Pinta 3.1 is available for download. The open source image editor adds axonometric grids, polygon selection tool, lower memory usage – and lots more!

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Turntable 5.0 adds collapsible player controls you can hide on-demand, plus a year-end 'wrapped' recap pulling stats from Last.fm, Libre.fm and more. Free on Flathub.

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Firefox's new Split View lets you browse two tabs side-by-side in one window. Enable this experimental feature in Firefox 146 now - here's how.

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Ghostty, the fast GPU‑accelerated terminal, now operates under a non‑profit funding model through fiscal sponsorship with Hack Club. Here’s what it means.

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Want to run COSMIC desktop on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS? A new (unofficial) PPA makes it easy to. Follow the steps in this guide, learn about the caveats and how to 'undo'.

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Elementary OS 8.1 is out with Wayland enabled by default, new apps, animations and eye candy. Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS with Linux 6.14.

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Add an animated Santa to Ubuntu with the Gnomelets GNOME extension. See Santa walk on app windows, jump and roam your desktop. Works with GNOME 45+.

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Linux Mint 22.3 beta brings a redesigned app menu, regex file search, new on-screen keyboard, and improved Wayland support. See what's new in this update.

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Canonical confirms Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will ship with Linux kernel 6.20 (7.0) in April, bringing latest hardware support and performance improvements to users.

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Kdenlive 25.12 adds native vertical video support, a new UI docking system, and duration-based markers. See what’s new in the latest KDE video editor update.

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OpenShot 3.4 brings 32% faster performance, LUT colour grading, new effects, and on-canvas editing tools. Details on how to get this update inside.

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Mozilla's new CEO confirms Firefox will become an "AI browser", with opt-out features. The aim is to raise money. But what does this pivot means for users?

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The second GIMP 3.2 release candidate brings a fresh set of improvements, fixes, and UI tweaks. Download the RC2 build to test the changes before the stable release.

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Snapscope by Alan Pope lets you scan Snap packages to list CVES or security vulnerabilities in any bundled libraries, giving you more insight into Snap security.

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The second Ubuntu 26.04 snapshot is ready to download, making testing of 'Resolute Raccoon' ahead of next April's stable release easier. Details inside.

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A new stable release of Pop!_OS is out, the first to ship with the Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment by default. I look at what's new in Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS.

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Thunderbird 146 has been released, making it easier to add OpenPGP keyservers, improving the security of login data with AES encryption, and fixing a ton of bugs.

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Changes to Ubuntu's telemetry with the new Ubuntu Insights tool include more frequent reporting, more controls and more transparency on what's collected.

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Ubuntu 26.04 will be a long-term support release, but not all of its official flavours will be as 2 of the 10 official Ubuntu flavours have not applied for LTS status.

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Ubuntu's Yaru theme will closely follow the vanilla GNOME Shell design in the upcoming 26.04 release, as its developers aim to reduce the maintenance burden.

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