Ubuntu Replacing System Monitor and Totem with New Apps
Ubuntu developers confirm plans to ship 2 new apps in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, replacing its video and system monitor apps with a pair it feels…
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GNOME 49.2 Released with Improved Handling of Tiled Monitors and Sticky Keys
GNOME 49.2 is now available as the second point release to the latest GNOME 49 desktop environment series with various bug fixes and improvements. The…
KDE Plasma 6.8 Desktop Environment to Drop the X11 Session and Go Wayland-Only
The upcoming KDE Plasma 6.8 desktop environment will drop the Plasma X11 session and fully adopt the Plasma Wayland session. The post KDE Plasma 6.8…
KDE Plasma 6.8 Drops X11 Session, Goes Wayland-Only
KDE Plasma 6.8 will be Wayland-only, joining GNOME 50 in removing support for running the desktop session on the legacy X display server. As with…
openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Ships with GRUB2-BLS by Default for New Installs
openSUSE Tumbleweed switches to GRUB2-BLS as the default, improving boot speed, compatibility, and systemd integration. The post openSUSE Tumbleweed Now Ships with GRUB2-BLS by Default…
Valve Announces Steam Machines, Steam Controller, and Steam Frame VR Headset
Steam Machines is powered by an AMD Zen 4 processor with 6 cores, 12 threads, and up to 4.8 GHz clock speed, a semi-custom AMD…
Make SSH as Easy as FTP with SSH Pilot
FTP’s simplicity came with security risks; SSH Pilot offers a familiar workflow for secure shell management and encrypted file transfers — without sacrificing security. The…
Why SUSE Thinks Unified AI Platforms Will Beat DIY Enterprise Builds
SUSE’s latest updates tightly link its Rancher Kubernetes platform and new AI stack, signaling a move to simplify AI management across environments. The post Why…
Systemd-Free Nitrux 5.0 Officially Released with Hyprland Desktop, Linux 6.17
Nitrux 5.0 is the first release to drop the KDE Plasma desktop environment and ship with Hyprland by default, a dynamic tiling Wayland compositor, using…
Docker Engine 29: Containerd Becomes Default, Experimental nftables Support
Docker Engine 29 sets containerd as the default image store and introduces experimental nftables support for modern Linux networking. The post Docker Engine 29: Containerd…
Sparky Linux 8.1 Update Rolls Out with Plasma 6.3.6, LXQt 2.1, and Xfce 4.20
Sparky Linux 8.1 delivers updated kernels, refreshed desktops, and all Debian 13 “Trixie” stable patches as of November 2025. The post Sparky Linux 8.1 Update…
Radxa Cubie A7Z Single Board Computer Running Linux: Power Consumption
For this article in the series, I’m looking at the power consumption of the Radxa Cubie A7Z. The post Radxa Cubie A7Z Single Board Computer…
How to Install Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Discord on Linux Desktop
Gone are the days when Skype was the go-to VoIP tool for every chat, call, or meeting. While Skype once dominated the Linux communication space,…
New Linux Kernel Patch Lets You Cancel Hibernation Mid-Process
A new Linux kernel patch lets you cancel the process of your machine going into hibernation, but the bigger context of the work may be…
Collabora Launches Desktop Office Suite for Linux
Collabora Productivity is well-known for two of its flagship offerings, Collabora Online, their web-based document editor that powers many organizations, and their LibreOffice-based enterprise suite.…