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TUXEDO OS drops Ubuntu to rebase on Debian Testing

TUXEDO Computers is rebasing TUXEDO OS on Debian, moving away from Ubuntu. The German Linux hardware company launched TUXEDO OS in 2022, using a fixed Ubuntu LTS base, KDE Plasma and scores of optimisations and first-party software to support its own h…

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Canonical Puts €40,000 a Year Behind Trifecta Tech to Rustify Ubuntu

ntpd-rs is set to replace Ubuntu’s time-syncing tools, the same way sudo-rs replaced classic sudo last year.

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Return of The Meme! Hannah Montana Linux Lives Again in 2026

A curious developer took it upon himself to revive this *iconic* gem.

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Ubuntu 25.10 loses security updates this week

Support for Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” ends 9 July 2026 – which is this week. If you’re still using it, you can upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS directly to keep receiving updates. Ubuntu 25.10 was released in October 2025. As an &#821…

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BleachBit 6.0.2 added DNS Cache Cleaner & AppImage for Linux

BleachBit, the free open-source system cleaner application for Linux and Windows, released new 6.0.2 version yesterday. The new version of this CCleaner alternative application introduced many new cleaner functions, UI improvements, new universal package for Linux, and various bug-fixes. As AI is getting so popular today, BleachBit finally added support cleaning caches for many AI‑powered […]

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Sipeed's New KVM Wants AI Agents to See and Control Your Screen

The NanoKVM-Go connects with a single USB-C cable, runs over WiFi 6, and exposes every KVM function as an MCP server for AI agents like PicoClaw and Claude Code.

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Gnome 51 Alpha Released! Removed Legacy NVIDIA Driver Support

GNOME 51, the Linux desktop expected as default in Ubuntu 26.10 and Fedora 45, is now available for Alpha testing! The new version of this popular Linux desktop environment finally removed the code for legacy NVIDIA drivers support! Meaning the old graphics cards, such as GeForce 700 series (except GTX 750 Ti, GTX 750, and […]

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Ubuntu is swapping its time sync tool for a Rust-based version

Canonical is putting money behind a Rust rewrite of Ubuntu’s time-syncing tech, becoming a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation – a snip at €40,000 a year – to help fund the non-profit’s memory-safe software projects. That includes …

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Snap Store downtime this weekend means no snap installs or updates

Canonical’s Snap Store will be shutting down for database maintenance this weekend, meaning users won’t be able to install or update snap software until it’s back online. The planned downtime starts on Sunday, 5 July 2026 at 22:00 UTC…

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has fixed its missing video/audio thumbnails

If you installed Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and noticed video and music files weren’t showing image thumbnails in the file manager, a packaging oversight was to blame, not anything you did. It turns out that Ubuntu’s Default install option (aka minim…

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Collabora Office 26.04 Keeps AI Optional and Refines Writer and Calc

The desktop suite’s first major update pulls features from CODE 26.04.

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Sick of AI Slop, Former Microsoft Engineer Built a New, AI-less Notepad

A former Microsoft engineer who was behind Task Manager has built a fully working, 2.5KB Notepad clone that doesn’t ship with slop.

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Linux App Release Roundup (June 2026)

June was sweltering, but the summer heat didn’t slow down open-source software developers.  Last month delivered a wave of app updates, including the release of Firefox 152 with its streamlined settings, HandBrake resolved its Linux WebM handling …

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Firefox is adding Vulkan video decoding for Nvidia GPUs

Firefox is adding hardware-accelerated Vulkan Video decoding, saving Nvidia users on Linux the hassle of manually configuring the nvidia-vaapi-driver package. The change will be included in Firefox 153, out July 21, but it will not be enabled by defaul…

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Ubuntu’s ‘Myna’ project lets you talk instead of type – what is it?

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.
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Lumo 2.0: Proton's Private Alternative to ChatGPT and Claude Just Got Better

The Lumo 2.0 Max model reportedly feels just as sharp as the latest offerings from OpenAI and Anthropic.

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AI Agents Could Get Verified Identities, Courtesy of DNS

The open standard would tie every agent’s identity to certificates and a public transparency log nobody can edit.

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You Can Spend Up to $11,944 on Purism's Librem 16 Linux Laptop

The laptop starts at $2,899 and scales up to an eye-watering $11,944 for a custom config.

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

Every wondered what GIMP looked like in 1996, before GTK? Well, now you can. Developer balooii has packaged GIMP 0.54 as a Flatpak that runs on modern 64-bit Linux desktops with Wayland. It’s apparently the earliest version of the app with the so…

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Shotcut 26.6 Released! OpenFX / VST2 Filters Support & HDR Preview

Shotcut, the free open-source MLT based video editor, finally announced the 26.6 release after a month of Beta testing. The new version of this Qt-based video editor introduced some new plugins support, HDR preview, Vulkan in FFmpeg, external monitor improvements, and various bug-fixes. First, the new version introduced limited support for external audio and video […]

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