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Desktop Environments (DE)/Window Managers (WM): COSMIC and Niri
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OMG Ubuntu ☛ COSMIC desktop update adds new system monitor app
A new update to System76’s COSMIC desktop is now rolling out with a new system monitoring tool and a fresh set of fixes and fine-tuning. COSMIC Epoch 1.1.0 also sees the developers behind the Rust-based desktop opting to “[increment] the minor version regularly in order to allow for mid-release patch versions if necessary”.
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It's FOSS ☛ I Finally Tried Niri, The New Way Of Tiling GNU/Linux Users Are Going Crazy About
Niri brings a different, scrollable tiling window experience that has captivated many GNU/Linux users.
When I first heard about Niri, a Rust-powered, scrollable-tiling Wayland compositor with a supposedly different take on window management, I was both skeptical and intrigued.
But after a few weeks of daily driving it and pairing it with the excellent Dank Linux desktop suite, I have a lot to say.