March 2026 meted out a sizeable set of Linux software releases, including updates to FOSS stalwarts GIMP, digiKam, Krita and Blender. The preceding month also gave us several major new releases, covered on this site in dedicated articles, like Firefox …
Read MoreUbuntu 26.04’s sudo-rs now includes a keypress toggle for password feedback. Switch between visible asterisks and silent input without editing a config file.
You’re reading Ubuntu 26.04’s sudo-rs gets a password feedback toggle, a blog post from …
TDF has used a bylaw Collabora publicly opposed to strip over 30 of its most active developers of their membership.
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Read MoreRaspberry Pi has announced a fresh round of price rises for its range of popular single-board computers, owing to industry-wide memory costs. It’s also launched a new version of the Pi 4 with 3GB RAM to sweeten the bad news, albeit somewhat. This…
Read MoreYou’ll need at least 6GB of RAM to run Ubuntu 26.04 LTS comfortably, as the upcoming version of the distro raises its minimum memory requirement for the first time since 2019. According to the official specs, “Ubuntu Desktop 26.04 LTS …
Read MoreThe release drops curses in favor of Textual, but that’s just the highlight.
Read MoreNobody stepped up to maintain a key package, and its security baggage eventually led to this.
Read MoreEuro-Office is a new European fork of ONLYOFFICE. Here’s why it was created, what it changes, and why it’s already controversial.
Read MoreGIMP, the popular GTK-based image editor, released new 3.2.2 version few days ago for Linux, Windows, and macOS. This is the first maintenance update for the 3.2 major release that was introduced 2 weeks ago. And, it features mainly bug-fixes, UI (user interface) and UX (user experience) improvements. First, GIMP dropped 32-bit Windows support since […]
Read MoreMartin Wimpress is looking to handover the project due to lack of time and interests.
Read MoreIf 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 uses. While GNOME Online Accounts (GOA) integra…
Read MoreThe original PineTime stays, but its followup is a different thing entirely.
Read MoreCanonical has raised the minimum RAM requirement to 6 GB, while Windows 11 still sits at 4 GB. But that’s only a number and it doesn’t tell the real story.
Read MoreUbuntu MATE is looking for a new maintainer, with current project lead Martin Wimpress revealing he no longer has the ‘passion’ for the project he once had – nor the time, it seems. Wimpress created Ubuntu MATE back in 2014, pairing Ubuntu …
Read MoreThe new xdg-session-management protocol finally brings session saving and restoration to Wayland, eliminating a long-standing annoyance for Linux users and paving the way for a smoother desktop experience.
Read MoreUbuntu 26.04, code-name “Resolute Raccoon”, is available for Beta testing! The developer team announced the Beta release for Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop, Server, WSL, and Cloud, as well as the official flavors. This Beta release includes images from not only the Ubuntu Desktop, Server, WSL, and Cloud products, but also the Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu […]
Read MoreIt will be easier to manage the classic Debian packages in the Snap/App Center in the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
Read MoreUbuntu engineers are debating ways to reduce the number of features present in the signed version of GRUB, the boot loader used on systems with Secure Boot enabled. Canonical engineer Julian Klode proposes dropping support for /boot on btrfs, HFS+, XFS…
Read MoreCanonical has opened up Resolute Raccoon for testing, and the beta shows promise.
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