"This Month in #KDELinux" brings the news that...

You should never deploy alpha software in production machines 😬! A systemd bug broke booting an updated system, a systemd update broke Discover, but the good news is everything has been sorted and hardened now.

On the plus side, KDE Linux users get friendlier feedback, better connectivity with Apple devices, and improved multi-language support.

https://pointieststick.com/2026/03/31/this-month-in-kde-linux-march-2026/

#distro #Linux #FreeSoftware #OpenSource

i do exasperate myself sometimes with my changing sensibilities wrt my preferred  #font. i keep toggling twixt #RobotoCondensed, and #NimbusSansNarrow . For the past several weeks i'd set it to the latter, but after a few [or several?] days of dissatisfaction with it, i've now toggled back to the former... yet again. based on history it seems inevitable that in another coupla months i'll likely jump back again.

otoh in #Plasma itself, i do seem reasonably settled with #NotoSansExtraCondensed -- this seems generally to survive much longer before i feel the urge to change it, compared to in my browser.

damn dopey dropbear! 🙄🤦‍♀️

#DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS
 #Kinoite |   #ArchLinux #KDEPlasma
 #SparkyLinux | :opensuse: #Kalpa |   #KDELinux
 #FirefoxNightly #FirefoxSecondSidebar #TreeStyleTab #Sidebery

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GNOME 50 released, this is what’s new:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/gnome-50-released

KDE Plasma 6.6.3 Makes KWin’s Screencasting Feature More Robust for PipeWire 1.6:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-3-makes-kwins-screencasting-feature-more-robust-for-pipewire-1-6

KDE Plasma 6.7's KWin Lands Support For 3D LUTs To Help With Modern GPUs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.7-KWin-Does-3D-LUTs

KDE Linux Adds Apple APFS File-System Support, Workaround For Frustrating AMDGPU Issue:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Linux-Adds-APFS

Ubuntu 26.04 has a new boot animation (blink and you’ll miss it):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-boot-spinner

Ubuntu’s new folder icons are here – and you’re going to have opinions:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-2604-new-folder-icons

Canonical brings Microsoft Defender to Ubuntu to tighten Linux security:
https://betanews.com/article/canonical-brings-microsoft-defender-to-ubuntu-to-tighten-linux-security/
(Well done, traitors, after introducing Amazon spyware earlier, now you introduce Microsoft spyware)

Fedora Asahi Remix 43 Released for Apple Silicon Macs with KDE Plasma 6.6:
https://9to5linux.com/fedora-asahi-remix-43-released-for-apple-silicon-macs-with-kde-plasma-6-6

Systemd-Free antiX 26 Linux Distro Is Here Based on Debian 13 “Trixie”:
https://9to5linux.com/systemd-free-antix-26-linux-distro-is-here-based-on-debian-13-trixie

SparkyLinux 2026.03 Rolling Ships with Linux 6.19, Latest Calamares Installer:
https://9to5linux.com/sparkylinux-2026-03-rolling-ships-with-linux-6-19-latest-calamares-installer

Mageia 10 Enters Public Beta Testing with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and Mesa 26.0:
https://9to5linux.com/mageia-10-enters-public-beta-testing-with-linux-kernel-6-18-lts-and-mesa-26-0

AlmaLinux OS Kitten 10 Begins Supporting RISC-V:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-Adds-RISC-V

Ubuntu's Snap Affected By Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Snapd-High-Vulnerability

Canonical Collecting Wish List Ideas For Improving Mir:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Canonical-Mir-Wish-List-2026

Manjaro Linux looks like it's in trouble with the release of the "Manjaro 2.0 Manifesto":
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/manjaro-linux-looks-like-its-in-trouble-with-the-release-of-the-manjaro-2-0-manifesto/

(More Linux and FOSS news in comments)

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GNOME 50 released, this is what's new - OMG! Ubuntu

GNOME 50 is out today, bringing a new set of features to the open-source desktop environment that Ubuntu uses. The latest release, codenamed "Tokyo",

OMG! Ubuntu

I'm wondering since I just encountered the problem: in the context of #KDELinux and other immutable systems, what's the plan to fix/workaround the missing "open with" issue?
https://github.com/flathub/org.kde.dolphin/issues/2

#flatpak #dolphin #linux

dolphin does't make use of the default apps for opening files · Issue #2 · flathub/org.kde.dolphin

@grulja this is somthing that you can maybe add to your todo-list: double clicking on a file to open it, results in a popup that lets the user choose which application to use, although a default ap...

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#KDELinux looks interesting.. I'm settling into #MXLinux but always open.. the immutability is enticing.
KDE Linux erhält Low-Level-Tools

Das KDE-Projekt hat ein sehr erfolgreiches Jahr 2025 hinter sich. Im Jahr 2026 macht das Projekt mit der hauseigenen Distribution KDE Linux Schlagzeilen.

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til today i have been managing & using all my #distrobox -es manually. no more. #TIL of #distroshelf, & am in love.

#DropbearPooterising #Linux #LinuxWomen #FOSS
#Kinoite | ​​ ​#ArchLinux #KDEPlasma
#SparkyLinux | ​#Kalpa | ​​ ​#KDELinux
#FirefoxNightly #FirefoxSecondSidebar #TreeStyleTab #Sidebery
#TIL that whereas ​​ ​#KDELinux has #fastfetch pre-installed as part of its core image, ​#Fedora #Kinoite does not. methinks that before i bother layering it, i'll see if installing it via a #Distrobox container works.

geez i am really hanging out for the kdelinux Beta, in hope that by then they've solved the current manual partitioning bug, at which time i shall install it as another boot option in my main pooter.

#LinuxWomen #Linux

Does anyone know why KDE Linux does not offer KMail as an installable software in their software center? Is it perhaps not offered as a flatpack app but via some other package manager?

#KDE #KMail #KDELinux