Category: Desktop
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GNOME 47 Alpha Release Unveils New Accent Color Customization Features
The GNOME Project today announced the alpha version of the upcoming GNOME 47 desktop environment series, due out later this year, for public testing, so it’s time to take a look at the new features and improvements. Some of the biggest changes in the GNOME 47 desktop environment include support for accent colors (yes, finally!),…
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KDE Plasma 6.1.2 Released: Enhanced Overview Effect and Critical Bug Fixes
The KDE Project announced today the release of KDE Plasma 6.1.2, the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment, featuring additional bug fixes and minor enhancements. KDE Plasma 6.1.2 arrives just a week after KDE Plasma 6.1.1, improving the Overview effect by making window title labels more readable and adding bell…
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KDE Plasma 6.1.1: New Release Brings Crucial Bug Fixes and Enhancements
The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.1.1 as the first of five point releases to the latest KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment series to fix some of the issues reported by users. KDE Plasma 6.1.1 is here only a week after KDE Plasma 6.1 to fix several bugs, including the bug where desktop files…
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Budgie 10.9.2 Desktop Released: New Bug Fixes and Ongoing Wayland Porting Efforts
Budgie developer Joshua Strobl announced the release of Budgie 10.9.2 as a minor maintenance update in the Budgie 10.9 series of this modern desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions. While the Budgie devs are hard at work porting the desktop environment to the modern Wayland display protocol, slated for the Budgie 10.10 release, they pushed a…
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KDE Plasma 6.1 Desktop Environment Released: A Look at the Exciting New Features
The KDE Project has announced the general availability of KDE Plasma 6.1, the latest version of their acclaimed desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions. KDE Plasma 6.1 is the first major update since KDE Plasma 6.0, and it includes exciting new features. Notably, it offers explicit GPU synchronization support for NVIDIA users, which aims to enhance…
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Exploring What’s New in the Newly Released Cinnamon 6.2 Desktop Environment
The Cinnamon 6.2 desktop environment reached stable status today as the Linux Mint developers published the first tarball in the 6.2 series, which will be the default in the upcoming Linux Mint 22 “Wilma” release. Cinnamon 6.2 looks like a smaller release than Cinnamon 6.0 as it only introduces a few changes like greeter badges…
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KDE Plasma 6.1 Beta Launch: Featuring Explicit Sync Support on Wayland
The KDE Project announced today the release of the beta version of the upcoming KDE Plasma 6.1 desktop environment series for public testing. Here’s a first look at the major new features and changes. The biggest new feature in KDE Plasma 6.1 is the highly-anticipated explicit GPU synchronization feature that would benefit users of NVIDIA…
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Release of KDE Plasma 6.0.5: The Final Update in the Series with Added Bug Fixes
The KDE Project rolled out today KDE Plasma 6.0.5, marking the fifth and final maintenance update for the newest version of KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment series. The update was dedicated to fixing various bugs and enhancing performance. This update arrives five weeks after KDE Plasma 6.0.4, and it improves the scrolling capability of extended…
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Anticipated Release Date for GNOME 47 Desktop Environment: September 18th, 2024
The six-month-long development cycle of the upcoming GNOME 47 desktop environment kicked off and the release schedule was published suggesting a final release date of September 18th, 2024. While we are enjoying the many goodies of the latest GNOME 46 desktop environment on our Fedora Linux 40 Workstation or Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) releases,…
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GNOME 46.1: The Latest Desktop Environment with Enhanced Sync Support Now Available
The GNOME Project today launched GNOME 46.1, the initial point release for the latest GNOME 46 “Kathmandu” desktop environment series featuring several enhancements and bug resolutions. GNOME 46.1 debuts one month post the GNOME 46 launch and introduces explicit GNU synchronization for NVIDIA hardware users on Wayland. This enhancement boosts performance and fixes graphics glitches.…