Codeberg, the nonprofit alternative to GitHub used by number of popular FLOSS projects, will no longer host software that’s “mostly” AI-generated. A vote closed yesterday (22 July, 2026), passing 358 to 144 with 14 abstentions on roug…
Read MoreIts newest version pulls in improvements from CODE 26.04, so there’s AI involved.
Read MoreThunderbird, Mozilla’s free open-source PIM (personal information manager) software, released new 153.0 version on Wednesday. The new version is an ESR (Extended Support Release) release, with more than one year support, designed for organization and education use. The new 153.0 release finally introduced native ThunderMail services support. Without installing a separate extension/add-on, user can now […]
Read MoreThe departures come just months after the project flagged burnout as a growing risk.
Read MoreCOSMIC, the default desktop environment for System76’s Pop!_OS, released new 1.4.0 version today. The new version of this free open-source Linux desktop, code-name “Epoch”, introduced some new features for its core system monitor app, and fixed various issues. To make the desktop work correctly on more Linux systems, the new version now tells “I’m ready” […]
Read MoreIf Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hasn’t nagged you about pending updates in a while, there’s a reason for that. A Launchpad bug report and related discussion on the Ubuntu Discourse noticed that the distro’s update-manager no longer notifies when …
Read MoreRaspberry Pi has launched a 10-inch version of its Touch Display 2 with a 1200×1920 resolution and 10-point captive touchscreen for $80/£77. 5-inch and 7-inch variants of the Touch Display 2 have been available for a while, but Raspberry Pi’s Gor…
Read MoreSniffnet, the popular network traffic monitoring software, released new 1.5.1 version today. The new version of this free open-source software added some minor new features, translation updates, and fixed some issues. Without the requirement of running ping command from terminal, the new version now displays Latency row in the connection details page. To avoid extra […]
Read MoreOBS Studio, the popular software for desktop recording and live streaming, released new 32.2.0 version today for Linux, Windows, and macOS. The new version of this free open-source software added native .deb package for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, many new features, performance improvements, and various bug-fixes. First, the new 32.2.0 version improved it’s UI/UX experience by […]
Read MoreOracle announced the 7.2.14 version of the VirtualBox virtualization software on Tuesday for Linux, Windows, macOS, and Solaris. The new version of this free open-source hypervisor added initial Linux 7.2 Kernel support, though the kernel version is still in RC development stage. Linux 7.2 is the mainline kernel that’s in development, and, predicted to be […]
Read MoreWondering if your laptop or desktop PC is Ubuntu Certified? Ubuntu 26.10 is adding a new way to check from the Settings app. A new row in Settings > System > About reads “check if this computer is Ubuntu Certified”. Clicking it opens a new …
Read MoreMichael Catanzaro has single-handedly run GNOME security tracking since 2020, but he is leaving in December.
Read MoreBlur my Shell, the popular extension that adds blur effect to GNOME shell, is finally adding blur support for pop-up menus. Meaning that not only top panel, dash, and overview, but also calendar/notification popup, quick settings, OSD popups, right-click menus, switchers, and dialogs can be blurred now. A new Popups blur tab is added into […]
Read MoreMozilla has released Firefox 153 with built-in containers, QR code generation and more quick actions in the address bar. This is the final “monthly” stable release before Mozilla moves to a faster release cadence, putting out new stable ver…
Read MoreFirefox 153.0, the new monthly release of this popular free open-source web browser, is finally available to download. The new version is available after 3 more Beta testing releases, features native containers support, HDR video playback for Windows, and more security improvements. User can now right-click or long press New Tab (the plus icon) button […]
Read MoreThe 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,…
Read MoreRewaita, 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 […]
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreWhen 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…
Read MoreA chronological look at how Linux’s creator went from “90% marketing” to telling AI critics to fork the kernel or walk away.
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