ICMYI: Canonical has announced DeepSeek and Qwen AI snaps for Ubuntu, in beta, that are optimised and quantised for Intel and Ampere systems.

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DeepSeek and Qwen AI Models Now Available as Ubuntu Snaps

Canonical announce beta DeepSeek and Qwen AI inference snaps for Ubuntu, both optimised to deliver better performance on Intel and ARM Ampere systems.

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ICYMI: KDE Plasma 6.5 is out with a solid set of improvements

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KDE Plasma 6.5: Rounded Corners, Clipboard Pinning + More - OMG! Ubuntu

KDE Plasma 6.5 released on 21 October 2025. The new version offers better RDP, HDR and Wayland support, expanded settings and other improvements.

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Ubuntu 25.10 added Dracut to default installs, but what does it mean for you? I take a sideways look at this foundational swap…

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Dracut in Ubuntu: What it is and Why it Matters (or Doesn't)

Dracut is Ubuntu 25.10's new boot system. It's faster, modular but totally invisible. Here's what you need to know - and whether you...

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ONLYOFFICE 9.1 is out with PDF redaction tools, 4x faster lookup functions, file recovery, and better support for right-to-left languages in spreadsheets.

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ONLYOFFICE 9.1 Offers PDF Redact Tools, Faster Spreadsheets

The free ONLYOFFICE productivity suite has been updated with a host of new features, including an improved PDF Editor. Details on what's new i...

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ICYMI: Ghostty terminal got a big ol' update recently, adding a command palette, integrated tab options, and bought its Quick Terminal (think Quake) feature to Linux.

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Ghostty 1.2 Update Adds Quick Terminal on Linux, Command Palette + More

Ghostty's latest Linux builds adds dropdown terminal support on Wayland, integrated tabs and titlebars, background images, command palette and...

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Fastmail users can now download an official desktop app, available for Linux via Flathub. Don't get too excited though - it is Electron...

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Fastmail's New Desktop App is Available on Linux

Users of the Fastmail email service can now download and an install a desktop app to access their mail. The standalone client is available for Wind...

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NordVPN added a (long-awaited) GUI to its Linux app back in May. Now, the code for that front-end has been made open source to "better serve the Linux community".

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NordVPN has open-sourced its Linux app GUI

NordVPN has open sourced the GUI in its official Linux app, and the company behind the virtual private network has also updated its Snap package wi...

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ICYMI: Firefox 144 update is out with some new features and improvements.

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Firefox 144 Adds Google Lens, Perplexity AI & Profile Manager

Mozilla Firefox 144 released with Google Lens image search and Perplexity AI integration, tab group and translation improvements, and other new fea...

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Zorin OS 18 is now available to download! A major update based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with GNOME 46 and a heap of interesting changes on top!

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Zorin OS 18 Released with New Look, New Apps + More

The new Zorin OS 18 release is available for download. Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, it offers a new kernel, new apps, more features and a "redesigned...

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An annoyance for anyone who's installed Ubuntu 25.10, but a fix is on the way

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Ubuntu 25.10 broke Flatpak (it's a bug, not a conspiracy)

Flatpak installs are failing in Ubuntu 25.10 with revokefs-fuse unmount errors. Here's what's causing it, why it's not a intentional...

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