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Ubuntu Pro is Now Available on Windows (For WSL, Obvs)

4 December 2025 at 06:10

Ubuntu and Windows logo with a plus side between them.Canonical announce Ubuntu Pro for WSL, bringing extended security coverage to users running Linux on Windows. As on desktop, it's free for personal use.

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Linux Mint 22.3 Beta Will Be Released This Month

3 December 2025 at 03:20

Linux Mint 22.3 Beta is due to be released in the coming weeks, but what new features can you expect to find in it? A quick recap on why this matters.

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Linux App Release Roundup (November 2025)

2 December 2025 at 07:59

A recap of Linux app releases in November 2025, including updates to Blender, Euphonica, Vivaldi, Blender, Shotcut and a clutch of indispensable VLC tools.

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ONLYOFFICE 9.2 Offers AI Agent to All, Adds Macro Recording

2 December 2025 at 07:14

ONLYOFFICE logoONLYOFFICE 9.2 is out. The free, open-source office suite now includes a built-in AI Agent for document generation, content analysis, and more. Feature details inside.

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Raspberry Pi 5 1GB Launched at $45, Other Models See Price Hikes

2 December 2025 at 00:09

The Raspberry Pi 5 price list has changed: most models jump up, with the 16GB model hitting $145. However, a cheaper 1GB version is now available – is it any good?

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Linux 6.18 Release Improves Gaming, Laptops, and Security

1 December 2025 at 07:59

News paper front page announcing new Linux kernel.Linux kernel 6.18 delivers performance boosts, new laptop drivers, and a controversial filesystem removal, plus more key changes inside.

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Mozilla’s β€˜Rewiring’ to AI – Saving the Web or Saving Itself?

29 November 2025 at 11:38

Cartoon sewer pipe leaking green toxic sludge with Mozilla logo emblem inside pipe opening.Mozilla says its AI 'rewiring' is a moral crusade to save the web from Big Tech. Our snarky explainer asks if the real goal is to goose revenue instead.

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Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 1 is Available to Download

28 November 2025 at 07:08

The first Ubuntu 26.04 monthly snapshot is out, the first of 5 planned for the 'Resolute Raccoon' before next April's stable release. Fancy testing it? Details inside.

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Ubuntu 26.04 Replaces System Monitor and Totem with New Apps

27 November 2025 at 12:18

Ubuntu developers confirm plans to ship 2 new apps in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, replacing its video and system monitor apps with a pair it feels are more 'modern'.

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KDE Plasma is Going Wayland-Only, Dropping X11 Support

27 November 2025 at 01:44

KDE logo in white overlaid on landscape background.Future versions of KDE Plasma will no longer support the Xorg/X11 display server, as developers set-out the timeline for a transition to a Wayland-only future.

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Google Releases its New Google Sans Flex Font as Open Source

25 November 2025 at 06:35

gs flex heroA font's a font – unless you're into typography! Google Sans Flex font is a new open source font made for screens. It looks great set as Ubuntu's system font.

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Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0 Released with New Design

25 November 2025 at 01:17

Raspberry Pi Image 2.0 goes stable with a major redesign, user flow and new features. Details on what's changed, what it can do and where to get it - inside!

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Ubuntu Upstreams Patches to Bring Flutter Apps to RISC-V

24 November 2025 at 03:51

ESWIN EBC77 RISC-V single board computerCanonical's engineers have submitted pull requests to add RISC-V support to Google's Flutter toolkit, which Ubuntu uses to built many of its desktop apps.

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Raspberry Pi 500+ Works as Standalone Keyboard (Well, Kinda)

22 November 2025 at 07:12

Can the Raspberry Pi 500+ work as a standalone Bluetooth keyboard? Yes, using the open-source btferret project – but not without limitations, as I report.

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Use AirPods Pro Features on Linux with LibrePods

21 November 2025 at 07:58

Linux mascot holds AirPods Pro against a bright purple and yellow backdropLibrePods brings AirPods Pro features to Linux desktops, including active noise cancellation, transparency mode, ear detection and accurate battery levels.

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TABS API is Mozilla’s Latest Bet on the Agentic Web

20 November 2025 at 00:11

Robotic skeleton pointing at a CAPTCHA box with the text I’m not a robot while surrounded by an abstract globe and multiple blank documentsMozilla's new TABS API helps developers build AI agents to automate web tasks, as the company continues to bet on AI as its future. Details, pricing, and links inside.

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Xubuntu Reveals How its Website Was Hijacked

19 November 2025 at 07:59

The Xubuntu team has shared an incident report on its October website breach. Attackers brute-forced the site to inject malware - but was anything else affected?

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GIMP 3.2 Hits Release Candidate with Improved Text Editing + More

19 November 2025 at 03:53

GIMP Wilber logo in front of a brick texture with the number 3.2 graffitied on itPaintbrushes at the ready, as the first GIMP 3.2 release candidate is available for testing. New features and a flurry of fixes are on offer β€” more details inside!

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Monitor Your Linux Laptop Battery Health with Wattage

17 November 2025 at 07:05

Wattage is a modern GTK4/libadwaita app that detailed battery information on Linux, including capacity, health, cycles, and power draw – no terminal required.

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Thunderbird 145 Brings Microsoft Exchange Support + More

15 November 2025 at 00:04

Thunderbird email client logo and the number 145Thunderbird 145 has been released with support for Microsoft Exchange e-mail accounts, DNS over HTTPS, renamed Junk folder and other improvements.

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