Linux Kernel 6.11 Released, This is What’s New
Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux kernel 6.11, which is the kernel version Ubuntu 24.10 and Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS will offer. Fittingly, this update arrives a few days before the Linux Kernel Maintainer Summit takes place in Vienna, Austri...
Raspberry Pi Imager Ported to Qt 6, Now Uses AppImages on Linux
You don’t need to own a Raspberry Pi to make use of the Raspberry Pi Imager as this nifty image writer makes flashing ISO, IMG, and similar files to USB drives and SD cards mighty easy. Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9 was released this week and it’...
Ubuntu 24.10 Fixes this Pesky File Picker Paper-Cut
Ubuntu 24.10 features a clutch of headline-worth changes, but also plenty of less obvious fixes for “paper cuts” – including a decades-long issue with thumbnails in the GTK file picker. Feeling deja-vu? GNOME 44 (shipped in Ubuntu 23....
Ubuntu 24.10 Fixes a Pesky File Picker Paper-Cut
Ubuntu 24.10 features a clutch of headline-worth changes, but also plenty of less obvious fixes for “paper cuts” – including a decades-long issue with thumbnails in the GTK file picker. Feeling deja-vu? GNOME 44 (shipped in Ubuntu 23....
Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS Released with Linux Kernel 6.8
The fifth and final point release to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is now available to download. This update was due to be released a couple of weeks ago but was delayed by a delay in getting Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS out the door – something had to give, so the rel...
Linux Mint Tease ‘Improved’ Default Cinnamon Theme
The Cinnamon desktop environment looks pretty nice on Linux Mint, but if you install it on other distributions it doesn’t look as good — but that’s about to change. In his latest monthly mail-shot, distro lead Clement Lefebvre says the &#...
Parallels 20 for Mac Released with Ubuntu 24.04 VM Support
Parallels Desktop 20 has been released for macOS. The virtualisation software introduces a number of buffs for Linux VMs running on macOS. The headline change in Parallels Desktop 20 is support for macOS Sequoia, both as host OS and as a guest — impo...
VirtualBox 7.1: Qt 6 UI, Wayland Clipboard, New Icon + More
VirtualBox 7.1 is now available to download for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Those upgrading from VirtualBox 7.0 or earlier will find a sizeable set of changes on offer, among them what Oracle describe as a “modernized look and feel”. Set you...
Ubuntu Prompting Client is Here to Make Snap Apps Safer
Prompting Client is the latest security effort for snap software, and acts as a companion to the new desktop Security Center app. As you may have read in my article last week, Prompting Client is a security buffer — think doorman — that guards your...
Juno Tab 3 Linux Tablet — Nice, But Overpriced?
Juno Computers have announced their latest Linux tablet, the Juno Tab 3, and it’s available to buy preloaded with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (or a choice of other Linux distributions). Which is great. The Juno Tab 3 is powered by an Intel N100 processor, 1...
Join Canonical in Bangalore at Dell Technologies Forum
Canonical is thrilled to be joining forces with Dell Technologies at the upcoming Dell Technologies Forum – Bangalore, taking place on 12 September. This premier event brings together industry leaders and technology enthusiasts to explore the lat...
Fastfetch is the Perfect Replacement for Neofetch
When development on system info tool Neofetch was discontinued1 earlier this year a slew of forks, alternatives, and upstart projects sprung up to fill the void. Yet the Neofetch alternative that’s gained the most traction —anecdotally, at leas...
KDE Slimbook VI – A Powerful Laptop for KDE Enthusiasts
Looking for a powerful new Linux laptop? The new KDE Slimbook VI may very well appeal. Unveiled at Akademy 2024, KDE’s annual community get-together, the KDE Slimbook VI marks a major refresh from earlier models in the KDE Slimbook line. And this...
A desktop touched by Midas: Oracular Oriole
In the poem “To an Oriole” [1], novelist and poet Edgar Fawcett inquires about the origin and nature of the oriole. He likens the northern song bird to a “scrap of sunset with a voice” and an orange tulip in a forgotten garden that was magicall...
Upgrades to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Paused [Update: Now Resolved]
Last week, the first point release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS arrived, and upgrades from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to the newest one officially enabled. However, those upgrades didn’t go smoothly for everyone who tried, be it on Ubuntu server or Ubuntu desktop. ...
