This week's Linux and FOSS news:
LINUX NEWS
An X11 Thing! Your Favorite Middle-Click Paste is Likely to be Disabled in Future GNOME Releases:
https://itsfoss.com/news/gnome-firefox-middle-click-paste-removal/
(I personally feel neutral about this move, I never used that feature, but didn't bother me it was there. I just use the good old Ctrl+C)
AI Assistant App For GNOME Adds MCP Server Support To Integrate With Much More Software:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-AI-Newelle-MCP-Server
(Volunteer Microsoft Copilot, there you go lmao)
KDE Plasma 6.6 will finally stop the system sleeping when gaming with a controller:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/kde-plasma-6-6-will-finally-stop-the-system-sleeping-when-gaming-with-a-controller/
Budgie 10.10 Released: Officially Migrated From X11 To Wayland:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Budgie-10.10-Released
Debian's Data Protection Team is No More, Maybe You Can Help?:
https://itsfoss.com/news/debian-data-protection-team/
(Doesn't sound great, hopefully they can find someone who can take over the role. It's good to see though that they still require from applicants to be reputable members of the Debian community, don't let any random person take over.)
Debian 13.3 Released With Many Security & Bug Fixes:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Debian-13.3-Released
Manjaro 26 makes a strong case for leaving Windows 11 behind:
https://betanews.com/2026/01/05/manjaro-26-makes-a-strong-case-for-leaving-windows-11-behind/
Fedora 44 Will Be the First Distro to Adopt KDE's Plasma Login Manager:
https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-44-plasma-login-manager/
Nitrux 5.1 isn't trying to replace Windows 11, but it might tempt you anyway:
https://betanews.com/2026/01/07/nitrux-5-1-isnt-trying-to-replace-windows-11-but-it-might-tempt-you-anyway/
TrixiePup64 2601 Released For Debian 13 Powered Puppy Linux In Wayland & X11 Flavors:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/TrixiePup64-2601-Released
Mageia 10 Alpha Released - 32-bit ISOs Still Available:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mageia-10-Alpha
Bazaar Flatpak Manager Gets New Icon, Permission Warnings + More:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/bazaar-linux-app-new-icon-other-changes
Phosh 0.52 introduces QR hotspot, brightness lock screen gesture and Rust wallpaper portal:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/1/phosh-0-52-introduces-qr-hotspot-brightness-lock-screen-gesture-and-rust-wallpaper-portal/
(more Linux and FOSS news in comment)
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