Heavy XFCE Vibes - LWDW 488 (Patreon)

System76’s COSMIC desktop hits a milestone with its first setup wizard. BSD users get Gershwin, a GNUstep-powered DE with heavy XFCE vibes. Vivaldi doubles down on a no-AI browser future, and Asahi’s GPU lead signs off to join Intel.

Show notes: https://linuxgamecast.com/2025/09/heavy-xfce-vibes/

Timestamps

00:00 Intro

01:17 Building the $9 PC case from Teenage Engineering

03:42 Getting ready to build a Zima NAS

06:28 Anime Impulse adventures

10:40 System76 COSMIC setup

14:39 What about second setup?

15:50 Hot BSD YouTube takes

16:48 Gershwin Desktop Environment

27:01 Vivaldi won't integrate AI

30:20 Why people use ChatGPT for search

33:49 Rosenzweig leaves Ashai Linux for Intel