GNOME Dropping X11 Support May Complicate Next Ubuntu LTS

GNOME is looking to jettison X11 session support - as soon as this year, which may impact Ubuntu's plans for its next long-term support release.

22 May 2025

High Tide (TIDAL Client for Linux) Gains New Features

High Tide, an unofficial TIDAL client for Linux, now offers background playback, audio normalisation, synced lyrics and various visual improvements.

21 May 2025

Fender’s New Music Creation Software Supports Linux

Fender Studio is a new free cross-platform DAW for Linux, backed by the iconic instrument maker. Learn what it can do and where to download.

20 May 2025

Microsoft Open-Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux

Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source software. Microsoft has decided to make the code for WSL freely available 10 years after its debut.

19 May 2025
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Vivaldi 7.4 Update Adds New Keyboard Shortcut Controls

A new version of the Vivaldi web browser is available to download, carrying changes said to make our collective “everyday browsing smoother, faster, and just a little more delightful.” How does Vivaldi 7.4 make browsing […]

19 May 2025

elementary OS Preview Cool Upcoming Features

The elementary OS 8.0.1 release back in March brought an appreciable set of improvements with it, including a much-improved Files app, but as ever in development: the work never stops! Project founder, Danielle Foré, recently […]

16 May 2025

Ubuntu is Replacing Image Viewer and Terminal Apps

Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' will ship Loupe and Ptyxis as default image viewer and terminal apps in the upcoming October release.

16 May 2025
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Firefox Now Supports Custom Images on New Tab Page

A number of new personalisation features have been added to the Firefox New Tab page in the past year, including the ability to pick a background image from a small set of hand-picked pics and […]

15 May 2025

Canonical Donating $120,000 to Open Source Projects This Year

Canonical commits to donating $120k to the open source developers building the projects and tools that help power the Ubuntu ecosystem.

14 May 2025

NordVPN Linux App Updated with New GUI

NordVPN has announced a major update to its Linux app, adding a much-requested GUI front-end that makes it easier to control, configure and monitor secure connections. Linux users have been able to use an official, […]

13 May 2025

Ubuntu 25.04 Upgrades Have Been Re-Enabled

If you’ve been itching to do an in-place upgrade to Ubuntu 25.04 from 24.10, your patience has paid off — upgrades have been re-enabled. For those unaware, Ubuntu was forced to halt upgrades to the […]

12 May 2025

Kagi’s Orion Browser Linux Port Uses GTK4/libadwaita

A few months back I reported that Kagi, the company behind the paid, private and privacy-focused search engine of the same time, is porting its Orion web browser to Linux – now we have our […]

12 May 2025