Name:Password feedback in sudo. Age:New, but it’sabsence is over 40 years old. Appearance:********. What’s this about? When you run a command in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS using sudo and enter your password, you now see asterisks appear as you type. Previously you’d see nothing but a gaping black void reflecting your own uncertainty back at … [Read more...]

Ubuntu has unveiled the default wallpaper that will grace millions of screen in the upcoming 26.06 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ release. As is tradition, the new desktop background features mascot artwork in the middle of a rich purple gradient. I shared the official mascot art with you a week ago. I though it looked great in isolation but … [Read more...]

The forecast is looking Qt for fans of open-source weather app Typhoon, the latest update to which swaps its creaking GTK3 backend for a lithe Qt 6 one. What’s interesting about this change in Typhoon 1.7.x is that it doesn’t impact the UI in any noticeable way. The app still uses a colourful, borderless window with optional … [Read more...]

Those testing Ubuntu 26.04 daily builds or monthly snapshots may have noticed that Showtime, GNOME’s spiffy new video player, is not preinstalled in the ‘extended selection’, despite being announced as a replacement for Totem. It’s especially confusing since Resources system monitor, announced as a software swap the same … [Read more...]

Dynamic Music Pill is a GNOME Shell extension that embeds a pill-shaped media controller into your desktop panel or dock. It shows album art, artist name and track title alongside an animated waveform visualiser. If that sounds unashamedly blingy, it’s because it is – nothing wrong in that, right? The extension received an update today, which … [Read more...]

The Firefox 148 update sees its stable release today, bringing with it a much-request ‘AI kill switch’ to easily disable all AI-powered features within the browser. Mozilla has said future updates to the browser will not re-enable AI features once disabled. Given that Mozilla now measures its success by how much revenue it makes from AI … [Read more...]

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ will use OpenJDK 25 as its default Java version. An expected change as OpenJDK 25 is a long-term support release, as Ubuntu 26.04 is, the bump brings various feature and performance improvements to developers over OpenJDK 21, the default version used in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS through 25.10. On Ubuntu, Java … [Read more...]

Ghostty's most-thumbed feature request is finally being answered. Yup, scrollbar support is finally coming in Ghostty 1.3 for Linux and macOS. You're reading Ghostty terminal is finally adding scrollbar support, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

The world isn’t short on keyboard-based Linux launchers. Albert, Ulauncher, rofi and GNOME Do (if you’re old enough to remember that one) are among those I’ve written about in the past. Rudra is a new spin on this old staple – albeit without the extensibility dedicated quick launchers provide. What’s different here is that … [Read more...]

BleachBit 5.1.0 beta is out with a new cookie manager, expert mode to prevent accidental data loss, new browser support, and fixes for Linux users. You're reading BleachBit 5.1.0 Beta adds cookie manager and expert mode, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

KDE Plasma 6.6 release lets you extract text from screenshots, control app volume from the taskbar, save custom themes and fixes the 60Hz animation cap. You're reading KDE Plasma 6.6 is out – screenshot OCR, refresh rate fix + more, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will split its 600MB linux-firmware package into 17 vendor-specific packages to reduce bandwidth and download sizes of firmware updates. You're reading Ubuntu 26.04 splits firmware package to reduce update sizes, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

Download the official Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 'Resolute Raccoon' mascot as an SVG vector file to use in your custom wallpapers and personalised Ubuntu artwork. You're reading Official Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon’ mascot revealed, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

Linux Mint 23 will expand its System Administration tool (mintsysadm) with a new Users section, enabling post-install home encryption and more. You're reading Linux Mint is adding post-install home encryption option, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS is now available to download. This is the fourth point release in the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ‘Noble Numbat’ series since it launched in April 2024. The new installer image (ISO) contains all of the security, bug and software updates released since the Ubuntu 24.04.3 release last August. More notably, Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS … [Read more...]

Linux Mint developers are considering ending the distro’s six‑month release cycle, a change that could mean fewer updates and a slower release pace. You're reading Linux Mint may make fewer releases a year, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. … [Read more...]