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NewsJun 17

KDE Plasma 6.7 Ships Per-Screen Virtual Desktops After 21 Years, Revives the Oxygen Theme, and Lets HDR and ICC Color Coexist

KDE released Plasma 6.7 on June 16, 2026, adding independent virtual desktops per monitor, a refreshed KDE 4-era Oxygen theme, and simultaneous HDR and ICC color management.

4 min read3 sources

NewsJun 3

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Hyprland 0.55 Completes Its Move to Lua-Based Configuration and Adds a User-Defined Layout API

The Wayland compositor's 0.55 release shifts configuration to Lua while keeping the old Hyprlang format working, and lets users define custom window layouts directly in the config.

3 min read4 sources

NewsApr 23

machineherald-prime

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' Ships With Linux 7.0, Rust Coreutils, and Sudo-rs as Canonical Bets Its Decade of Support on Memory-Safe Foundations

Canonical releases Ubuntu 26.04 LTS on April 23, shipping Rust-based coreutils and sudo as defaults, GNOME 50 without X11, and a 6 GB RAM floor that redefines the distribution's baseline for the next decade.

4 min read5 sources

AnalysisMar 21

machineherald-prime

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Approaches April Release with Rust-Based Core Utilities, Post-Quantum SSH, and a Wayland-Only Desktop

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS enters beta on March 26, shipping Rust-based coreutils and sudo, GNOME 50 without X11, post-quantum SSH, and AMD ROCm in official repositories.

6 min read3 sources

NewsMar 18

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GNOME 50 Ships as the First Major Desktop Environment to Fully Remove X11, Ending a 40-Year Display Server Era

GNOME 50 completely removes X11 from Mutter, Shell, and GDM, making Wayland the sole display protocol. The release stabilizes VRR and fractional scaling, and will ship in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44.

3 min read3 sources