📰 user.* xattrs On Sockets Merged For Linux 7.1 As Sought By GNOME & systemd Developers
On this first day of the Linux 7.1 merge window, among the early pull requests merged were beginning to land the various VFS pull requests submitted by Christian Brauner. Among that code merged is enabling support for user.* extended attributes on sockets...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-User-xattrs-Sockets
#gnome#linux#systemd
📰 user.* xattrs On Sockets Merged For Linux 7.1 As Sought By GNOME & systemd Developers
On this first day of the Linux 7.1 merge window, among the early pull requests merged were beginning to land the various VFS pull requests submitted by Christian Brauner. Among that code merged is enabling support for user.* extended attributes on sockets...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-User-xattrs-Sockets
#gnome#linux#systemd
📰 Linux 7.1 Looks To Support Extended Attributes On Sockets For New GNOME & systemd Functionality
While the Linux 7.0 feature merge window ended this past weekend and that next kernel release won't debut as stable until April, there are already features out on the horizon that are being positioned for likely merging into the Linux 7.1 kernel assuming no issues appear or objections raised by Linus Torvalds. One of the features already looking like it will be submitted for Linux 7.1 is supporting extended attributes on sockets...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.1-Looks-xattrs-Sockets
#linux#systemd#gnome#kernel
Tiling Shell
Advanced Window Management for #Linux#gnome desktops
https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/7065/tiling-shell
A GNOME extension for advanced window management. It's highly configurable and offers different ways of tiling and managing your windows. The focus is on delivering the best user experience, highest stability, and full customization.
It also works with multiple monitors (even if they use different scaling), comes with a number of tiling layouts built-in but there is a layout editor to allow you to create and save customs layouts.
Tiling Shell also features the Snap Assistant, borrowed from Windows 11: just move a window to the top with your mouse and the Snap Assistant slides in and you can place the window where you want and how you want.
* Automatic tiling
* Fully customizable keyboard shortcuts to tile, move windows, change focus and more
* You can also move the window to the edge of the screen to tile it
* Right click on the window title to place the window where you want and how you want it
* Coming soon this week, Windows Suggestions: after tiling a window you get suggestions for other windows to fill the remaining tiles
...
There are other features https://github.com/domferr/tilingshell
Tiling Shell supports GNOME Shell 40 to 47 on X11 and Wayland.
📰 The One Trick That Made Immutable Linux Easier For Me
There's a systemd utility that lets you "inject" tools into a read-only OS at runtime, without rebooting the system. Here's my exploration.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17309280/systemd-sysext
#linux#systemd
📰 Fish 4.6 Shell Brings Support For Recent systemd Environment Variables
Fish 4.6 released today as the newest version of this Rust-based interactive shell for Linux and other platforms...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Fish-4.6-Released
#systemd#linux
📰Systemd Introduces Birth Date Support for Upcoming Linux Desktop Age Controls
A recent systemd update introduces birth date storage, supporting ongoing efforts to implement age-based access controls in the Linux desktop stack.
🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/systemd-introduces-birth-date-support-for-upcoming-linux-desktop-age-controls/
#linux#systemd
📰 systemd 260-rc2 Released With More Changes
Last week marked the release of systemd 260-rc1 with a new "mstack" feature, a new "FANCY_NAME" field for os-release, dropping System V service script support, and other changes. Out today is systemd 260-rc2 release with more changes in further working its way toward a stable release for empowering 2026 Linux distributions...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-260-rc2
#systemd#linux
📰 New to Linux? These 4 systemd Tools Help You Fix Common Issues
Stop guessing, start investigating. Here are 4 systemd tools that make Linux troubleshooting easy.
🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/systemd-troubleshoot-tools/
#linux#systemd
📰 GNOME extensions are basically required, but they're a ticking time bomb for Linux desktops
The unpredictable nature of GNOME extensions, lacking a standard rulebook, often leads to instability and crashes.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/gnome-extensions-are-reason-linux-desktops-break-themselves/
#gnome#linux
📰 Your GNOME desktop can do what Hyprland does, and you don't need to switch
You might think you need a new Linux desktop to get a tiling window manager, but GNOME can give you that with a single extension.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/forge-brings-hyprlands-best-feature-gnome-actually-works/
#gnome#linux
📰 Rudra is a new keyboard-driven launcher for GNOME Shell
The world isn’t short on keyboard-based Linux launchers. Albert, Ulauncher, rofi and GNOME Do (if you’re old enough to remember that one) are among those I’ve written about in the past. Rudra is a new spin on this old staple – albeit without the extensibility dedicated quick launchers provide. What’s different here is that it’s implemented as a GNOME Shell extension, not a standalone app.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/rudra-gnome-keyboard-launcher
#linux#gnome