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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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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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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Popular GNOME Shell extension Dash to Panel is updated for GNOME 49, but all of its changes, fixes and improvements are available on earlier releases too.

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Linux Mint 22.3 is due for release in December, and we just got our first idea of what's planned: redesigned app launcher, new applets, and Wayland integration.

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GNOME 49 brings new apps, lock screen media controls, multi-monitor brightness controls, file manager changes and fractional scaling improvements.

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A rundown of new features in development for Firefox, including visual image search, more sponsored results in the URL bar, and (of course) more AI integration.

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Spotify Premium users can now stream music in lossless audio quality at no extra cost. The desktop Spotify Linux app is likely to add support for it too.

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Ubuntu 25.10 daily builds switch to Dracut by default, after Feature Freeze Exception granted to replace initramfs-tools for a more modern boot process.

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Stop distracting wallpaper movement in GNOME Shell workspace transitions with Static Workspace Background extension, keepings the background fixed.

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Linux kernel 6.17 is now baked-in to the latest Ubuntu 25.10 daily builds, which means this will be the kernel version the next Ubuntu releases ships with.

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Mozilla is FINALLY pulling the plug on 32-bit Firefox builds for Linux, a decade after Google Chrome did the same. Why now? It says they're getting hard to build.

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Euphonica is a slick new MPD client for Linux, written in Rust and GTK4/libadwaita. It's currently in beta, but testing is easier as it's finally arrived on Flathub.

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Yaru, Ubuntu's default theme, has received a refresh ahead of October's 25.10 release. The artwork drop adds new app icons, and improves theme consistency.

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KDE has launched its own immutable Linux distribution in alpha. It acts as a 'reference implementation', offering atomic updates, Flatpak apps and more.

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Raspberry Pi has begun selling a 1TB M.2 2230 SSD for use with the Raspberry Pi 5. It joins the company's PCIe Gen 3 256 & 512GB SSDs announced earlier this year.

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