Introducing Cantus a beautiful interactive spotify widget for wayland

Preview Video

https://preview.redd.it/ee3m90k5om0g1.png?width=1331&format=png&auto=webp&s=d810a5a92c73611d9f6a2676b0a690f221c8a35e

# Features

Graphics: Powered by wgpu and vello for high-performance, animated rendering of the music widget.

Queue Display: Displays your spotify queue in a visual timeline, shows upcoming songs as well as the history.

Playback Controls: Provides playback controls for play/pause, skip forward/backward by clicking to seek to a song, and volume adjustment with scroll. You can also smoothly drag the whole bar to seek through the timeline.

Playlist Editing: Favourite playlists to be displayed, shows when a song is contained in that playlist and allows you to add/remove songs from the playlist. (Also includes star ratings!)

It runs alongside your existing layer-shell.

https://github.com/CodedNil/cantus

I'd love to hear what you think!

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A screenshot noscript for GNOME Wayland (Ubuntu) which captures & saves the active window with window class and noscript in the filename
https://gist.github.com/KishanPRao/b35417381458dafcdf4f54e476fe8458

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Firefox 145.0, See All New Features, Updates and Fixes
https://www.firefox.com/firefox/145.0/releasenotes/

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Firefox 145, Release ! (Added Matroska support for the most commonly used codecs: AVC, HEVC, VP8, VP9, AV1, AAC, Opus, and Vorbis. And more ! )

Release notes: https://www.firefox.com/en-US/firefox/145.0/releasenotes/

Version 145.0, first offered to Release channel users on November 11, 2025

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PSA, especially for new users - make sure you have a firewall running.

I have been daily-driving Manjaro KDE and was shocked to discover that it didn't come with a firewall installed, let alone activated.

This made me realise that a functioning firewall must be something getting looked over for a lot of new Linux users already buried under other customizations. From what I recall there are very few distros that have a firewall set up and activated by default like Windows, even if it is installed.

Guys, not having a firewall is a major security threat. You must have it set up and configured correctly if you are using a Linux PC. You don't want to expose open ports to anyone on a leased/shared network.

Just search for "firewall" in your application launcher/start menu and open "Firewall Settings" or anything similar that comes up. Turn it on, set default incoming to Reject and outgoing to Allow, then add rules for specific apps like your torrent client to allow their respective traffic through.

If nothing comes up in the launcher, install ufw and ufw-extras, and plasma-firewall if you're using KDE or gufw otherwise. Then do the above.

Stay safe and happy computing!

Edit: Reading the comments I'm coming to understand that this is apparently not that much of risk and I am only bringing in paranoia from my Windows hangover (though I'll still personally prefer having ufw enabled for my own peace of mind). I won't be deleting this post because the discussion in comments is quite insightful and interesting, and may be of use for others with the same confusion. Thanks!

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zsh-screensaver

Hey everyone — last month I released a new little Zsh plugin I’ve been fiddling with in my spare time, called **zsh‑screensaver**, and thought I’d share it in case anyone finds it fun / useful.

So what it is: when your terminal has been idle for a bit, it shows a visual overlay or banner (or even a GIF, if you want -- that's what I use 🔥), kind of like a screensaver for your shell. And then when you interact, it vanishes and restores what you were doing. I got tired of staring at idle prompts while working on several tasks (I main tmux), so this was my solution 😄.



https://i.redd.it/pxattab47n0g1.gif



If you try it out I’d love to hear:

* How it behaves on your setup (macOS / Linux / etc.)
* Ideas for other “screensaver styles” someone might enjoy
* Any edge‑cases I didn’t consider 🤔

Also, feel free to make pull requests and suggest features. I generally don't have a lot of free time, but I will try to be as responsive as possible!! ❤️ [https://github.com/UmbraDeorum/zsh-screensaver](https://github.com/UmbraDeorum/zsh-screensaver)

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What are your go-to tools for enhancing Linux productivity?

As a Linux user, I'm always on the lookout for tools that can help streamline my workflow and enhance productivity. Whether it's a terminal multiplexer, a task manager, or a file syncing solution, there are countless applications out there that can make our lives easier. I'm curious to hear from the community about the tools and utilities you consider essential for your daily Linux tasks. What are your favorites? Are there any lesser-known gems that you believe can significantly improve productivity? Let's share our experiences and recommendations to help each other get the most out of our Linux environments!

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Chromium font support is seriously broken on Fedora 42. Same for others?

There are still a lot of 8-bit character encoded web pages out there (e.g. ISO-8859-15, Windows-1252, etc.) and for such web pages they often make use of the pi-encoded Symbol font to expand the visual glyph capabilities of the web page (e.g. add a Euro in ISO-8859-1).

Symbol is a commercial font so GNU/Linux distributions include the free URW clone:

user@host:\~$ fc-match Symbol
StandardSymbolsPS.otf: "Standard Symbols PS" "Regular"

Chromium (and Brave Browser, etc.) however refuse to use fontconfig substitutions in Fedora 42, basically breaking much of the Internet for their users. Is that a Fedora specific bug or is it everywhere?

Code for simple test page, renders properly in FireFox in Fedora but not Chromium and clones:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd">
<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1">
<noscript>Testing Symbol font-family</noscript>
<style type="text/css" noscript="Howdy">
span.sym { font-family: "Symbol", serif; }
span.urw { font-family: "Standard Symbols PS", serif; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>Testing Symbol: <span class="sym">This is a test string.</span></p>
<p>Testing Standard Symbols PS: <span class="urw">This is a test
string.</span></p>
</body>
</html>

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Deploy Debian, Ubuntu, Kali, and Alpine on Your Phone with Privileges via Shizuku/ADB to Bypass Android Restrictions
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Looking for a lightweight gui-less Distro

I have a very cheap laptop with a celeron and 4gb ram. I’m looking for a lightweight gui-less distro that I can build up with the tools I need. Trying to save space and keep it able to process smoothly.

https://redd.it/1ouy4ax
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How to choose a battery with TLP?

I just replaced the external battery on my laptop and I want to calibrate it using TLP. I just did it but it seems it tested the internal battery. How would I get it to test a specific battery on a two battery system?

https://redd.it/1outzih
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What are your experiences with using Linux on older hardware?

Many of us have seen the impressive performance of Linux on modern machines, but I'm curious about your experiences with running Linux on older hardware. Whether it's a vintage laptop, a desktop from a decade ago, or even a Raspberry Pi, I’d love to hear how well Linux performs in these situations. What distros did you choose, and what optimizations or tweaks did you implement to enhance performance? Did you face any challenges with hardware compatibility or software limitations? I believe sharing our stories can help others who are looking to repurpose older systems or give new life to legacy hardware. Let’s discuss the best practices and lessons learned from our journeys in using Linux on older machines!

https://redd.it/1ov4bsp
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sudo-rs Affected By Multiple Security Vulnerabilities - Impacting Ubuntu 25.10
https://www.phoronix.com/news/sudo-rs-security-ubuntu-25.10

https://redd.it/1ov5q57
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Looking for a Lightweight Linux Version for My System

Hi, I’m searching for a lightweight Linux version for my computer. Based on your experience, could you guide me on which distributions are fast, efficient, and suitable for older or low-resource systems? Any recommendations or tips would be greatly appreciated.

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New Valve Hardware
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmKrKTwtukE

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I had enough with Microsoft, finally did the change, feel free to suggest tips and tricks to try out as a first time Linux user.
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Crazy right??? How has this unbecome the standard. Valve Frame.
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Hmm... I wonder which standards organization is responsible for the new Steam Machine only supporting HDMI 2.0. /s
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New steam frame and future of linux phones
https://redd.it/1ovfgq6
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r/tea said you might like my new kettle
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I'm trapped on a desert island and want to learn Linux. How do I do it?

How would I learn how to configure, say, Archlinux if I was alone on a desert island without Google, or an internet connection?

I suppose you could just

1. Try to do what you want.
2. Fail.
3. Read -h output or the man page for the commands that you're using.
4. Try again until you succeed.

But that sounds a bit frustrating. Is there a "start here" or "introduction to Linux" man page or similar?

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