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Linux App Release Roundup (March 2026)

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 …

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Ubuntu 26.04’s sudo-rs gets a password feedback toggle

Ubuntu 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.
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LibreOffice Drama: TDF Removes Collabora Developers in One Sweep

TDF has used a bylaw Collabora publicly opposed to strip over 30 of its most active developers of their membership.

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Proposal to Centralize Per-User Environment Variables Under Systemd in Fedora Rejected

It was rejected due to insufficient consideration for systemd-less environments like containers.

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Raspberry Pi gets eye-watering price rises, new 3GB RAM model

Raspberry 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…

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Ubuntu quietly raises its minimum system requirements

You’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 …

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Arch Installer Goes 4.0 With a New Face and Fewer 'Curses'

The release drops curses in favor of Textual, but that’s just the highlight.

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GNOME 50 Drops Google Drive Integration (For Valid Reasons)

Nobody stepped up to maintain a key package, and its security baggage eventually led to this.

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ONLYOFFICE Gets Forked as "Made in Europe", Sparks Licensing and Trust Debate

Euro-Office is a new European fork of ONLYOFFICE. Here’s why it was created, what it changes, and why it’s already controversial.

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GIMP 3.2.2 Released with UI/UX Improvements & Bug Fixes [PPA Updated]

GIMP, 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 […]

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"I No Longer Have the Passion" Ubuntu MATE Creator Wants to Hand Over Project

Martin Wimpress is looking to handover the project due to lack of time and interests.

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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 uses. While GNOME Online Accounts (GOA) integra…

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After 5 Years, PineTime Gets a Major Upgrade with AMOLED, GPS, and More

The original PineTime stays, but its followup is a different thing entirely.

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Requires More RAM Than Windows 11?

Canonical 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.

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Ubuntu MATE is looking for new maintainer

Ubuntu 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 …

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After 6 Years, One of Wayland’s Most Annoying Problems is Finally Getting Fixed

The 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.

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta is Available to Download

Ubuntu 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 […]

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After a Long Time, Ubuntu Shows Some Respect to Deb Packages

It will be easier to manage the classic Debian packages in the Snap/App Center in the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

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Ubuntu 26.10 could drop btrfs, ZFS and LUKS support from GRUB

Ubuntu 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…

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Beta Shows You There's Potential in the Stable Release

Canonical has opened up Resolute Raccoon for testing, and the beta shows promise.

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