Hysteria is contagious online. One person’s worry becomes another’s conviction, and that belief hardens — the thrill of righteous outrage is addictive! This week saw claims a PPA is being used to distribute Linux ransomware go wild online — but is it true? The story is a bit long, and a bit dry but it goes like this: A user said they tried to install WinBoat (a tool for running Windows apps on Linux) but it wouldn’t connect to FreeRDP. So they tried FreeRDP from different sources, to no avail. Then, they saw a comment on GitHub about a custom […]

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Linux Mint 22.3 is adding a revamped System Information tool with USB, GPU, PCI and BIOS sections to make hardware troubleshooting easier.

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Firefox has a new mascot called Kit. Mozilla say the vibrant vulpine character embodies its vision for privacy and openness on the modern web.

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CrossOver, the commercial Wine tool, is now available for Linux ARM64 devices in preview, allowing Windows games and software to run on ARM-based systems.

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Want to try Ubuntu's amd64v3 packages? Here's how to check if your CPU supports them, enable them via APT, and revert if things go wrong.

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS releases April 23, 2026. Here's the full release schedule with key development milestone dates, beta timeline, and monthly snapshot info.

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Read on for a recap of smaller Linux app releases in October 2025, including updates to BleachBit, Bazaar, Calibre, DigiKam, Resources and more!

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Ubuntu 25.10 now offers amd64v3 optimised packages. What does x86-64-v3 mean for your CPU, and will the modest performance improvements be noticeable?

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Control Spotify playback from top bar in Ubuntu using gSpotify, a slick GNOME extension that even changes colour based on the playing track's artwork.

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Learn how to upgrade Ubuntu 25.04 to Ubuntu 25.10 'Questing Quokka' using Software Updater or the command line in this guide (with troubleshooting tips).

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Ubuntu 25.10 no longer includes the Startup Applications tool, so learn how to autostart scripts and run custom commands at login with .desktop files.

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Floating Mini Panel GNOME extension now has a vertical panel option, an orientation which feel up (a bit of) screen space on widescreen displays.

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Ubuntu 25.10's Rust-based coreutils had a bug preventing automatic updates from working. Here's what happened, why it matters, and how it was resolved.

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Upgrade to KDE Plasma 6.5 on Ubuntu 25.10 using the official Kubuntu Backports PPA. Installation steps, advice and rollback instructions provided.

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Canonical announce beta DeepSeek and Qwen AI inference snaps for Ubuntu, both optimised to deliver better performance on Intel and ARM Ampere systems.

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VirtualBox 7.2.4 is the second maintenance update in the new 7.2.x series, but users say installation fails on Ubuntu 25.10 due to a libxml2 dependency issue.

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SuperTuxKart 1.5 released with graphics overhaul, new benchmark mode and egg hunt tracks. It's also the final 1.x release before SuperTuxKart Evolution arrives.

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KDE Plasma 6.5 released on 21 October 2025. The new version offers better RDP, HDR and Wayland support, expanded settings and other improvements.

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Zorin OS 18 was the "biggest launch ever", passing over 100k downloads in 2 days, say makers of the Ubuntu-based Linux distro – those trying it? Windows users.

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS daily builds are now available for testing. As development snapshots for the next long-term release, these are not considered stable or bug-free.

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The official Xubuntu website briefly served Windows malware to users trying to download the distro between 18-19 October. ISOs were not affected.

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GIMP's developers have taken ownership of the Snap package on Canonical's Snap Store. The build had previously been maintained by a third-party project.

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Dracut is Ubuntu 25.10's new boot system. It's faster, modular but totally invisible. Here's what you need to know - and whether you need to care.

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The new Thunderbird 144 release brings a assorted fixes to users of the open-source desktop e-mail client, including fixes for Microsoft Exchange accounts.

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