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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 transparency, and conveys weather forecast data via stark white text and glyphs. Archisman Panigrahi, Typhoon's developer, says the Qt port was needed since GTK3 is being deprecated, but that rewriting the app in GTK4 was a non-starter given it 'does not play well […]

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26 Feb 2026 2:32am GMT

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 time as Showtime, has been on the ISO for a while. Credits need not roll on hope yet, as Showtime could be making its debut soon. Its latest package upload to the resolute archives includes a change that goes some way to explaining why it's not been present sooner. It reads: "Depend […]

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25 Feb 2026 11:42pm GMT

Add animated media controls to your GNOME panel or dock with Dynamic Music Pill, a slick GNOME Shell extension showing album art, waveforms and track info.

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24 Feb 2026 11:20pm GMT

coRAN Labs and Canonical at MWC Barcelona 2026 At MWC Barcelona 2026, coRAN Labs and Canonical are presenting a working demonstration of a cloud-native, quantum-safe telecom platform for 5G and beyond 5G networks. This is not a conceptual exercise. It is a full 5G System (5GS) deployment with post-quantum cryptography embedded across the stack - […]

24 Feb 2026 2:20pm GMT

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 features in its products, Firefox included, that's a reassuring stance. To disable AI features in Firefox go to Settings > AI Controls. Slide the 'Block AI Enhancements' toggle to turn off ChatGPT and other chatbots in the sidebar, AI link previews, the (supposedly) smart […]

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23 Feb 2026 11:58pm GMT

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 isn't installed out of the box, but when you install default-jdk or default-jre (directly or indirectly as a dependency needed by other software) those meta-packages point to whichever OpenJDK version Canonical has blessed as current. In Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, that will be OpenJDK 25. Version 25 of OpenJDK, the […]

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22 Feb 2026 11:53pm GMT

Ghostty's most-thumbed feature request is finally being answered. Yup, scrollbar support is finally coming in Ghostty 1.3 for Linux and macOS.

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21 Feb 2026 2:48am GMT

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 it's implemented as a GNOME Shell extension, not a standalone app. The developer of Rudra, Nark Agni, describes it as a "lightning-fast, keyboard-centric launcher […] designed for power users". Though inspired by Mac apps like Alfred and Raycast, it is far less capable than those. To […]

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20 Feb 2026 5:45pm GMT

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.

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19 Feb 2026 11:21pm GMT

Previously I have written about how useful public cloud storage can be when starting a new project without knowing how much data you will need to store. However, as datasets grow over time, the costs of public cloud storage can become overwhelming. This is where an on premise, or co-located, self-hosted storage system becomes advantageous: […]

18 Feb 2026 10:08am GMT

For many software teams, documentation is written after features are built and design decisions have already been made. When that happens, questions about how a feature is understood or used often don't surface until much later. A little over one year ago, our team began to recognize this pattern in our own work. Features generally […]

17 Feb 2026 7:21pm GMT

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.

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17 Feb 2026 3:02pm GMT

FIPS compliance for IoT use cases in Federal space. In this article, we'll explore what Ubuntu Core is, and how to use it with FIPS.

17 Feb 2026 12:30pm GMT

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.

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16 Feb 2026 12:16am GMT

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.

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15 Feb 2026 7:40pm GMT

Linux Mint 23 will expand its System Administration tool (mintsysadm) with a new Users section, enabling post-install home encryption and more.

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15 Feb 2026 1:52am GMT

Open source libraries are repositories of code that developers can use and, depending on the license, contribute to, modify, and redistribute. Open source libraries are usually developed on a platform like GitHub, and distributed using package registries like PyPI for Python and npm for JavaScript. These repositories contain pre-written, re-usable code that developers use to […]

13 Feb 2026 5:30pm GMT

Last year, we had the opportunity to speak at Regent's UX Conference (Regent's University London's conference to showcase UX work by staff, students, and alumni), where we engaged with students to make them aware of open design and their ability to contribute design skills to open source projects. The talk sparked great discussion, and we […]

13 Feb 2026 9:22am GMT

Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS is now available to download. This fourth point release brings the Linux 6.17 HWE kernel and Mesa 25.2 graphics stack for better hardware support.

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12 Feb 2026 3:16pm GMT

This is the story of how Canonical's Support team provided bug-fix support: we tracked down an upstream change in OpenSC that inadvertently broke FIPS compatibility, coordinated with upstream developers across distributions, and delivered both a hotfix and a proper universal solution.

12 Feb 2026 1:36pm GMT

Building telco clouds with open source At MWC Barcelona 2026, Canonical is demonstrating how telecommunications operators and enterprises can design and operate a cloud on their own terms: sovereign, cost-effective, and built on open platforms that span from core data centers to the intelligent edge. One of the demos is the result of Canonical's collaboration […]

12 Feb 2026 1:12pm GMT

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.

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11 Feb 2026 5:00pm GMT

Modern data centres are hitting a wall that faster CPUs alone cannot fix. As workloads scale out and latency budgets shrink, the impact of moving data between servers is starting to become the most significant factor in overall performance. Remote Direct Memory Access, or RDMA, is one of the technologies reshaping how that data moves, […]

11 Feb 2026 11:07am GMT

CrossOver 26 is out with new Windows app and game compatibility, Wine 11.0 and NYSync support to make running Windows software on Linux even smoother.

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10 Feb 2026 8:13pm GMT

PWC claimed the 'fundamental challenge' behind slowing growth is that telecom's 'core products and services' are 'becoming commodities.' The way forward lies in modernizing and diversifying: evolving from traditional telecommunications to 'techco' (technology company) services. In 2026, many of these opportunities will come from cloud computing.

10 Feb 2026 3:52pm GMT

Ubuntu 26.04 drops the 'Software & Updates' app, with some settings moving elsewhere as Canonical simplifies the distro's configuration tools.

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10 Feb 2026 5:34am GMT

Microsoft has announced the General Availability of SQL Server 2025 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Learn about the new CU1 features, including OS-level observability, Contained Availability Groups, and native vector support for enterprise workloads.

06 Feb 2026 3:41pm GMT

Discover the human-centric hiring philosophy at Canonical. Learn how the makers of Ubuntu prioritize remote-first talent, human-led CV reviews, and finding the right role for your unique impact. Explore the career with us!

06 Feb 2026 2:44pm GMT