Linux kernel 6.18 delivers performance boosts, new laptop drivers, and a controversial filesystem removal, plus more key changes inside. You're reading Linux 6.18 Release Improves Gaming, Laptops, and Security, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

Mozilla says its AI 'rewiring' is a moral crusade to save the web from Big Tech. Our snarky explainer asks if the real goal is to goose revenue instead. You're reading Mozilla’s ‘Rewiring’ to AI – Saving the Web or Saving Itself?, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

The first Ubuntu 26.04 monthly snapshot is out, the first of 5 planned for the 'Resolute Raccoon' before next April's stable release. Fancy testing it? Details inside. You're reading Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 1 is Available to Download, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

Ubuntu developers confirm plans to ship 2 new apps in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, replacing its video and system monitor apps with a pair it feels are more 'modern'. You're reading Ubuntu 26.04 Replaces System Monitor and Totem with New Apps, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

KDE Plasma 6.8 will be Wayland-only, shipping without a desktop session to run the popular Qt-based desktop on top of the legacy X display server. As with GNOME (who ripped the bandaid off in GNOME 49), this change does not mean X11 applications will no longer work in KDE Plasma 6.8. Legacy software will run, as it already does on Wayland, though … [Read more...]

Google has made its ‘next generation brand typeface’, Google Sans Flex, available for download — under an open source license, which is welcome news. A modern sans serif font purpose-designed for use on screens and OSes, Google Sans Flex is a ground-up, multi-axis rebuild of the proprietary Google Sans font, by typographer David Berlow … [Read more...]

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 has been released, bringing with it a brand new look, better accessibility and a couple of nifty new features baked in. A preview was released in October so, if you read regularly or you tried it out yourself, you’ll know the broad strokes of what’s new here. Raspberry Pi describe the update as a “complete … [Read more...]

Canonical's engineers have submitted pull requests to add RISC-V support to Google's Flutter toolkit, which Ubuntu uses to built many of its desktop apps. You're reading Ubuntu Upstreams Patches to Bring Flutter Apps to RISC-V, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

Can the Raspberry Pi 500+ work as a standalone Bluetooth keyboard? Yes, using the open-source btferret project – but not without limitations, as I report. You're reading The Raspberry Pi 500+ Works as a Standalone Keyboard (Well, Kinda), a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

LibrePods brings AirPods Pro features to Linux desktops, including active noise cancellation, transparency mode, ear detection and accurate battery levels. You're reading Use AirPods Pro Features on Linux with LibrePods, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

Mozilla's new TABS API helps developers build AI agents to automate web tasks, as the company continues to bet on AI as its future. Details, pricing, and links inside. You're reading TABS API is Mozilla’s Latest Bet on the Agentic Web, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

The Xubuntu team has shared an incident report on its October website breach. Attackers brute-forced the site to inject malware - but was anything else affected? You're reading Xubuntu Reveals How its Website Was Hijacked, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

Paintbrushes at the ready, as the first GIMP 3.2 release candidate is available for testing. New features and a flurry of fixes are on offer — more details inside! You're reading GIMP 3.2 Hits Release Candidate with Improved Text Editing + More, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

Wattage is a modern GTK4/libadwaita app that detailed battery information on Linux, including capacity, health, cycles, and power draw – no terminal required. You're reading Monitor Your Linux Laptop Battery Health with Wattage, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

The latest update to open-source desktop email client Thunderbird has a tranche of improvements in tow. Thunderbird 145 now supports Microsoft Exchange via the Exchange Web Services API (EWS). Though it is currently limited to email only, support for accessing calendars and address book is expected to arrive in a subsequent update. This is just the … [Read more...]

Mozilla is ebullient on the benefits AI can bring to users of the Firefox web browser, and already offers (as you may have been bugged by callouts to) a sidebar for interacting with chatbots, AI summaries, and AI-powered tab grouping. Now it’s going further, adding a new, dedicated “AI Window” mode to Firefox. Firefox AI Window is … [Read more...]