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  OpenShot is now available as a snap – officially, too. The Qt-based video editor is already available via a PPA with Deb builds, AppImage and an (unverified, outdated) Flathub listing for Linux. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/openshot-video-editor-snap?v2 #openSource #linux #ubuntu

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  Calibre has been updated with a “create your own adventure” game, powered by AI. You design a world, create a character and shape the story by your choices to the text (and images) the AI generates. Just what users of a *checks notes* /ebook manager/ will be clamouring for https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/calibre-ebook-app-ai-ficton-writing?v1 #openSource #calibre #ai

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  Calibre, the open-source ebook manager, now lets you use generative AI to create new covers for ebooks. Preset prompts are included for sci-fi, romance and noir, or you can write your own. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/calibre-ebook-ai-covers?v1 #linux #foss #opensource

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  ICMYI: Ubuntu 26.04 has gained a virtualisation HWE stack to bolster the distro's support for confidential compute. Newer versions of Qemu, libvirt and related tech is available, periodically back-ported from Ubuntu's interim releases to the current LTS. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-04-virtualization-hwe-stack?v1 #Ubuntu #virtualization #linux

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  RE: https://floss.social/@omgubuntu/116958102612482659 Semi-related, but with this release Firefox has resumed posting on X, having stopped in early 2025. Asked why by one follower: 'We never gave up on our product or our users, but glad to be back on X to talk to our users here more directly again."

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  Linux 7.0 has been released (don't get excited by the shiny new version number, mind). What's new? As ever, a lot – swap performance boosts, Intel TSX re-enabled on 10th gen and newer Intel CPUs, more legacy AMD GPU driver buffs and, on a quirky note, support for the Rock Band 4 Bluetooth guitar! More details ⤵ https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-7-0-kernel-features #linux #openSource #amd

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  Zorin OS 18.1 is out! First point release brings Linux 6.17, improved multitasking and other tweaks. Plus, a new version of Zorin OS Lite, an Xfce-based edition aimed at older devices, is available – the first in the 18.x series. Sweet! Details: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/zorin-os-18-1-released #Linux #ZorinOS #Xfce

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  MZLA Technologies has announced an open-source AI client to bolster 'digital sovereignty' in enterprises and organisations. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/mozilla-thunderbolt-ai-client?v1 #AI #Mozilla

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  Firefox 150 arrives this week with a solid set of improvements, including oft-requested GTK emoji picker support. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/firefox-150-features?v1 #linux #opensource #firefox

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  ICYMI: Ubuntu 26.10 (the one after the one that's released on Thursday) has received its official codename. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-10-codename-confirmed?v1 #ubuntu #linux #OpenSource

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  Framework aimed to build a 'MacBook Pro for Linux', which their new 13 Pro arguably achieves – haptic touchpad and LTPS display with in-cell touch. Better yet, it's also Ubuntu Certified. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/framework-13-pro-ubuntu-certified?v1 #ubuntu #framework #linux

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  KDE receives grant to help improve QA infrastructure for Plasma and KDE Linux, as well as bolster its PIM capabilities. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/kde-sovereign-tech-fund-grant?v2 #kde #sovereignTechFund #openSource

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  gThumb is getting a GTK4 makeover and it's barely recognisable. Alpha builds available for the curious… https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/gthumb-gtk4-port-redesign?v1 #opensource #gtk

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  Mozilla's TABS API helps developers build AI agents to automate web tasks, and interested users can now sign up for access. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/mozilla-tabs-api-ai-web-agents #AI #Mozilla #AgenticAI

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  Content blocker and download manager have been added to Orion for Linux, the WebKitGTK browser by paid search engine Kagi. The new beta, v0.3.0, is available to download publicly for testing. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/orion-for-linux-public-beta?v1 #orion #gnome #linux

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  A 'sustained, cross-border' DDoS attack on Canonical service has taken Ubuntu websites, Snap Store and Launchpad offline. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/ubuntu-websites-ddos-attack

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  Ubuntu is adding AI features this year, Canonical planning to make it a 'context aware' OS primed for agentic workflows. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-ai-features?v1 #Ubuntu

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  Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is now available to download, with Linux 7.0, GNOME 50 and plenty of other changes. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-released?v1 #Ubuntu #Linux #OpenSource

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  Someone's about to have a busy day… #ubuntu

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  What's new in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS versus 24.04 LTS? You better grab a coffee for this, as with 4 releases over 2 years, there's 1 huge cumulative update heading your way https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-changes-since-24-04?v1 #ubuntu #linux #tech

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  ICMYI: Someone created a GTK4 version of Rhythmbox music player (written, ofc, in Rust). Called Tributary (it's a tribute), it also supports Jellyfin, Plex and other streaming integration. Worth checking out if Rhythmbox is your groove (sorry/not sorry), but its aging GTK3 codebase isn't. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/tributary-music-player-gtk4?v1 #rust #opensource #linux

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  I was pleased to hear BenQ now provide a Linux version of its Display Pilot 2 software! The app is used to control/configure some of the extra bells and whistles on its 'RD' series of programmer monitors. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/benq-display-pilot-2-linux #Linux #BenQ #hardware

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  Firefox 149 is out with free built-in VPN (albeit a 'gradual' roll out), nifty tab-split view and XDG portal support on Linux. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/firefox-149-released-tab-split-free-vpn #Firefox #OpenSource #VPN

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  From FreeCAD to Vivaldi's new 'follower tabs' (nifty feature, that), I recap a crop of Linux app releases in March you might have missed… https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/linux-release-roundup-march-2026 #linux #opensource #krita

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  I know, I know: what's available for one social media site isn't going to be popular with users on t'other, but it's cool, mmkay? https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/skyscraper-bluesky-terminal-client-linux?v1 #BluEsKy #wHyWoUldUeVen #FOSS

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  Installing Ghostty on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is now an 'apt install' away, nice. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ghostty-terminal-ubuntu-26-04-apt-install #Ubuntu #Ghostty #OpenSource

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  Desktop singalongs just got real easy, as the Dynamic Music Pill GNOME Extension is now able to show real-time synced lyrics. https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/lyrics-feature-dynamic-music-pill-extension #linux #gnome

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  Little Snitch (yes, that Little Snitch) just released a Linux version. If you've ever wondered what your apps are getting up to in the background, you can find out – and block any that are too chatty! https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/little-snitch-linux?v1 #linux #littlesnitch #mac

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  I've not covered the TDF/Collabora "sitch" as it's been big on implication, short on specifics (not much to write about when half the story is unsaid – the drama llamas have managed fine sans full details, ofc 🦙). TDF's latest post/salvo puts names on things. It's not the Netflix mini-series of battling egos and board coups some pictured, more cosy procurement arrangements that breached non-profit law, and an impasse on sorting it out… …which...

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  A 'no echo' mode has been added to sudo in Ubuntu 26.04. It lets you hide password asterisks (visual feedback) when you type your sudo password. Press TAB to toggle between feedback (shows asterisks) and no echo (no feedback). GIF demo below shows the default visible behaviour first, then I re-run a sudo command and activate no echo mode with TAB (no password feedback). #Ubuntu #Sudo