Artwork for Ubuntu 25.10 has been revealed, with the new mascot motif bearing playful cues to the 'questing' codename.
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Ubuntu 25.10 Reveals New Wallpaper, Mascot Artwork
Ubuntu 25.10 "Questing Quokka" default wallpaper features a line-art quokka motif, purple gradient, and a cute nod to the 'questing' part...
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The Mini Floating Panel GNOME Shell extension has been updated to add a 'drawer' for accessing applet and other indicator icons - nice!
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Mini Floating Panel Extension Adds Sought-After Features
A new version of the nifty Floating Mini Panel GNOME Shell extension is available, and adds the sought-after ability to show/hide indicator and app...
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The Ghostty terminal has undergone a GTK rewrite, embracing the GObject type system. The result: new features for Linux, better memory management, and improved stability. Version 1.2 with the changes drops in a few weeks, so keep your lights on! πŸ‘»
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Ghostty Terminal Rewrites its GTK Build to Fix Linux Issues
Ghostty terminal has undergone a GTK rewrite, embracing the GObject type system. The result: new features, better memory management, and improved s...
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VirtualBox 7.2.0 is out β€” and it's a big one. Rejigged UI, support for running Windows ARM VMs, and (at last) hardware video decoding support in VMs on Linux hosts.
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VirtualBox 7.2 Release Brings Big UI Change, Better ARM Support + More
VirtualBox 7.2.0 brings hardware-accelerated video decoding for Linux hosts, a rejigged interface, and support for running Windows on ARM.
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Hardware companies making heavy use of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service to push firmware updates out to users are being asked to contribute back – with cash, in order to firm up a certain future for this vital service. πŸ’Έ
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Linux Firmware Service Calls on Hardware Makers to Help Fund It
Linux's firmware hub, the LVFS, announces a new funding model with quotas for vendors to help firm up the future of the service, benefitting u...
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Kagi's Linux port of its privacy-focused Orion browser hits a major milestone, with working tabs, bookmarks, and performance parity with GNOME Web/Epiphany.
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Orion Browser for Linux Gets Exciting Progress Update
Kagi's privacy-focused Orion browser for Linux hits Milestone 2 with working tabs, bookmarks, and performance parity with GNOME Web/Epiphany.
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Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" beta brings fingerprint login, improved theming, more Wayland tweaks and updated apps – do you plan on testing it?
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Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Released, This is What's New
Linux Mint 22.2 "Zara" beta brings fingerprint login, improved theming, new Hypnotix viewing modes, and a fair bit more – do you fancy testing it?
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Ubuntu 25.10 could break new ground by becoming the first stable release to run on an 'unstable' kernel.
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Ubuntu 25.10 May Ship with an "Unstable" Linux Kernel
Ubuntu 25.10 may ship with a Linux 6.17 release candidate kernel due to timing conflicts, marking the first Ubuntu release with an "unstable" kernel.
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Firefox users report high CPU and memory usage in the latest release, caused by browser's on-device AI inferencing for its 'smart tab grouping' feature.
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Mozilla Slammed Over Battery-Draining β€œGarbage” AI in Firefox
Firefox's new AI tab groups is causing high CPU usage and battery drain. Find out why users are complaining and how to disable the feature.
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It's here β€” Debian 13 "Trixie" released with RISC-V support, Linux 6.12 LTS, APT 3.0 and a bunch of other improvements.
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Debian 13 "Trixie" Released After 2 Years of Development
Debian 13 "Trixie" released with RISC-V support, Linux 6.12 LTS, APT 3.0, but 'reduced support' 32-bit PCs. The most predictably unpredic...
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