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mfilion writes: Want to use the GNOME or KDE Linux desktops on your virtual-reality headset? A new open-source project aims to let you play games and use your Linux desktop with your VR head-mounted display. Xrdesktop is an open-source project “designe… Continue reading The VR Linux Desktop Is On Its Way
intensivevocoder quotes TechRepublic: Following Canonical’s pivot away from its internally-developed Unity user interface and Mir display server, Ubuntu has enjoyed two relatively low-drama years, as the Linux Desktop market homogenized during its tran… Continue reading What Does Ubuntu’s Post-Unity Future Look Like?
The letter is addressed to the maintainers of Linux distributions who elect to ship custom GTK and icons themes by default in lieu of upstream defaults. From a report: By publicizing the issues they feel stem from the practice of “theming” it’s hoped t… Continue reading A Group of Independent Linux App Developers Has Asked Wider GNOME Community To ‘Stop Theming’ Its Apps
Fedora 30, the newest release of the venerable Linux distribution that serves (in part) as the staging environment for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, was released Tuesday, bringing with it a number of improvements and performance optimizations. From a repor… Continue reading Fedora 30 Linux Distro Is Here
If someone tells you they have seen a rotary engine, the chances are that you will immediately think of a Wankel engine, as you might find in some of the more exotic Mazda sports cars. But there is another rotary engine that has a prior claim to the name, and …read more
Longtime Slashdot reader ole writes: GNOME Internet Radio Locator 1.6.0 is now freely available for GNOME systems. The 1.6.0 release is a stable release with Internet radio stations from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, Scotland, France and Belgium, a… Continue reading GNOME Internet Radio Locator 1.6.0 Released
An anonymous reader writes: Current versions of Ubuntu and CentOS are disabling a security feature that was added to the GNOME desktop environment last year. The feature’s name is Bubblewrap, which is a sandbox environment that the GNOME Project added … Continue reading Ubuntu and CentOS Are Undoing a GNOME Security Feature
“The GNOME Foundation is pleased to be able to offer paid employment to exceptional people who have the drive to help us complete our mission,” reads a new announcement. Gnome.org explains:
Today, July 6th 2018, the GNOME Foundation has announced a num… Continue reading The GNOME Foundation Is Hiring
An anonymous reader writes: An experimental reader mode will ship in the next version of GNOME Web, aka Epiphany. The feature is already available to try in the latest development builds of the GTK Webkit-based web browser, released this week as part o… Continue reading GNOME Web Browser is Adding a Reader Mode
Brian Fagioli, writing for BetaNews: This week, The GNOME Foundation made a shocking revelation: a mystery donor has pledged $1 million dollars. We don’t know who is promising the money — it could be a rich man or woman, but more likely — and this is… Continue reading Mystery Donor Pledges $1 Million To The GNOME Foundation