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
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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.
Active & Updated
- Distro Fighter: Find your Linux distro & desktop — the game picked up two YouTube reviews this week, sparking fresh discussion and giving newcomers an easy way to see it in action.
Desktops, Rices & Setups
- @svhs27102 shared their setup — Nobara Linux with KDE Plasma and a bold fan-made Nobara mascot wallpaper for a gaming-forward look.
- @DenalB shared their setup — EndeavourOS with Fastfetch in a Kitty terminal, tidy and focused.
Drop your own projects in Showcase and your desktops in the visual threads to be featured before next Saturday’s update.
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