Firefox Gets (too) Rounded, Flatpak for CLI & Dev tools, Ubuntu does tiling now - Linux Weekly News https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/32c91d9c-1048-4426-bb44-f4212b46cd0d Try out Proton Mail, the secure email that protects your privacy: https://proton.me/mail/TheLinuxEXP Grab a brand new laptop or desktop running Linux: https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en# 👏 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL: Get access to: a Daily Linux News show, a weekly patroncast for more thoughts, your name in the credits, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thelinuxexp/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelinuxexperiment Or, you can donate whatever you want: https://paypal.me/thelinuxexp Liberapay: https://liberapay.com/TheLinuxExperiment/ 👕 GET TLE MERCH Support the channel AND get cool new gear: https://the-linux-experiment.creator-spring.com/ #linux #linuxnews #linuxdesktop Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:30 Sponsor: Proton Mail 01:23 Ubuntu 26.10 beta released 03:58 Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 upgrade now possible 05:14 Toolpak introduced as the Flatpak for dev tools 08:24 F-Droid launches full rewrite of the app 10:00 Firefox 157 adds the new Nova theme 12:33 Igalia working on Firefox for SteamOS 14:35 PostmarketOS changes name 16:11 Dev proposes that GNOME accepts AI contributions 18:10 Ubuntu 26.10 has an image for Snapdragon laptops 19:33 New minimalist FOSS web browser 21:55 Meta found guilty of lying on data protection and moderation 24:15 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers LinksUbuntu 26.10 beta released https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2610-beta-released Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 upgrade now possible https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2604-upgrades-live-2404 Toolpak introduced as the Flatpak for dev tools https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2026/09/26/introducing-toolpak/ F-Droid launches full rewrite of the app https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/f-droid-gets-its-biggest-update-in-a-decade-with-new-ui-and-smoother-app-installs/ Firefox 157 adds the new Nova theme https://linuxiac.com/firefox-157-nova-released-with-its-biggest-visual-refresh-in-years/ Igalia working on Firefox for SteamOS https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Deck-Better-Firefox PostmarketOS changes name https://nura.eco/blog/2026/09/27/nura-rename/ Dev proposes that GNOME accepts AI contributions https://arunraghavan.net/2026/09/on-llms-and-free-software/ Ubuntu 26.10 has an image for Snapdragon laptops https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-snapdragon-x2 New minimalist FOSS web browser https://blancbrowser.com/ Meta found guilty of lying on data protection and moderation https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-mexico-wins-second-suit-against-meta/article_e4a95a15-5303-473d-9005-fdedb1ebd619.html https://www.reuters.com/world/us/new-mexico-wants-meta-pay-up-40-billion-penalties-after-data-privacy-trial-2026-10-01/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:44:23 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tilvids.com Firefox Gets (too) Rounded, Flatpak for CLI & Dev tools, Ubuntu does tiling now - Linux Weekly News https://tilvids.com/lazy-static/avatars/a8b2efbf-2a14-445c-a432-b4ebcf28cb7d.png https://tilvids.com/videos/watch/32c91d9c-1048-4426-bb44-f4212b46cd0d All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tilvids.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder. <![CDATA[Firefox Gets (too) Rounded, Flatpak for CLI & Dev tools, Ubuntu does tiling now - Linux Weekly News - rozodru]]> https://tilvids.com/w/7gJoWrZG5msyGd5ga11ct4;threadId=89668 https://tilvids.com/w/7gJoWrZG5msyGd5ga11ct4;threadId=89668 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:19:43 GMT for me pills and jetbrainsmono and borders around everything just screams to me “this was designed by Claude.”

I don’t like the look. I think it looks amateurish. doesn’t look clean. looks slapped together at the last minute by an LLM. Also the corners of my monitor are not round, they’re square. if I was back on a early 00 area Apple Cinema Display it would make sense. hell if I was using any screen from the early 00’s it would make sense. to me pills on everything does not make sense.

]]> rozodru <![CDATA[Firefox Gets (too) Rounded, Flatpak for CLI & Dev tools, Ubuntu does tiling now - Linux Weekly News - Azufre36]]> https://tilvids.com/w/7gJoWrZG5msyGd5ga11ct4;threadId=89668 https://tilvids.com/w/7gJoWrZG5msyGd5ga11ct4;threadId=89668 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:49:54 GMT @scallisto@makertube.net at least there are projects to fix firefox UI https://github.com/black7375/Firefox-UI-Fix/tree/photon-style
but yeah, they need to start listening to their comunity

]]> Azufre36 <![CDATA[Firefox Gets (too) Rounded, Flatpak for CLI & Dev tools, Ubuntu does tiling now - Linux Weekly News - sbird]]> https://tilvids.com/w/7gJoWrZG5msyGd5ga11ct4;threadId=89668 https://tilvids.com/w/7gJoWrZG5msyGd5ga11ct4;threadId=89668 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:36:26 GMT I still love KDE Plasma, and it's definitely the GOAT desktop environment in my opinion (GNOME and others are great too!), but being able to try stuff like Niri is one of the reasons why I love Linux!

]]> sbird <![CDATA[Firefox Gets (too) Rounded, Flatpak for CLI & Dev tools, Ubuntu does tiling now - Linux Weekly News - sbird]]> https://tilvids.com/w/7gJoWrZG5msyGd5ga11ct4;threadId=89668 https://tilvids.com/w/7gJoWrZG5msyGd5ga11ct4;threadId=89668 Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:26:05 GMT I feel like Firefox should give uses a toggle whether they want the rounded aesthetic! Personally, I like it a lot, and it just so happened when I switched from boxy KDE Plasma to Niri + Noctalia (which has more rounded UI as configured with default settings), Firefox updated to the new rounded aesthetic at the same time! What are the odds? A lot of people love their boxier UI bits though, so it kind of sucks that disabling the new UI requires going into about:config

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