Shotwell, the photo manager and image viewer application for GNOME, released new 3.12.15 version today. The new version of this free open-source app added minor new features, few bug-fixes, and translation updates. First, it now supports opening trash:/// URIs from file manager. Meaning that if you use shotwell as default image viewer, you can now […]
Read MoreShotcut, the Qt and MLT based video editor, released new 26.2 version few days ago. This is the second release of this free open-source video editor in 2026. There are no big features, but only bug-fixes and some UX (user experience) improvements. First, shotcut 26.2 added/changed few more scroll actions. Use mouse wheel without any […]
Read MoreFebruary 2026 delivered a fresh batch of Linux app releases, with updates to VLC, GIMP, Vivaldi, and VirtualBox among the many that filtered out. I covered some of the month’s biggest releases with fully-featured articles, like Firefox 148 with A…
Read MoreMore breathing room for distros and enterprise Linux users as LTS kernels get extended EOL dates.
Read MoreJust a few days after the wallpaper competition, Ubuntu Artwork team updated the wallpapers package (through proposed repository) for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, revealing the default wallpapers. As previous releases, the new default wallpaper is a purple background with mascot (raccoon this time) in center. Instead of using straight origami lines, the new wallpaper uses curved-crease […]
Read MoreA new version of ONLYFFICE Desktop Editors, a open source office suite for Windows, macOS and Linux, is out with a fresh set of features and tools. ONLYOFFICE 9.3 adds more signature options for PDF forms, multipage view for documents, new solver tools…
Read MoreUbuntu 26.04 Snapshot 4, the final snapshot release for the next LTS (Long Term Support), was released! The Ubuntu developer team announced the release last night: Hello everyone, I’d like to announce the fourth (and the final!) successful publication of the monthly snapshot – Resolute Snapshot 4. You can find the images on cdimage.ubuntu.com, for […]
Read MoreOnlyOffice, the free open-source office suite for Linux, Windows, and macOS, released new 9.3 version few days ago for its offline use desktop editors app. The new version introduced long-awaited multipage view feature, allowing to view multiple page documents side-by-side. Simply enable the feature by either going to View -> Multiple Pages, or clicking the […]
Read MoreCanonical’s engineers have announced the fourth and final monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26.04, ahead of next month’s all important beta release. Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 4, like all other monthly snapshots, not a blessed build intended for mainst…
Read MoreName: Password feedback in sudo. Age: New, but it’s absence is over 40 years old. Appearance: ********. What’s this about? When you run a command in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS using sudo and enter your password, you now see asteri…
Read MoreUbuntu has unveiled the default wallpaper that will grace millions of screen in the upcoming 26.06 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ release. As is tradition, the new desktop background features mascot artwork in the middle of a rich purple gradient. …
Read MoreNew study shows smart chatbots can figure out who you really are from just a few posts… and it only costs a couple of dollars.
Read MoreThe likes of AMD, Canonical, Google, Huawei, Qualcomm, Red Hat, and others are on board.
Read MoreThe forecast is looking Qt for fans of open-source weather app Typhoon, the latest update to which swaps its creaking GTK3 backend for a lithe Qt 6 one. What’s interesting about this change in Typhoon 1.7.x is that it doesn’t impact the UI …
Read MoreThose testing Ubuntu 26.04 daily builds or monthly snapshots may have noticed that Showtime, GNOME’s spiffy new video player, is not preinstalled in the ‘extended selection’, despite being announced as a replacement for Totem. It̵…
Read MoreYou get a range of improvements across the other editors too.
Read MoreMeta has contributed React, React Native, and JSX to the newly formed React Foundation.
Read MoreA small community project is building immutable Fedora images for tablets and phones.
Read MorePtyxis, the default terminal emulator for Ubuntu since 25.10, released version 50 RC yesterday. If everything goes well, the new 50 version of this container-oriented terminal emulator will be released in next few weeks, and it will be default for next Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. The new version added support changing profile on per-tab basis. Just […]
Read MoreLutris, the free open-source game manager for Linux, released new 0.5.20 in last week and then 0.5.22 today. This version added few new sources to manage more games, and more and updated runners with ability to run more games. First, the 0.5.20 version released in last week added “Steam Family” source, to display and launch […]
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