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People are discussing the release of Labwc 0.20, a Wayland compositor update that adds a range of new features. The focus right now is on what’s new in this specific version and how it improves the compositor experience.

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Labwc 0.20 has been released as a Wayland compositor update, bringing numerous new features to users.

People are discussing the release of Labwc 0.20, a Wayland compositor update that adds a range of new features. The focus right now is on what’s new in this specific version and how it improves the compositor experience.

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Labwc 0.20 Wayland Compositor Released With Numerous New Features

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Project Labwc
Platform Wayland compositor
Release type Version release with numerous new features

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Eerste bèta van Ubuntu 26.04 met Gnome 50 met enkel Wayland is uit

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27d ago Tijs Hofmans
phoronix.com

Godot 4.7 Will Finally Have HDR Output, Including On Linux With Wayland

The upcoming Godot 4.7 open-source, cross-platform game engine release is rolling out support for high dynamic range (HDR).

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