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| 2025-04-01 |
openSUSE Tumbleweed introduces desktop upgrades |
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The openSUSE team have pushed several new package versions of key components into the rolling Tumbleweed branch this past month. Some of the more visible changes involve the GNOME desktop: "GNOME 48: This release brings notification stacking to reduce clutter, and delivers major performance gains, including dynamic triple buffering and faster file browsing in Files. The new image viewer adds editing tools like crop and rotate, while support for RAW formats expands functionality. The release debuts new fonts - Adwaita Sans and Mono - enhancing legibility and language support. Digital Wellbeing tools now track screen time, enforce usage limits, and provide break reminders. Battery lifespan is protected with a new 80 percent charging cap option for supported hardware. A minimalist Audio Player app joins the core apps, focusing on simple playback with waveform views. HDR support makes its system-level debut, and Text Editor receives a cleaner interface with better formatting controls. Additional features include global shortcuts for apps, improved window placement, and expanded keyboard shortcut support. Updates to Contacts, Settings, Calendar, Maps, Web, and Orca improve accessibility, UX, and performance across the desktop."
Fans of KDE Plasma also received a significant update in March: "KDE Plasma 6.3.3: KWin resolves several issues, including tiling, stacking, and modifier state bugs, and adds better support for hardware with complex display setups. Discover improves changelog visibility and flattens case-sensitive sorting for offline updates. Breeze adjusts menu bar styling and resolves Qt6 MinGW build regressions. Plasma Desktop patches task manager tooltips and improves keyboard layout handling, while Plasma Workspace improves system tray tab focus and resolves calendar navigation bugs. Powerdevil enhances Dell laptop charging support and warns users of power settings that increase energy use. KPipewire, KScreenLocker, and Spectacle all receive targeted fixes, and QQC2 Breeze Style syncs its visual elements with the desktop style for consistency." Additional changes to Tumbleweed were outlined in the project's news post. |
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