Hacker News with Generative AI: Desktop

Factors steadily fueling Linux's desktop rise (zdnet.com)
Linux has been quietly moving from niche to mainstream - and this is why.

Linux, Operating Systems, Desktop, Technology, Trends

5 points by CrankyBear 10 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Gemini Cursor – A Multimodal AI Cursor for Your Desktop (Open Source) (github.com/13point5)
A second AI cursor 🖱️ for your desktop that can see your screen, hear you speak, and talk to you.

Open Source, Artificial Intelligence, User Interface, Software, Desktop

22 points by 13point5 101 days ago | 2 comments

PipeWire Is Doing an Excellent Job Handling Audio/Video Streams on the Desktop (phoronix.com)
Red Hat engineer and PipeWire lead developer Wim Taymans presented at FOSDEM 2025 last weekend around the state of the PipeWire project for this integral component to the modern Linux desktop.

Linux, Audio, Video, Open Source, Desktop

6 points by LinuxBender 105 days ago | 0 comments

Waydroid – Android in a Linux container (waydro.id)
Waydroid brings all the apps you love, right to your desktop, working side by side your Linux applications.

Android, Linux, Virtualization, Mobile Apps, Desktop

520 points by birdculture 110 days ago | 150 comments

Google turns Android into a desktop OS in 5 steps (zdnet.com)
Merging Android and ChromeOS is a bold first step, but turning Android into a true alternative to MacOS, iPadOS, and Windows requires Google to make some big moves.