All articles by Joey Sneddon

Joey Sneddon is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of OMG! Ubuntu. Since 2009, he has reported on Ubuntu and the wider open-source ecosystem, documenting every major Ubuntu release since 9.04 to the present. With over 16 years of hands-on experience in Linux desktops, distros and apps, Joey's insights and reporting have been cited by leading technology outlets including Ars Technica, The Verge, Engadget and Forbes.

Dynamic Music Pill adds slick media controls to the GNOME panel

Add animated media controls to your GNOME panel or dock with Dynamic Music Pill, a slick GNOME Shell extension showing album art, waveforms and track info.

24 February 2026

Firefox 148 released with AI kill switch + more

The Firefox 148 update sees its stable release today, bringing with it a much-request ‘AI kill switch’ to easily disable all AI-powered features within the browser. Mozilla has said future updates to the browser will […]

23 February 2026
OpenJDK logo on a yellow background with Raccoon faces.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will default to OpenJDK 25

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ will use OpenJDK 25 as its default Java version. An expected change as OpenJDK 25 is a long-term support release, as Ubuntu 26.04 is, the bump brings various feature and […]

22 February 2026

Ghostty terminal is finally adding scrollbar support

Ghostty's most-thumbed feature request is finally being answered. Yup, scrollbar support is finally coming in Ghostty 1.3 for Linux and macOS.

21 February 2026

Rudra is a new keyboard-driven launcher for GNOME Shell

The world isn’t short on keyboard-based Linux launchers. Albert, Ulauncher, rofi and GNOME Do (if you’re old enough to remember that one) are among those I’ve written about in the past. Rudra is a new […]

20 February 2026
BleachBit app logo.

BleachBit 5.1.0 Beta adds cookie manager and expert mode

BleachBit 5.1.0 beta is out with a new cookie manager, expert mode to prevent accidental data loss, new browser support, and fixes for Linux users.

19 February 2026
KDE logo on a laptop screen promoting the Plasma 6.6 release.

KDE Plasma 6.6 is out – screenshot OCR, refresh rate fix + more

KDE Plasma 6.6 release lets you extract text from screenshots, control app volume from the taskbar, save custom themes and fixes the 60Hz animation cap.

17 February 2026
Ubuntu logo stick peels back to show circuitry underneath.

Ubuntu 26.04 splits firmware package to reduce update sizes

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will split its 600MB linux-firmware package into 17 vendor-specific packages to reduce bandwidth and download sizes of firmware updates.

16 February 2026

Official Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon’ mascot revealed

Download the official Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' mascot as an SVG vector file to use in your custom wallpapers and personalised Ubuntu artwork.

15 February 2026
Linux Mint logo.

Linux Mint is adding post-install home encryption option

Linux Mint 23 will expand its System Administration tool (mintsysadm) with a new Users section, enabling post-install home encryption and more.

15 February 2026

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS released with Linux 6.17 + Mesa 25.2

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS is now available to download. This fourth point release brings the Linux 6.17 HWE kernel and Mesa 25.2 graphics stack for better hardware support.

12 February 2026
A laptop showing the Linux Mint desktop.

Linux Mint may make fewer releases a year to ‘uncap ambition’

Linux Mint developers are considering ending the distro’s six‑month release cycle, a change that could mean fewer updates and a slower release pace.

11 February 2026