Budgie Desktop 11 Preview 1 to Introduce Multi-Panel Support and Tiling
Budgie Desktop 11 Preview 1 will add support for multiple panels, let users place panels along screen edges, and introduce tiling features powered by Magpie.
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Budgie Desktop 11 Preview 1 will add support for multiple panels, let users place panels along screen edges, and introduce tiling features powered by Magpie.
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NetworkManager 1.56 adds WireGuard peer management in nmcli, enhanced DNS handling, MPTCP improvements, and various networking fixes.
Podman 5.8 now supports installing multiple Quadlet files at once and automatically migrates BoltDB databases to SQLite in preparation for Podman 6.0.
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