727 notebook and played around for while with the configuration. Well, I think I fell in love this time. 😍 Very smooth! And I think replacing xterm with #alacritty was also a good idea.
Is there anything I should definitely try?
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I've always been too afraid of tiling window managers and also too lazy to learn new behaviors. I've tried it many times but I failed again and again because of my laziness.
Yesterday I've installed #herbstluftwm on #Xubuntu on a low end Fujitsu U727 notebook and played around for while with the configuration. Well, I think I fell in love this time. 😍 Very smooth! And I think replacing xterm with #alacritty was also a good idea.
Is there anything I should definitely try?
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🤖🪐 Orbitiny: Actualizarea „Pilot X” a fost lansată, fiind cea mai mare de până acum pentru managerul desktop spatial
Ecosistemul open-source continuă să experimenteze dincolo de paradigmele tradiționale de desktop (cum sunt cele oferite de GNOME sau KDE), iar Orbitiny este cel mai bun exemplu în acest sens. Acest mediu grafic și manager de ferestre neconvențional, renumit pentru interfața sa cosmică, modulară și axată pe navigarea tridimensională sau sferică, a primit o actualizare istorică sub numele de cod „Pilot X”.
Această versiune rescrie o mare parte din nucleul aplicației, transformând Orbitiny dintr-un proiect experimental într-un mediu desktop robust, extrem de rapid și pregătit pentru utilizarea zilnică.
Iată principalele caracteristici și noutăți aduse de actualizarea „Pilot X”:
🔹 Noul motor de randare „Cosmos Engine” (Tranziție completă la Wayland):
Cea mai mare realizare din „Pilot X” este abandonarea completă a vechilor dependințe X11 în favoarea unui compositor Wayland nativ, creat de la zero. Denumit intern Cosmos Engine, acest motor grafic oferă o fluiditate remarcabilă de 60+ FPS în gestionarea ferestrelor și a animațiilor orbitale, eliminând complet latența (input lag) și oferind suport perfect pentru monitoarele cu rate de reîmprospătare ridicate (144Hz+).🔹 Sistemul de navigare orbitală reproiectat:
Orbitiny se diferențiază prin faptul că nu organizează ferestrele în grile bidimensionale clasice, ci le plasează pe „orbite” virtuale în jurul unui centru de comandă. Versiunea „Pilot X” optimizează radical acest flux de lucru (workflow):Scurtăturile de tastatură au fost simplificate pentru a permite comutarea instantanee între orbite (spații de lucru).
A fost introdus un mod „Galaxy View”, o privire de ansamblu panoramică (zoom-out) care îți permite să vezi toate aplicațiile deschise și să le muți de pe o orbită pe alta printr-un simplu gest de drag-and-drop.
🔹 Widget-uri și panouri de control modulare (The Dashboard):
Actualizarea introduce un centru de notificări și control complet modular. Utilizatorii pot acum să „ancoreze” pe desktop mini-aplicații (widget-uri) pentru monitorizarea resurselor sistemului (CPU, RAM, rețea), controlul playerului media sau gestionarea conexiunilor Bluetooth și Wi-Fi. Toate acestea urmează noua linie de design minimalistă și futuristă a proiectului.🔹 Eficiență hardware uimitoare:
În ciuda aspectului său vizual avansat și a efectelor tridimensionale, „Pilot X” aduce optimizări masive de memorie. Echipa de dezvoltare a reușit să reducă amprenta de memorie RAM la pornire cu peste 35%, făcând din Orbitiny o opțiune viabilă nu doar pentru PC-urile de gaming puternice, ci și pentru laptopurile ultra-ușoare sau dispozitivele compacte.Lansarea „Pilot X” marchează majoratul proiectului Orbitiny. Ceea ce a început ca o curiozitate vizuală a devenit acum un mediu desktop incredibil de rapid, stabil și inovator, perfect pentru utilizatorii de Linux care s-au plictisit de layout-ul clasic de tip Windows/macOS și vor să exploreze viitorul interfețelor grafice.
#OpenSource #Orbitiny #PilotX #Wayland #LinuxDesktop #WindowManager #TechNews #Linuxiac
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🤖🪐 Orbitiny: Actualizarea „Pilot X” a fost lansată, fiind cea mai mare de până acum pentru managerul desktop spatial
Ecosistemul open-source continuă să experimenteze dincolo de paradigmele tradiționale de desktop (cum sunt cele oferite de GNOME sau KDE), iar Orbitiny este cel mai bun exemplu în acest sens. Acest mediu grafic și manager de ferestre neconvențional, renumit pentru interfața sa cosmică, modulară și axată pe navigarea tridimensională sau sferică, a primit o actualizare istorică sub numele de cod „Pilot X”.
Această versiune rescrie o mare parte din nucleul aplicației, transformând Orbitiny dintr-un proiect experimental într-un mediu desktop robust, extrem de rapid și pregătit pentru utilizarea zilnică.
Iată principalele caracteristici și noutăți aduse de actualizarea „Pilot X”:
🔹 Noul motor de randare „Cosmos Engine” (Tranziție completă la Wayland):
Cea mai mare realizare din „Pilot X” este abandonarea completă a vechilor dependințe X11 în favoarea unui compositor Wayland nativ, creat de la zero. Denumit intern Cosmos Engine, acest motor grafic oferă o fluiditate remarcabilă de 60+ FPS în gestionarea ferestrelor și a animațiilor orbitale, eliminând complet latența (input lag) și oferind suport perfect pentru monitoarele cu rate de reîmprospătare ridicate (144Hz+).🔹 Sistemul de navigare orbitală reproiectat:
Orbitiny se diferențiază prin faptul că nu organizează ferestrele în grile bidimensionale clasice, ci le plasează pe „orbite” virtuale în jurul unui centru de comandă. Versiunea „Pilot X” optimizează radical acest flux de lucru (workflow):Scurtăturile de tastatură au fost simplificate pentru a permite comutarea instantanee între orbite (spații de lucru).
A fost introdus un mod „Galaxy View”, o privire de ansamblu panoramică (zoom-out) care îți permite să vezi toate aplicațiile deschise și să le muți de pe o orbită pe alta printr-un simplu gest de drag-and-drop.
🔹 Widget-uri și panouri de control modulare (The Dashboard):
Actualizarea introduce un centru de notificări și control complet modular. Utilizatorii pot acum să „ancoreze” pe desktop mini-aplicații (widget-uri) pentru monitorizarea resurselor sistemului (CPU, RAM, rețea), controlul playerului media sau gestionarea conexiunilor Bluetooth și Wi-Fi. Toate acestea urmează noua linie de design minimalistă și futuristă a proiectului.🔹 Eficiență hardware uimitoare:
În ciuda aspectului său vizual avansat și a efectelor tridimensionale, „Pilot X” aduce optimizări masive de memorie. Echipa de dezvoltare a reușit să reducă amprenta de memorie RAM la pornire cu peste 35%, făcând din Orbitiny o opțiune viabilă nu doar pentru PC-urile de gaming puternice, ci și pentru laptopurile ultra-ușoare sau dispozitivele compacte.Lansarea „Pilot X” marchează majoratul proiectului Orbitiny. Ceea ce a început ca o curiozitate vizuală a devenit acum un mediu desktop incredibil de rapid, stabil și inovator, perfect pentru utilizatorii de Linux care s-au plictisit de layout-ul clasic de tip Windows/macOS și vor să exploreze viitorul interfețelor grafice.
#OpenSource #Orbitiny #PilotX #Wayland #LinuxDesktop #WindowManager #TechNews #Linuxiac
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updated #NeoFlux, fixed a few things, added a few small features. added the man (thought I got it last time, guess I didn't).
So far, so good.
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updated #NeoFlux, fixed a few things, added a few small features. added the man (thought I got it last time, guess I didn't).
So far, so good.
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#NeoFlux has a few small issues still, but overall, I am quite happy with it. This screenshot shows five #Firefox windows grouped. Notice that the active tab gets 50% of the title bar.
18 total fluxDockApps are shown. Left side slit is 128x128 for pics and more important info. Right slit is default 96x96. (all 4 are customizable). Using stalonetray as dockapp for system tray.
Title bar right click menu shown.
Conky at the bottom w/ music info.
8 desktops; 2 are hidden
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#NeoFlux has a few small issues still, but overall, I am quite happy with it. This screenshot shows five #Firefox windows grouped. Notice that the active tab gets 50% of the title bar.
18 total fluxDockApps are shown. Left side slit is 128x128 for pics and more important info. Right slit is default 96x96. (all 4 are customizable). Using stalonetray as dockapp for system tray.
Title bar right click menu shown.
Conky at the bottom w/ music info.
8 desktops; 2 are hidden
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lots of updates on my #FluxDockApps (should have them on my site tomorrow) as well as significant progress on #NeoFlux.
Updating #Gentoo; yet another kernel update --- that is fine, because it is probably security related. So, i'll prolly log straight into NeoFlux on reboot and start using it as my daily #WindowManager going forward.
Next up this summer: I want to finish "Sengoku America" and "Solar Expats" games. If time, work on Noah's Ark tetris-like game.
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lots of updates on my #FluxDockApps (should have them on my site tomorrow) as well as significant progress on #NeoFlux.
Updating #Gentoo; yet another kernel update --- that is fine, because it is probably security related. So, i'll prolly log straight into NeoFlux on reboot and start using it as my daily #WindowManager going forward.
Next up this summer: I want to finish "Sengoku America" and "Solar Expats" games. If time, work on Noah's Ark tetris-like game.
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Got a lot of work done with #ClaudeCode on #NeoFlux, my idea for a #Fluxbox-inspired grouping #WindowManager written in #Rust.
Supports 4 slits with per-slit #DockApps settings, window grouping, per-desktop backgrounds, gaps, etc. Also trying hidden desktops, which don't show up in window or desktop lists and are only accessible through keyboard shortcuts.
Testing it in #Xephyr so far, but will switch when I have a few days free to play around with it.
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Got a lot of work done with #ClaudeCode on #NeoFlux, my idea for a #Fluxbox-inspired grouping #WindowManager written in #Rust.
Supports 4 slits with per-slit #DockApps settings, window grouping, per-desktop backgrounds, gaps, etc. Also trying hidden desktops, which don't show up in window or desktop lists and are only accessible through keyboard shortcuts.
Testing it in #Xephyr so far, but will switch when I have a few days free to play around with it.
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(more Linux news in original post)
Mir 2.27 Released With More Wayland Rust Code:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mir-2.27-Released
(Why the heck does GitHub require me to log in to access the release notes? Are the release notes private? 🤔)Shelly 2.3.2.2 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves CachyOS Support:
https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-3-2-2-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-now-improves-cachyos-supportFlathub bans AI-coded apps – with some exceptions:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/flathub-bans-ai-coded-apps
(Didn't even notice that Amberol is AI coded, it's actually the best music player I found for mobile. Hopefully they won't make their policy even stricter and start to ban existing apps too)
(But the frustration with random low quality vibe coded apps is understandable of course)This Credit Card-Sized Linux Box Has a Keyboard, Camera, and AI Capability:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17352012/cardputerzero-crowdfundingWine 11.10: VKD3D 2.0, reimplemented XPath without libxml2 & better VBScript compatibility:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/wine-11-10-vkd3d-2-0-reimplemented-xpath-without-libxml2-and-better-vbscript-compatibility/Proton Experimental gets fixes for Forza Horizon 6, Homeworld 2, SHOGUN: Total War and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-forza-horizon-6-homeworld-2-shogun-total-war-and-more/systemd 261-rc3 Released With Individual Binaries Now Embedding dlopen ELF Metadata Note:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-261-rc3X.Org Security Advisory released for 9 new vulnerabilities in X.Org X server and Xwayland:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/x-org-security-advisory-released-for-9-new-vulnerabilities-in-x-org-x-server-and-xwayland/Intel NPU Driver 1.30 Released For Linux:
https://worldofsoftware.org/intel-npu-driver-1-30-released-for-linux/Mesa 26.1.2 released with some bug fixes and minor changes:
https://docs.mesa3d.org/relnotes/26.1.2.html(FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Mir #Shelly #Flathub #Wine #Proton #ProtonExperimental #Systemd #XOrg #IntelNPU #Mesa #WindowManager #WM #FosseryTech
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Mir 2.27 Released With More Wayland Rust Code:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mir-2.27-Released
(Why the heck does GitHub require me to log in to access the release notes? Are the release notes private? 🤔)Shelly 2.3.2.2 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves CachyOS Support:
https://9to5linux.com/shelly-2-3-2-2-gui-package-manager-for-arch-linux-now-improves-cachyos-supportFlathub bans AI-coded apps – with some exceptions:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/flathub-bans-ai-coded-apps
(Didn't even notice that Amberol is AI coded, it's actually the best music player I found for mobile. Hopefully they won't make their policy even stricter and start to ban existing apps too)
(But the frustration with random low quality vibe coded apps is understandable of course)This Credit Card-Sized Linux Box Has a Keyboard, Camera, and AI Capability:
https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17352012/cardputerzero-crowdfundingWine 11.10: VKD3D 2.0, reimplemented XPath without libxml2 & better VBScript compatibility:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/wine-11-10-vkd3d-2-0-reimplemented-xpath-without-libxml2-and-better-vbscript-compatibility/Proton Experimental gets fixes for Forza Horizon 6, Homeworld 2, SHOGUN: Total War and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/proton-experimental-gets-fixes-for-forza-horizon-6-homeworld-2-shogun-total-war-and-more/systemd 261-rc3 Released With Individual Binaries Now Embedding dlopen ELF Metadata Note:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-261-rc3X.Org Security Advisory released for 9 new vulnerabilities in X.Org X server and Xwayland:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/x-org-security-advisory-released-for-9-new-vulnerabilities-in-x-org-x-server-and-xwayland/Intel NPU Driver 1.30 Released For Linux:
https://worldofsoftware.org/intel-npu-driver-1-30-released-for-linux/Mesa 26.1.2 released with some bug fixes and minor changes:
https://docs.mesa3d.org/relnotes/26.1.2.html(FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Mir #Shelly #Flathub #Wine #Proton #ProtonExperimental #Systemd #XOrg #IntelNPU #Mesa #WindowManager #WM #FosseryTech
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Niri: Experimental UI for Linux: a tiling window manager that also has an infinite scrolling system
https://niri-wm.github.io/niri/
#windowmanager #tiling #pad++ #hci #ui #+ -
so i made a window manager :nompopcorn: based on a infinite spatial grid, similar to VXWM, DriftWM, Hevel, Halley... except it's quite a bit more capable and aesthetic. #programing #wayland #linux #graphicsprogramming #windowmanager #windowmnagers
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so i made a window manager :nompopcorn: based on a infinite spatial grid, similar to VXWM, DriftWM, Hevel, Halley... except it's quite a bit more capable and aesthetic. #programing #wayland #linux #graphicsprogramming #windowmanager #windowmnagers
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@extraktkapitaen Theoretisch liegts nur am #Windowmanager. Früher (>30 Jahre) mit #X11 und #Unix brauchte man die Ausgabe nur auf ein anderes Display per IP-Verbindung umleiten. Und schon hatte man die Programm-GUI auf einem andren Rechner. Keine Ahnung ob das Android-Linux sowas kann. Oder ob man ein Hilfsprogramm a la #VNC oder #Teamviewer nehmen kann.
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@extraktkapitaen Theoretisch liegts nur am #Windowmanager. Früher (>30 Jahre) mit #X11 und #Unix brauchte man die Ausgabe nur auf ein anderes Display per IP-Verbindung umleiten. Und schon hatte man die Programm-GUI auf einem andren Rechner. Keine Ahnung ob das Android-Linux sowas kann. Oder ob man ein Hilfsprogramm a la #VNC oder #Teamviewer nehmen kann.
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Updated my #Fluxbox #DockApps page. Several updates, plus new fluxBattery and fluxClipboard. Also created web versions for those who don't use one of the *boxes.
A few weeks of #k12 #education work left, then going to focus on my neoFlux #WindowManager.
https://www.chrisspackman.com/software/flux-dock-apps/index.html
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Updated my #Fluxbox #DockApps page. Several updates, plus new fluxBattery and fluxClipboard. Also created web versions for those who don't use one of the *boxes.
A few weeks of #k12 #education work left, then going to focus on my neoFlux #WindowManager.
https://www.chrisspackman.com/software/flux-dock-apps/index.html
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working on a clipboard manager with various 'contexts' so that one-off copies don't pollute my clipboard history with stuff i'll never need again.
Also, I've added hidden desktops to my #NeoFlux #WindowManager project design. Can't get started on it until I have summer break time, but working on the design docs now. Hidden desktops are only accessible through keyboard shortcuts; they and their windows do not show up in window lists. Is there real use to these? Not sure.
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working on a clipboard manager with various 'contexts' so that one-off copies don't pollute my clipboard history with stuff i'll never need again.
Also, I've added hidden desktops to my #NeoFlux #WindowManager project design. Can't get started on it until I have summer break time, but working on the design docs now. Hidden desktops are only accessible through keyboard shortcuts; they and their windows do not show up in window lists. Is there real use to these? Not sure.
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Colorado Age Attestation Bill May Exclude Open Source OSes and Apps:
https://9to5linux.com/colorado-age-attestation-bill-may-exclude-open-source-oses-and-appsAlmaLinux Comments On California Age Verification Law:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-Age-Verification-LawsUbuntu 26.04 LTS released: GNOME 50, Wayland-only and Linux 7.0:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-releasedUbuntu Server 26.04 LTS Will Now Automatically Install HWE/OEM Kernel Packages:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Server-26.04-HWE-OEMUbuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) release date & schedule:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-10-release-dateUbuntu Rust Coreutils Audit Revealed 113 Issues, Ubuntu 26.10 Aims For "100% Rust Coreutils":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Rust-Coreutils-AuditUbuntu Looks Toward More Snap-Based Devpacks Moving Forward:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-More-Devpacks-FutureGhostty OpenGL-Accelerated Terminal Available On Ubuntu 26.04 LTS:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ghostty-Ubuntu-26.04Archinstall 4.3 Arch Linux Installer Adds Support for Installing Additional Fonts:
https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-3-arch-linux-installer-adds-support-for-installing-additional-fontsCachyOS Rolls Out A Super-Charged Linux 7.0 Kernel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Super-Charged-Linux-7.0Microsoft Reportedly Looking At Rebasing Azure Linux On Fedora:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/MS-Azure-Linux-Fedora-BasedTails 7.7 Anonymous Distro Adds Detection of Outdated Secure Boot Certificates:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-7-anonymous-distro-adds-detection-of-outdated-secure-boot-certificatesAlmalinux 9.8 beta released with expanded architecture and toolset support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/almalinux-9-8-beta-released-with-expanded-architecture-and-toolset-support/LXQt 2.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Wayland Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-4-desktop-environment-officially-released-with-more-wayland-improvementsNiri 26.04 Wayland Compositor Adds Much Sought After Blur Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Niri-26.04-Released(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #AgeVerification #AlmaLinux #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2604 #Ubuntu2604LTS #Ubuntu2610 #RustCoreutils #UbuntuServer #Ghostty #Archinstall #Arch #ArchLinux #CachyOS #AzureLinux #Tails #TailsOS #LXQt #Niri #Niri26 #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #DistroRelease #DistributionRelease #LinuxDistro #LinuxDistribution #DesktopEnvironment #WindowManager #WaylandCompositor #FosseryTech
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Colorado Age Attestation Bill May Exclude Open Source OSes and Apps:
https://9to5linux.com/colorado-age-attestation-bill-may-exclude-open-source-oses-and-appsAlmaLinux Comments On California Age Verification Law:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-Age-Verification-LawsUbuntu 26.04 LTS released: GNOME 50, Wayland-only and Linux 7.0:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-releasedUbuntu Server 26.04 LTS Will Now Automatically Install HWE/OEM Kernel Packages:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Server-26.04-HWE-OEMUbuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) release date & schedule:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-10-release-dateUbuntu Rust Coreutils Audit Revealed 113 Issues, Ubuntu 26.10 Aims For "100% Rust Coreutils":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Rust-Coreutils-AuditUbuntu Looks Toward More Snap-Based Devpacks Moving Forward:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-More-Devpacks-FutureGhostty OpenGL-Accelerated Terminal Available On Ubuntu 26.04 LTS:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ghostty-Ubuntu-26.04Archinstall 4.3 Arch Linux Installer Adds Support for Installing Additional Fonts:
https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-4-3-arch-linux-installer-adds-support-for-installing-additional-fontsCachyOS Rolls Out A Super-Charged Linux 7.0 Kernel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-Super-Charged-Linux-7.0Microsoft Reportedly Looking At Rebasing Azure Linux On Fedora:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/MS-Azure-Linux-Fedora-BasedTails 7.7 Anonymous Distro Adds Detection of Outdated Secure Boot Certificates:
https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-7-anonymous-distro-adds-detection-of-outdated-secure-boot-certificatesAlmalinux 9.8 beta released with expanded architecture and toolset support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/almalinux-9-8-beta-released-with-expanded-architecture-and-toolset-support/LXQt 2.4 Desktop Environment Released with More Wayland Improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/lxqt-2-4-desktop-environment-officially-released-with-more-wayland-improvementsNiri 26.04 Wayland Compositor Adds Much Sought After Blur Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Niri-26.04-Released(more Linux and FOSS news in comments)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #AgeVerification #AlmaLinux #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2604 #Ubuntu2604LTS #Ubuntu2610 #RustCoreutils #UbuntuServer #Ghostty #Archinstall #Arch #ArchLinux #CachyOS #AzureLinux #Tails #TailsOS #LXQt #Niri #Niri26 #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #DistroRelease #DistributionRelease #LinuxDistro #LinuxDistribution #DesktopEnvironment #WindowManager #WaylandCompositor #FosseryTech
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"what if you had an extra mouse button to manipulate windows movement" #ux #uxdesign
from this video: https://youtu.be/1fZTOjd_bOQ?si=rlMZArPxx5QpyDXg&t=1745
well, obviously. That is why, for almost 2 decades now, I always have a mouse with extra buttons and always map the super/win-key to one of the side buttons and always configure my #windowmanager to use the super/win key to manipulate windows.
But I just realized, many won't ever have considered this trick.
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Was mache ich da? Ich verbessere weiter meine #Xmonad Konfiguration!
Für Gaming kann ich nun mit Mod+F das Dock ausblenden. Was sonst noch zu tun ist, ist dass ich mein Esc+Capslock-Swap rückgängig machen muss. Einige Games nutzen Capslock.