Just finished a look into the brand new @elementary OS 8.1!

Is the move to Wayland by default (Secure Session) ready for prime time? Yes, yes it is. I walk through the installer, test out the new workspace switcher in the dock, and check out the new monitor and other apps.

If you are looking for a polished, Ubuntu 24.04 based experience, this release has a lot of polish to show off. Great for new users!

Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Kd5WPYEWY

#elementaryOS #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #OpenSource #Ubuntu #Wayland #PantheonDesktop #LinuxDesktop #FOSS #TechReview #MacOS #YouTube #video #TerminalTilt #NoAI

Just finished a look into the brand new @elementary OS 8.1!

Is the move to Wayland by default (Secure Session) ready for prime time? Yes, yes it is. I walk through the installer, test out the new workspace switcher in the dock, and check out the new monitor and other apps.

If you are looking for a polished, Ubuntu 24.04 based experience, this release has a lot of polish to show off. Great for new users!

Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Kd5WPYEWY

#elementaryOS #GNULinux #GNU #Linux #OpenSource #Ubuntu #Wayland #PantheonDesktop #LinuxDesktop #FOSS #TechReview #MacOS #YouTube #video #TerminalTilt #NoAI

@jbz
GNOME users don't have to reinstall so often i guess 😇

#archlinux #kde #wayland

⚙️ Which Desktop Environment Do Arch Linux Users Prefer

｢ KDE Plasma dominates Arch Linux installations by a wide margin. The latest pkgstats results place the KDE Plasma desktop at 38.36%, nearly doubling the share of GNOME, which sits at 19.84%. This gap has widened steadily over the past three years, marking Plasma’s strongest position in the dataset’s history. ｣

#archlinux #kde #wayland

https://linuxiac.com/which-desktop-environment-do-arch-linux-users-prefer/

⚙️ Which Desktop Environment Do Arch Linux Users Prefer

｢ KDE Plasma dominates Arch Linux installations by a wide margin. The latest pkgstats results place the KDE Plasma desktop at 38.36%, nearly doubling the share of GNOME, which sits at 19.84%. This gap has widened steadily over the past three years, marking Plasma’s strongest position in the dataset’s history. ｣

#archlinux #kde #wayland

https://linuxiac.com/which-desktop-environment-do-arch-linux-users-prefer/

@stefano I have yet to spend any meaningful #time on a system which uses #Wayland. It's still on my to-do list

I used it briefly on #openSUSE Leap 16 until the OS irritated me enough to blow away the install with #FreeBSD 15. In short, it lasted about 30 minutes.

Finally I have worked through my subtle OpenGL bugs and have working SDF font rendering via pre-loaded VBOs with precomputed UV and geometry data.

There is still a lag with pointer highlighting but the stream test stays snappy and doesn't get progressively slower with each event displayed.

#McCLIM #CommonLisp #OpenGL #Wayland

💔 Manjaro 25.1 Preview Released, but Users Are Urged Not to Update Yet // Linuxiac

｢ Above all, Plasma 6.5 now installs only a Wayland session unless users manually add the plasma-x11-session package. So, anyone still running X11 who overlooks this step may find themselves unable to log in after updating.

Similarly, GNOME 49 removes the X11 session entirely, aligning with upstream plans to discontinue X11 support in GNOME 50 ｣

https://linuxiac.com/manjaro-25-1-preview-released-but-users-are-urged-not-to-update-yet/

#manjaro #wayland #opensource

Finally I have worked through my subtle OpenGL bugs and have working SDF font rendering via pre-loaded VBOs with precomputed UV and geometry data.

There is still a lag with pointer highlighting but the stream test stays snappy and doesn't get progressively slower with each event displayed.

#McCLIM #CommonLisp #OpenGL #Wayland

Today I'm releasing niri v25.11 with long-awaited config includes, Alt-Tab, true maximize, custom modes, and a bunch of other improvements! Enjoy the release notes :)

https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/releases/tag/v25.11

#niri #smithay #wayland #rust

Does anyone have a remote desktop solution for #Linux and #Wayland that actually works?

#RustDesk disconnects after about 10 seconds, and #DWService gives me a garbled screen.

This is attempting to connect to a Fedora 43 Plasma laptop. Trying to support a family member that's clear across the country, RIP me lol.

No, I can't just use VNC/RDP and tailscale. If I had thought of it when I was setting it up, that would've been great. XD

Any ideas, #HiveMind?

P.S. I might try "Rabbit Remote Control" next chance I get.
https://github.com/KangLin/RabbitRemoteControl

The Input Stack on Linux – An End-To-End Architecture Overview

https://venam.net/blog/unix/2025/11/27/input_devices_linux.html

Patrick Louis writes: ""Let’s explore and deobfuscate the input stack on #Linux. Our aim is to understand its components and what each does. Input handling can be divided into two parts, separated by a common layer:

#Kernel-level handling: It deals with what happens in the kernel and how events are exposed to user-space
[…]
Exposed layer (middle)
[…]
User-space handling:
[…]
The Widgets, #XServer, #X11 window managers, and #Wayland compositors, which rely on everything else

We’ll try to make sense of all this, one thing at a time, with a logical and coherent approach.""

#LinuxKernel #evdev

Today I'm releasing niri v25.11 with long-awaited config includes, Alt-Tab, true maximize, custom modes, and a bunch of other improvements! Enjoy the release notes :)

https://github.com/YaLTeR/niri/releases/tag/v25.11

#niri #smithay #wayland #rust

The Input Stack on Linux – An End-To-End Architecture Overview

https://venam.net/blog/unix/2025/11/27/input_devices_linux.html

Patrick Louis writes: ""Let’s explore and deobfuscate the input stack on #Linux. Our aim is to understand its components and what each does. Input handling can be divided into two parts, separated by a common layer:

#Kernel-level handling: It deals with what happens in the kernel and how events are exposed to user-space
[…]
Exposed layer (middle)
[…]
User-space handling:
[…]
The Widgets, #XServer, #X11 window managers, and #Wayland compositors, which rely on everything else

We’ll try to make sense of all this, one thing at a time, with a logical and coherent approach.""

#LinuxKernel #evdev

Secondary: "Tianve" - HP 250 G3
Kernel: 14.3-RELEASE-p4 amd64
Operating System: GHostBSD 25.02
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.9.3
Graphics Platform: Wayland

https://bsd-hardware.info/?probe=102fa9b597

#GhostBSD #FreeBSD #RunBSD #KDE #Plasma #kde_plasma #wayland #screenshot #desktop #unix

KDE-Desktop sagt X11-Modus adé und setzt vollständig auf Wayland

Anfang 2027 und damit etwas mehr als ein Jahr nach Gnome will auch KDE den Support für X11 entfernen und fortan vollends auf Wayland setzen.

https://www.heise.de/news/KDE-Desktop-sagt-X11-Modus-ade-und-setzt-vollstaendig-auf-Wayland-11094339.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon

#IT #KDE #OpenSource #Wayland #news

｢ XTest - A means to “test” things on X11 without requiring user action. This provides a way to perform mouse and keyboard actions from your code. You can type, you can move the mouse, you can click ｣

Wayland dev: Witchcraft!!

https://semicomplete.com/blog/xdotool-and-exploring-wayland-fragmentation/

#wayland #opensource

@vkc
I just wish #icewm got ported to #wayland 😜🤪😁

KDE Plasma 6.8 Will Go Fully Wayland, Ending Nearly 30 Years of X11 Sessions // @linuxiac

｢ But no worries for now. X11 apps will continue to run through Xwayland, which already handles most workloads reliably. KDE has added compatibility features such as improved fractional scaling and optional X11 global shortcut support to smooth the transition ｣

https://linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-8-will-go-fully-wayland-ending-nearly-30-years-of-x11-sessions/

#kde #wayland #x11 #opensource