Ultramarine 44 Is Out Based on Fedora Linux 44, Linux 7.0, and KDE Plasma 6.7
Ultramarine 44 Linux distribution is now available for download based on Fedora Linux 44 and Linux kernel 7.0, and featuring the latest KDE Plasma 6.7…
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has fixed its missing video/audio thumbnails
If you installed Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and noticed video and music files weren’t showing image thumbnails in the file manager, a packaging oversight was to…
Juno Tab 4 Wi-Fi Linux Tablet Is Now Available to Order for $989 USD
Juno Computers launches the Juno Tab 4 Wi-Fi Linux-powered tablet with a 2K display, 16GB RAM, an Intel Ultra 5-115U processor, four desktop environments, and…
Collabora Office 26.04 Keeps AI Optional and Refines Writer and Calc
Collabora Productivity got into the desktop editor market last year when they launched Collabora Office, an office suite built on the same rendering mechanism as…
FOSS Weekly #26.27: Dev Mode in KDE Linux, Local AI, De-Google Android, Free Terminal Starter Course, KDE Step and More
I recently had a very interesting conversation with a reader who suggested that I should not ignore AI. Because this is the next new normal…
Sick of AI Slop, Former Microsoft Engineer Built a New, AI-less Notepad
Microsoft has spent the last few years stuffing Notepad with AI tools, Markdown support, and cloud-tied credits, chipping away at the simple, local text editor…
KDE Gear 26.04.3 Released as the Last Update in the KDE Gear 26.04 Series
KDE Gear 26.04.3 open-source software suite is now available with various bug fixes and small improvements for your favorite KDE applications. The post KDE Gear…
Linux App Release Roundup (June 2026)
June was sweltering, but the summer heat didn’t slow down open-source software developers. Last month delivered a wave of app updates, including the release of…
System76 Launches New Lemur Pro Linux Laptop with 18-Hour Battery Life
System76 launches new Lemur Pro ultraportable Linux laptop with all-day battery life, Intel Core Ultra processors, and a 16-inch variant. The post System76 Launches New…
Fwupd 2.1.6 Linux Firmware Updater Released with New Features and Bug Fixes
Fwupd 2.1.6 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with a new HSI attribute for coreboot verified boot, hashes for the latest DBX for…
Firefox is adding Vulkan video decoding for Nvidia GPUs
Firefox is adding hardware-accelerated Vulkan Video decoding, saving Nvidia users on Linux the hassle of manually configuring the nvidia-vaapi-driver package. The change will be included in Firefox…
6 Backup Tools for Linux Users of All Kind
There’s no shortage of free backup tools on Linux. The problem is choosing which one to use. The choice of backup tool depends on what…
COSMIC 1.2 Desktop Enables AVIF Support, Improves Support for Newer Intel GPUs
COSMIC 1.2 desktop environment is now available with improvements to COSMIC Files, COSMIC Term, COSMIC Edit, COSMIC Applets, COSMIC Setings, COSMIC Store, COSMIC Monitor, and…
Ubuntu’s ‘Myna’ lets you talk instead of type – but how does it work?
Ubuntu is adding AI features this year, and founder Mark Shuttleworth hopes the distro will become the OS for the ‘agentic’ era. But big ambitions…
Lumo 2.0: Proton's Private Alternative to ChatGPT and Claude Just Got Better
When Lumo (partner link) launched last year, I took it for a spin to see what Proton’s foray into AI assistants looked like. I found…