Hacker News with Generative AI: Desktop Environments

The Year of the Picotron Desktop (arnaught.neocities.org)
1 year ago, on March 14, 2024, Picotron released! I had a lot of fun messing around with everything in the days after its release. On the 20th, I wrote up a blog post about some of the programs I made in it: a DVD screensaver, a bunch of cli utilities, a wordle clone, a very basic and janky Mastodon client, and a pipes screensaver. I’ve also posted on this blog about my pretty_printh function to print with ANSI codes.

Programming, Software, Desktop Environments, New Releases

6 points by todsacerdoti 19 days ago | 2 comments

The Plasma desktop is miles ahead of everything else (2021) (dedoimedo.com)
The Plasma desktop is miles ahead of everything else

Desktop Environments, Linux, Comparison, Opinion

20 points by newaccountlol 20 days ago | 7 comments

Vtm: Text-Based Desktop Environment (github.com/directvt)
It is a text-based application where the entire user interface is represented by a mosaic of text cells forming a TUI matrix. The resulting TUI matrix is just rendered either into its own GUI window or into a compatible text console.

Desktop Environments, Programming, GitHub

311 points by klaussilveira 27 days ago | 91 comments

You Don't Need a Terminal Multiplexer on Your Desktop (xn--gckvb8fzb.com)
An opinion on the trend of content creators promoting Tmux and Zellij for desktop environments – and why these setups may miss the point.

Software, Opinion, Productivity, Terminal Emulators, Desktop Environments

40 points by matrixhelix 50 days ago | 40 comments

Plasma 6.3 (kde.org)
One year on, with the teething problems a major new release inevitably brings firmly behind us, Plasma’s developers have worked on fine-tuning, squashing bugs and adding features to Plasma 6 — turning it into the best desktop environment for everyone!

Software, Linux, Desktop Environments

20 points by TangerineDream 52 days ago | 0 comments

Gnome 48 Switches over to "Adwaita Sans" as Default Font (phoronix.com)
As another last minute change for GNOME 48 ahead of its feature freeze this weekend, the default font of the GNOME desktop has changed.

GNOME, Desktop Environments, Fonts, Open Source, User Interface

5 points by ksec 62 days ago | 0 comments

A mouseless tale: trying for a keyboard-driven desktop (lwn.net)
The computer mouse is a wonderful invention, but for the past few months I've been working to use mine as little as possible for productivity and ergonomic reasons.

Productivity, Ergonomics, User Interface, Desktop Environments

158 points by signa11 63 days ago | 108 comments

Why Gnome 2 Continues to Win the Desktop Popularity Contest (2019) (fossforce.com)
Eight years after the Gnome 2 desktop was replaced by Gnome 3, the older desktop environment remains one of the most used interfaces on desktop Linux.

Desktop Environments, Linux, User Interface, Popularity

10 points by bilegeek 65 days ago | 6 comments

Chimera Linux works toward a simplified desktop (lwn.net)
Chimera Linux is a new distribution designed to be "simple, transparent, and easy to pick up".

Linux Distributions, Operating Systems, Desktop Environments

115 points by linfocito 68 days ago | 123 comments

XFCE 4.20 Released (alexxcons.github.io)
After almost two years of work, we are happy to announce the release of Xfce 4.20.

New Releases, Linux, Desktop Environments

125 points by almaty 110 days ago | 46 comments

Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) (trinitydesktop.org)
The Trinity Desktop Environment development team is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the TDE R14.1.3 release.

Desktop Environments, Linux, Software, Open Source

89 points by doener 112 days ago | 33 comments

Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros (theregister.com)
KDE and GNOME have decided that because they're not big and complicated enough already, they might work better if they have their own custom distributions underneath. What's the worst that could happen?

Linux, Desktop Environments, Operating Systems

61 points by signa11 125 days ago | 37 comments

Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros (theregister.com)
KDE and GNOME have decided that because they're not big and complicated enough already, they might work better if they have their own custom distributions underneath. What's the worst that could happen?

Linux, Desktop Environments, Operating Systems

11 points by rntn 125 days ago | 2 comments

What's new in Fedora KDE 41 (fedoramagazine.org)
Fedora Linux provides a wide variety of users with leading edge open source technology in a community developed and maintained operating system. The Fedora KDE Spin combines the reliable and trusted Fedora Linux base with the KDE Plasma desktop environment and a selection of KDE applications – simple by default, yet powerful when needed.

Linux, Fedora, KDE, Operating Systems, Desktop Environments

29 points by jrepinc 156 days ago | 2 comments

Sway 1.10 Released with GPU Reset Recovery and Other Wayland Enhancements (phoronix.com)
Sway 1.10 released on Sunday as the newest version of this i3-inspired Wayland compositor for the Linux desktop.

Linux, Software, Wayland, Open Source, Desktop Environments

11 points by laktak 158 days ago | 0 comments

Show HN: Desktop Sandbox for Secure Cloud Computer Use (github.com/e2b-dev)
E2B Desktop Sandbox is an isolated cloud environment with a desktop-like interface powered by E2B.

Security, Cloud Computing, Software, Desktop Environments

50 points by mlejva 161 days ago | 7 comments

This week in KDE Plasma: 6.2 has been released (pointieststick.com)
And I’d say it’s a pretty good release! As with all large sets of changes, there are a couple of regressions we’re tracking, particularly around the areas of external monitor brightness and multi-screen performance. They are being actively investigated. Other than those, so far all the issues have been fairly minor, requiring people to jump through various hoops to experience them. We’re still working on fixing them, of course!

Software, Linux, Desktop Environments

10 points by jrepinc 174 days ago | 2 comments

KDE Plasma 6.2 Released (kde.org)
Plasma becomes a friendlier, more accessible and smarter environment

Desktop Environments, Open Source, KDE, Linux, New Releases

11 points by thunderbong 177 days ago | 1 comments

KDE Plasma 6.2 Released (kde.org)
Plasma becomes a friendlier, more accessible and smarter environment

Software, Desktop Environments, Linux, KDE

26 points by jrepinc 178 days ago | 5 comments

This Week in KDE Apps: Marble gets an update, KDE Connect gets a speed boost (blogs.kde.org)
Welcome to a new issue of “This Week in KDE Apps”! In case you missed it, we announced this series a few weeks ago, and our goal is to cover as much as possible of what's happening in the world of KDE apps and supplement Nate's This Week in Plasma published yesterday.

KDE, Software, Open Source, Linux, Desktop Environments

11 points by jrepinc 180 days ago | 0 comments

Astal: Library and Framework for Building Desktop Shells (aylur.github.io)
Library and Framework for building Desktop Shells

Desktop Environments, Programming, Open Source, Software Development

16 points by bo0tzz 195 days ago | 2 comments

Introducing GNOME 47, “Denver” (gnome.org)
The GNOME project is thrilled to unveil GNOME 47, the newest release that reflects six months of dedicated effort from our community. A huge thank you to all the contributors who made this possible!

Software, Open Source, Linux, Desktop Environments, GNOME

25 points by louismerlin 197 days ago | 0 comments

Request to Upgrade Fedora KDE Desktop Spin to Edition Status (fedoraproject.org)
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Linux, Fedora, Desktop Environments

25 points by maverick74 198 days ago | 7 comments

Pop!_OS 24.04 and new COSMIC desktop reach alpha (theregister.com)
The latest version of System76's Ubuntu remix is available, but it's not finished by any means. The new Rust-based desktop is somewhat usable, though.

Linux, Operating Systems, Desktop Environments, Open Source

6 points by jonwookie 203 days ago | 0 comments

Linux: We need tiling desktop environments (linuxblog.io)

Linux, Desktop Environments, Operating Systems

183 points by ashitlerferad 220 days ago | 231 comments

Ask HN: Why is Gnome so inceridlby, insanely, bad? (ycombinator.com)

Linux, Desktop Environments, User Experience, Gnome

10 points by indulona 224 days ago | 20 comments

Cosmic: A New Desktop Environment (system76.com)

Desktop Environments, Linux, Software

251 points by 0xedb 238 days ago | 197 comments

Wlhc: Wayland Hot Corners (whynothugo.nl)