Paid web-based email service Fastmail has launched an official desktop app — available for Linux as well as macOS and Windows. The new Fastmail desktop app offers the same interface and feature set as the web client, but running in a windowed, standalone app with system integrations, like dock icon with badging, the ability to make it the default email client, desktop notifications, offline support, etc. As it is simply an Electron-wrapper for the official web app (with extra system integration, including respecting system dark mode), the window frame does look out of place with native desktop apps. But it […]

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Since it was made free to download, install and use for whatever you want, VMware Workstation Pro (and macOS counterpart Fusion Pro) has continued to receive frequent updates — the latest of which landed this week. Now sporting a new date-based versioning scheme, VMware Workstation Pro 25H2 is a sizeable update that adds support for newer hardware, and updates its list of supported ‘host’ operating systems (the one you install VMware Workstation on). VMware Workstation Pro 25H2 brings support for Virtual Hardware Version 22. VMware hardware versions set out the virtual hardware a VM can use, and each bump to […]

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NordVPN has open sourced the GUI in its official Linux app, and the company behind the virtual private network has also updated its Snap package with a GUI.

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The new Zorin OS 18 release is available for download. Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, it offers a new kernel, new apps, more features and a "redesigned desktop" UI.

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Mozilla Firefox 144 released with Google Lens image search and Perplexity AI integration, tab group and translation improvements, and other new features.

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Ubuntu 25.10 was released on October 9, but if you're on Ubuntu 25.04 and have not gotten an upgrade notification yet, there is a reason for it – all explained inside.

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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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