Year-end urge to hop #linux distros rising. Kind of want to figure out what the buzz w #CachyOS is all about, but I have been really happy with #bazzite so far... anybody have any useful input for desktop/gaming use?

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” set for April 23, 2026 🐀

Features GNOME 50, new Video Player (Showtime), updated System Monitor (Resources) 🎨
Supports amd64v3/x86-64-v3 packages for newer CPUs ⚡
Marks continued shift toward Wayland-only Linux environments 🌐

@ubuntu

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I have worked with #Linux for around 25 years, but 98% of that experience has been on servers via SSH.

Almost all of my professional work has been done on #Windows. I am embarrassed by how little I know about #DesktopLinux.

Between work and #Gaming I have been dependent on Windows for my entire computing life. Thanks to leaving #corporate #InformationTechnology #IT behind, and discovering the immense progress made with Linux distros like #Nobara, I am now playing #simsettlements2 on Linux.

Nuevo #viernesdeescritorio con el mismo #Mageia. Como me llamó la atención el bajo rendimiento de la #Acer la semana pasada, cambié de #KDE a #XFCE. Tengamos en cuenta que esta Notebook salió al mercado en 2017.
La dinámica de latte + krunner + yakuake la conservé usando plank + Albert + la terminal desplegable de XFCE. Funciona muy bien. Veremos como se comporta en el próximo round de trabajo intenso.

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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Wayland-Only Budgie 10.10 Desktop Preview Released:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Budgie-10.10-Preview

KDE Spectacle Adds OCR Support To Copy Text Directly From Screenshots:
https://ostechnix.com/kde-spectacle-adds-ocr-support/
(Sounds nice, took note, I'll try it out if I need something like that, although OCRs aren't that great in my experience, even Terraform, they make a ton of mistakes even when recognizing English text, for niche languages like Hungarian it's basically useless.)

KDE Plasma 6.6 Adds ‘Exclude Certain Windows From Screen Recording’ Feature:
https://ostechnix.com/exclude-certain-windows-from-screen-recording-in-plasma-6-6/

Nautilus File Manager In GNOME 50 Will Load Thumbnails Much Faster:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-50-Nautilus-Thumbnails

AlmaLinux 9.7 debuts with performance enhancements, updated dev tools & improved security:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/almalinux-9-7-debuts-with-performance-enhancements-updated-dev-tools-and-improved-security/

SUSE's Agama 18 OS Installer Released - i586 Support Dropped:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/SUSE-Agama-18-Released

Canonical Gets Flutter Up And Running On RISC-V For Ubuntu:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Flutter-On-RISC-V

Xubuntu Reveals How its Website Was Hijacked:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/xubuntu-website-breach-report
(Canonical messed it up again, how surprising... Code injection shouldn't be that hard to prevent in most cases.)

TUXEDO ARM notebook based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X1 Elite SoC (X1E) discontinued, due to Linux compatibility issues:
https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en/Discontinuation-of-ARM-notebooks-with-Snapdragon-X-Elite-SoC.tuxedo

Phosh 0.51.0 released with new location quick setting, extra options for Caffeine quick setting, improved brightness handling, etc.:
https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.51.0/

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Hoy la #Acer con #Mageia tuvo su primera puesta a prueba en actividades laborales, y pasó satisfactoriamente. Cuando la compré (en 2017 creo), tuve que desactivar todas las animaciones y transparencias de Windows 10 y aún así su rendimiento no era el mejor. Ahora, con #KDE, #Latte y corriendo varios navegadores de base chromium estuvo muy exigida, como en aquellos primeros días. Pero pudimos seguir adelante. Quizás me convenga cambiar a un desktop manager más conveniente para este equipo. La única limitante, es que amo la dinámica de trabajo con #Yakuake, el dock y #Krunner.

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This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Ubuntu LTS Releases Now Get 15 Years of Support:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/ubuntu-lts-releases-15-years-of-support

Ubuntu's Rust Transition Hits Another Bump as sudo-rs Security Vulnerabilities Show Up:
https://itsfoss.com/news/sudo-rs-issue-ubuntu/

Nitrux 5.0.0 Released: A 'New Beginning' That's Not for Everyone (By Design):
https://itsfoss.com/news/nitrux-5-release/

MX Linux 25 'Infinity' arrives with a cleaner look and easier installation:
https://betanews.com/2025/11/11/mx-linux-25-infinity-arrives-with-a-cleaner-look-and-easier-installation/

Debian 13.2 Released With Dozens Of Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13.2-Released

Tails 7.2 brings Tor Browser 15.0, Linux 6.12 LTS kernel, privacy upgrades, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/tails-7-2-brings-tor-browser-15-0-linux-6-12-lts-kernel-privacy-upgrades-and-more/

Red Hat's RHEL 10.1 Released With systemd Soft-Reboots, Easier AI Accelerator Drivers:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Red-Hat-Enterprise-Linux-10.1

SparkyLinux 8.1 released with updated software and desktop environments:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/sparkylinux-8-1-released-with-updated-software-and-desktop-environments/

GNOME's Nautilus File Manager Finally Supporting Ctrl+Insert & Shift+Insert:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Nautilus-Copy-Paste-Files

KDE Plasma 6.6 to get a great new feature - limit virtual desktops to the primary screen:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/kde-plasma-6-6-to-get-a-great-new-feature-limit-virtual-desktops-to-the-primary-screen/

Plasma 6.6 Will Avoid Running Out Of RAM When Something Crashes In A Loop:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.6-Better-Crash-Loop

Budgie 10.9.4 adds libpeas2 support, ABI bumps, and Raven plugin changes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/budgie-10-9-4-adds-libpeas2-support-abi-bumps-and-raven-plugin-changes/

Miracle-WM Adds Accessibility, Touchpad & Animation Options:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/miracle-wm-adds-accessibility-touchpad-configuration

Linux’s Slickest System Monitor App (Mission Center) Gets Updated:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/mission-center-system-monitor-1-1-update

Maemo Leste status report: system ported to Devuan Daedalus, new CI/CD, updated browser, calendar and chat app, improved hardware support, etc.:
https://maemo-leste.github.io/maemo-leste-2025-daedalus-release.html

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