Some KDE drama, Fedora 43, Ubuntu 25.10 & GNOME 49

Sep 20, 2025

Get the scoop on recent drama surrounding KDE and the departure of Jonathan Riddell. Discover the quality-of-life improvements in GNOME 49 and the key features of Fedora 43 and Ubuntu 25.10 betas, including fresh apps and visual tweaks. Dive into performance hiccups with Rust utilities in Ubuntu. Plus, hear about Linux Mint's roadmap focusing on Wayland, AMD halting AMDVLK for RADV, and Mageia's ongoing infrastructure challenges.

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KDE Departure Sparked Conflicting Narratives

Jonathan Riddell announced his departure from KDE after 25 years, citing exclusion and disagreeing with Tech Paladin's structure.
Other developers, including Nate Graham and Axeli Laitinen, reported a peaceful transition and collaborative formation of Tech Paladin.

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GNOME 49 Is Polished And Wayland‑First

GNOME 49 focuses on polish: Mutter improvements, new animations, and better accessibility from the login screen.
GNOME will drop X11 from the default GNOME session, signaling Wayland-first direction starting with GNOME 50.

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Fedora 43 Beta Modernizes Installer Tooling

Fedora 43 beta brings the Anaconda web UI across spins and moves installer to DNF5 for improved stability and speed.
Fedora Kinoite enables auto updates by default and the release mainly updates desktop environments and tooling.

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