cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39342272

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/39342270

Well folks, it’s the beginning of a new era: after nearly three decades of KDE desktop environments running on X11, the future KDE Plasma 6.8 release will be Wayland-exclusive! Support for X11 applications will be fully entrusted to Xwayland, and the Plasma X11 session will no longer be included.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/37750293

Generated via ublue's countme script https://github.com/ublue-os/countme/blob/main/growth_global.svg

Here is Fedora's upstream graph to compare:

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.kde.social/post/4682879

Today KDE is 29 years old and we are celebrating kicking off our yearly fundraiser. Donate and make KDE's wishes come true.

Hi y'all! I've been using Nvidia GPUs for about all my life, but have been hearing how AMD usually plays nicer with Linux.

I'm somewhat new to this OS and all the distros, and I was wondering if you could help me with understanding some of the differences.

I currently have a 4080 from Nvidia, and I use it for both content creation and gaming. Back when I was picking out my new GPU, I wanted to pick the 7900 XTX from AMD, but I was on windows back then and the two GPUs were the exact same price in my region, so I figured I might as well pick that.

Fast forward to today and I am noticing that the 4080 is struggling a bit with games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. (I'm getting forty fps on medium/high settings with 1440p) and I see some people suggest it is because of the translation overhead of Nvidia via Proton, and that this would be reduced with AMDs GPUs, but I'm not entirely sure how much there is to gain here, really.

So.. TL:DR; What is gained and what is lost if I were to sell the 4080 and switch to AMDs 7900XTX or 9070XT?

I'm on ~~arch~~ Nobara, btw

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/53766411

Mobile phone Debian based

E: apparently it needs to be said that I am not suggesting you switch to Linux on your phone today; just that development needs to accelerate.

Android has always been a fairly open platform, especially if you were deliberate about getting it that way, but we've seen in recent months an extremely rapid devolution of the Android ecosystem:

1. The closing of development of an increasing number of components in AOSP.
2. Samsung, Xiaomi and OnePlus have removed the option of bootloader unlocking on all of their devices. I suspect Google is not far behind.
3. Google implementing Play Integrity API and encouraging developers to implement it. Notably the EU's own identity verification wallet requires this, in stark contrast to their own laws and policies, despite the protest of hundreds on Github.
4. And finally, the mandatory implementation of developer verification across Android systems. Yes, if you're running a 3rd-party OS like GOS you won't be directly affected by this, but it will impact 99.9% of devices, and I foresee many open source developers just opting out of developing apps for Android entirely as a result. We've already seen SyncThing simply discontinue development for this reason, citing issues with Google Play Store. They've also repeatedly denied updates for NextCloud with no explanation, only restoring it after mass outcry. And we've already seen Google targeting any software intended to circumvent ads, labeling them in the system as "dangerous" and "untrusted". This will most certainly carry into their new "verification" system.

Google once competed with Apple for customers. But in a world where Google walks away from the biggest antitrust trial since 1998 with yet another slap on the wrist, competition is dead, and Google is taking notes from Apple about what they can legally get away with.

Android as we know it is dead. And/or will be dead very soon. We need an open replacement.

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It truly can't be overstated how important this will be in the coming years, given the current trends of Android towards being a closed ecosystem.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1n7ojk1/steam_frame_trademarked_by_valve_computer_hardware/

Filed just yesterday, September 2nd 2025.

STEAM FRAME™ trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of computer hardware; computer networking hardware; computer peripherals; computer hardware and computer software for the reproduction, processing, and streaming of audio, video, data, text, and multimedia content.

https://uspto.report/TM/99370857

STEAM FRAME™ trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of computer game consoles for recreational game playing; video game consoles; video game accessories, namely, controllers for video games.

https://uspto.report/TM/99370861

not really programming and probably butchered the execution on that cmd but this felt like the only place it would be funny to post it

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Nothing makes me appreciate *nix syntax quite like seeing the wasteland of hopelessness and despair that is Windows CMD Prompt...

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Cross-posted from c/linux

cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/35730071

• CPU: Ryzen 9 9900X
• Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 90 SE
• GPU: Radeon RX 9070XT
• RAM: 2x32Gb DDR5 6000MHz
• Mobo: ASRock 620AM PRO-A
• SSD: Kingston 1Tb
• Power: Fox Spirit HG 1000W

The choice of GPU is because this will be a Linux machine. I plan to install PopOS on it and use it for video editing, digital art, gaming, and streaming thereof.

I've had Mint installed on my side computers for a while, but i don't do anything complicated with them. This is the big one, the one where things can actually go wrong. Pray for me lmao

cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/24458005

cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/kde/statuses/114812494072554043

KDE devs have been quietly working on Plasma Keyboard, a new on-screen keyboard for desktop and mobile part of the “We Care About Your Input” KDE Goals initiative. Although not ready for texting yet, it has been making progress. Hopefully it'll be in a screen near you soon. Join the effort!

https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-keyboard

#kde #plasma #mobile #osk #accessibility #keyboard

@kde@lemmy.kde.social

Seemingly for the first time, the Bazzite gaming-focused Linux distro has appeared on the Steam Hardware Survey. Well done to the Bazzite team for making such an amazing distro for gaming (and now just general usage as a while too)! Been my main choice for going on a year now for my general use distro, and I haven't looked back.

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/?platform=linux

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/32635840

Here is all the data for 2024: https://www.pornhub.com/insights/2024-year-in-review

cross-posted from: https://floss.social/users/kde/statuses/114698356431760230

Plasma 6.4 is out and it's' more welcoming than ever!

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.4.0/

Check out the tweaked tiling that lets you have different layouts for every virtual desktop; the overhauled Spectacle that makes capturing your desktop faster; how KRunner now understands color; and in general the literally dozens of other fixes and features that make Plasma friendlier and easier to use.

#freesoftware #opensource #desktop #linux #plasma6

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