COSMIC Debuts Rust-Based System Monitor for Pop!_OS
COSMIC Epoch 1.1 adds the COSMIC-Monitor, a Rust-based system monitor for COSMIC and Pop!_OS that replaces GNOME System Monitor and tracks CPU, processes, memory, GPU, disk, and network usage.
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Ubuntu 26.10 to Default to Dbus-Broker for Enhanced D-Bus Performance
Ubuntu 26.10 will switch the default D-Bus implementation to the high-performance Dbus-Broker, moving dbus-broker into main and enabling it by default while shifting D-Bus components to universe. The change aims for better performance, reliability, and scalability, though GNOME/GDM dependencies and AppArmor/Snaps considerations helped shape the rollout; the move aligns Ubuntu with Fedora’s historical switch and comes as a Rust-based BUS1 IPC approach gains attention.
GNOME 51 Poised to Replace System Monitor with Resources
GNOME 51 could replace the GNOME System Monitor with the GNOME Resources app, which adds features like NPU and GPU power monitoring and broader device support. Ubuntu has already switched to Resources. The Resources project, now hosted by GNOME.org GitLab after being incubator-hosted and previously on GitHub, is moving toward promotion as the core monitor in GNOME 51, with a merge request underway to swap org.gnome.SystemMonitor for org.gnome.Resources. If timelines hold, the change could land with GNOME 51 in September, or potentially follow in GNOME 52 next spring.
GYESME Emerges as a Design-First, Minimalist GNOME Downstream in Early Exploration
GYESME is a new, exploratory project that aims to be a design-led downstream of GNOME, prioritizing minimalism and modularity while allowing optional features and broader portability. It positions itself as a platform for extension rather than a replacement, may fork only if architectural modularity demands it, and seeks to avoid unnecessary hard dependencies (notably on systemd) where alternatives exist. The effort is in planning stages with documentation and a two-year roadmap on GitHub.
GNOME Core Apps Composition: 44% C, 13% JavaScript, 10% Rust
GNOME's end-of-year code stats reveal that 44.8% of core apps are written in C, with significant portions in Vala, JavaScript, and Rust, especially in community apps where Rust is more prominent. C dominates the core components, but Rust is gaining popularity in community projects.
"GNOME Mutter 46 Beta: Boost for Gamers and VM Users"
GNOME Shell and Mutter have released their GNOME 46 Beta versions, featuring improvements for gamers and virtual machine users. Notable changes include support for mouse cursor hotspots for KMS atomic mode, refactoring of Wayland focus management, and dropped experimental RT-scheduler feature. However, dynamic triple buffering and Mutter Variable Refresh Rate support were not included. GNOME Shell 46 Beta brings improved styling, default styles, and handling of screencast failures, among other changes.
"GNOME 46: Last-Minute Decision on Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) Support"
The GNOME 46 desktop release, scheduled for 16 March, may not include Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) integration due to the feature coming down to the wire. The ongoing work around VRR for GNOME includes refining the settings UI and updating the VRR backend support. While it's treated as an experimental feature and may not make it to GNOME 46, efforts are being made to iron out VRR support for the GNOME 47 cycle in the autumn, thanks to funding from Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund.
"GNOME Advances: Variable Refresh Rate Setting and Battery Charge Control"
GNOME developers are making progress on enhancing the desktop environment with Variable Rate Refresh (VRR) settings and discussing the best way to present the option to users. Additionally, there are pending merge requests for adding laptop battery charge threshold controls to help preserve battery health for frequently plugged-in systems, with work being carried out on UPower and the GNOME Control Center for this purpose.
"Ubuntu 23.10: New Features, ZFS Option, App Center, Raspberry Pi Support, and Improved RDNA3 Vulkan Ray-Tracing Performance"
Ubuntu 23.10 'Mantic Minotaur' is now available for download. This update features a default minimal installation option, improvements to the GNOME 45 desktop environment, new features and apps such as quarter tiling and a Flutter-based App Center, and updates to the Linux kernel, graphics drivers, and core packages. Users can choose to download the main edition of Ubuntu or various flavors, and ARM images are available for the Raspberry Pi 5 and Lenovo X13s Gen 1.
GNOME Drops X.Org Session Support with New Merge Requests
GNOME has opened merge requests to drop X.Org (X11) session support, making it a Wayland-only desktop environment. The move aligns with Fedora's plan to disable GNOME X11 session support and make KDE Plasma 6 Wayland-only. The merge requests aim to remove X11 session targets and eventually eliminate the X11 session code, reducing gnome-session's codebase by 3.6k lines. Concerns have been raised about the impact on downstream desktops that haven't fully transitioned to Wayland, but it appears that GNOME will become Wayland-only in 2024.
"Enhanced GNOME Code Boosts NVIDIA Proprietary Driver Multi-Monitor Performance"
A merge request for GNOME's Mutter compositor aims to improve performance for NVIDIA proprietary driver multi-monitor setups by adding hardware acceleration for secondary GPUs. The request addresses issues of slow performance and extreme lag on secondary monitors powered by NVIDIA GPUs. The code is currently undergoing review and shows promise for enhancing the multi-monitor experience on GNOME Wayland with the NVIDIA proprietary driver.
"Steam's New Beta Update Brings Global Scaling Factor and Menu Changes"
The Steam client beta for Linux now recognizes the global scaling factor for text sizing set by KDE, GNOME, and other desktops. The update also includes a fallback mechanism for computing the window scaling factor and a command-line switch for force-overriding the Steam client UI scaling.