Section: News

Steam logo with Ubuntu logo inlaid and Snapcraft logo background

Steam snap using core26 is now available for testing

Ubuntu gamers can help test a new version of Canonical’s Steam snap that uses a core26 base and an updated Mesa graphics driver stack. A new testing channel sees the Steam snap’s underlying base runtime […]

15 hours ago

Ubuntu 26.10 stops low memory from killing your desktop session

Ubuntu 26.10 changes how the system choose which processes are killed when memory runs low, making a rogue browser tab is less likely to punt you back to the login screen. When your system runs […]

18 hours ago
Convey email client UI and logo

Convey is a GTK4/libadwaita fork of Linux email app Geary

Convey is a new Linux email client based on the code of Geary, remade with a GTK4/libadwaita UI and support for Microsoft 365 accounts.

Sunday
Laser GTK4 cd ripping tool

Laser is a new, modern CD ripper for Linux

Under my bed is a giant box of CDs that I’ve been meaning to rip for years. Some aren’t on Spotify, some are, but not the right version and one is by an artist I’m […]

Saturday
Calibre Ebook Manager logo on a cutout against a pile of books (image from Unsplash)

Calibre ebook manager adds AI-powered writing game

The latest update to Calibre, the popular open-source ebook manager, features an AI-powered writing game. Calibre v9.15’s “Create Your Own Adventure” mode, per the release notes, lets you build a fictional world and hand control […]

Friday

Microsoft’s open-source CLI text editor adds syntax highlighting

Edit, Microsoft’s open-source command-line text editor, added syntax highlighting, improved regex handling in Find & Replace and new editing shortcuts in its v2.0.0 update. Microsoft open-sourced Edit last year. It’s a small, cross-platform text editor […]

Thursday

Ubuntu 26.10 snapshot 4 released ahead of next week’s beta

In the mood for testing? The fourth monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26.10 is now available for download. It’s unusual for Ubuntu to produce a snapshot the same month a beta release is due, and this […]

Thursday

Miracle-wm v0.11 gains a fancy new overview mode

Miracle-wm v0.11.0 gains a fancy new overview mode inspired by GNOME Shell. For those unfamiliar with miracle-wm, it’s a tiling window manager built around the Wayland compositor Mir, created to be a “hackable and flashy” […]

Thursday
GNOME 51 new release hero

GNOME 51 released with passkey login and smoother UX

GNOME 51 is out, bringing FIDO2 passkey login, a Reduced Motion option and frame scheduling changes that make UI animations and scrolling feel smoother. Core apps pick up improvements too. The desktop Maps app gains […]

Wednesday
Orion beta app icon on Ubuntu desktop

Orion for Linux beta update lets you customise the toolbar

A new beta of Orion for Linux, the native WebKitGTK port of Kagi’s iOS and Mac web browser, is out. Orion Beta v0.4.3 continues to flesh out the browser’s feature set to reach parity with […]

Tuesday
Firefox logo and the number 156

Firefox 156 reduces CPU usage when viewing JPGs

Firefox 156 is out with faster start-up times for its built-in PDF viewer and lower CPU usage when viewing large JPEG images. As you browse the web you (pretty much always) see images smaller than […]

14 September 2026
Icons from the Conflux set for Linux

Conflux icon set gives a modern look to Linux desktops

Conflux is a new Linux icon set that aims to be both beautiful but neutral – I think it succeeds at both. The author of Conflux said they struggled to find a “modern-looking” icon pack […]

14 September 2026