COSMIC Desktop Alpha 6 Released (linuxiac.com)
(Saturday March 01, 2025 @05:00AM (BeauHD)
from the new-and-improved dept.)
- Reference: 0176575035
- News link: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/25/03/01/0059224/cosmic-desktop-alpha-6-released
- Source link: https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-alpha-6-released/
New submitter [1]TronNerd82 writes:
> Linuxiac reports that the 6th alpha release of the COSMIC desktop environment [2]has been released . The new alpha release includes zooming, desktop icon management, some new scaling options, and improved accessibility features. Also included in the release are a number of bug fixes.
>
> These include, but are not limited to:
> - Fixing a crash issue in Steam, and fixing certain issues for Radeon RX GPUs
> - Fixing a bug that prevented icons from appearing in screenshots
> - Adding a layer of polish to the COSMIC Files application by adding folder size metadata and preventing crashes
>
> Also of note are a number of memory usage reductions across the board. COSMIC Alpha 6 also replaces the default font, changing from Fira Sans to Open Sans, with Noto Sans Mono as the default monospace font. Additional changes can be found in System76's [3]official announcement .
[1] https://slashdot.org/~TronNerd82
[2] https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-alpha-6-released/
[3] https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-6-big-leaps-forward/
> Linuxiac reports that the 6th alpha release of the COSMIC desktop environment [2]has been released . The new alpha release includes zooming, desktop icon management, some new scaling options, and improved accessibility features. Also included in the release are a number of bug fixes.
>
> These include, but are not limited to:
> - Fixing a crash issue in Steam, and fixing certain issues for Radeon RX GPUs
> - Fixing a bug that prevented icons from appearing in screenshots
> - Adding a layer of polish to the COSMIC Files application by adding folder size metadata and preventing crashes
>
> Also of note are a number of memory usage reductions across the board. COSMIC Alpha 6 also replaces the default font, changing from Fira Sans to Open Sans, with Noto Sans Mono as the default monospace font. Additional changes can be found in System76's [3]official announcement .
[1] https://slashdot.org/~TronNerd82
[2] https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-alpha-6-released/
[3] https://blog.system76.com/post/cosmic-alpha-6-big-leaps-forward/