Topic: GNOME 50

Google Drive logo on top of the Nautilus file manager.

GNOME 50 dropped support for accessing Google Drive files

If you’re used to accessing your Google Drive in the Nautilus file manager, a heads-up that the feature is no longer available in GNOME 50, which is the desktop version the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS […]

31 March 2026

GNOME 50 released – this is what’s new

GNOME 50 is out. It enables VRR and fractional scaling by default, expands parental controls, and supports GPU-accelerated remote desktop – and more.

18 March 2026
Ubuntu 26.04 new folder icons.

Ubuntu’s new folder icons are here – and you’re going to have opinions

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is refreshing its folder icons with a squatter shape and more colourful design – if past icon changes are anything to go by, not everyone is going to be thrilled. The restyled […]

16 March 2026
Ubuntu logo with the text Ubuntu News.

Ubuntu 26.04 Replaces System Monitor and Totem with New Apps

Ubuntu developers confirm plans to ship 2 new apps in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, replacing its video and system monitor apps with a pair it feels are more 'modern'.

27 November 2025