Latest release · November 13, 2026
Zwift on Linux, set up in five steps: an assistant for Wine and sign-in, plus a Bluetooth bridge for smart trainers and heart rate straps. No Companion app on your phone.
KDE and GNOME Flatpak
Latest release · November 8, 2026
Switch TUXEDO power profiles right from the GNOME Quick Settings, without opening the Control Center.
GNOME Shell 50–51 Extension
Latest release · October 5, 2026
Your Sonos speakers, at home on the GNOME desktop: play music, group rooms and set the volume of every room. First-generation speakers stay usable, too.
GTK 4 and libadwaita Flatpak
// In the works
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Online · planetfoss.net
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How many people run Linux on the desktop? LinuxPULSE collects the public figures from StatCounter, Steam, Firefox and other sources, breaks them down by continent and explains what each source measures. From all figures, LinuxPULSE calculates a single value: the pulse of Linux growth.
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WebKitGTK 2.54: Tiny Star, Massive Memory Leak
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PlanetFOSS: Linux news that sorts itself
PlanetFOSS collects Linux and open source news from German and English sources and organizes it on its own: identical stories become bundles, new topics…
Gnomos: Control Sonos Speakers from the GNOME Desktop, Even Old Models
Gnomos is a free Sonos client for GNOME built with GTK4 and libadwaita. The app plays music, groups rooms and shows synced lyrics, all…
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