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A blog about Ubuntu – est. 2009! Follow to get news, tips, cool apps, and other content about the world's most popular desktop Linux distro.
- Opera GX, the company's gaming-focused web browser (with a lot of gimmicky features) is finally making its way to #Linux, almost 6 years after it launched on Windows.
- Today is the end of Ubuntu 25.04 support – the 'Plucky Puffin' is plucked! 🪶 Upgrade to #Ubuntu 25.10 to keep receiving critical updates. www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/ubun...
- Kagi has published an early Linux alpha of Orion and early impressions are good.
- Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" is out, available for download. Built on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS, this update brings a revamped app menu, new system tools, Wayland-friendly language switching, and #Linux kernel 6.14. A polished final entry in the 22.x series – well worth trying.
- ICYMI: I look back at the most notable improvements, gambits and changes made to Ubuntu in 2025. #ubuntu #linux
- The #Linux Mint 22.3 "Zena" beta is now available for testing! Highlights include: • Redesigned Mint Menu • Regex filename search in Nemo • Rewritten on-screen keyboard • New System Info tool • Keyboard/input switching • Text message in Warpinator Plus, a fair bit more – full details ⤵
- Today, Mozilla's announced its decision to make AI a 'bottom line' strategy for its future. A few days ago I wrote about its latest offering in the agentic space - TABS API. #mozilla #ai
- Ubuntu LTS releases now receive 15 years of security coverage, with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS support extended to 2029 via the Ubuntu Pro Legacy add-on. #Linux #Ubuntu
- Firefox has a (pretty cute) new mascot. Mozilla calls Kit a 'companion through an internet that's private, open and actually yours' – but does the browser need one? www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/fire...
- A malicious ZIP file briefly replaced Xubuntu's torrent download on the official website at the weekend. How the 'hack' happened is not yet clear, but it was targeted at Windows users looking to try the distro. #linux
- Ubuntu 25.10 added Dracut to default installs, but what does it mean for you? I take a sideways look at this foundational swap… #dracut #ubuntu #linux
- Publish an overview of what's new in ONLYOFFICE 9.1: redaction tools when editing PDFs, 4x faster lookup functions when working with spreadsheets, and improve file recovery if the app crashes before you remember to hit ctrl + s. #OpenSource
- Ubuntu 25.10 is out on 9 October with GNOME 49, Linux 6.17, Rust-powered sudo, TPM-backed disk encryption and—gulp!—no more Xorg! #Ubuntu #Linux
- Paying for the privilege of, as one Redditor puts it, owning "a rented billboard in my own living room". @engadget.bsky.social's Amy Skorheim's Echo Show was showing cereal ads instead of family photos at breakfast time…
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- Firefox 143 is released. This update offers web app support, a new address bar feature for finding dates fast, in-browser access to Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot - and more! #Firefox #OpenSource
- GNOME 49 is a solid upgrade. A video player that doesn't look like it's from 2005, the ability to control your music from the lock screen, smoother UI animations - and more! Oh, and RIP X11 session - it's Wayland or bust. #linux #foss
- I don't think it'd be unfair to say MPD Clients tend to look a little… similar. Euphonica doesn't — and it's just arrived on Flathub, making it easier to install on your #Linux distro of choice! #foss
- Mozilla is adding CoPilot chatbot to Firefox, and testing new to-do list and timer widgets on the New Tab page. #opensource
- Linux Mint 22.2 is out now, with theme updates, a new fingerprint utility, and refreshed apps, all powered by the Linux 6.14 kernel. #LinuxMint #Linux
- "The workflow of opening a file and hand-writing code is becoming obsolete. Instead, developers will start with a prompt". So say the team behind #Warp, who just launched a raft of new features to help devs ship 'agent-generated code all the way from prompt to production'.
- Can a command-line file manager actually be pleasant to use? After trying SuperFile, I think so! #linux #opensource #foss
- I recap a bunch of Linux app releases from August 2025, taking in updates to Qemu, Constrict, Gradia, Zen Browser, PeaZip and more!
- Mozilla Firefox is a decent web browser for most needs, but what if it was better? That question finds an answer in promising fork, Zen Browser. #firefox #tech
- Ptyxis (terminal), Loupe (image viewer), sudo-rs, hwctrl, and the new Ubuntu Insights CLI tool finally arrive in development builds of Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka'. #ubuntu #linux #foss
- ICYMI: FFmpeg 8.0 is a major update: Vulkan-powered video encoding for pro formats? Yup. AI transcription using Whisper? Uhuh. New codecs, filters, GPU scaling, and more? Yes sir! #opensource #foss #ffmpeg
- 34 years ago today, Linus Torvalds posted to the Minix newsgroup on an OS he was building, billed as "just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu". That OS was Linux, and it revolutionised computing. #Linux #OTD #foss
- Firefox 142 rolls out today with many improvements, including topics to curate stories on the new page (US only), new tracker blocking options, and wllama API support to let web extensions devs run LLMs on your device. #firefox #opensource #tech
- Raspberry Pi has introduced a smaller version of its streamlined portrait touch display for its computers - 720p resolution, support for 5-point touch gestures, and a snip at just $40. #raspberrypi #tech
- Each Ubuntu version brings a unique desktop background, and the new design for the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' release is finally revealed… #ubuntu #linux
- You may have heard that user-funded search engine Kagi is bringing its WebKit-based Orion web browser to Linux. This week they shared an update on progress – and it's brisk! #kagi #linux #webkit
- A revamped layout (that is kind of an improvement, I guess), support for running Windows ARM VMs on Linux ARM hosts, and other changes land in VirtualBox 7.2.0, out now. #opensource #virtualbox #linux
- The Ghostty terminal has rewritten its GTK interface to banish memory bugs causing crashes, improve stability, and make it easier for devs to add new features on #Linux. Version 1.2 drops in a few weeks, so keep your lights on! 👻
- Hardware companies making heavy use of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service for distributing updates are being asked to financially support it, in an effort to firm up a sustainable future for this essential service. 💸 #linux #opensource
- Get your beta testing boots on, as the Linux Mint 22.2 Beta is now available to download. The release brings visual changes, updated apps and fingerprint login support. #linux #linuxmint
- Ubuntu 25.10 may break new ground by becoming the first stable release to ship with an unstable kernel. #ubuntu #linux
- Firefox users report high CPU usage and memory bloating caused by the browser's on-device AI inferencing, which powers the 'smart tab grouping' feature. #mozilla #ai
- IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2 adds offline AI code completion for Java, support for Java 25, Maven 4 integration, and Spring debugger upgrades. #java #jetbrains #dev
- Free, open-source office suite ONLYOFFICE has issued a new update. It adds several new plugins, and introduces beta access to its 'AI Agent'. #foss #opensouce #ai
- GitHub's "use AI or find a new job" message to devs gets a sharp, witty riposte in this. If a study shows AI doesn't save time, boost productivity, or bolster skills, simply move the proverbial goalposts to an entirely different field – and hope the players don't notice!
- Linux Mastodon app Tuba just rolled out a mammoth update. There's a redesigned post composer, in-app YouTube playback, and plenty of timeline tweaks. This open-source Fediverse tool is a real gem. #Mastodon #OpenSource
- If you use Chrome, Wayland, and fractional scaling together, things will soon look less blurry out-of-the-box. #linux #chrome
- Ubuntu Server is dropping wget from its software set in the upcoming 25.10 release as part of an effort to reduce install sizes. #ubuntu #server
- I'd wager you're /probably/ content with your current terminal emulator of choice. On the off chance you're not, Rio is a slick, fast and cross-platform option you may want to check out. I run through its USPs and how you can install it on #Ubuntu.
- Raspberry Pi-powered laptops are, admittedly, a niche sell, but the fact most (to date) have been thicc plastic-fantastic contraptions skewed more to educators hasn't helped. Argon Forty - of Argon ONE case fame - is doing something about it.
- Canonical's engineers have unveiled a new approach to kernel tacking in Ubuntu dev releases, pledging to package new upstream Linux kernels to enable earlier and easier testing.
- The third development snapshot of Ubuntu 25.10 is now available to download, if you're keen to help test the next release (or just get a sneak-peek at its new features). #ubuntu
