Ubuntu 25.10 Adds New Rust Library to Default Installs

A new Rust-based library, rust-hwlib, is included by default in Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' to help support Ubuntu Pro.

13 June 2025

Updated: Denmark’s Government Ditches Microsoft for Open Source

Denmark is making 'digital sovereignty' a priority, replacing Microsoft and other US big tech products with Linux and open source.

13 June 2025

Kapitano is a New GTK ClamAV Frontend for Linux

Kapitano is a ClamAV frontend for Linux that scans files for malware, ideal if you want to check Windows files safely on the Ubuntu desktop.

13 June 2025

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Adds Power Warnings for EU Compliance

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS now shows energy usage warnings when disabling auto-suspend to comply with new EU ecodesign regulations.

12 June 2025

Apple Release New Tools for Running Linux Containers on Mac

Apple has released new open source tools for running Linux containers on Macs natively, with improved performance. More details inside.

11 June 2025
Wayland and X11 logos overlaid on GNOME and Ubuntu logos

Ubuntu 25.10 Drops Support for Using GNOME on Xorg/X11

Ubuntu 25.10 drops GNOME Xorg support, moving to Wayland-only desktop sessions. Learn what's changing, who's affected, and what to do about it.

10 June 2025

Ubuntu 24.10 Support Ends on July 10th, 2025

Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole is end of life on July 10, 2025. All users will have to upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04 Plucky Puffin to continue receiving critical updates.

10 June 2025

Mozilla Kills Off Orbit, Its AI Add-On for Firefox

Orbit, Mozilla's AI assistant add-on for its Firefox web browser, is being discontinued as most of its features are now available natively.

9 June 2025

Gradia – Slick Screenshot Annotation App for Linux

Gradia is a new screenshot annotation tool for Linux that you can use to create engaging visuals for app stores, blogs, and social media - is it any good?

8 June 2025

Linux Mint 22.2 Adds Native Fingerprint Login Support

Linux Mint 22.2 adds fingerprint login and authentication support through a new desktop app called Fingwit, which boasts 'smarter' PAM integration.

8 June 2025

Ubuntu Devs Debate Splitting Linux Firmware to Reduce Size

Ubuntu developers discuss whether to split the large linux-firmware package into smaller, vendor-specific packages to reduce its size.

6 June 2025

Packet is an Android Quick Share App for Linux

Packet is a new Linux app supporting Android's Quick Share feature, letting you wirelessly transfer files between devices. More details, and how to install.

6 June 2025