System76’s COSMIC Desktop Is Finally Here – The Linux Desktop That Changes Everything in 2025

#COSMICDesktop #Linux

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRGqahtIwHc

COSMIC Desktop 1.0.6 bringt Korrekturen und Verbesserungen https://fosstopia.de/cosmic-desktop-1-0-6/ #Cosmic #CosmicDesktop #Pop_OS! #Pop!_OS2404 #System76

System76 has released COSMIC Desktop 1.0.6, which brings file manager fixes, better clipboard support, new terminal hotkeys, and more.
https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-1-0-6-released/

#cosmicdesktop #system76 #linux #opensource

Episode 3 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueraven.com/sites/news/dbw-e3.php

#darkblueweekly #darkblueraven #freesoftware #opensource #linux #linuxfromscratch #cosmicdesktop #system76 #kdelinux #libreoffice

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Debian's Challenge When Its Developers Quietly Drift Away:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Developers-Quiet-Away

Debian's CI Data No Longer Publicly Browseable Due To LLM Scrapers / Bot Traffic:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-CI-LLM-Restrictions

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Get Linux 6.17 and Mesa 25.2 Ahead of Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-lts-users-get-linux-6-17-and-mesa-25-2-ahead-of-ubuntu-24-04-4-lts

Ubuntu To Support The SpacemiT K3 As One Of The First RISC-V RVA23 SoCs:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-SpacemiT-K3

Dank Fedora MiracleWM & Other Fedora 44 Changes Approved:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-44-Dank-MiracleWM

KDE Linux To Provide Better Hardware Support & Better Performance:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Linux-Performance-Hardware

openSUSE Tumbleweed brings transactional-update 6.0.6 and Ruby 4.0 updates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/opensuse-tumbleweed-brings-transactional-update-6-0-6-and-ruby-4-0-updates/

Linux Lite 7.8 releases 12 rewritten apps and expands software selection:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/2/linux-lite-7-8-releases-12-rewritten-apps-and-expands-software-selection/

Linux From Scratch Abandoning SysVinit Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LFS-Dropping-SysVinit

TrueNAS 26 Looks Toward OpenZFS 2.4, Linux 6.18 LTS & LXC Container Support:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrueNAS-26-Plans

GNOME Shell & Mutter 50 Beta Releases Bring Stable VRR, Improved Frame Scheduling:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Shell-Mutter-50-Beta

GNOME's Glycin 2.1 Beta Enables JPEG 2000 Support By Default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Glycin-2.1-Beta-JPEG-2000

Papers adds handwriting & text annotations in latest Nightly builds:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/papers-gnome-app-annotations-signature

KDE Plasma 6.6 Fixing Significant Issues With Fingerprint Authentication:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.6-Fingerprint-Fixes

KDE Gear 25.12.2 Brings Improvements to Dolphin, NeoChat, Kate, and Other Apps:
https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-25-12-2-brings-improvements-to-dolphin-neochat-kate-and-other-apps

System76 plans for COSMIC include Vulkan, HDR, gaming improvements and more:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/02/system76-cosmic-vulkan-hdr-linux-gaming/

Steam Survey Results For January 2026:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Survey-January-2026

(more Linux and FOSS news in comment)

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feliz #ViernesDeEscritorio , esta vez sufriendo cada vez - y distrutando + el #COSMICdesktop 💌

COSMIC: la roadmap di Epoch 2 ed Epoch 3 punta a prestazioni, rifiniture e personalizzazione
#COSMICDesktop

System76 ha pubblicato una roadmap dettagliata per COSMIC, il desktop environment scritto in Rust pensato per Pop!_OS ma che sta spopolando anche su altre distro. La pianificazione riguarda Epoch 2 ed Epoch 3, due fasi di sviluppo che copriranno indicativamente i prossimi 12–16 mesi, con rilasci continui in stile rolling-release.

https://www.marcosbox.com/2026/02/05/cosmic-la-roadmap-di-epoch-2-ed-epoch-3-punta-a-prestazioni-rifiniture-e-personalizzazione/

@linux

COSMIC 1.0.5 bringt weiteren Feinschliff für den Desktop https://fosstopia.de/cosmic-1-0-5/ #Cosmic #CosmicDesktop #Pop_OS! #System76

System76 has published a detailed roadmap outlining planned features and priorities for COSMIC Epoch 2 and 3, covering performance, UI, and workflow changes.
https://linuxiac.com/system76-unveils-cosmic-desktop-epoch-2-and-3-roadmap/

#system76 #cosmicdesktop #opensource

System76's COSMIC Desktop 1.0.5 release adds an option for battery percentage and tab drag-and-drop support in the Files app, alongside bug fixes and dependency updates.
https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-1-0-5-released/

#system76 #cosmicdesktop #opensource

Episode 2 of Dark Blue Weekly released

https://darkblueraven.com/sites/news/dbw-e2.php

#darkblueweekly #opensource #freesoftware #linux #bsd #opnsense #budgiedesktop #cosmicdesktop #aerynos #gstreamer #gettext

AerynOS January 2026 update shows a Linux distro that is growing up fast

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://nerds.xyz/2026/01/aerynos-january-2026-update/

Sharing this for new cosmic desktop lovers, find a cool theme that fits your style!

https://cosmic-themes.org/

#linux #cosmicdesktop

Hmmm GPU screen recorder on cosmic desktop seems to have broken somehow. Im trying to record a region and its completely off. Interesting

#linux #cosmicdesktop

@ahoneybun

I also see that u mentioned NixOS in ur profile. So wondering, whether cosmic can be managed declaratively like hyprland etc in NixOS/home manager using a module? 🤔

Or for now it's just manually customized?

#COSMICdesktop #cosmic_de #cosmic #nixos #nix

COSMIC Desktop: svelato l’effetto Frosted Glass
#COSMICDesktop #linux #unolinux
Il team di System76 sta portando una ventata di stile al desktop environment COSMIC con un nuovo effetto visivo ispirato alle interfacce moderne come macOS e Windows 11: il tanto atteso effetto “Frosted Glass”.

https://www.marcosbox.com/2026/01/29/cosmic-desktop-svelato-leffetto-frosted-glass/

@linux

COSMIC Desktop 1.0.4 introduces performance improvements, bug fixes, and stability updates across files, applets, settings, and core components.
https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-1-0-4-improves-file-manager-app-store-and-overview-mode/

#COSMICDesktop #opensource #linux

COSMIC Desktop is experimenting with new visual effects as developers tease frosted glass UI work and more animations.
https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-is-preparing-a-striking-new-visual-feature/

#linux #cosmicdesktop #opensource

RE: https://fosstodon.org/@carlrichell/115962451066272254

Looking forward to seeing this on my #cosmicDesktop .

Do you still rely on Linux applications that require XWayland? Or do you even rely on applications that require X11 (they don't run with XWayland)?

P.S. You can check if an application requires XWayland with the command xlsclients

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