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  • The old Cosmic was built on top of Gnome using extensions, but the new Cosmic was written from scratch. It largely mimics the look of old Cosmic, but has introduced a few new things.

    There are desktops try do mimic the look of MacOS, but none I've used actually felt like using MacOS. The first time I used MacOS, I was shocked at how many quirky things it does, the way it operates. No Linux desktop prepared me for that.

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  • The only thing MacOS and Gnome have in common is a top bar and app grid. Other than that, MacOS is closer to Windows than Gnome.

    • Windows and MacOS have always visible panel showing favorite apps and open apps, Gnome dosen't
    • Windows and MacOS have appindicators on panels, Gnome doesn't

    And to further differentiate Gnome from MacOS,

    • Gnome's UX is closer to Windows. There are many, many reasons why, but some are: don't need to click a window to focus it before you can interact with it, fullscreening behaviors, assumes Windows-style keyboard layout
    • No global menu, Gnome doesn't even use that paradigm.

    Honestly the closest DE to MacOS is Cosmic. The launchers work similarly, the overviews work similarly, it has the option to handle minimized windows similarly to MacOS, uses menubars (but not global).

  • Mozilla’s new CEO is doubling down on an AI future for Firefox

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  • The CEO does also mention

    Controls must be simple. AI should always be a choice — something people can easily turn off

    Let's hope that is true. I'm not counting on it.

  • Mounts of Mayhem challenges [For new cape]

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  • There's an unofficial version of Bedrock for Linux that runs "natively" using the Android x86 version of the game. Unfortunately it currently does not support Mounts of Mayhem. https://flathub.org/en/apps/io.mrarm.mcpelauncher

    Wine didn't work for Bedrock in the past because of how it was packaged on Windows. However, they recently switched the package type to something that Wine might support? Haven't tested or personally or see anyone else do it.

  • Filesystem suddenly becoming read-only?

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  • Nope, just stopped using it as my main drive. It becomes read-only far less often when only used as additional storage and less strenuous reading/writing.

    I assume it is a firmware bug because both my original and replacement drive had the same issue.

  • Filesystem suddenly becoming read-only?

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  • Check dmesg logs and SMART check the drive.

    I had two crucial drives that would go read only, some sort of firmware bug I guess.

  • Mounts of Mayhem challenges [For new cape]

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  • Yup, been that way for a while unfortunately. Especially annoying for Linux and MacOS users who can't just launch Bedrock on their computers. Trying to complete challenges on a touchscreen is super annoying.

  • Ubuntu 26.04 Will Look More Like Vanilla GNOME Shell

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  • Not what the article is about. This is just saying that Ubuntu is changing up how they handle the Yaru theme so they stay better in sync with Adwaita changes.

  • Ubuntu Insights - How telemetry is changing on Ubuntu Desktop

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  • Technically it's opt out. The welcome screen has it toggled on by default. But it is very prominently displayed, not hidden, so I don't mind so much.

  • More mayhem incoming [New cape soon]

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  • Yeah, it's really annoying. For a game that many children play, I'm surprised they don't give super clear-cut instructions on how to actually get things.

  • [Mastodon Thread] For fun: partially implementing the Moisac Windows concept

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  • What all would you do to set up Ubuntu as a NAS?

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  • I went for the simplest option

    1. Installed a distro (in this case Debian)
    2. Installed tailscale on the server, logged in
    3. Installed tailscale on my other devices, logged in
    4. Used sshfs to mount the desired directory on the server to my client
    5. SSH in once a week or so to run updates

    Found it very simple. Avoided the tedious setup of samba and samba had weird reliability issues for me when copying large files. Took a bit to learn how ssh works, but very much so worth it.

  • Minecraft’s new version numbering system

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  • It's so terrible...

    I like the fact it includes the year information, but it does not solve the problem of Bedrock and Java being misaligned.

    I don't see why they didn't just do year.dropNumber.patch version. So, the third drop of 2026 would be called 26.3.x for Bedrock and Java. But that last number will differ for Java and Bedrock to represent fixes made.

  • Phoronix compares the performance of the open-source Nouveau + NVK driver stack against NVIDIA’s proprietary 580 Linux driver across RTX 40 Ada and RTX 50 Blackwell GPUs (Linux Gaming/Graphics & Compu

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  • I disagree with that. The main problem is that Nouveau was stagnant for years because it just wasn't feasible to use since NVIDIA blocked reclocking support, so it would only ever run at its base clock, resulting in terrible performance. So nobody wanted to use the drivers, all that mattered is that they worked well enough to let users install the proprietary drivers.

    But now that NVIDIA allows reclocking again, there's actual reason to improve the performance and fix bugs in it.

  • Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - The Roadmap

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  • Flatpak recently got a method of preinstalling flatpaks.

    A flatpak cannot install a snap on your system. Apt can install a snap because when apt installs and updates packages, it can also run scripts as root. That's insecure and potentially dangerous, so flatpak doesn't have that ability.

  • Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - The Roadmap

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  • All of those, apart from loop devices, are not technical limitations, but results from Canonical's poor management and monopolistic desires.

  • Ubuntu 26.04 LTS - The Roadmap

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  • Snap is interesting for me it can do more things than flatpak and has some really interesting sandboxing features coming up such as permission prompts for filesystem access.

    But Canonical management is a significant hindrance. The Snap Store simply cannot be trusted after so much malware got in and they still have not improved their processes. So many snaps including Canonical's own, are still using core22 for some reason. And there's the broken snaps Canonical pushed on users.

    I would love to see a snap repo that takes the best parts of Flathub and Fedora Flatpaks. Because as a technology, I think snap beats flatpak (if you're using AppArmor). But it's Canonical's poor management that really drags it down.

  • RIP Windows: Linux GPU Gaming Benchmarks on Bazzite (GamersNexus new Linux Benchmarking is here!)

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  • With archinstall, I largely agree. However, you still need to make a lot of choices. Which kernel branch? Which filesystem? Enable swap? Which desktop environment? And other choices that I forget, it's been a few uses since I used Arch.

    Gamers Nexus is very clear they want to avoid making decisions. They want to stick as close as possible to as possible, but that's tricker since Arch doesn't have defaults for those, unlike Bazzite. Bazzite uses the Fedora kernel (which follows the latest stable); btrfs; zswap; desktop environment they do provide a choice between KDE and Gnome, in which case is easier to choose KDE since it's what Valve is pushing.

  • RIP Windows: Linux GPU Gaming Benchmarks on Bazzite (GamersNexus new Linux Benchmarking is here!)

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  • Ubuntu is in the same boat, 90% of its users are using the LTS version.

    Arch isn't that good of a choice either simply because it's a DIY distro. It's not meant to be complete out of the box and may require tweaks and making choices that Gamers Nexus is explicitly trying to avoid.

  • RIP Windows: Linux GPU Gaming Benchmarks on Bazzite (GamersNexus new Linux Benchmarking is here!)

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  • Yes. They were very concerned about head to head comparisons because the tools for measuring FPS and stuff works differently.

  • Fedora Linux @lemmy.ml
    Barry @lemmy.world

    A statement concerning the Fedora and Flathub relationship from the FPL – Fedora Community Blog

    communityblog.fedoraproject.org /a-statement-concerning-the-fedora-and-flathub-relationship-from-the-fpl/
  • Minecraft @lemmy.world
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    Minecraft Snapshot 25w46a

    www.minecraft.net /en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-25w46a
  • Proton @lemmy.world
    Barry @lemmy.world

    Has anyone else experienced Proton Pass not saving passwords?

  • Minecraft @lemmy.world
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    Minecraft Snapshot 25w45a

    www.minecraft.net /en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-25w45a
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Barry @lemmy.world

    Flatpak Happenings

    blog.sebastianwick.net /posts/flatpak-happenings/
  • Flatpak @lemmy.ml
    Barry @lemmy.world

    Flatpak Happenings

    blog.sebastianwick.net /posts/flatpak-happenings/
  • Minecraft @lemmy.world
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    Removing obfuscation in Java Edition

    www.minecraft.net /en-us/article/removing-obfuscation-in-java-edition
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS and COSMIC Epoch 1 will be release December 11th, 2025

    fosstodon.org /@carlrichell/115457737486312683
  • Minecraft @lemmy.world
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    Minecraft Snapshot 25w44a

    www.minecraft.net /en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-25w44a
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
    Barry @lemmy.world

    Fedora Linux 43 is here! - Fedora Magazine

    fedoramagazine.org /announcing-fedora-linux-43/
  • Fedora Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Fedora Linux 43 is here! - Fedora Magazine

    fedoramagazine.org /announcing-fedora-linux-43/
  • Linux Gaming @lemmy.world
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    Edit: Change Reverted

    Minecraft Java Edition 1.21.11 will default to Wayland

  • Gnome @discuss.tchncs.de
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    SVG in GTK

    blogs.gnome.org /gtk/2025/10/23/svg-in-gtk/
  • Minecraft @lemmy.world
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    The road to Vibrant Visuals on Java

    www.minecraft.net /en-us/article/the-road-to-vibrant-visuals-on-java
  • Minecraft @lemmy.world
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    Minecraft Snapshot 25w43a

    www.minecraft.net /en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-25w43a
  • Minecraft @lemmy.world
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    Minecraft Snapshot 25w42a

    www.minecraft.net /en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-25w42a
  • Gnome @discuss.tchncs.de
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    The Gnome Flatpak Runtime drops the 32-bit compatibility extension

    blogs.gnome.org /alatiera/2025/10/13/flatpak-32bit/
  • Ubuntu Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Ubuntu 25.10: A Retrospective - Project Discussion - Ubuntu Community Hub

    discourse.ubuntu.com /t/ubuntu-25-10-a-retrospective/69127
  • Minecraft @lemmy.world
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    Minecraft Snapshot 25w41a

    www.minecraft.net /en-us/article/minecraft-snapshot-25w41a
  • Linux @lemmy.ml
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    Canonical releases Ubuntu 25.10 Questing Quokka | Canonical

    canonical.com /blog/canonical-releases-ubuntu-25-10-questing-quokka