This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Draft code submitted to KDE Plasma turns it into a full VR desktop:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/draft-code-submitted-to-kde-plasma-turns-it-into-a-full-vr-desktop/

KDE Plasma 6.7 will have a global push-to-talk feature:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/kde-plasma-6-7-will-have-a-global-push-to-talk-feature/

GNOME's AI Assistant Newelle Adds Llama.cpp Support, Command Execution Tool:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI-Newelle-1.2

Window Shadows Finally Arrive on COSMIC Desktop:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/cosmic-desktop-window-shadows-arrive

CachyOS Starts 2026 By Switching To Plasma Login Manager & Live ISO Using Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/CachyOS-January-2026

Myrlyn 1.0 Released For Package Manager GUI Spawned By SUSE's Hack Week:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Myrlyn-1.0-SUSE

GNU Guix 1.5 Released With RISC-V Support, Experimental x86_64 GNU Hurd Kernel:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNU-Guix-1.5-Released

Deepin 25.0.10 update includes data-retaining installer and file manager improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/deepin-25-0-10-update-includes-data-retaining-installer-and-file-manager-improvements/

14 Years Later than Planned, NexPhone is Up for Preorder:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/nexphone-2026-convergence-android-debian

(more Linux and FOSS news in comment)

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Publicado Myrlyn 1.0 el gestor de paquetes para openSUSE

https://victorhckinthefreeworld.com/2026/01/21/publicado-myrlyn-1-0-el-gestor-de-paquetes-para-opensuse/

Myrlyn, the new graphical package management GUI for openSUSE, reaches Version 1.0 with community repositories for openSUSE Leap 16.0, configurable search mode, improved zypp history browser

https://github.com/shundhammer/myrlyn/releases/tag/1.0.0

#opensuse #opensuseleap #myrlyn #rpm #zypper #yast #linux #linuxdesktop #qt6 #opensource #freesoftware

OpenSUSE's YaST Is Dying But A Wizard Will Replace Some of It!

YaST is officially OUT of OpenSUSE Leap 16, but have no fear! Cockpit and Myrlyn are here to carry the torch. Also, Agama (the new installer) gets a mention and might just be the savior Leo needs to pick up the pieces from a dead Anaconda installer.

🧙‍♂️Myrlyn will cast the spells now🦎
Myrlyn
https://news.opensuse.org/category/myrlyn
Myrlyn repo
https://github.com/shundhammer/myrlyn
Gone for Leap, still around for TW
https://forums.opensuse.org/t/remove-yast-from-tw-recommendation/185748
Agama is slated to be the new installer.
https://github.com/agama-project/agama
Cockpit is proposed be the gui configuration tool
https://en.opensuse.org/Main:Cockpit

OpenSUSE's YaST Is Dying But A Wizard Will Replace Some of It!

https://tilvids.com/w/whQgAEPbGkJvgSKL87y6f3