Ubuntu 25.10 will use an A/B boot approach on Raspberry Pi devices to improve the distro's reliability and help mitigate boot failures - but there is a small drawback for users.
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The Way Ubuntu Boots on Raspberry Pi is Changing
Ubuntu will use an A/B boot approach on Raspberry Pi devices to improve reliability and boot failures, albeit with a minor drawback for users.
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Amarok is one of the oldest Linux music players still in development, and the latest release includes foundational changes to ensure it will keep going for years to come.
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Amarok 3.3 Released with Qt 6 & GStreamer Backend
A new version of free music player Amarok has been released, ported to Qt 6 and no longer using the Phonon audio backend. Details on what's ne...
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ICYMI: Bash 5.3 has been released with what its developers describe as 'significant' new features
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Bash 5.3 Release Adds 'Significant' New Features
A new version of the GNU project'sΒ Bourne Again SHellΒ (better known to most as Bash) has been released with improvements and new features.
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The GPD MicroPC 2 is a 7-inch laptop with swivelling touchscreen, Intel N250 chipset, and plenty of ports - will Linux users like it much as the original?
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GPD MicroPC 2: Specs & Price Revealed
The GPD MicroPC 2 is a 7-inch mini laptop with a 'retina' quality rotating touchscreen, and an Intel N250 CPU - but will Linux love it mu...
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Gradia makes it easy to annotate add text to screenshots in Ubuntu, and now it lets you upload them directly to image hosting sites like Imgur.
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Gradia Screenshot Tool Just Keeps Getting Better
Gradia makes it easy to annotate add text to screenshots in Ubuntu, and now it lets you upload them directly to image hosting sites like Imgur.
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Image, PDF and other file thumbnails will now show on the (literal) Ubuntu 24.04 LTS desktop, after a long-standing bug finally was fixed.
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Ubuntu Fixes Missing Desktop File Thumbnails
Image, PDF and other supported file thumbnails will once again appear on the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS desktop, after nearly a year of not showing.
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GIMP 3.2 is in the works, and the latest dev snapshot adds a bunch of new features, including Overwrite painting mode, text outline settings and more!
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GIMP 3.2 Dev Release Adds New Paint Mode + More
GIMP 3.2 will include a new Overwrite painting mode, support for Photoshop pattern files, and expanded file format support.
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Give your tab stacks a custom colour, access tab actions faster, and setup per-browser DNS settings in the latest release of the Vivaldi web browser.
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Vivaldi 7.5 Brings Colourful Tab Stacks & New DNS Settings
Colourful tab stacks and concise tab context menu are the headline changes on offer the latest update to the Vivaldi web browser.
 #Chromium #vivaldi #tech
When Ubuntu 25.04 made Papers its default PDF viewer, it did so knowing upstream GNOME planned to do the same β€” now it has.
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GNOME 49 Makes Papers a Core App, Replacing Evince
When Ubuntu 25.04 made Papers its PDF viewer, it did so knowing knowing upstream GNOME planned to make it a Core App. Now it has.
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June flew by, but it did drop off a bunch of app updates. Qt Creator, Warp, Audacity, Plank Reloaded + more
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Linux App Release Roundup (June 2025)
Check in for a recap of Linux app releases in June 2025, including updates to Qt Creator, Warp, Darktable, Plank Reloaded, VirtualBox, Audacity and...
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