Vela, a New Linux Desktop Environment

About Vela, a New Linux Desktop Environment
Vela 0.1 is the first beta: updates from Settings, native Bluetooth, X11 apps at native resolution, and signed packages for Arch, Fedora and Ubuntu.
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In the maker’s words
Hi, take a look at this. I didn't like KDE nor KDE Themes, so I made Vela, a new stacking desktop environment, and even though this is not very inspired in terms of aesthetic, this is not the point of Vela (not yet). Point of Vela is mostly architecture: Vulkan 1.4 only, no OpenGL fallback; based on wlroots, but has a custom renderer. GPL3 license. Vela is currently at 0.1.0 beta after one month of Alpha testing. Tested and working both on AMD and Nvidia. Requirements: a GPU and driver with Vulkan 1.4 support. I’m looking for people to try it on their hardware and report issues, and for contributors. Thanks code: https://github.com/vela-desktop/vela
Where people found it
- Hacker NewsShow HN: Vela, a New Linux Desktop Environment12 points10 comments9 hours ago
- Hacker NewsVela – A Linux desktop environment with a custom Wayland compositor7 points9 comments14 days ago
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