Ubuntu is shaking up its release process with new monthly snapshots. These development builds take a new approach to testing and building, but won't replace stable releases.
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Ubuntu Announces New 'Monthly Snapshot' Releases
Ubuntu's announced new monthly snapshot releases. The development builds use new automated release processes, but won't replace stable re...
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Flexbar, a USB Apple Touch Bar clone that crowdfunded last year, has shipped to back and, awesomely, added support for Linux.
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Flexbar (USB Apple Touch Bar Clone) Now Supports Linux
Flexbar, a crowdfunded Touch Bar clone, has begun shipping to backers. Better yet: the team has added Linux support too, which is great to see.
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Firefox 139 is now available with New Tab customisation, faster uploads (in some scenarios), AI previews, and dev-focused features. The lightest update in a while, but still worth updating to!
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Firefox 139 Brings Upload Speed Boost, Custom New Tab Wallpapers
Firefox 139 adds custom New Tab wallpapers, improved HTTP/3 performance, and AI-powered link previews, but nothing flashy - for the first time in a...
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Linux 6.15 kernel is out with a sizeable set of improvements across the stack, including expanded hardware support, performance tweaks and a controversial new feature or two!
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Linux 6.15 Kernel Released, This is What's New
Linux 6.15 kernel released with new NVIDIA Rust driver, major exFAT performance gains, controversial fwctl subsystem, and more hardware support.
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As expected, Ubuntu 25.10 is aiming to ship the Linux 6.17 kernel
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Ubuntu 25.10 Will Ship with the Linux 6.17 Kernel - OMG! Ubuntu
Canonical's kernel team has confirmed that Ubuntu 25.10 will run on the Linux 6.17 kernel - expected, following the distro maker's kernel...
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GNOME's plan to jettison X11 sessions would be "very disruptive" for Ubuntu, which planned to support Xorgβ€”likely for the final timeβ€”in its next LTS, out next year.
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GNOME Ditching X11 Support May Complicate Ubuntu's Plans
GNOME is looking to jettison X11 session support - as soon as this year, which may impact Ubuntu's plans for its next long-term support release.
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If you're a TIDAL music subscriber and using Linux, there's no reason to not use High Tide, a slick GTK4/libadwaita client - now supporting more TIDAL features.
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Linux TIDAL Streaming App 'High Tide' Scores New Features
High Tide, an unofficial TIDAL client for Linux, now offers background playback, audio normalisation, synced lyrics and various visual improvements.
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Fender has released a free, cross-platform DAW based on Studio One Pro - and yup, it runs on Linux
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Fender's New Music Creation App Supports Linux
Fender Studio is a new free cross-platform DAW for Linux, backed by the iconic instrument maker. Learn what it can do and where to download.
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Almost a decade after its introduction, and an initial "we'd like to one day…", Microsoft has open-source WSL.
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Microsoft Open-Sources Windows Subsystem for Linux
Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) is now open source software. Microsoft has decided to make the code for WSL freely available 10 years after its d...
New Vivaldi web browser update is rolling out with assorted improvements aimed at making "everyday browsing smoother, faster, and just a little more delightful".
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Vivaldi 7.4 Update Adds Keyboard Shortcut Controls
A new version of the Vivaldi web browser is available to download, carrying changes said to make our collective "everyday browsing smoother, faster...
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