Active & updated projects — releases, new features, ongoing work
Desktops, rices, neofetch shares, wallpapers & setups posted across the forum
The goal is simple: make sure the cool stuff you’re all making gets seen. A lot of great projects and beautiful setups quietly scroll off the front page during the week. This thread pulls them back into the light every weekend.
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A long weekend is the perfect window to spin up a fresh tool, test a new theme, and dial in your desktop until it feels just right.
New in Showcase
Laser - A simple CD ripping application by @andreas
A modern GNOME-first ripper built with GTK4 and Libadwaita that grabs metadata and covers, and rips to AAC, FLAC, MP3, OPUS or WAV so you can move discs to your phone without wrestling a dated UI.
Ts-tools – TimeShift without the baggage by @IronRod
A Bash alternative to Timeshift for headless systems that mirrors its rsync approach and exclusions, so you can take and roll back OS snapshots without pulling in GUI dependencies.
Fs-tools - partition-level backup by @IronRod
A wrapper around fsarchiver that creates full images of selected partitions with a consistent layout, ideal when you want a true block-level capture instead of a file-level backup.
Python TUI/curses exercise: Naval Combat game by @ugnvs
A terminal-based battleship-style game written in Python with curses, cleanly rendered grid play that is easy to clone and hack on for TUI practice.
Anyone here tried SpiralLinux? shared by @hydn
Debian spins focused on sane defaults and usability from the GeckoLinux developer, delivering a clean Debian base with the setup work already done.
Active & Updated
[Go] cert-checker — v1.2 released by @toadie, followed by discussion on adding simpler vs full views and a new config.ini for paths and defaults to streamline usage.
@sgage shared their setup — MATE with a classic top panel plus Plank dock at the bottom, Apps/Places/System alongside Brisk for fast keyboard access.
@andreas shared their setup — Fedora 44 GNOME in a clean, near-stock layout that puts polish before tweaks.
@hydn shared a new 4K wallpaper set — typography, boot‑log and manifesto themed backgrounds that center the community ethos more than the logo.
Got something brewing or a desktop you’re proud of? Drop your projects in Showcase or your rices in the screenshot threads so we can feature them before next Saturday.
This weekend is a great time to grab a new tool, try a leaner workflow, and give your desktop a fresh coat of paint.
New in Showcase
Sway 1.12 Released with HDR10 on Vulkan shared by @hydn
A big release for Wayland tiling fans with HDR10 via the Vulkan renderer, individual window capture, display manager support, and fewer hard blocks on unsupported GPUs.
@Neffscape shared their setup — MATE with Compiz and minimal animations for a smooth, refined look.
@tkn shared their setup — a tidy media center profile that shows off a clean HTPC config.
@ClaudioDC shared their setup — linked the original EndeavourOS Mars artwork on DeviantArt for a crisp wallpaper swap.
Share your own project, update your showcase thread, or drop a rice in the desktop tags so we can feature it before next Saturday.
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A fresh crop of tools and desktops landed this week, perfect for a little tinkering between coffee refills and late-night terminal sessions.
New in Showcase
My sosreport analysis tool project. Looking for feedback by @linuxjedi
A collaborative web and self-hostable analyzer for Linux sosreports that indexes logs, configs, and command outputs at scale; currently Docker-based and Linux-first with encrypted LUKS-backed storage and a shared “case” workflow to speed triage.
Use your NVIDIA GPU’s VRAM as swap space on Linux shared by @hydn
nbd-vram exposes NVIDIA VRAM as a block device so you can experiment with ultra-fast swap for memory-bound workloads, a fun weekend hack if you have spare VRAM to play with.
A free Linux adaptation of NETworkManager shared by @hydn
nmlinux ports the popular BornToBeRoot NETworkManager toolbox to Linux using Python 3 and PySide6, bundling ping, traceroute, port scans, and more into a tidy desktop utility.
Full Circle Magazine #229 shared by @ericmarceau
The new issue covers Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Kubuntu 26.04 LTS with details like GNOME 50’s Wayland-only direction and the removal of Google Drive integration in Files, a concise read if you are eyeing a fresh LTS.
Active & Updated
Rainbow moth (color picker) — the author published the project’s source code on GitHub, so you can audit, fork, or package it alongside your theming toolkit.
Desktops, Rices & Setups
@Jakarta2 shared their setup — stock Ubuntu GNOME with the Noble theme and Crown wallpaper, clean and unmodified.
@Jakarta2 shared their setup — Arch with GNOME dressed in Yaru for an “Archbuntu” vibe.
@hydn shared their setup — Ubuntu LTS terminal view with ESM enabled on a home server.
Have something you built or a desktop you tuned this week? Drop it in Showcase or the desktop threads and it might be featured before next Saturday.
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How-to: Linux personal keyboard layout by @ugnvs
A practical walk-through of crafting a custom XKB layout from character frequency data with clear examples and symbol file pointers for multilingual or code-heavy typing.
GentleOS - Classic OS with a lovely retro GUI shared by @hydn
A throwback interface project on GitHub that evokes early GUI design and old-laptop nostalgia, a fun rabbit hole for retro-UI enthusiasts.
GNOME 2, but, it’s a personal website shared by @hydn
A personal site styled like classic GNOME 2 with panels and applets, a playful and well-executed nod to the desktop many of us started on.
Customize your Brave Background collection easy by @tkn
A tidy Bash script that finds Brave’s hidden wallpaper directory and regenerates its photo index so you can curate or fully replace the rotating background set.
Qualcomm Linux Software Suite shared by @hydn
A GitHub hub for Qualcomm Linux resources and tooling that is useful if you work on Qualcomm platforms or want to explore their developer offerings.
Share: Pac-Man console (CLI) game shared by @homelabx
Quick weekend fun with pacman4console from apt and a linked HTML5 version, perfect for a terminal break between upgrades.
Laser - A simple CD ripping application — the author notes v0.5.0 is in prep with support for ripping to image files, a substantial step for archival workflows.
@linuxmalo shared their setup — Ubuntu Desktop with GNOME, dialed-in icon scaling for a crisp, uncluttered default feel.
@hydn shared their setup — Debian rolling with Xfce and a moody Project Hail Mary wallpaper that sets a cinematic tone.
@andreas shared their setup — clean Debian GNOME with soft gradients and tidy panel choices.
@hydn shared a wallpaper — neon cosmic swirls with deep purples that pop on dark themes.
@tkn shared a wallpaper — mythic Balor artwork that pairs well with bold, high-contrast rices.
@andreas shared a wallpaper — light botanical texture that brightens neutral desktops without busy noise.
Share your own projects and pixel-perfect desktops in Showcase or the desktop threads so we can feature them before next Saturday.
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The weekend is a fine time to try a new tool, beat a boss fight, or refresh your desktop, and this week brought a few perfect excuses.
New in Showcase
Distro Fighter: Find your Linux distro & desktop by @hydn
A retro-styled web game that matches you to distros and DEs, then drops you into a CLI puzzle campaign that uses real commands - a playful way to practice terminal problem solving.
I tried getting the Codex desktop app running on Linux by @HaD0Yun
A proof-of-concept wrapper that launches the Codex desktop app on Ubuntu via an unofficial macOS build and Electron, with clear caveats and smoke-test notes for tinkerers who want to explore beyond the Codex CLI.
Graphviz, the text to graph generator shared by @ugnvs
The classic CLI suite that turns compact text descriptions into clean diagrams, great when you want content and presentation separated and auto-generated visuals with minimal fuss.
Active & Updated
Distro Fighter: Find your Linux distro & desktop - Part 2 of the campaign is live with new hunt stages, per-distro progress across 32 fighters, optional network-synced progress via email access token, and a Hall of the Reckoning leaderboard.
Desktops, Rices & Setups
@tad shared their setup - Ubuntu Server with a clean, console-first vibe.
@tad shared their setup - Debian Trixie, simple terminal share with that neat fastfetch readout.
Have something to show? Drop your projects in Showcase or post your rices and setups so we can include them before next Saturday’s update.
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The weekend is a fine time to try a new tool, tune a setup, or pick up a clever project you can finish before Monday.
New in Showcase
Peakload benchmarks for operating systems by @Dima
A research-heavy benchmark suite that compiles Petri net models to System V semaphore workloads and compares Linux kernel performance against custom virtual machines, with repos and model generators on GitHub for those who want to reproduce or extend the tests.
Syncthing - continuous file synchronization shared by @hydn
A lightweight, decentralized file sync tool that keeps folders in lockstep across your devices using TLS and device IDs, great if you want fast peer-to-peer syncing without a central server.
Brow6el - full web browser entirely in your terminal shared by @hydn
A terminal-first browser that renders a Chromium engine to your TTY via sixel graphics, surprisingly usable if your terminal supports sixel and you like living inside the console.
Closet Network Rack install — notes on a year of stable use with a UniFi UDM Pro and the addition of CyberSecure as a budget friendly alternative to a full NGFW stack.
Desktops, Rices & Setups
@mrcn shared their setup — Hyprland with noctalia-shell v4, KDE-meets-Hyprland vibe and tidy workspace movement.
@pavlos shared their setup — Linux Mint with a clean, classic panel and a straightforward fastfetch readout.
@Powder shared their setup — Fedora Sway Atomic, fastfetch launched from a Toolbox container, with terminals split across Podman and Incus.
Drop your own projects in Showcase or post your rices and setups so we can feature them before next Saturday’s update.
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Linux for the Sega MegaDrive shared by @hydn
A working port that boots a real m68k Linux kernel (7.1.0-rc6) via U-Boot on a Sega Mega Drive using a Mega EverDrive cart and USB serial, which is the kind of delightful hardware hack that begs for a weekend tinker.
Active & Updated
Distro Fighter: Find your Linux distro & desktop — feedback flagged “bleeding edge” answers occasionally recommending Ubuntu, and @hydn confirmed a change is planned to block that path and outlined how the scoring will be tuned.
Peakload benchmarks for operating systems — the author explains that SVS uses a single kernel thread with check-then-apply passes that yield square time complexity, and invites kernel folks to explore greedy semaphore designs.
Desktops, Rices & Setups
@Zulan shared their setup — fastfetch card on a dark theme with a tidy, info-first look.
@mrcn shared their setup — a minimalist desktop plus a server shot, crisp panels and clean terminal outputs.
@toadie shared their setup — Arch with a fastfetch readout celebrating a 400-day run and a simple terminal aesthetic.
Have something cool to show or a fresh rice to flaunt? Drop your projects in Showcase and your setups in the desktop threads so the community can try them before next Saturday’s update.
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The weekend is a great time to build something small, tweak a setup, or dive into a project thread that sparks a new idea.
New in Showcase
Transforming My Debian 13 Home Server: GNOME to Cockpit by @Sanjana_Rathnayake
A clean headless conversion that drops the desktop for Cockpit-based administration on Debian 13, with an in-progress monitoring dashboard built in Next.js and Node.js that makes this a practical home lab learning path.
Distro Fighter: Find your Linux distro & desktop — a correction notes Slackware’s shipped desktops are Xfce and KDE plus classic WMs, not the larger list previously shown, and the maintainer acknowledged the fix path.
Peakload benchmarks for operating systems — the author details their PVZ machine model atop System V semaphores, points to a GitHub directory you can compile with gcc, and outlines next steps toward FPGA prototyping.
A fresh batch of builds and nuanced updates landed this week, perfect for a weekend of test installs, terminal tinkering, and a little rice polish.
New in Showcase
Yetty (yetty.dev) terminal emulator by @zokrezyl
A next‑gen terminal that doubles as an ecosystem with VNC, mp4 recording, crisp msdf font rendering, and a bundled browser that can render remotely to your terminal for low‑bandwidth sessions; statically linked for fewer host library headaches.
Brow6el - full web browser entirely in your terminal — in‑thread comparison note from the Yetty author highlights Yetty’s ybrowser, which renders with msdf fonts and supports JavaScript and CSS while optimizing remote sessions for minimal bandwidth.
[Go] cert-checker — a feature idea proposes flagging domain expiration alongside cert expiry, with a simple WHOIS API hook to extend reports.
Peakload benchmarks for operating systems — the author answers scale questions, confirms the largest benchmark launches 8,192 child processes, and links prior MCU, FPGA, GPU VM, and ASIC work that informs the approach.
@DenalB shared their setup — Fedora with Kitty and a Fastfetch config that swaps the ASCII logo for a custom image logo.
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If you built or tuned something you are proud of, drop it in Showcase or share your rice in the desktop threads so folks can try it before next Saturday’s update.
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Thanks for including my CLI tools in this week’s showcase! Really appreciate the feature. I built them while experimenting with the APIFreaks APIs, and I’m planning to add a DNS lookup utility next. Happy to hear any other ideas from the community.
Reviving a 15-year-old netbook with Arch Linux shared by @hydn
A detailed writeup on bringing an ASUS Eee PC 1000HE back to life with Arch Linux 32-bit, including the quirks of 32-bit only hardware and older Wi-Fi cards that refuse 5 GHz.
A fresh weekend is here to try a new TUI, peek at an AI-built desktop experiment, and take in some sharp setups from around the forum.
New in Showcase
Starling - desktop written by AI shared by @hydn
An experimental desktop environment generated with AI, surfaced via a YouTube demo and project site, worth a look if you are curious about AI-assisted system UX concepts.
Xorg brightness adjuster tui by @Halano
A lightweight terminal UI to adjust X11 brightness fast and bindable for WM users, with a simple build and run flow (git clone, make, execute) for a smoother alternative to xrandr fiddling.
Burgeon Lab: Naty’s Tech Log by @burg
A clean, Hugo-powered personal site documenting hands-on open source, homelab, privacy, and web dev tinkering, with thoughtful writeups that invite you to follow along and replicate.
Thank you for including my Hugo site in this week’s Saturday Showcase! I’m flattered. Hope my little corner on the web can spark interest for others to consider creating their own site, dabble in web development and have fun! The IndieWeb community welcomes everyone who is interested in departing from social media silos and walled-gardens. I’m happy to be part of the small web revival (amidst Internet AI slop). My inbox is always opened; especially those with questions about Hugo, creating your own site/blog, or IndieWeb!
A fresh weekend is here to tinker, tile, and try a few new tools from fellow members.
New in Showcase
Kubernetes Homelab by @toadie
A Raspberry Pi k3s cluster on Raspberry Pi OS with Prometheus, Grafana, Uptime-Kuma, and Ansible-driven ops that makes it easy to spin up apps per-namespace then promote or tear down cleanly.
Plaid - A new tiling window manager extension for Gnome 50+ by @Plyply
A Wayland-first GNOME 50 tiling extension with per-workspace layouts plus flair like blur, rounded corners, animated borders, a drop-down terminal, and video backgrounds for a polished tiling workflow inside GNOME.
Free security training web site shared by @tmick
HackOSquad is a free-to-browse course hub with roughly 100 videos that range from Linux basics to SQL injection, handy if you are building a security foundation without a paywall.
A fresh weekend is here to tinker, try a new tool, and maybe spin up a VM or two.
New in Showcase
Web thinker app by @Halano
A native, lightning-fast mind mapping app for Linux built with FLTK, SQLite, and zstd that the author says comes in at about a 124 KB binary, making it a tiny scratchpad for big ideas.
iMessage/SMS over Bluetooth to Linux. No proxy or cloud! shared by @hydn
BlueFerry bridges a paired iPhone to your Linux desktop over Bluetooth to send and receive SMS and iMessage, pull in your contacts, and optionally mirror iPhone notifications without an Apple login, cloud relay, or a Mac in the loop.
Active & Updated
Laser - A simple CD ripping application — 0.5.0 adds rip-to-binary or audio images with cue, MP3 variable bitrate and FLAC compression level options, mixed CD support, an overall progress bar, accessibility and state fixes, plus a new icon, with the Flathub update pending propagation.
Odyssey Linux — a Void-based distro trying to make no-systemd approachable (with a verifiable supply chain) — the maintainer clarified that the installer does not yet offer encrypted root or hibernation, full disk encryption and a btrfs snapshot system are planned, Noctalia 5 is currently in the Shipwreck channel with a two-week stabilization window before landing in stable, and priorities were outlined toward a 2027 Edition planned for November.
Kubernetes Homelab — a helpful sizing note for newcomers: the control plane should be the strongest node while workers can be lighter, and you can scale by adding worker nodes over time.
Desktops, Rices & Setups
@Brian_Masinick shared their setup — IceWM on Debian with an Arc-EvoPro2 plus Qogir look for a clean, classic panel-led desktop.
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Active & updated projects — releases, new features, ongoing work
Desktops, rices, neofetch shares, wallpapers & setups posted across the forum
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