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Someone Vibe-Coded Lightroom CC onto Linux, and I am Not Touching It

It works if you trust the AI agent that also took screenshots as proof.

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Canonical share Ubuntu 26.04 concept build for CIX P1 devices

Canonical has shared a new Ubuntu Concept image for the CIX P1, an Armv9 SoC powering single-board computers like the Radxa Orion O6 and Orange Pi 6 Plus. The image is based on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and ships with a Linux 7.0 kernel from CIX’s open-so…

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GNOME to Have Resources as New Core System Monitor App

GNOME, the default desktop for Ubuntu and Fedora Workstation, will probably replace its default system monitor app in next release. It’s Resources, a free open-source system monitoring application that uses GTK4 plus libadwaita for its modern UI that’s looking native in recent GNOME desktop releases. Ubuntu has already made Resources as default in Ubuntu 26.04 […]

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Ubuntu 26.04 support added to VMware Workstation Pro

A new version of Broadcom’s free virtualisation software VMware Workstation Pro is out with been support Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. VMware Workstation Pro 26H1, along macOS counterpart VMware Fusion Pro, both support the latest long-term support version o…

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Plasma 6.7 Beta Released! Improved Power Life in AMD/Intel Laptops

KDE Plasma 6.7, the next major release of the popular Linux desktop environment, is now available for Beta testing. The new version of this free open-source desktop environment introduced many new features with better AMD laptops, and Intel GPUs support. The new desktop version added adaptive backlight management support. It’s AMD laptops feature that reduces […]

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Heavy Community Backlash Blocks Fedora's AI Developer Desktop Initiative

Two council members have retracted their approval votes after people raised concerns.

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS upgrade now open for Ubuntu 25.10 users

If you’ve been itching to upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS from Ubuntu 25.10, good news: the upgrade path has finally been enabled, as of 14 May, 2026. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS released over a month ago, with GNOME 50, Linux 7.0 and new default apps. Snap app…

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BleachBit’s new TUI lets you clean without a desktop environment

Open-source cleaning tool BleachBit has gained a text-based user interface (TUI) as an optional alternative to its standard graphical frontend. Unlike BleachBit’s existing CLI, which is intended for non-interactive use in scripts, the TUI is full…

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Scrcpy Released 4.0 with Resizable Android Virtual Display

Scrcpy, the popular tool to mirror and control Android screen on your computer or laptop, released new major 4.0 version a few days ago. The new version of this free open-source application ported from SDL2 to SDL3, added flex display, and many other exciting new features. First, the new version migrated the backend for video […]

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Fedora Hummingbird Debuts As A Super Hardened Linux Distro

Fedora Hummingbird ships the entire OS as a bootable OCI image with atomic updates and rollback support.

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Your Old Potato PC Might Game Better With This Linux Kernel Patch

A proposed scheduler update shows frame time improvements on aging hardware under heavy CPU load.

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KDE gets €1.2m funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund

KDE has announced it’s getting a €1.28 million grant from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) to help improve the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and the communication frameworks used by both. The German government-backed fund, which sees its work as “…

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Downloaded Cemu for Linux recently? You may have malware

If you recently downloaded the Cemu emulator for Linux from the project’s GitHub, be aware: it may have added malware to your system. The team behind the Wii U emulator discovered that both Linux builds of Cemu 2.6 on Github, the AppImage and a s…

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NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.17 Added JPEG Decoding & DGX Spark Support

NVIDIA VA-API driver, the VA-API hardware acceleration implemention using NVIDIA GPU, released new 0.0.17 version a few days ago. The new version of this free open-source library fixed only two but important bugs for JPEG decoding and NVIDIA DGX Spark memory systems. As you may know, Linux has several ways (VA-API, VDPAU, AMF, NVDEC, or […]

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Linux 7.0.6 is Out, and It Fully Patches the Dirty Frag Exploit

Fedora and Pop!_OS have also pushed fixes. Here’s what changed and how to get patched.

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Fix HEIC images not loading in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

If your HEIC photos show a “Could not load image” error in Ubuntu 26.04’s Image Viewer, you’re not alone – it’s an intentional breakage, albeit one that’s easy to fix. HEIC files are a variant of HEIF which use H.265…

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Audacious 4.6 Beta Released with File Browser & MPC Audio Support

Audacious, the lightweight music player with both Qt and GTK UI, announced the Beta for next 4.6 version yesterday. The new version of this free open-source player app added built-in file browser, macOS Now Playing, other new features and various bug-fixes. First, the new version introduced a built-in file browser, which can be enabled by […]

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In a Big Move to Linux Security, Debian Makes Reproducible Builds Mandatory

Packages that can’t be rebuilt byte-for-byte are now blocked from entering Debian’s testing branch.

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Linux is Getting a Kill Switch!

This AI-assisted patch would let admins disable vulnerable kernel functions until a proper fix ships.

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The Release Schedule for Ubuntu 26.10 Stonking Stingray

Ubuntu has rolled out the release schedule for next 26.10, and even the 27.04 and 27.10 releases. Ubuntu 26.10, code-name Stonking Stingray, is scheduled to be released on October 15, 2026. Here are the dates for major events as planned before the final release. Ubuntu 26.10 is a short term release with 9-month support. If […]

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