Ubuntu 25.10 Beta is now available, if you fancy testing the upcoming release! New default apps, GNOME 49 desktop and visual tweaks, plus Rust-based sudo and coreutils Dracut by default (on new installs), and lots more.

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Ubuntu 25.10 Beta Released, Available to Download

It's time to get testing — or do I mean questing? — as the beta release of Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) is available to download. The Ub...

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Vivaldi 7.6 has been released and – *rubs eyes, blinks* – not a single shoehorned "AI" gimmick in sight.

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Vivaldi 7.6 Release Brings Tab Bar Customisation + More

Customisable tab bar, searchable tab overview menu and address bar actions are new features on offer in the latest update to the Vivaldi web browser.

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If you scrobble your music habits, or you just like want a desktop music controller, Turntable is ideal – and it just got a big update.

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Turntable Update Brings Offline Scrobbling, Resizing & MORE Bling

Turntable, a desktop music controller for Linux that is also a universal scrobbler for any MPRIS-compataible app, has a new version out - and it&#0...

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Firefox 143 is released. This update offers web app support, a new address bar feature for finding dates fast, in-browser access to Microsoft's Copilot AI chatbot - and more!

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Firefox 143 Released with Copilot Chatbot, Web App Creation + More

Mozilla Firefox 143 brings new features and improvements, including access to Microsoft's AI chatbot, date info in the address bar, and web ap...

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GNOME 49 launches THIS WEEK! 🥳 It brings a slew of improvements, including new default apps (Showtime & Papers), lock screen media controls, per-monitor brightness adjustment, and more. Ubuntu users get these features in 25.10, out on October 9th.

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GNOME 49: New Apps, Lock Screen Features & Design Changes

GNOME 49 brings new apps, lock screen media controls, multi-monitor brightness controls, file manager changes and fractional scaling improvements.

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A quick run through of new features coming to Firefox, the iconic open source web browser.

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Firefox Adding Google Lens, Stock Data & AI “Page Buddy” Features

A rundown of new features in development for Firefox, including visual image search, more sponsored results in the URL bar, and (of course) more AI...

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If you get ocular whiplash every time you use gestures to switch workspace in GNOME Shell, try the new 'Static Workspace Background' extension.

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Stop Wallpaper Moving When You Switch Workspace in GNOME

Stop distracting wallpaper movement in GNOME Shell workspace transitions with Static Workspace Background extension, keepings the background fixed.

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Dracut makes the cut, while initramfs-tools is given the boot, after feature freeze exception granted for Ubuntu 25.10.

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Ubuntu 25.10 Finally Makes Switch to Dracut

Ubuntu 25.10 daily builds switch to Dracut by default, after Feature Freeze Exception granted to replace initramfs-tools for a more modern boot pro...

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