New submitter TronNerd82 writes: Linuxiac reports that the 6th alpha release of the COSMIC desktop environment has been released. The new alpha release includes zooming, desktop icon management, some new scaling options, and improved accessibility features. Also included in the release are a number of bug fixes.
These include, but are not limited to:
– Fixing a crash issue in Steam, and fixing certain issues for Radeon RX GPUs
– Fixing a bug that prevented icons from appearing in screenshots
– Adding a layer of polish to the COSMIC Files application by adding folder size metadata and preventing crashes
Also of note are a number of memory usage reductions across the board. COSMIC Alpha 6 also replaces the default font, changing from Fira Sans to Open Sans, with Noto Sans Mono as the default monospace font. Additional changes can be found in System76’s official announcement.