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The Raspberry Pi 6 won't be released before 2028 and it won't feature an onboard NPU to handle AI compute tasks. Insight into plans for the Pi 6 were shared by three of the company's key engineers and leaders in an AMA (ask me anything) session on Reddit on 21 May, 2026. Based on past launches the gap between major Pi models (Raspberry Pi 2, 3, 4 and 5) is around 3-4 years. The Raspberry Pi 5 launched in 2023. That should put the Pi 6 on course for launch in 2026 or 2027. But Raspberry Pi co-founder and CEO […]

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26 May 2026 4:24pm GMT

In the lead-up to Ubuntu Summit 26.04, Canonical and Arm are collaborating to certify the new Arm AGI CPU on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS (Resolute Raccoon). Learn what this means for developers and agentic AI.

26 May 2026 8:00am GMT

Linux Mint developers are building a new screenshot utility for the Cinnamon desktop, ahead of its next major release. The home-grown tool will give users more options when taking screenshots and will "accommodate the differences between CSD (Client Side Decoration) and SSD (Server Side Decoration) windows" to provide 'cleaner' looking screenshots. Currently, Cinnamon rolls with the GTK-based gnome-screenshot. That tool works fine, but it doesn't render shadows in windowed app screenshots on Cinnamon. It does, however, include pixel artefacts around the corners of windows, caused by the drop shadow bleeding through: It's not super pretty, and as someone who works […]

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24 May 2026 11:40pm GMT

Canonical will decommission its long-running text-hosting service Ubuntu Pastebin on May 31. The company is pulling the plug as part of a broader "infrastructure modernization and migration project", according to Canonical Community Engineer Aaron Prisk. Ubuntu Pastebin works similarly to GitHub's Gist, albeit without the revision history. It's been available as a tool the community can use since late 2007. The service was partly launched to help the distro's official IRC support channels. They were often flooded with reams of terminal output from users requesting help. Paste links were also used by the wider community, often to provide quick access […]

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24 May 2026 6:28pm GMT

Daily builds of Ubuntu 26.10 'Stonking Stingray' are now available for download, as development on the distro's next major release kicks in to gear. As the name suggests, new ISOs are produced from development code on a (mostly) daily basis, giving those keen to test October's release in advance the ability to do so. However, because package updates can break the ability for a bootable image to be created, it's not unusual for there to be temporary gaps between new daily builds being available. Daily builds will continue to be produced for remainder of the Ubuntu 26.10 development cycle, right […]

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24 May 2026 1:14pm GMT

GNOME Sushi fans, rejoice: the spacebar preview feature is being fixed in Ubuntu 26.04. If you're not familiar with it, GNOME Sushi is a file preview tool similar to Quick Look on macOS. Select a file in Nautilus, press space and a floating preview window appears. It works with images, video and audio files, PDFs, plain text files and more. GNOME's Sushi isn't preinstalled in Ubuntu but many users install it themselves as it makes it easier to find specific files when rooting through folders filled with samey-seeming documents, audio files and video clip. -Well, except it doesn't (or rather, […]

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22 May 2026 4:20pm GMT

Open source thrives on engineering-driven processes. Fast feedback loops, terminal tools, Git workflows: they're the lifeblood of how we build software in the open. But for software to truly excel, we need to create user experiences that empower people to use them. I wanted to bring this conversation into the spotlight as part of Canonical's […]

22 May 2026 8:12am GMT

A new version of ONLYOFFICE, the open-source productivity suite, is out with a small set of improvements. The new release lands a couple of months after ONLYOFFICE suspended its eight-year Nextcloud partnership over Euro-Office, a fork by a European consortium that ONLYOFFICE says violates its AGPLv3 licence terms. Totally unrelated (yes, sarcasm), ONLYOFFICE 9.4 updates its licensing. Forks are still permitted but 'additional terms' demand that forks credit ONLYOFFICE as the original developer in a 'prominently visible' part of the UI. However, the terms also state that forks aren't allowed to use ONLYOFFICE's trademark without permission. The AGPLv3 allows licence […]

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21 May 2026 11:41pm GMT

A bold new look arrives in Vivaldi 8.0, the latest update to the Chromium-based web browser. The browser's main UI elements (the bits that make a browser looks like a browser, so tabs, toolbars, panels, and content) drop their boundaries to form a continuous look. Hence the named Unified. Similar to Zen Browser, the canvas for web content is now 'framed' with rounded corners, rather than web pages flowing fully from edge-to-edge. "Unified is not a visual refresh. It is a rethinking of how the Vivaldi interface works as a system" the company says in a press release (invoking a […]

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21 May 2026 3:42pm GMT

I've yet to meet a developer that enjoys working with metered AI APIs. The need to pay for every API call in development works in direct opposition to the ethos of rapid iteration, and it's easy for the costs to get out of hand. That's why Canonical has created a different approach to building AI-powered […]

21 May 2026 2:19pm GMT

A local privilege escalation (LPE) security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, codename "PinTheft," was publicly disclosed on May 19, 2026. The vulnerability was fixed in the mainline Linux kernel tree. A proof-of-concept exploit was published along with public disclosure. The vulnerability does not have a CVE ID assigned at the moment; other discovering teams may […]

21 May 2026 12:30pm GMT

Canonical has announced the general availability of Managed Kubeflow on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. This fully managed MLOps platform allows enterprise AI teams to deploy a production-ready environment in under an hour, eliminating infrastructure maintenance.

21 May 2026 6:32am GMT

Canonical has released Ubuntu Core 26, a new long-term support (LTS) version of its immutable, snap-based OS. Among the changes Ubuntu Core 26 brings is smaller over-the-air updates, with download sizes reduced by up to 90% for most snaps thanks to a new snap-delta format. Updates to the Core base snaps specifically drop from 16 MB to 1.5 MB. Installation times are faster as the initramfs-based installer skips redundant reboots during provisioning. Core 26 also enables live kernel patching on ARM64 devices so that critical and high vulnerability kernel security fixes are applied without the need for a device reboot. […]

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20 May 2026 8:04pm GMT

Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical's Engineers will show what you can build with this Core 26 release, highlighting the features and tools available to you. In this first blog, Michael Croft-White, Engineer Director for Canonical's Telemetry team, will show you how Ubuntu Core integrates […]

20 May 2026 9:37am GMT

An information disclosure security vulnerability in the Linux kernel was publicly disclosed on May 15th, 2026. The vulnerability was reported by Qualys and fixed in the mainline Linux kernel tree. A proof-of-concept exploit was published soon after public disclosure. The ID CVE-2026-46333 was assigned, but the vulnerability is also referred to as "ssh-keysign-pwn", based on […]

19 May 2026 6:20pm GMT

Ubuntu Core 26 introduces precise Linux builds, optimized OTA updates, live kernel patching, and enhanced hardware-backed protection for mission-critical deployments. May 19, 2026 Today, Canonical announced the general availability of Ubuntu Core 26, its minimal, immutable operating system with up to 15 years of security maintenance. Ubuntu Core 26 brings key system improvements for mission-critical […]

19 May 2026 8:00am GMT

The new tab page has a (slightly) new look and a new name in Firefox 151, the newest version of Mozilla's famous open-source web browser that begins roll out today, May 19, 2026. Now called Firefox Home, the new tab page has a "new look and feel", to quote Mozilla. It's not quite that dramatic, though the rounded search bar draws from the upcoming Nova redesign with its rounded pill shape (it is also no longer sticky on scroll): Stories stay put, but the 'follow' topic button is now an plus-sign icon left of the section header. You can continue […]

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18 May 2026 11:43pm GMT

New Ubuntu Concept image for CIX P1 lets you run Ubuntu on Armv9 single-board computers, including the Radxa Orion O6 and Orange Pi 6 Plus.

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18 May 2026 2:17am GMT

VMware Workstation Pro 26H1 supports Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, letting you install Broadcom's free virtual machine software on the distro and run it in a VM.

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17 May 2026 11:25am GMT

AI is accelerating and improving how security engineers find and fix vulnerabilities. A new tool developed and used at Canonical, called Redhound, has already uncovered three critical logic vunerabilites, paving the way for a more secure software landscape.

15 May 2026 8:53am GMT

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS upgrades from 25.10 are officially live - and with Ubuntu 25.10 support ending in July, you'll want to move soon. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS released on 23 April with GNOME 50, Linux 7.0 and new default apps. Snap store and web searching features were added to the GNOME Shell Overview and you can now enable Ubuntu Pro in the Security Center. Other changes in the 'Resolute Raccoon' include a fresh set of folder icons, visual password feedback for sudo commands and fuss-free access to NVIDIA CUDA and AMD ROCm for developer, as both now live in the archives, […]

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14 May 2026 10:53pm GMT

Open-source cleaning tool BleachBit has gained a text-based user interface (TUI) as an optional alternative to its standard graphical frontend. Unlike BleachBit's existing CLI, which is intended for non-interactive use in scripts, the TUI is fully interactive, you navigate the interface with your keyboard (there's limited mouse support) to select, preview and clean out cruft. The BleachBit TUI caters to use cases the GUI doesn't, be that headless Linux servers managed remotely or being available on lightweight desktop systems where adding the overheard of GTK dependencies isn't wanted. Currently in alpha, the new TUI runs on the same backend as […]

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14 May 2026 9:52pm GMT

A local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel has been publicly disclosed on May 13, 2026. The vulnerability does not have a CVE ID published, but is referred to as "Fragnesia." The vulnerability affects multiple Linux distributions, including all Ubuntu releases. The affected components are the Linux kernel modules that provide support for […]

14 May 2026 7:07pm GMT

BYOD (bring your own device) has always looked better on paper than it does in real life. The promise is clear: let people use the gadgets they already own. Less friction, lower costs, and more freedom. But when security and privacy are non-negotiable, the conversation around BYOD usually ends quickly. Not because BYOD is a […]

13 May 2026 4:54pm GMT

KDE has announced it's getting a €1.28 million grant from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) to help improve the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and the communication frameworks used by both. The German government-backed fund, which sees its work as "strategic investments in the digital infrastructure of our economy and society", will disburse €1,285,200 ($1,512,680) to KDE across 2026 and 2027. Like all grants the fund provides, the money is earmarked for a specific set of pre-approved projects. KDE developers can't redirect cash toward the latest feature request gathering upvotes on r/KDE. Work the money will fund includes improving the Plasma […]

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13 May 2026 10:00am GMT

If you've downloaded the Cemu Wii U emulator for Linux from the project's official GitHub in the past few weeks, bad news: it added malware to your system when you ran it. An announcement made by the team developing the open-source app say they recently discovered the Linux AppImage and ZIP of the Cemu 2.6 release available from their Github had been "compromised" with malware between 6 May and 12 May, 2026. The Cemu Flatpak, as well as installers for other operating systems, were not affected. Linux users who directly downloaded the Cemu 2.6 AppImage or Ubuntu ZIP assets from the […]

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12 May 2026 9:34pm GMT

If your HEIC photos show a "Could not load image" error in Ubuntu 26.04's Image Viewer, you're not alone - it's an intentional breakage, albeit one that's easy to fix. HEIC files are a variant of HEIF which use H.265/HEVC compression. If you own an iPhone or a newer Android device, the stock camera app uses this format by default. But Ubuntu 26.04 LTS no longer preinstalls a decoder library for HEIC (though more accurately, it's tweaked dependency chains to ensure one is no longer pulled in). When you connect your smartphone to a computer running Ubuntu 26.04 LTS to […]

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11 May 2026 10:00pm GMT

Two local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities affecting the Linux kernel have been publicly disclosed on May 7, 2026. The vulnerabilities have been assigned the IDs CVE-2026-43284 and CVE-2026-43500 and are referred to as "Dirty Frag." The affected components are Linux kernel modules. The first vulnerability impacts the modules that provide support for ESP (Encapsulating Security […]

08 May 2026 11:57am GMT