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# Regolith Desktop 3.0 Release Improves Fractional Scaling and Tests Wayland Support
- URL: https://itsfoss.com/news/regolith-desktop-3/
- Published: 2023-08-31T17:07:16.000Z
- Updated: 2023-08-31T17:07:16.000Z
- Description: Regolith Desktop 3.0 is here with fractional scaling for high-res displays and more.
- Author: Sourav Rudra
- Tags: DE Releases, News, #Import 2025-11-08 21:15

We have seen many desktop environment updates in the past few months. 

If you didn't know, the [desktop environment](https://itsfoss.com/what-is-desktop-environment/) on your Linux system enables you to interact with the distro effortlessly.

This time around, we have the recently released **Regolith Desktop 3.0**, which has arrived with some pretty neat improvements. It offers a box-tiling window manager experience that features i3 and Sway.

Let's see what it has to offer.

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## 🆕 Regolith Desktop 3.0: What's New?

![a screenshot of regolith 3.0 in action](https://itsfoss.com/content/images/2023/08/Regolith_3.0.png)

Regolith Desktop 3.0 is a significant release that focuses on providing **an Alpha release Wayland-based session based on the** [**Sway compositor**](https://swaywm.org/?ref=itsfoss.com), alongside **support for newer distros,** among other things.

This release also sees the **introduction of fractional scaling support** for resolutions greater than 1920×1080, with **additional diagnostic information** about the current session.

**In terms of audio handling**, Regolith 3.0 features fixes for the inconsistent behaviors of XF86AudioPlay, and a new config for 'regolith-sway-audio-idle-inhibit'.

Other than that, here are some other changes that are worth knowing about:

- **Misc fixes for i3 and Sway.**
- **A minor cleanup of package metadata.**
- **Addition of gnome-terminal to the recommended list.**
- **Battery percentage/charge widgets now use color values to show data.**
- **A fix for conflicts between the depreciated package, 'regolith-wm-ilia', and wm specific updates.**

I suggest you head over to the [release notes](https://regolith-desktop.com/docs/reference/Releases/regolith-3.0-release-notes/?ref=itsfoss.com) to know more about this release and to go through the migration guide for existing installations.

## 📥 Get Regolith Desktop 3.0

Regolith Desktop 3.0 is offered for **Ubuntu 20.04 LTS**, [**Ubuntu 22.04 LTS**](https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-22-04-release/), [**Ubuntu 23.04**](https://itsfoss.com/ubuntu-23-04-release/), **Debian 11**, and [**Debian 12**](https://itsfoss.com/debian-12-release/).

If you want to try it out, then you can head over to the [official website](https://regolith-desktop.com/docs/using-regolith/install/?ref=itsfoss.com) to get started.

[Regolith Desktop 3.0](https://regolith-desktop.com/docs/using-regolith/install/?ref=itsfoss.com)

*💬 Are you excited about this release? Upgrading or want to install it? Share your thoughts.*