Posts from April 2026

Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray) release date & schedule

Grab your diary and jot down the date, as Ubuntu 26.10 ‘Stonking Stingray’ is going to be released on 15 October, 2026. The Ubuntu 26.10 release date and those of other notable milestones in the […]

3 hours ago
Laptop running Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS released: GNOME 50, Wayland-only and Linux 7.0

Canonical has released Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ – the first LTS in Ubuntu’s history to ship without an Xorg desktop session. It runs on the latest Linux 7.0 kernel with the GNOME 50 desktop, […]

10 hours ago
Framework Laptop 13 Pro with Ubuntu logo on screen.

Framework’s Laptop 13 Pro is its first Ubuntu Certified machine

Framework’s new 13 Pro laptop is the company’s first to ship as certified for Ubuntu, who say you can buy it knowing you’ll get “guaranteed support right out of the box”. Framework hardware have been […]

Wednesday
Ubuntu logo behind stingray in the ocean.

Ubuntu confirms the 26.10 codename, and it sounds strange

Ubuntu has announced the codename for Ubuntu 26.10 is… “Stonking Stingray”. As codenames go it’s certainly unique. The distro gives each release a codename: an alliterative pairing of adjective and animal, the latter of which […]

Tuesday
Ubuntu 26.04 and 24.04 mascots.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS: What’s new since 24.04?

If you plan to upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, you’re going to inherit two years worth of improvements. As an LTS-to-LTS jump, you don’t simply benefit from what’s new […]

Tuesday
Firefox logo in front of the number 150.

Firefox 150 brings Linux emoji picker, PDF page ordering + more

Firefox 150 is released this week with an enhanced Split View features, multi-tab sharing and a clutch of welcome PDF editor improvements. Split View debuted in Firefox 149 last month, letting you easily view two […]

Monday
GIMP Wilber logo in front of a brick texture with the number 3.2 graffitied on it

GIMP 3.2.4 released with fresh set of bug fixes

Bug fixes arrive in GIMP 3.2.4, the latest maintenance update for the current 3.2.x stable series. Assorted improvements made since GIMP 3.2.2 dropped in March include a variety of layer workflow tweaks, like ensuring certain […]

Sunday

Type with your voice on Linux using this Whisper-based app

Your mouth can (probably) say things quicker than your hands can type them, yet voice typing is rarely used as a primary input method on desktop, despite most of us thinking nothing of using it […]

Sunday
Robots in the sand.

Thunderbolt is an open-source ‘AI client’ from Mozilla’s for-profit arm

Thunderbolt is a new open source AI client from the Mozilla-owned MZLA Technologies aimed at enterprises who want to run self-hosted chatbots on their own infrastructure. MZLA Technologies is the for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation that develops […]

16 April 2026
A laptop showing the Linux Mint desktop.

Linux Mint’s next release won’t be until Christmas 2026

Linux Mint has confirmed it is switching to a longer development cycle, in order to give the team more time to ‘fix bugs and improve the desktop’. As a result, the Linux Mint 23 release […]

16 April 2026
Zorin OS 18.1 on a floating laptop.

Zorin OS 18.1 released, new Lite edition available

The first point release to Zorin OS 18 is now available for download, arriving six months and some 3.3 million downloads after the original launch. Zorin OS 18.1 is a point release update. It’s still […]

15 April 2026
Opera GX logo on a space background.

Opera GX for Linux arrives on Flathub & Snap store

Installing Opera GX on Linux is now easier, with official packages available on the Canonical Snap Store and Flathub. Opera GX made its debut Linux release in March 2026, with the gaming-centric web browser porting […]

14 April 2026