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)

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.

Top 5 Linux Distros with the COSMIC Desktop Environment (2025 Edition)
https://techrefreshing.com/linux-distros-with-the-cosmic-desktop-environment/
#COSMICDesktop #Linux2025 #PopOS
#FedoraCOSMIC #ArchLinux #CachyOS
#NixOS #System76 #LinuxDistro
#OpenSource #LinuxGaming #DesktopEnvironment

Fedora 42 Basics for New Users: Your Ultimate Beginner’s Guide
https://techrefreshing.com/fedora-42-basics-for-new-users/
#Fedora42 #LinuxBeginners #FedoraLinux
#GNOME48 #KDEPlasma #COSMICDesktop
#OpenSource #LinuxGuide #FedoraBasics
#LearnLinux #Linux

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/

New instance, new #introduction for pinning!

Hi ! I am Victoria, an autistic, ADHD, very gay and poly, trans woman robot catgirl thingy.

I go by it/its pronouns, but don't mind she/her. Not they/them, never he/him.
If your language doesn't have a separate set of pronouns for "things" or uses "generic masculine" variants, use the female variations (e.g. in german es/ihr).

This account is quirky and weird and so am I. *Appearing* professional (not to be confused with *acting* respectful and reasonable) is somewhat I personally despise and is in my opinion an expression of coperate dehumanization.

I post musings about my life, experiences, small victories, occasional vents, (occasionally lewd and cw'ed) shitposts, rare selfies, gender stuff, political things, mental health, .. a lot ...

I barely post about work on #COSMICdesktop, though I somewhat frequently post about FOSS and boost a lot cool tech stuff I come across.

Other than many things tech (keyboards, VR, mobile linux, wayland, self-hosting, ..) I am into music (#metalhead), Games (#HollowKnight my beloved) , bouldering, coffee, board games, hiking, ...

DMs are open, light flirting/compliments are fine and encouraged, for anything more get to know me and just ask.

Lastly: Trans rights, Black Lives Matter, Stand with Ukraine, Free Gaza, Bodily autonomy is a human right, Vaccines save lives, Punch Nazis. Any questions?

COSMIC Alpha 6 has landed! New features abound in our open source desktop environment! Scaling, magnifying, tons of bug fixes and MORE! #Linux #COSMICDesktop https://s76.co/SE9IlcqN

Surprisingly, i was able to read & type in #telugu language in Cosmic Terminal out of the box! None of the popular & mature terminals i tried so far provided such feature. I really appreciate the #CosmicDesktop team for the work @system76

Working my way through creating various kinds of apps. Web: check. CLI: check. TUI: check.

I’d like to create a GUI next, and particularly if there’s something in the Windows/Mac world that’s missing on Linux. Or just fun. Probably with libcosmic and definitely in Rust.

Suggestions?

Fedora COSMIC Spin has been accepted (Well done @ryanabx and good luck with the work ahead.)
https://pagure.io/fesco/issue/3312

Do you realize that if it ever exists, the immutable variant will be called Fedora Cosmic Atomic? From the infinitely small to the infinitely large, and beyond .

I think it's funny how things can look like this when turning on and then proceed to work flawlessly.

I unironically really enjoy alpha software ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
#linux #cosmicdesktop

Soyez attentif, parce que je ne vais pas me répéter :
— si le gros problème de lag lors d’un redimensionnement peut être réglé https://github.com/pop-os/libcosmic/issues/753 ¹
— quand il y aura le mode nuit (≠ thème sombre)²

Alors je testerais Cosmic. Oui oui, moi, pour de vrai.

¹ ce n’est past tant ce problème en lui‑même, mais même si ma position sur le toolkit a évolué https://mastodon.tedomum.net/@lebout2canap/113793952228293520 j’ai vraiment besoin d’être rassuré sur le potentiel de performances.

² indispensable à/pour mes yeux

Love this wallpaper

anyone know if multi-user accounts are fixed in #cosmicdesktop? I am trying (in vain) to authenticate via COSMIC greeter in an attempt to set my wife's account up. Thus far, I am unable to login to her account. #popOS

This week's Linux and FOSS news:

LINUX NEWS

Linux kernel 4.19 and 6.11 reach EOL, 6.12 is the next LTS release:
https://9to5linux.com/its-official-linux-kernel-6-12-will-be-lts-supported-for-multiple-years
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-11-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-12-lts
https://9to5linux.com/linux-4-19-the-last-of-the-linux-4-x-kernel-series-reaches-end-of-life

COSMIC alpha 4 released with Region & Language and Default Applications settings, COSMIC Media Player as default, new "Details" button in COSMIC Store for monitoring app installations, experimental Accessibility applet with a screenreader toggle etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/12/cosmic-desktop-alpha-4-released-with-region-and-languages-default-apps-settings-and-more/

KDE and GNOME plan to make their own (immutable) distros: KDE is working on an Arch based distro code-named "Project Banana", GNOME OS will be a "rebranding" of the existing independent distro carbonOS:
https://news.itsfoss.com/kde-gnome-official-distro/
(Looks like Konqi is feelin' hor... hungry)

GNOME 47.2 released with improvement to the accessibility of keyboard backlight quick setting toggle, avoiding CPU stalls on secondary NVIDIA GPUs with directly attached monitors, fix for touchscreen drag-and-drop on Wayland sessions, improved cursor support when using virtual monitors, fix for maximized X11 when using native Xwayland scaling etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/gnome-47-2-officially-released-with-various-bug-fixes-and-improvements

openSUSE Leap Micro 6.1 released with new opensuse-migration-tool package (for simplified upgrade process), soft-reboot support, TOTP support for PAM (Pluggable Authentication Modules) logins etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/opensuse-leap-micro-6-1-released-with-simplified-and-smoother-upgrades

Last Arch ISO for 2024 available with Linux kernel 6.12, Archinstall 3.0:
https://9to5linux.com/last-arch-linux-iso-release-for-2024-brings-linux-kernel-6-12-and-archinstall-3-0

(More Linux news in reply)

COSMIC Alpha 4 Released For System76's Rust-Based Desktop | Phoronix

"With the COSMIC Alpha 4 release, region and language settings have been added to the COSMIC desktop for adjusting the date / time / numbers formatting. COSMIC also has a new settings pane for setting the default applications to be used for the email client, file manager, web browser, music / video players, image viewers, and calendar"

https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Alpha-4-Released

Imagine a future where we are developing on a #System76 computer running #RedoxOS with #COSMICdesktop and either a #alacritty or a #wezterm terminal running #nushell with #zellij as the multiplexer and #helixeditor as the development environment.

Running #rustlang from top to bottom on your computer. Hopefully it's a future not too far away.