DistroWatch Weekly, Issue 1182

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Review: Smaller, community-oriented, open source solutions
News: Haiku ports the NetBSD Virtual Machine Monitor, GNOME OS makes it easier to test experi…

Ubuntu’s desktop icons extension completes its GTK4 port

The Desktop Icons NG (aka DING) GNOME Shell extension Ubuntu uses to put icons on your literal desktop, has been busy – it finished its port to GTK4, patched memory leaks and improved a few of its lesser-known features. The GTK4 port landed in v51.0.0,…

GNOME Adwaita Re-coloring Tool ‘Rewaita’ 1.1.4 added GDM Support

Rewaita, the free open-source tool to change the color scheme of GTK4/LibAwaita apps, released new 1.1.4 version today. The new version of this theming application added GDM support, CLI interactions, more customization options, and some other improvements. Rewaita includes a few dozens of light and dark color themes out-of-the-box. User can simply choose one theme […]

This theme makes Discord look more at home on Ubuntu

The official Discord desktop app supports Linux but it doesn’t make much effort to fit in, which is why alternative clients are popular – not least because they can be themed. Discord GNOME Theme by developer ~ricewind012, is so named because, ba…

FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending July 17, 2026

Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read articles on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
The post FOSS Force’s Top Five Articles — For the Week Ending July 17, 2026 appeared first on FOSS Force.

Become More Productive With These GNOME Extensions

Here’s my recommended list of GNOME extensions that might help you focus more on work and be (more) productive.

GNUnet News: libgnunetchat 0.8.0

libgnunetchat 0.8.0 released

We are pleased to announce the release of libgnunetchat 0.8.0.

This is a minor new release bringing compatibility with the major changes in latest GNUnet release 0.28.0. Some minor issues in the A…

Gnome Working on Test Center App to Make Testing Easier

It’s now possible to test experimental features on the Gnome desktop without worrying that you’ll break things.

Flathub’s AI slop ban looks like it was the right call

When Flathub banned AI-coded app submissions last month, some critics warned the platform was denying the future by dismissing a new wave of “vibe-coded” software as out-and-out “slop”. Well, new data suggests otherwise, as near…

New Vulnerability Discovered in Linux Kernel

Hiding out for nearly 15 years, the Ghostlock vulnerability allows a standard logged-in user to gain root privileges.

Linus Torvalds Spent Years Dismissing AI, Only to Vouch for It

A chronological look at how Linux’s creator went from “90% marketing” to telling AI critics to fork the kernel or walk away.

15 O'Reilly Linux eBooks for Under $30: A Bundle That Goes From Command Line Basics to Kubernetes

Don’t miss! Pay tiny amount for a Git-to-Kubernetes Linux library of DRM-free eBooks, with part of the purchase going to Code for America.

Linux Patches Keep 1980s–90s Macs Spinning Their Floppies

What began as one developer’s need to test a Floppy Emu device grew into a full set of SWIM driver fixes for aging Apple hardware.
The post Linux Patches Keep 1980s–90s Macs Spinning Their Floppies appeared first on FOSS Force.

Shotcut 26.7 Added Option to Choose Which Physical GPU to Work With

Just three weeks after the last release, Shotcut video editor rolled out the new 26.7.16 version today for Windows, Mac and Linux users. The new version of this free open-source Qt and MLT based video editor is marked as a pre-release that features built-in emojis, new video filter, and various fixes. First, the new version […]

Yazi: Fast Rust-Based Terminal File Manager for Linux

The post Yazi: Fast Rust-Based Terminal File Manager for Linux first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Yazi is a terminal-based file manager written in Rust that lets you browse, preview, and manage files. It uses asynchronous
The …

GNUnet News: GNUnet 0.28.0

GNUnet 0.28.0 released

We are pleased to announce the release of GNUnet 0.28.0.

GNUnet is an alternative network stack for building secure, decentralized and
privacy-preserving distributed applications.
Our goal is to rep…

libtool @ Savannah: libtool-2.6.2 released [stable]

Libtoolers!

The Libtool Team is pleased to announce the release of libtool 2.6.2.

GNU Libtool hides the complexity of using shared libraries behind a

consistent, portable interface. GNU Libtool ships with GNU libltdl, which

hides the complexi…

NanoKVM-Go Brings AI-Powered Hardware Control to Linux with a Compact USB-C KVM

by George Whittaker

Sipeed has introduced NanoKVM-Go, a compact USB-C KVM-over-IP device that combines remote hardware management with AI integration. Designed for Linux, Windows, macO…

Ubuntu 26.04 fixes trash dialog bug that defaulted to cancel

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is getting a fix for Nautilus that restores ‘Delete’ as the focused button in the trash confirmation dialog, undoing an accidental swap that made ‘Cancel’ the focused button instead. That ‘unintentional&#8…

FOSS Weekly #26.29: Mint Goes Wayland, OpenBook Reader, Terminal Shortcut Tips, Linux Handheld Computers and More

Is wayland slow?