It's not just #Chromium. #GoogleChrome is causing my #LinuxDesktop to freeze and stutter, too.
Jesus Christ this is bullshit because Firefox and it's variants certainly aren't causing my desktop to freeze and stutter.
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Testing out #Tuba as a #Fediverse client on #LinuxMint.
So far so good.
It used #OAuth to authenticate to #Sharkey. That's a plus.
It correctly sees that my posts have a 5000 character limit. That's nice.
But it's missing certain things like #Markdown/ #Misskey-Markdown preview (oh, and it can't handle #tags with a hyphen in them I see).
And I can't seem to figure out how to get it to automatically expand any CWs and show me sensitive media. Ok, this sucks. I'm an adult and very little offends me. Treat me like an adult, will you?
Any way...
Not bad.
So why even look at Tuba in the first place?
Because #Chromium is causing my #LinuxDesktop to freeze and stutter, and I've traced it back to Chromium. Uninstalled Chromium, everything is fine. Reinstalled Chromium, no bueno.
And it's not like I have that many extensions installed! Bitwarden, Linkwarden, Floccus, DarkReader, and DuckDuckGo. That's it!
Anyways...
1033 characters for this post. Not bad. The fact Mastodon has a 500 character default is stupid.
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Ubuntu 24.10 will reach EOL on July 10, upgrading to 25.04 is recommended:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-24-10-oracular-oriole-eol-july-2025
Ubuntu 25.10 (shipping GNOME 49) will remove GNOME X11 session:
https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka-to-remove-the-gnome-on-xorg-x11-session
Linux Mint 20 reached EOL, upgrading to 22 is recommended:
https://news.itsfoss.com/linux-mint-20-eol/
Linux Mint 22.2 adds out-of-the-box fingerprint authentication support with Fingwit app:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-mint-22-2-will-feature-fingerprint-authentication-with-fingwit-app
Nitrux drops the Plasma-based NX desktop for Hyprland, due to the discontinuation of Plasma LTS released:
https://9to5linux.com/nitrux-linux-drops-its-kde-plasma-based-nx-desktop-for-hyprland
(It's a bit weird choice that they ditched a full DE for a standalone compositor, which is tiling in fact, and requires editing some config files manually, not sure if DE users want that.)
Kali Linux 2025.2 released with revamped Kali Menu, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 8.3, 13 new tools (including Azurehound, binwalk3, bloodhound-ce-python etc.):
https://9to5linux.com/kali-linux-2025-2-released-with-revamped-kali-menu-13-new-hacking-tools
GNOME 49 Alpha 0 available with preparations for disabling X11 by default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-49-Alpha-0-Packages
Sway 1.11 released with explicit sync support, support for the ext-image-copy-capture-v1 and ext-image-capture-source-v1 protocols for improved screen capture, support for the alpha-modifier-v1 protocol for setting an alpha multiplier for a surface, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/sway-1-11-tiling-wayland-compositor-adds-support-for-explicit-synchronization
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OMG! Ubuntu · Ubuntu 24.10 Support Ends July 10thUbuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole reaches end of life July 10, 2025. All users will need to upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin to continue receiving security updates.
I have to do basic annotations on screenshots quite often.
Giving this tool a try. So far really impressed! Could be my new goto.
Flathub - Apps for LinuxInstall Gradia on Linux | FlathubMake your screenshots ready for all
I'd love to have #Firefox tab names in the #KDE / #KDEneon #Plasma per-app #audio volume control - i need to be able to identify them, by more than just the moving peak indicator bar.
Please keep the other current behaviour; when i mute one, all subsequent streams of the same app will be auto-muted as well.
Looking at the laptop screen at night with no surrounding ambient light is uncomfortable.
I struggled with the 2 low settings of brightness: a blank display (0%) or lasers into my eyes (10%).
`brightnessctl set 1%` is good.
Now I've figured out that #Xfce can change the number of steps (from the default 10). Moreover, it supports exponential steps (more natural for the human eye).
With 27 exponential steps, the first 10 options are "almost 0%". Perfection!
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So yeah, #Windows is literally the problem!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJXp3UYj50Q
- Also isn't it funny that Windows 11 can't even do proper sleep when this was a problem Linux #Laptops had like 20 years ago and neither #WindowsXP nor #Windows7, not even #WindowsVista, had at all?
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And this isn't even the biggest difference...
I've seen machines where #Windows10 on a SATA-6G - saturating #SSD got creamed by a 7200rpm SATA-II 7200rpm #HDD with everything else being the same.
- So yeah, #LinuxGaming is the superior platform, cuz even #SteamOS does run circles around #Windows11!
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GNOME 48.2 released with support for restoring tiled/maximized windows to the correct monitor, fix for the launch of terminal commands from the run dialog, other bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-48-2-desktop-released-with-various-improvements-and-bug-fixes
GNOME Web gets WebKit features page in Settings, where experimental features can be tried out:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Web-Toggle-Features
KDE Plasma 6.5 Beta 2 available with reduced RAM usage by keeping less wallpaper copies, more device types supported by the Bluetooth widget, keyboard shortcuts for changing wallpaper etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.5-Less-Wallpaper-RAM
AlmaLinux 10.0 released with continued for x86-64-v2 (despite RHEL 10 only supporting x86-64-v3), UEFI Secure Boot on ARM platforms, continued SPICE support, tech preview support for KVM virtualization on IBM POWER:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-10.0-Released
KaOS 2025.05 released with Linux kernel 6.14, KDE Plasma 6.3.5, Qt 6.9, KDE Gear 25.04.1, KDE Frameworks 6.14, Qt 5 support dropped, updated packages:
https://9to5linux.com/independent-distro-kaos-2025-05-arrives-with-linux-6-14-and-kde-gear-25-04
Xfce's xfwm4 window manager will get built-in Wayland compositor component using wlroots in Xfce 4.22:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Xfce-xfwm4-Merges-Wayland-Code
Rhino Linux launches new community-driven UXBI KDE Plasma 6 port:
https://news.itsfoss.com/rhino-linux-ubxi-kde-desktop/
(Oh no, KDE got unicorned lol)
Out-of-date OpenH264 causing security concerns on Fedora due to a high severity CVE:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fedora-OpenH264-Security-Woe
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This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Linux kernel 6.15 released with Rust support for hrtimer and ARMv7, a new setcpuid= boot parameter for x86 CPUs, support for sched_ext to count and report internal events, x86 Intel and AMD PMU enhancements, nested virtualization support for VGICv3 on ARM, support for emulating FEAT_PMUv3 on Apple Silicon, new API to receive information about mount and unmount events of filesystems, support for hardware-wrapped encryption keys in the block layer, support for 48-bit block addressing in the EROFS file system, etc:
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-15-officially-released-this-is-whats-new
Linux-libre kernel 6.15 released with Nova Core GPU, Qualcomm iris v4l2, Airoha NPU, Tehuti Networks TN40xx 10G Ethernet, Realtek 8814A Wi-Fi, Apple Silicon SoC touchscreen, Renesas UFS hooks, Spider 1Gb Ethernet,aw88166 audio drivers removed:
https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-15-kernel-is-out-for-those-who-seek-100-freedom-for-their-pcs
Archinstall 3.0.7 released with option to configure Btrfs snapshot type (Snapper or Timeshift), disk encryption configuration moved into the disk config menu, various bug fixes and improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/archinstall-3-0-7-arch-linux-menu-based-installer-adds-support-for-btrfs-snapshots
Alpine Linux 3.22 released with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6.3, LXQt 2.2, gummiboot (systemd-boot) replaced with systemd-efistub, updated packages:
https://9to5linux.com/alpine-linux-3-22-released-with-gnome-48-kde-plasma-6-3-and-lxqt-2-2
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS reached EOL on May 31, upgrade to newer version is recommended, or Ubuntu Pro subscription to get patches until 2030:
https://news.itsfoss.com/ubuntu-20-04-eol/
(Canonical doin the Microsoft thing: charging to keep getting patches)
Canonical to release monthly Ubuntu snapshots:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Monthly-Ubuntu-Snapshots
NVIDIA driver 575 released with NVIDIA Smooth Motion support, support for GLX front buffer rendering on Xwayland, support for the __NV_DISABLE_EXPLICIT_SYNC environment variable to also apply to GLX and Vulkan apps etc:
https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-575-linux-graphics-driver-released-with-support-for-nvidia-smooth-motion
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@eugenialoli same with photo #raw processing, non of the #foss apps use the color profiles of the cameras, no 16bit raw and many other issues. I gave up retouch due to the still bad gimp ux and the bad implementation of non destructive editing.
The sad reality is the #linuxdesktop is not ready for professional #mediaproduction and this is such a bad thing in times like this.
#davinciresolve also barely runs on everything except nvidia on #linux and still has no #flatpak
Even blender is a pain with amd #rocm
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@anagnostes @Cheatha can we get a modern reboot of the "Designed for Linux - Windows Vista incapable" stickers?
- Ideally with hardware purposefully designed to not be able to run #Windows11?
Cuz I think it's high time we stop peddling to a shitty #Govware!
This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
Debian 13 is now in hard freeze, MIPS (MIPS64EL) architecture support dropped, RISC-V is promoted as a release architecture:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13-Hard-Freeze
Debian installer Trixie RC1 adds rescue support on Btrfs, Linux kernel 6.12, spice-vdagent is installed automatically on QEMU/KVM, Ext2 file system on PPC64EL architecture instead of Ext4, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-Installer-Trixie-RC1
APT package manager 3.1 released with why/why-not commands, new solver default on Ubuntu, include/exclude options, HTTPS support for dselect, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-APT-3.1-Released
KDE Plasma 6.4 will include time-of-day wallpapers, adaptive-sync disabled by default:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/KDE-Plasma-TOD-Wallpapers
NixOS 25.05 released with Linux kernel 6.12 LTS and 6.14, GNOME 48, initial COSMIC support, new `nixos-rebuild build-image` sub-command, nixos-rebuild-ng, rewritten nixos-option etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/nixos-25-05-released-with-linux-6-12-lts-and-6-14-kernels-gnome-48-and-more
Ubuntu 25.10 switches Chrony for Network Time Protocol (NTP) for better security:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-25.10-Chrony
GNOME 50 dropping X11 support causes complications for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-dropping-x11-support-ubuntu-impact
Tails 6.15.1 released with fixes for critical Tor browser vulnerabilities:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/tails-6-15-1-emergency-update-fixes-critical-tor-browser-vulnerabilities/
Wine 10.8 released with TIFF support, progress on PDB backend, boosted performance:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/5/wine-10-8-released-boosted-performance-tiff-support-pdb-backend-progress/
New Linux phone upcoming by the Divine D. project:
https://liliputing.com/divine-d-project-is-developing-a-linux-phone-with-a-rk3588s-processor/
(Hopefully it will be a relatively cheap phone to replace the aging PinePhone)
Phosh 0.47.0 released with status page for feedback quick settings, mobile data quick settings disabled when SIM is locked, bug fixes:
https://phosh.mobi/releases/rel-0.47.0/
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www.phoronix.comDebian 13 "Trixie" Now In Hard Freeze: MIPS64EL Demoted, RISC-V 64-bit Promoted
Rust Coreutils “uutils” v0.1 released!
The developers behind the Rust coreutils, called uutils, have reached a major milestone with the release of v0.1.0. This comes after the last release, which was v0.0.30. This version is now on GitHub, which you can check out below.
This version of uutils contains many interesting changes done to the system utilities, including cp, ls, and others. The SELinux support has been added to cp, ls, mkdir, mknod, mkfifo, install, and stat for systems that are security oriented. This makes sure that systems with this coreutils implementation can now enjoy better security with SELinux enabled, especially when SELinux is enforcing.
In addition to that, the speed has been improved to match and possibly exceed the legacy GNU coreutils performance. You can now notice the improved speed in commands like cat, ls, wc, tail, seq, and more.
Thanks to many commits and contributions done to the Rust coreutils project, it has witnessed many changes done to various commands, such as date allowing negative date offsets, echo allowing double hyphens, and print fixing octal escape parsing.
In addition to that, the test suite compatibility has seen increasing number of successes. While 0.0.30 has 507 passes; 41 skips; and 69 fails, version 0.1.0 has 522 passes; 31 skips; and 65 passes.
As a result, as future versions get released, compatibility with the older GNU coreutils increases. This is evidenced by the increasing number of succeeding unit tests for the Rust coreutils project, especially when it comes to SELinux-related tests.
You can consult the official website of Rust coreutils below.
Official websiteWhat about Ubuntu?
Ubuntu is planning to ship uutils to replace the older GNU coreutils as part of the broader plan, called “Oxidizing Ubuntu.” Ubuntu 25.10 will be the first version of Ubuntu that will use this coreutils implementation to ensure that your Ubuntu system becomes both more secure and quicker; furthermore, your productivity will increase as the improved performance becomes prevalent in this release.
Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka will use the Rust coreutils during the development cycle, along with the Rust implementation of sudo called rs-sudo. In later development milestones, Ubuntu will use the findutils and the diffutils projects from the master uutils project.
You will be able to download the stable release of this Ubuntu version on October 9th, 2025.
#2510 #Coreutils #Linux #LinuxDesktop #news #Questing #QuestingQuokka #Quokka #Rust #RustCoreutils #Tech #Technology #Ubuntu #Ubuntu2510 #Ubuntu2510Questing #Ubuntu2510QuestingQuokka #Ubuntu2510Quokka #update #uutils
I hope #Valve will improve #SteamOS to run on non-#AMD machines and literally "#steamroll" #Windows11 for good!
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@MichlFranken
Es ist eine Meinung.
In meinem Umfeld verteile ich ausschließlich KDE, weil es zufriedenstellend läuft, im mind nicht schlechter als Windows vorher.
Keine Rückläufer.
Es ist aber auch kein Konflikt, sondern eher die Linuxbereicherung, zwischen mehreren Formaten zu wählen. Könnten sogar mehr sein.
So wie bei den Linux"flavours" ist es dann ein Desktop"flavour". Die große Freude ist, dass es was zum Vergleichen gibt und nicht Mondlandschaft wie bei Windows oder Mac.
I recently installed #ArchLinux with #KDEPlasma on an old #LenovoYoga720 for my wife and I’m absolutely blown away. This machine, which was crawling under #Windows10, now feels incredibly fast, fluid, and modern.
Boot times are nearly instant, programms open without delay, and the entire system feels lightweight yet powerful. #KDEPlasma brings a sleek, customizable interface that runs like a dream. It’s like this laptop got a whole new lease on life, seriously, it feels like it’s performing ten times better than before.
If you’ve got an old laptop lying around, don’t toss it, revive it with #GNULinux!
