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> I don't think this is normal installation method on linux
Correct. This is an installer I wrote to allow multiple side by side installs, that we use for testing
> and it's not complaint with free desktop standard.
Actually to some extent it is, I am registering with the desktop environment, which is why it has dock …

Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 7 has hit the download mirrors! Here is one at a German university: https://ftp.fau.de/mint/iso/debian/
When I downloaded the ISO image yesterday, it still had be…

My desktop environment is clean, my build is optimal, and my OS is Linux. That's the real power creep. 📈
Streaming #GuildWars2 tonight! Come check out the gameplay.
Join the Puddings: https://www.twitch.tv/tuxramus

Cosmix-Saigon is up for grabs! It is a custom spin on NixOS, using the Cosmic desktop environment, changing channels and using the latest kernel.
It is based on the Nixbook project by @…
The goal is to make a set-and-forget setup, where both the OS and the applications (flatpaks) are updated automagically.
RMFM and get going, you c…

🚀 Run any Windows application as native OS-level windows in your Linux environment - if it runs on Windows, it runs on #WinBoat with full compatibility and performance
🖥️ Access full Windows desktop experience when needed or run individual applications seamlessly integrated into your Linux workflow for maximum flexibility
📁 Filesystem integration with home directory mounted in Win…

XFCE4 seems like a viable desktop environment if/when KDE ceases to be serviceable. I'll have to port my Beat-It! plugin, and may need to write or massage some existing ones (the task switcher/launcher situation is...sub-optimal), but there's still time.

@… Xia is just the release name; Cinnamon is the desktop environment. Xia is Mint 22.1. You probably should be using Mint 22.2 (Zara).

@… if you haven't already seen it:
<https://github.com/FreeBSDFoundation/proj-laptop/blob/main/supported/deskto…

I never use a software store; the cli rules for me. The Cosmic Store though adds community made applets for the desktop environment. A couple of days ago I easily added a theme to the repo. This community-contributing aspect is a bit overlooked, but it makes Cosmic stand out.
#cosmic #nixos

Either KDE fixes the problems with their Wayland session (faulty font rendering with fractional scaling, no ability to remap touchpad gestures that are literally baked in at compile time, and so on) or I'll be shopping for a new desktop environment once they drop X11 in 2027. I'll not be railroaded into accepting a dogshit user experience because somebody wants to dunk on the chuds. Plasma isn't that special!