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KDE Plasma 6.6 Released, Addresses 60Hz Animation Cap and Adds OCR Functionality

KDE Plasma 6.6 was released today, February 18, 2026. This version introduces new functionalities, including the ability to extract text from screenshots via Optical Character Recognition (OCR). The u...

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GNOME Shell & Mutter 50 Beta Released with Stable VRR, Improved Frame Scheduling

The GNOME project recently released the 50.beta versions for its GNOME Shell and Mutter components. These beta releases incorporate stable Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support and improved frame schedu...

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System76 COSMIC Desktop Previews New Frosted Blur UI Effect

System76's COSMIC desktop team recently previewed a new "frosted blur effect" intended for its user interface. This visual enhancement will apply a frosted glass appearance to various applications and...

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LACT 0.8.4 Enhances GPU Overclocking and Management UI for Linux

LACT 0.8.4 was released today, January 26, 2026, bringing further enhancements to this third-party GPU driver user interface for Linux. LACT provides a graphical control panel for managing various asp...

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GNOME Shell Gains Multi-Column Dock for Grouped App Management

The Multi-Column Dock, a new extension for GNOME Shell, was recently detailed by OMG! Ubuntu. This extension introduces advanced app organization capabilities by allowing users to arrange applications...

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System76 COSMIC Desktop Adds Window Shadows, Consistent Corner Rounding

System76 has recently integrated window shadows and consistent corner rounding into its COSMIC Desktop environment. This enhancement aims to provide a more unified visual experience across application...

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Hyprland v0.52.2 Released with Rendering, IME, Crash Fixes

Hyprland v0.52.2, a Wayland compositor, was released today as a patch update. This version backports several fixes from the development branch to address various issues. Notable improvements include r...

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Firefox 146 Integrates Native Fractional Scaling Support for Wayland

Firefox 146, released today, introduces native support for fractional scaling on Wayland display servers. This update allows users to apply non-integer scaling factors, such as 125% or 150%, directly ...

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