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How Ubuntu’s new ‘Myna’ AI voice typing works

Ubuntu is working on speech-to-text AI transcription so you can talk to type. It's powered by project Myna. Here's how it'll work and why it's adding it.

30 June 2026

This Flatpak runs a 30-year old version of GIMP – pre-GTK

Every wondered what famed FOSS image editor GIMP was like in 1996? Well, now you can find out. Developer balooii has packaged GIMP 0.54 into a Flatpak that runs on modern 64-bit Linux desktops with […]

28 June 2026
Ubuntu logo behind stingray in the ocean.

Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2 is out (with a ‘breaking change’)

Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2 is available to download, the second of four snapshots planned for the ‘Stonking Stingray’ development cycle ahead of a stable release in October. As with the first snapshot, there’s not a […]

26 June 2026
Whisp scratchpad showing notes, backgrounds and data picker.

Fed up with complex note taking apps? Try Whisp for Linux

Whisp is a Linux notes app with a difference. A gesture-driven GTK4/libadwaita UI offering a scratchpad for note taking. Inspired by Antinote for macOS.

25 June 2026
Kernel mascot on Ubuntu logo against tv static.

Ubuntu brings Livepatch to arm64 for rebootless kernel updates

Canonical has brought Livepatch to Arm64 devices for the first time, allowing Ubuntu systems on Arm hardware to apply critical kernel security patches without a full reboot. Livepatch is one of Ubuntu’s best hidden security features […]

24 June 2026
Close-up shot Pine64 PineVoice smart speaker showing its top-mounted buttons, microphone mute icon and plastic grille design.

Pine64 launch $50 smart speaker for Home Assistant tinkerers

Open-hardware manufacturer Pine64 has launched a $50 smart speaker that runs open-source software on a RISC-V chip. PineVoice (previously known as PineVox) is built around a Bouffalo Lab BL606P RISC-V SoC with integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth […]

24 June 2026

COSMIC desktop update adds new system monitor app

A new update to System76’s COSMIC desktop is now rolling out with a new system monitoring tool and a fresh set of fixes and fine-tuning. COSMIC Epoch 1.1.0 also sees the developers behind the Rust-based […]

23 June 2026
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Focus blur, nightlight added to Miracle-wm desktop

A new version of miracle-wm, the Wayland compositor built on Mir with an i3/Sway style tiling window manager, has been released. Developer Matthew Kosarek, a Canonical engineer developing this keyboard-driven UX in his free time, says […]

23 June 2026
Tux the Linux mascot holding an AirPods case, illustrated in a street-art stencil style

Control AirPods & Galaxy Buds on Ubuntu with ‘BudsLink’

BudsLink is a Linux app giving you more control over Bluetooth earbuds from the likes of Apple, Sony, Samsung and Nothing – battery levels, active noise cancellation (ANC) and more, all without needing to use […]

22 June 2026
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Ubuntu flavours now need a beta release to ship

Ubuntu has announced an ‘important policy update’, making beta releases mandatory for all Ubuntu flavours, no exceptions. Most flavours already hit the beta milestone every six months without issue. But until now a flavour that […]

18 June 2026

Audacity 4.0 beta lets you test its new (nicer) Qt interface

Audacity 4’s first public beta arrived this month with the biggest design change the iconic open-source audio editor has seen in decades. The audio editor’s interface, built on wxWidgets since the project began, now runs […]

17 June 2026

Firefox 152 debuts with new-look Settings, odd way to mute tabs

Mozilla has released Firefox 152 with revamped Settings and faster ways to share web content – plus, a peculiar way to mute noisy tabs. The update is available from today (15 June, 2026) on Windows, […]

16 June 2026