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 […]

22 April 2026
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 […]

21 April 2026
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 […]

21 April 2026
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 […]

20 April 2026
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 […]

19 April 2026

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 […]

19 April 2026
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

Tributary is the GTK4 Rhythmbox port of your dreams

Ever wondered what a GTK4/libadwaita version of Linux music player Rhythmbox might look like? A new app in development imagines just that. Tributary is billed as a “high-performance, Rhythmbox-style media manager written in pure Rust […]

14 April 2026

Quick Lofi – a GNOME extension for chill beats to study to

Quick Lofi is a GNOME Shell extension that puts a lofi radio player in your top bar. If you’ve ever opened a new browser tab to load a “lofi beats to study to” stream on YouTube […]

13 April 2026