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After Days of DDoS, Now Ubuntu's Twitter Account Seems to be Compromised

A fake AI agent, a near-identical Ubuntu URL, and a crypto wallet prompt, here’s how hackers used Ubuntu’s own branding against its users.

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This $85 PCB is Giving Old Google Home Mini Devices a Second Life

I like projects built around sustainability and open source. The MiciMike board fits into the original Home Mini enclosure and handles all voice processing locally.

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LibreOffice Questions Whether Euro-Office is Truly Sovereign

Makes us wonder how things will turn out in the end.

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Ubuntu’s old Unity desktop remade in Wayfire and Libadwaita

If Canonical hadn’t burned through cash and goodwill during its smartphone detour in the mid-2010s, Ubuntu would likely still ship with the Unity desktop today – albeit in an evolved form. What would that form actually look like? Well, you don&#8…

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Should You Be Worried About Copy Fail Linux Exploitation?

It’s been patched, but cloud and container users should update sooner than later.

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Go Away Microsoft! The Netherlands is Quietly Building Its Own GitHub Replacement

The self-hosted, FOSS-only platform is still in the pilot phase, but government agencies are already signing up.

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Orion for Linux adds a content blocker and download manager

A new beta build of Orion for Linux is available, with the v0.3 update ready for ‘broader, real-world use and feedback’, according to Kagi, the company behind it. Orion for Linux is a native GTK4/libadwaita web browser powered by WebKitGTK,…

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qBittorrent 5.2.0 Released with Lots WebUI Improvements

qBittorrent, the popular Qt BitTorrent application, released new major 5.2.0 version yesterday. The new version of this free open-source app introduced many improvements to its Qt UI and Web UI, optimized search engine support, and fixed various issues. First, the new version exchanged the “Add Torrent File” and “Add Torrent Link” button, so the plus […]

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gThumb is barely recognisable in its GTK4/libadwaita port

gThumb, the open-source image viewer and organiser, has been rewritten in Vala and ported to GTK4/libadwaita – and compared to the old UI, it’s barely recognisable. An alpha build of gThumb 4.0 is available for testing. Alongside the visual revam…

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Linux Lite 8.0 RC1 Released! Based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

Linux Lite, the lightweight, beginner friendly, and Ubuntu based Linux Distribution, announced the RC1 release for the next 8.0 major version yesterday morning. This new release, code-name Hematite, features Linux Kernel 7.0, XFCE 4.20 desktop, and Ubuntu 26.04 package base. While, the final release is scheduled to be released on 1st June, 2026. Thanks to […]

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Shotcut 26.4 Released with GPU Acceleration for Speech to Text

Shotcut video editor released new 26.4 version one days ago. The new version named “All the Small Things”, though there are also some exciting new features and various fixes. First, the new Shotcut 26.4 improved timeline by adding drag’n’drop support from Recent to Timeline, symmetric resize (grow or shrink equally on both sides, keeping center […]

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Attack knocks Ubuntu websites, services and Snap store offline

If you’re having trouble accessing the Ubuntu website, the Snap store or Launchpad then you’re not alone: Canonical’s websites are currently facing a “sustained, cross-border” attack. The company says it is “working …

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Linux Mint’s new HWE ISOs improve hardware support

Linux Mint’s switch to a longer development cycle – the next release is coming at Christmas – has a knock on effect for people trying to install it on newer hardware that requires a newer kernel. So, a solution has been found. A new set of ISO im…

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Someone Turned a PS5 Into a Linux Gaming PC, and It Actually Works

It runs Linux, plays Steam games, and only time will tell how long before Sony DMCAs it.

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You can run Ubuntu on your PS5 (and play Steam games)

Someone has hacked their PlayStation 5 to run Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and used it to play GTA V Enhanced on Steam at a smooth 60fps at 1440p – and now you can too. The feat was pulled off by security engineer Andy Nguyen, who announced a public release of his…

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Enabling Ubuntu Pro in Security Center is super easy

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS dropped the Software & Updates utility from default installs and added Ubuntu Pro settings to the Security Center app. But is the setup experience any better? The short answer is yes, mostly. The range of options sti…

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Sovereign Tech Agency Opens Paid Standards Program for Open Source Maintainers

The chosen maintainers could get up to €5,200 a month for IETF, W3C, and ISO standards work.

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Good News! AI-first Warp Terminal is Now Open Source

Years after the idea was first floated, Warp’s dual MIT and AGPL-licensed code is finally on GitHub.

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Linux App Release Roundup (April 2026)

April 2026 has been and gone, but not before delivering an array of Linux software updates, including new versions of popular FOSS video editor Kdenlive and Oracle’s virtualisation offering VirtualBox. We also got Firefox 150 with GTK emoji picke…

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LVFS Has Turned Up the Heat on Vendors Who Won't Contribute

Announced last year, the first wave of LVFS restrictions went live at the start of this month.

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