Now they’ve gotten Linux Mint 22.2 out the door, Mint’s developers are turning their attention to working on …LMDE 7 (Linux Mint Debian Edition), built atop the new Debian 13 release. Don’t worry; Linux Mint 22.3 is also in the works, and on track for release in December 2025. Linux mint 22.3 is going to see a shorter-than-usual development cycle (due to the later-than-usual launch of 22.2). While Linux Mint 22.2 was a software-heavy update, 22.4 will primarily focus on shipping a new version of the Cinnamon desktop, kitted out with features the team has been working away on (and […]

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GNOME 49 lands next week, bringing a fresh set of features and design tweaks aimed at making everyday desktop life on Linux smoother, sharper, and more consistent — the best of which I run through below. Ubuntu users get (most of) GNOME 49’s new features in the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 release, out on 9 October 2025. A beta build is out next week for anyone eager to have an early-bird encounter with the changes on offer. Each new GNOME release is given a codename, a bit like Ubuntu or macOS. Except, it’s not animals or California landmarks GNOME uses, but […]

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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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Firefox Nightly builds add CoPilot to the chatbot sidebar, expanding the browser's range of third-party AI service integrations. Plus: new New Tab Page widgets.

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A new version of miracle-wm, the Mir-based compositor/tiling window manager looking to rival Hyprland, is out with a welcome set of improvements.

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GNOME 49 re-enables X11 session support in GDM after it broke the ability to launch other desktop environments. It plans full removal in GNOME 50.

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The new Linux Mint 22.2 release is available for download. It features theme changes, fingerprint support, and updated apps. More details inside.

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Warp, the Agentic Development Environment, for Windows, macOS and Linux has launched a suite of new features to improve prompt-based coding.

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US judge in antitrust case rules Google can keep paying Mozilla and other companies for default search placement, but bans exclusive contracts.

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GIMP 3.1.4 is out, a fresh development snapshot of what will become the next major stable release. It introduces two long-awaited new features.

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This is a recap of Linux app releases in August 2025, taking in updates to Qemu, Constrict, Gradia, Zen Browser, PeaZip and more!

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SuperFile adds colour and clarity to terminal file management. If you're looking for a modern alternative to Midnight Commander on Ubuntu, it's worth trying.

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LibreOffice 25.8.1 brings almost 100 bug, crash and other regression fixes. This is the first of several planned point updates to the latest stable release series.

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Bitwig Studio 6 has hit beta with overhauled automation, new audition tool, project-wide key signatures, and other improvements to core DAW workflows.

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NetPeek is GTK4/libadwaita app for fuss-free network scanning on Linux desktops. A user-friendly alternative to nmap for finding devices and open ports.

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