i wrote a bit of #rust and created an applet to show the weather (using wttr.in) in my panel (in #COSMICdesktop ). it needs a bit more work for it to re fetch the weather every hour or so, maybe nicer emojis in the panel, and I need to find a wttr.in format that looks good, but i'm already pretty happy with it ^^
i'm usually a backend dev only, so the frontend bit was new and confusing at first, but not insurmountable. nice little coding adventure :cateyes:
My computer made me mad last night so I rage wiped it and am trying #PopOS with their #CosmicDesktop
The user-friendly version of a tiling workspace is interesting. I'm only a few minutes into using it, but it seems like a much better intro to tiling for folks than just dumping them in Sway.
my hodge-podge desktop array of objects like corn fell out of my pocket well organized. i find the corn.
https://social.garudalinux.org/@ajaxStardust/114678963916322972
oh yeah! I really like it. I think it just auto-created a new workspace for me, when i attempted to tile .. from vert to horizontal placement to see the full terminal command line
(probably super + down then down again (or up))
but, it just made a new workspace for the window. unexpected, but i like it. it was a perfect compromise / option for the tiled placement, IMO.
#GarudaLinux #COSMICDesktop #COSMIC #Linux #DEsktopEnvironment
@garuda
@linux
This works for me!
I really like the Tiling options/ interface. Done and done. simple and functional. i may be home!?
as one who spends much time also with an #MXLinux env, @mxlinux y'all out to check out COSMIC.
EDIT: the "Dock" type bar at left, does AUto-close and typically not present. but always there for the screenshot, unless move the window "in front" of it, then it does collapse. cool.
💃
Trying out the cosmic desktop and whew it’s pretty nice for alpha software. I’ve only had time to mess with the tiling and do some basic configuration, but it’s already such an ideal blend between a tiling window manager and traditional desktop environment. I’ll have to do some testing on gaming and odd business cases (zoom screensharing is about the extent of that actually) but I can get used to this fasho
#cosmicDesktop
#Tasks redesign coming soon? 👀
It borders on shocking how fast @COSMIC_desktop is.
My modified #PopOS is having a risky window system flaw where when a new window opens, sometimes the one underneath it retains focus... I've almost copy-pasted some stuff into a chat when it was supposed to go somewhere else.
My setup is really glitchy. I want to switch to something that works better, but I have so much config that might get lost... I think I'll hold out until #COSMICDE . At least until it works on #Nvidia + #Wayland !
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Linux kernel 6.15 RC3 released with last minute fix for GCC-15, and a few other bug fixes:
https://ostechnix.com/linux-kernel-6-15-rc3-released/
Linux kernel 6.13 reaches EOL, upgrade to 6.14 is recommended:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-13-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-14
COSMIC Alpha 7 released with pinned workspaces, option to reorder workspaces, high contrast mode, global shortcuts (turned off by default), new settings for XWayland fractional scaling and more:
https://ostechnix.com/cosmic-desktop-environment-alpha-7-released/
Fedora 43 will drop X11 support for GNOME:
https://debugpointnews.com/fedora-x11-package-remove/
OpenMandriva Lx 6.0 released with Linux kernel 6.14, KDE Plasma 6.3, new Server Edition, community spins with GNOME 48.1, LXQt 2.2, Xfce 4.20 and COSMIC Alpha, updated packages:
https://9to5linux.com/openmandriva-lx-6-0-released-with-linux-6-14-kde-plasma-6-3-and-server-edition
Kubuntu 25.04 released with Linux kernel 6.14, KDE Plasma 6.3.4, Wayland session as default, Qt 6.8.3, KDE Frameworks 6.12.0, updated packages:
https://news.itsfoss.com/kubuntu-25-04/
Commodore OS Vision 3.0 released, inspired by the system of old Commodore computers, with retro games, a new implementation of the BASIC programming language with 3D graphics support, Commodore OS Central as a content and support hub with plans to develop it into a game launcher:
https://betanews.com/2025/04/26/never-mind-windows-11-commodore-os-vision-3-0-is-the-retro-inspired-os-you-didnt-know-you-needed-download-it-now/
(Yeah, let's go back to the good old days, when the digital world was a free place! (At least from what I've heard, I was born in the early 2000s.))
Ubuntu 24.04 is now available for OrangePi RV2:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/ubuntu-24-04-orangepi-rv2-images
(Orange meets orange. How epic is that lol)
Wine 10.6 released with new lexer in the Command Processor, PBKDF2 algorithm in Bcrypt, improved support for image metadata in WindowsCodecs, various bug fixes and performance improvements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/4/wine-10-6-brings-enhancements-and-bug-fixes/
(FOSS news in comment)
#WeeklyNews #News #Linux #LinuxNews #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2504 #LinuxKernel #COSMIC #COSMICDesktop #Fedora #Fedora43 #OpenMandriva #OpenMandrivaLx #Kubuntu #Commodore #Commodore64 #CommodoreOS #Ubuntu2404 #OrangePi #Wine #LinuxDesktop #DesktopLinux #DistroRelease #DesktopEnvironment #LinuxDistro #LinuxDistribution #KDE #FosseryTech
System76 veröffentlicht neue COSMIC-Desktop Alpha 7 https://fosstopia.de/cosmic-desktop-alpha-7/ #Cosmic #CosmicDesktop #LinuxDesktop #System76
Just finished installing #COSMICdesktop Alpha 7 on my miniPC. Hats off to the System76 folks for all their amazing work. With each update, the OS continues to improve in both performance and polish.
Geil, fedora cosmic spin…wird gerade gezogen..
#linux #fedora #cosmicdesktop
Fedora 42 released with KDE Plasma reaching edition status, COSMIC desktop spin, new installer experience with Anaconda WebUI, unification of /usr/bin and /usr/sbin, X86 MIPI camera hardware enablement, optimized binaries for the x86_64 architecture using glibc-hwcaps, and many updated packages
https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-42/
#fedora #fedora42 #linux #fedoracosmic #cosmicdesktop #kdeplasma #linuxdesktop #opensource #freesoftware
🧵🪡 I spent many hours bisecting an update that broke my VM...
I could no-longer run #COSMICdesktop in #qemu with a #virtio GPU using venus to provide hardware acceleration to the guest.
I finally nailed it down to the guest kernel. The #Mesa docs say you need a **host** with kernel 6.13+ (I'm running 6.14).
However, I discovered my VM broke when the **guest** kernel was updated from 6.12 to 6.14 🤦. That's very counterintuitive.
OS: #Fedora #Linux 42 (Workstation Edition Prerelease) x86_64
#gnome 48 rc #cosmicdesktop #mydesktop #vpn
Cosmic Alpha 6 rodando no Asus X44C!#PopOS #Linux #ComputadorAntigo #Tecnologia #SoftwareLivre #SistemaOperacional #AsusX44C #CosmicDesktop #Inovação #OpenSource #Warpinator
The most current Cosmic Desktop alpha as of March 2025 is really fantastic. Oh, a glitch or two, but it really is shaping up nicely.
The only show stopper for me is that drag and drop doesn't work. But that will come and it is otherwise fantastic.
BTW, the desktop does need more depth. Maybe some shading under windows.
#Linux #DesktoEnvironment #CosmicDesktop
