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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Ubuntu 25.10 may include a fix for the Update Manager focus stealing by reverting to notifications and app indicators instead of auto-launching windows.

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If you're looking to add an SSD to your Raspberry Pi 5, the new $15 M.2 HAT+ Compact is a solid and smaller option to other add-ons on the market.

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A beta version of Pinta 3.1 is available for testing. The fee open source image editor adds axonometric grid, polygon selection, performance improvements and more.

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The next stable release of VLC is on the way with various improvements, including dark mode, support for Windows on ARM, and more – fancy testing it early?

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Zorin OS 18 is the next major update to the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution aimed at Windows converts. A beta is available for testing - with plenty of new features.

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Testing Ubuntu's development releases is now a little more dangerous, as the first of the new Ubuntu Daily Dangerous Desktop builds is made available for download.

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Google Chrome is to become an AI browser powered by Gemini and agentic abilities to 'fundamentally change the nature of browsing', the search giant has announced.

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It’s time to get testing — or do I mean questing? — as the beta release of Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) is available to download. The Ubuntu 25.10 Beta brings a number of user-facing changes to the desktop, the majority of which come via the GNOME 49 release. There’s an accessibility menu on the login screen, media controls on the lock screen, and a Yaru theme update with new icons and smoother spinner animation on the boot screen. Canonical’s engineers have also plumbed in lower-level enhancements, designed to improve the distribution’s security, reliability and compatibility ahead of next year’s important Ubuntu […]

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Customisable tab bar, searchable tab overview menu and address bar actions are new features on offer in the latest update to the Vivaldi web browser.

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A fresh flurry of fixes have arrived for Thunderbird, the open-source desktop e-mail client. The v143 release resolves a number of annoying issues.

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A new version of the GNOME desktop environment has been released with new default video and document apps, Lock Screen features, and more - exciting!

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Kdenlive developers are working on keyframes dopesheet, UI changes, per‑project layouts and titler animations to improve this free video editor.

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Mozilla Firefox 143 brings new features and improvements, including access to Microsoft's AI chatbot, date info in the address bar, and web app support.

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Quadrapassel 49 modernises GNOME’s Tetris clone on Linux with GTK4, adds touch support, and improves scoring and gameplay for casual gamers.

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Canonical will package and distribute NVIDIA CUDA in the Ubuntu repositories, making it easier for developers to install with a single, simple APT command.

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VirtualBox 7.2.2 is out, fixing critical startup crashes and making TPM emulation on Linux work again. It's the first maintenance update in the new 7.2 series.

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Turntable, a desktop music controller for Linux that is also a universal scrobbler for any MPRIS-compataible app, has a new version out - and it's ace!

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