Ghostty terminal, Nobara, CachyOS, GIMP, & more Linux news
This week in Linux covers several key open-source releases and updates:
1. Ghosty Terminal Emulator: A new, fast, feature-rich terminal emulator with GPU acceleration (OpenGL on Linux, Metal on macOS), cross-platform support (though some features are macOS-only), and extensive theming options. The reviewer notes some UI inconsistencies across different Linux desktop environments and questions the “platform-native” claim. Officially supports only Arch Linux, Gentoo, NixOS, and Void Linux, suggesting a focus on power users.
2. Casio’s (or Catos) Distro: This release includes kernel optimizations (AutoFDO), a switch to RustyCL for improved graphics performance, the addition of the sxore loader for scheduler management, default Bluetooth support, optimized Wi-Fi (including Wireless-regdb), and numerous bug fixes. Handheld edition improvements include better power profile handling and Wi-Fi 6 support.
3. Nobara Linux 4.1: A Fedora remix focused on gaming, featuring the Linux 6.12 LTS kernel, multiple desktop environments (KDE Plasma, GNOME, HTPC, Handheld editions), default open-source NVIDIA driver with CUDA support, updated Vulkan drivers, and Mesa with x264/x265 codecs for improved screen recording. It uses a Calamari installer forked by the Kos Linux team, includes a new Nobara Tweak Tool, and features improved Flatpak integration. The updated Discord integration now supports screen sharing with audio.
4. GIMP 3.0 RC2: This release candidate focuses on bug fixes (settings migration, font issues on macOS, darktable 5.0 compatibility), improved color profile rendering, a public filter API, and experimental AppImage support alongside Flatpak. The major upcoming change is the completion of the port to GTK3.
5. OpenShot 3.3: Features a new Cosmic Dusk theme, significantly improved ripple editing (including Ripple Delete, a highly requested feature), zoom enhancements, better handling of large batches of clips, a new recovery menu, improved keyboard shortcuts, and numerous bug fixes (Windows 11 compatibility, Linux color picker). Performance improvements include faster batch updates and undo/redo operations.
6. Kdenlive 24.12: This release includes numerous bug fixes and several new features, such as resizing multiple timeline items simultaneously, single-frame mixing, quick marker/guideline addition with categorized coloring, improved speech-to-text, and enhanced subtitle support (including advanced SSA/ASS support and animated subtitles). A future release will include AI-powered automatic masking.
7. Marvel Rivals Anti-Cheat Issue: The game’s anti-cheat system mistakenly banned Linux and macOS users (including Steam Deck users with compatibility layers), but the developers quickly acknowledged and rectified the issue, lifting the bans and apologizing. This is highlighted as a positive contrast to other games’ approaches to Linux compatibility.
8. Bottles Project Rewrite: The open-source Windows app runner is being rewritten in Rust, using libCosmic as the client toolkit and C#/.NET for the agent. Flatpak support remains, with the addition of container-based CPAC support planned.
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