Linux News & Discussion

Dilip_v1 · August 22, 2024 at 9:51 PM

Gnome 47, Wayland by default for Nvidia users, Steam Snap, Support for .deb packages through App Center are the main focusing of the testing week.

Ardeon · September 1, 2024 at 7:56 PM

Waiting for a seamless upgrade to 24.04? Here is the official guide

https://ubuntu.com/blog/upgrade-y…buntu-24-04-lts

Ardeon · September 9, 2024 at 9:16 AM

Lost Ubuntu while installing Windows? Use Boot Repair to fix it.

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair

Boot from Live USB, install Boot Repair and use it. It is simple and easy to use.

Make sure to turn off Windows Fast Boot while trying this option.

Also fixes a lot of uses cases where Grub is gone or Ubuntu is gone.

Dilip_v1 · September 15, 2024 at 12:53 PM

KDE Plasma 6.2 beta is now available for testing. You can find more details in the link below

https://pointieststick.com/2024/09/13/thi…2-beta-release/

Ardeon · October 9, 2024 at 5:10 AM

KDE Plasma 6.2 Stable released

https://kde.org/announcements/plasma/6/6.2.0/

Dilip_v1 · October 10, 2024 at 7:59 AM

Tried Ubuntu 24.10 Oracle Oriole?

Ardeon · October 10, 2024 at 8:00 AM

I am planning to download the ISO today

Ardeon · October 31, 2024 at 3:03 PM

Ubuntu 25.04 " Plucky Puffin " with Gnome 48. Release date 17 th April, 2025.

Ardeon · November 10, 2024 at 7:10 PM

Ubuntu 25.04 named " Plucky Puffin ". Puffin is a seabird, release date is 17 th April 2025.

Gnome 48, Linux Kernel 6.14 (expected) and optimisations for Snap.

Dilip_v1 · December 15, 2024 at 9:23 AM

Ubuntu 25.04 " Plucky Puffin " daily builds are now available.

Dilip · December 24, 2024 at 9:04 AM Official Post

Did you see the new tiling extensions for Ubuntu? Lot of options and some cool animations.

Ardeon · January 1, 2025 at 8:32 AM

Orbit, an AI-powered assistant for Firefox is now available. It is currently in beta phase and allows summarising articles on a page.

Available for Linux, Windows and Mac.

Ardeon · January 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM

Ubuntu 20.04 reaches EoL for Standard Support this May 2025.

Ardeon · January 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM

Libre Office 25.2 will arrive next week. The open-source office suite gets better with every update. They even got regular updates without having to install the old build on Windows. A long standing feature request.

Ardeon · February 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM

Gnome picks new fonts

Adwaita Sans and Adwaita Mono will be the default fonts from Gnome 48 onwards

Ardeon · February 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM

Download Adwaita Sans and Adwaita Mono from here

GNOME / Adwaita Fonts · GitLab

The typefaces for GNOME

gitlab.gnome.org

Ardeon · February 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM

KDE Plasma 6.3 released.

Plasma 6.3

An unmatchable desktop experience

kde.org

Dilip · March 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM Official Post

KDE Plasma 6.4 is getting ready. They are adding more features in every new release. Much ahead of Windows in a Windows like UI.

Ardeon · March 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM

Did you hear? Firefox introduced new Terms of use. Mainly that you permit the browser to look into what you are browsing (something like that).

Dilip · March 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM Official Post

Are you ready for Plucky Puffin? Ubuntu 25.04 is getting ready.

Participate now!