COSMIC Desktop is experimenting with new visual effects as developers tease frosted glass UI work and more animations.

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The latest COSMIC Desktop 1.0.3 update is out, improving usability in Files, Settings, Terminal, and portal integration for Linux users.

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COSMIC Desktop now supports rounded corners and window shadows across all apps, with new appearance options available in Settings.

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GNOME 48.8 desktop environment is out as a maintenance release, delivering bug fixes, security updates, and improvements across selected core components.

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KDE Plasma 6.6 is packed with lots of goodies, including a new “Plasma Login Manager” display manager, OCR support in Spectacle, the ability to adjust the visual “sharpness” of all content on the screen on distros running Linux kernel 6.19, support for XRandr emulation in KWin, and support for per-DRM-plane color pipelines.

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Big changes are coming to the Budgie desktop in 2026 as Budgie 11 introduces a Qt6-based, modular architecture and a Wayland-first design.

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Budgie developer Joshua Strobl shares with us today some interesting details about Budgie 11, such as the fact that the upcoming desktop environment will be written in the Qt 6 open-source application framework, and some steps have already been taken in this direction with the Budgie 10.10 release.

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GYESME is a new, early-stage project exploring alternative design directions for the GNOME desktop. Rather than aiming to replace GNOME, it focuses on architectural modularity, optional functionality, and preserving established Linux interaction patterns within a minimalist default environment.

The project is currently centered on research and discussion, with an emphasis on long-term maintainability and portability across Linux distributions, including reducing unnecessary coupling to systemd where practical.

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Budgie Desktop 10.10 introduces Wayland support for the first time, marking the end of major Budgie 10 development as the project shifts focus to Budgie 11.

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MiDesktop revives the KDE 1 desktop for modern Linux with a development preview now available for Debian 13 and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

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The Orbitiny Desktop Pilot 8 pre-release delivers its most substantial update yet, featuring a new graphical installer and a rebuilt desktop core.

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