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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

Silmathoron ⁂4d ago

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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LinuxNews.de 6d ago

KDE Linux erhält Low-Level-Tools

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://linuxnews.de/kde-linux-erhaelt-low-level-tools/

drwx 6d ago

#KDELinux looks interesting.. I'm settling into #MXLinux but always open.. the immutability is enticing.

LinuxNews.de 6d ago

KDE Linux erhält Low-Level-Tools
https://linuxnews.de/kde-linux-erhaelt-low-level-tools/ #kde #kdelinux #plasma #linux #linuxnews

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.

LinuxNews.de

Droppie Mar 14

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

Droppie Mar 13

#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

Albert Cardona Mar 11

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

KDE España Feb 27

Fiel a su cita puntual* con nuestro podcast de cabecera #KDEexpress, @DavidMarzalC nos trae novedades de KDE Plasma 6.6, aplicaciones KDE y Software Libre en general.

*cuando buenamente puede.

https://kdeexpress.gitlab.io/posts/kdeexpress/70-kde-express/

¡Buen finde con mucho Software Libre!

Proyectos tratados:
#Plasma6 #Spectacle #Accesibilidad, #KDEconnect @muylinux #KDElinux #Firefox #Thunderbird @gadgetbridge #NacionesUnidas

70 Plasma 6.6.1 y las Naciones Unidas

Temas tratados en el episodio 70: Plasma 6.6, Spectacle, Accesibilidad, KDE Connect, MuyLinux, KDE Linux, Firefox, Thunderbird, Gadgetbridge, Naciones Unidas. Plasma 6.6 Spectacle puede leer el texto de la captura (necesita tener instalado tesseract) Puesta en producción de nuestro teclado virtual para pantallas táctiles Inauguramos la pantalla de configuración inicial. Permite configurar contraseñas, zonas horarios, ajustes de teclado, redes ... Ahora se puede salvar tu configuración como tema global personalizado para volver a el cuando quieras. Que ademas puedes usar como tema de día o de noche. Configuración de WiFis mediante QR si tenéis cámara. Accesibilidad: Nuevo filtro "escala de grises" para personas con problemas de visión de colores. Ya hay 4 para elegir. Modo de seguimiento del puntero en el Zoom y magnificador. Ademas de las "teclas lentas" en Wayland y "reducir el movimiento". El OCR de Spectacle puede ser útil para el texto alternativo. Esta versión de Plasma sale en memoria de Björn Balazs, fallecido en Septiembre. DEP. Plasma 6.6.1 Como configurar el panel de Plasma como un Dock (según MuyLinux) Proponen modernizar KDE Connect tanto en diseño como en funcionalidad. Kapsule una manera de de añadir capas a KDE Linux, Una manera sencilla y robusta de trabajar persistentemente en nuestra distro inmutable de cabecera. La opción gráfica para instalar Plasma en FreeBSD ya se puede probar Firefox 148 nos trae el botón anti-IA o la opción de desactivarla granularmente (por dejar las traducciones) Y 148 mejora la accesibilidad en varias vistas de arbol, suma "Favoritos" como destino de los botones "Mover a" y "Archivo", las carpetas leídas ahora no aparecen en Carpetas sin leer y muchos arreglos. Gadgetbridge 0.89 trae dos grandes novedades Health Connect e Internet access KDE se une a la promoción de los principios del Código Abierto de las Naciones Unidas. Artículo original con los enlaces en https://kdeexpress.gitlab.io/70/

KDE Express

Droppie [opensoc]Feb 24

oh wotta highly irritating article name!

makeuseof.com/why-2026-is-offi…

given i am passionately following progress of the Project Banana / KDE Linux atomic immutable project, & read everything i come across about it, when i saw this article prominently headlined with "KDE Linux" i jumped on it with glee.

pffffft, it's nothing of the kind, being merely a poorly named article about the Plasma DE itself, not the actual [alpha] distro. baaaah! 🙄🤦‍♀️

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