@bean thank you for this:
If the & character is followed by a non-separating character, it is not interpreted as background operator. Separating characters are whitespace and the characters ;<>&|.
it was really-annoying to send URLs including a & to yt-dlp and get a pointless background task running because of an unescaped ampersand
How marginal are you?
Me: Firefox, Thunderbird, Android, Pear Launcher, Fedora Linux, COSMIC desktop, Fish shell, Mastodon
Somewhere between “mainstream-adjacent” and “fully self-inflicted” 😄
#Linux #Fedora #COSMIC #FishShell #Firefox #Thunderbird #Android #Fediverse
(more Linux news in previous posts)
Proton Experimental brings fixes for Crimson Desert, Steam Overlay with EA games, Death Stranding 2:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/proton-experimental-brings-fixes-for-crimson-desert-steam-overlay-with-ea-games-death-stranding-2/
GE-Proton 10-34 brings fixes for God of War Ragnarök, Assassin's Creed, Final Fantasy XIV:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/ge-proton-10-34-brings-fixes-for-god-of-war-ragnarok-assassins-creed-final-fantasy-xiv/
D7VK version 1.6 gets improved vertex processing and VSync handling:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/03/d7vk-version-1-6-gets-improved-vertex-processing-and-vsync-handling/
Pine64 teases PineTime Pro with AMOLED, GPS and ‘custom’ chip:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/pine64-tease-pinetime-pro-smartwatch
GTK3 Toolkit Winding Down To One Release Per Year:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GTK3-Annual-Release-Cadence
Qt 6.11 Toolkit Released With "The Same 3D Capabilities As A Game Engine":
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qt-6.11-Toolkit
wlroots 0.20 Released,Sway 1.12-rc1 Available For Testing With Color Management:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/wlroots-0.20-Sway-1.12-rc1
Fish 4.6 Shell Brings Support For Recent systemd Environment Variables:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fish-4.6-Released
GStreamer 1.30 to Support HDR10+ Metadata Parsing from H.265 & AV1 Bitstreams:
https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-30-to-support-hdr10-metadata-parsing-from-h-265-av1-bitstreams
Mesa 26.0 Will Make It In Time For The Fedora 44 Release:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.0-For-Fedora-44
NVIDIA 595 Linux Graphics Driver Released as Latest Production Branch Version:
https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-595-linux-graphics-driver-released-as-latest-production-branch-version
Electron's Investment Into Good Wayland Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Electron-Good-Wayland-Support
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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Proton #ProtonExperimental #GEProton #D7VK #Pine64 #PineTime #PineTimePro #GTK #GTK3 #Qt #wlroots #FishShell #GStreamer #Mesa #NVIDIA #NVIDIADriver #Electron #Smartwatch #LinuxSmartwatch #FosseryTech
I believe fish shell doesn’t get enough attention. I’m really suggest you to try it out.
It can replace oh-my-zsh without or almost without plugins, while providing even better user experience.
🎉 fish-shell-docs-l10n is published!
🚀 Preview:
https://projects.localizethedocs.org/fish-shell-docs-l10n
🌐 Crowdin:
https://localizethedocs.crowdin.com/fish-shell-docs-l10n
🐙 GitHub:
Today, unlike many days before, I woke up to seeing a project I use and like very much on the path towards taking a stand against LLMs.
Today is off to a good start, thank you #fishShell.
All these quality of life improvements in #ghostty. 😍 Congrats to the whole team for 1.3.
The native notification on command finish! I've had a #fishshell plugin for I don't know how many years for this... I'm going to need to test this magic. 😎
(more Linux news in original post)
System76 Preparing To Introduce Redesigned Thelio Hardware:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/System76-Thelio-Redesign
PipeWire 1.6 Released with Support for Audio Channel Layouts, LDAC Decoder:
https://9to5linux.com/pipewire-1-6-released-with-support-for-audio-channel-layouts-ldac-decoder
DNF 5.4 Released With Some New Options & AI Contributions Policy:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/DNF-5.4-Released
TrueNAS 25.10.2 brings 100+ fixes, OpenZFS 2.3.4, and NVMe-oF support:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/truenas-25-10-2-brings-100-fixes-openzfs-2-3-4-and-nvme-of-support/
It's now easier to install MGSHDFix for Metal Gear games on Linux / Steam Deck:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/its-now-easier-to-install-mgshdfix-for-metal-gear-games-on-linux-steam-deck/
GE-Proton 10-31 brings fixes for Arknights: Endfield, Duet Night Abyss and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/ge-proton-10-31-brings-fixes-for-arknights-endfield-duet-night-abyss-and-more/
Lutris 0.5.20 Game Manager Adds Support for Importing Commodore 64 ROMs:
https://9to5linux.com/lutris-0-5-20-game-manager-adds-support-for-importing-commodore-64-roms
Fish 4.5.0 fixes Vi mode regressions and drops terminfo dependency:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/fish-4-5-0-fixes-vi-mode-regressions-and-drops-terminfo-dependency/
Intel Hiring More Linux Developers - Including For GPU Drivers / Linux Gaming Stack:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Linux-Jobs-February-2026
wlroots 0.20 Nears Release With New Protocols, Enhanced Vulkan Renderer:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/wlroots-0.20-Released
Linux Begins Seeing Early Preparations For PCIe 7.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Early-PCIe-Gen-7-Prep
KVM In Linux 7.0 Adds Support For Virtualizing AMD ERAPS:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-KVM
Experimental code ready for testing to enable HDMI 2.1 FRL with AMDGPU on Linux:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/experimental-code-ready-for-testing-to-enable-hdmi-2-1-frl-with-amdgpu-on-linux/
Apple M3 With Asahi Linux Continues Making Progress, No ETA Yet For Shipping:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-M3-Asahi-Linux-2026
NTFS3 Driver Sees Improvements In Linux 7.0 While "NTFS Remake" Driver Bakes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/NTFS3-Linux-7.0
Linux 7.0 Merges The Code To Replace The Tux Boot Logo At Build Time:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-FBDEV-Alternate-Logo
exFAT Achieves Better Sequential Read Performance With Linux 7.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-exFAT
Linux 7.0 Makes Preparations For Rust 1.95:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-Rust-1.95-Prep
AppArmor Enhancements Merged For Linux 7.0:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-AppArmor
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#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #News #PipeWire #DNF #System76 #TrueNAS #GEProton #Lutris #FishShell #wlroots #KVM #LinuxKernel #AsahiLinux #NTFS3 #exFAT #AppArmor #FosseryTech
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