Ubuntu 25.10 was made available to download on October 9, but if you’re using Ubuntu 25.04 you’ll have noticed you haven’t gotten an upgrade notification yet — what gives? Canonical’s Matthieu Clemenceau says the plan is to enable upgrades from Plucky 25.04 to Questing 25.10 “on or before October 23rd”. If past precedence hold, I’d expect the upgrade ‘gate’ to open before that date (no guarantees), but arguably the more time taken to ensure the upgrade process can happen without issue, the better. Now, it is already possible to upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10 from the command-line by running sudo do-release-upgrade […]

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Ghostty's latest Linux builds adds dropdown terminal support on Wayland, integrated tabs and titlebars, background images, command palette and more.

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See live clock, calendar and weather icons on the Ubuntu Dock by installing this GNOME extension, compatible with GNOME 46 and later. A neat thing!

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Flatpak installs are failing in Ubuntu 25.10 with revokefs-fuse unmount errors. Here's what's causing it, why it's not a intentional, and when a fix is coming

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Mozilla Firefox will be enabling a profile management feature from 14 October 2025. The new profile manager lets users separate browsing activities easily.

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Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' released on October 9, 2025. Download it now to enjoy GNOME 49, new apps, Rust-based security, and a whole lot more.

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Ubuntu 25.10 features GNOME 49, Rust sudo and coreutils, Linux 6.17, Mesa 25.2, and no X11 session. Complete guide to what's new in 'Questing Quokka'.

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GIMP 3.0.6 is the latest 'micro release' update to the current 3.0.x stable series, containing a bug and crash fixes, UI tweaks and other assorted changes.

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is out next April, serving as the next long-term support release of the Debian-based Linux distribution. Every version gets a unique codename.

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Parallels Desktop 26.1 update adds a driverless version of Parallels Tools for Linux, using the in-kernel VirtIO to power guest and host system integrations.

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Check in for a recap of Linux app releases in September 2025, including updates to gThumb, Apostrophe, Rio Term, MPD Client Euphonica and more!

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Linux Mint users can expect an easier time switching between keyboard layouts and input methods in the next version of the GTK-based Cinnamon desktop.

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If you see the "unable to capture a screenshot, all possible methods failed" error when using GNOME Screenshot in Ubuntu, it is not a bug – but by design.

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A new version of the Raspberry Pi Imager, a cross-platform and open source Qt-based image flashing tool is available for testing — with a BRAND NEW look.

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An update to the Floating Mini Panel GNOME Shell extension is out, adding the ability to move the compact panel to a different part of the screen by clicking.

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UK users may be confused why Imgur is no longer working in the country. The owners of the image hosting platform has geo-blocked the country due to data privacy.

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Tiling Shell v17 is out with a handful of new options for keyboard-driven workflows, including shorts to switch between tiling layouts. GNOME 49 support also added.

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Linux kernel 6.17 is released with Intel Xe3 graphics, SmartMux support for AMD hybrid GPUs, Legion Go S drivers, SSD write improvements – and a lot more!

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The way to autostart applications in Ubuntu has changed, as the standalone 'Startup Applications' tool not included in 25.10 — don't panic; it's still possible.

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System76's new COSMIC desktop environment has hit beta, and available for testing in the new Pop!_OS 24.04 beta. Both are available to download right now.

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Raspberry Pi today unveiled the new Raspberry Pi 500+ — a ‘premium’ version of its compact keyboard PC that uses mechanical switches, RGB backlighting and is pre-fitted with an SSD. “Raspberry Pi 500+ puts the power of Raspberry Pi 5’s quad-core 64-bit Arm processor and RP1 I/O controller into an ergonomic and tactile mechanical keyboard, combining uncompromising performance with 16GB RAM and 256GB NVMe storage,” they say. Those who dig the idea of the your keyboard being the PC — as someone old enough to have owned an Amstrad CPC 464, I do — but are too discerning to the quality of key clacking […]

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If you want weather information displayed directly on your Ubuntu desktop, the Desktop Widgets GNOME Shell extension is worth checking out. See why inside.

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Elementary OS 8.0.2 is available to download — the final minor update before the next major release due late 2025. On offer is a new kernel, GPU drivers and fixes.

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The new OBS Studio 32.0 release is out, with support for higher-quality recordings out-of-the-box, new filters and effects, a plugin manager and plenty of bug fixes.

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