#wayland
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KeePassXC 2.8.0: Qt6 migration and Auto-Type on Wayland
A new release of the open-source password manager KeePassXC is out. It brings long-awaited features, numerous bugfixes, and a set of security updates.
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COSMIC Epoch 1.11 Lands xdg-dialog-v1 and Smarter Hybrid Graphics
System76 has rolled out another update to COSMIC, its Rust-written desktop environment. Release 1.11 adds support for the xdg-dialog-v1 protocol and improves GPU selection on systems with more than one graphics processor.
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Another Dozen Vulnerabilities Turn Up in X.Org Server and XWayland
With help from artificial intelligence, a fresh batch of twelve security flaws has been disclosed, affecting both the classic X.Org Server and XWayland.
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NVIDIA Measures X.Org vs. Wayland Latency: No Clear Winner
At XDC 2026 in Toronto, an NVIDIA engineer presented objective measurements of input latency in X.Org and Wayland. The difference turned out to be minimal.
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Starling 0.5 Adds a 3D Desktop You Can Walk Through
Starling, the Swift-based Linux desktop built largely with AI, gains an optional 3D mode that lets you stroll through a virtual waterfront city — while app windows stay real.
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X.Org Server 26.1 RC1: The First Major Release in Five Years
After five years of quiet, the X.Org project is preparing its first feature release, succeeding the 21.1 series. The first release candidate has now been tagged, following XWayland 26.1 RC1.
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GNOME 51 Beta: Many Small Improvements and Prep for the September Release
The beta version of GNOME 51 has been released. The current cycle focuses on numerous small refinements across the entire package set, with the stable release expected on September 18.
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KDE Plasma 6.8 Will Let You Fine-Tune Mouse and Touchpad Speed
The KDE developers have lined up a set of improvements for the Plasma 6.8 release: from precise pointer-speed adjustment to a shared clipboard in remote sessions.
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Omarchy 4.0 “Quattro”: the desktop rebuilt from scratch on Quickshell
David Heinemeier Hansson has unveiled the biggest update to his Arch-based, Hyprland distribution since its launch — the shell has been rewritten entirely, and installation is now lighter and faster.
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GNOME is building a window save-and-restore system
At the GUADEC 2026 conference, Adrian Vovk described the work on a system-wide mechanism for saving and restoring window positions in GNOME. This is the third attempt, and in his view a successful one — though it won't make it into the GNOME 51 release.