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- 1Common Desktop Environment released as open source●Common Desktop Environment available now as open-source
The Common Desktop Environment, the classic Unix graphical desktop originally developed in the 1990s, has been made available as open-source software. The project, hosted on SourceForge as CDE Desktop Environment, lets developers download, study and modify the once-proprietary desktop. Commenters are discussing the release with a mix of nostalgia and interest in whether the historic desktop still has practical use today.
- 2User gets NVIDIA drivers working on Linux Mint XFCE●Got the "new" computer going with # LinuxMint XFCE PS: NVIDIA drivers work! :blob_cat_melt: # Linux # OpenSource
A Linux user reports successfully setting up a computer running Linux Mint with the XFCE desktop environment, noting that NVIDIA proprietary graphics drivers are working. NVIDIA driver installation has historically been a common pain point on Linux, so reports of smooth setup are often shared and discussed within the open-source community.
- 3Common Desktop Environment Now Available as Open Source●📰 CDE - Common Desktop Environment ｢ The Common Desktop Environment was created by a collaboration of Sun, HP, IBM, DEC,
The Common Desktop Environment, the classic Unix desktop built through a collaboration of Sun, HP, IBM, DEC, SCO, Fujitsu and Hitachi, has been released as open-source software. Long used on commercial UNIX systems, CDE is now freely available, prompting nostalgia among Unix veterans and interest from developers curious about this piece of computing history.
- 4Common Desktop Environment released as open-source●Common Desktop Environment available now as open-source Article URL: https:// sourceforge.net/projects/cdesk topenv/ Com
The Common Desktop Environment, the classic Unix graphical desktop once used on commercial workstations, has been made available as an open-source project on SourceForge. The release was shared on the developer forum Hacker News, drawing modest attention with a handful of points and comments. Enthusiasts of retro and Unix computing are discussing the return of the historically significant desktop environment.
- 5KDE Plasma 6.9 to Improve Wayland PiP and Multi-Monitor Support●KDE Plasma 6.9 to Improve Wayland PiP and Multi-Monitor Support https:// linuxiac.com/kde-plasma-6-9-to -improve-wayland
The KDE project is working on Plasma 6.9, which will bring improvements to Wayland support, including better picture-in-picture handling and enhanced multi-monitor functionality. Open source and Linux enthusiasts are sharing news of the upcoming desktop environment release, which addresses long-standing Wayland pain points for users running multiple displays.