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GNOME Has A Modern New Email App Work in Progress

Last updated: July 11, 2026 — Leave a comment

Want an email app between Evolution and Geary? Check out Gnome’s modern new “Stamp” app which is working in progress.

Stamp is an open-source mail, contact, and calendar suite application for Linux, which was unveiled at OpenSUSE conference 2026:

The project provides a complete mail client with integrated contact and calendar functionality. It features a modern UI built on GTK4, using WebKit for content rendering, and supports features like account management, email signatures, pgp/smime signed and encrypted mails, BIMI support and more….

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NVIDIA 610 Driver Coming Soon to the Official Ubuntu Repository

Last updated: July 9, 2026 — Leave a comment

NVIDIA 610 (610.43.02) graphics driver is finally made into the proposed repository for testing purpose. If everything goes well, it will be released to the general public soon.

NVIDIA 610 is the latest new feature branch Linux driver, which was released more than a month ago on May 26. It introduced several new Vulkan extensions support, Wayland improvement, and some fixes.

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How to Enable Audio / Video Thumbnail Preview in Ubuntu 26.04

Last updated: July 8, 2026 — 1 Comment

Missing the small image preview for your audio and videos files in file manager? Here’s how to re-enable this function in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

As you probably know, the thumbnail images for audio and video files in the previous Ubuntu releases are generated by Totem video player.

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Rustdesk 1.4.9 Can Now Record Which User Was Controlling a Device

Last updated: July 7, 2026 — Leave a comment

Rustdesk, the popular Rust written remote desktop software, released new 1.4.9 version one day ago.

The new version of this open-source software enhanced the connection audit function that can record more about the remote-desktop session, improved the auto-connect feature, and fixed various issues.

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How to Install Legacy NVIDIA 470 Driver in Ubuntu 26.04, 24.04, 22.04

Last updated: July 7, 2026 — 1 Comment

Ubuntu finally retired the legacy NVIDIA driver 470 for all current Ubuntu releases! Here’s how to manually install it back for those who run Ubuntu on GeForce GT 710/730/780 etc Kepler GPUs (GeForce 700, 600, TITAN, and Tesla series).

Ubuntu announced the end of life of NVIDIA 470 driver support a few months ago. For Ubuntu 26.04, the legacy driver package is excluded in system repository. While, Ubuntu 24.04 and 22.04 have migrated the package to NVIDIA 535.

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BleachBit 6.0.2 added DNS Cache Cleaner & AppImage for Linux

Last updated: July 5, 2026 — Leave a comment

BleachBit, the free open-source system cleaner application for Linux and Windows, released new 6.0.2 version yesterday.

The new version of this CCleaner alternative application introduced many new cleaner functions, UI improvements, new universal package for Linux, and various bug-fixes.

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Gnome 51 Alpha Released! Removed Legacy NVIDIA Driver Support

Last updated: July 4, 2026 — Leave a comment

GNOME 51, the Linux desktop expected as default in Ubuntu 26.10 and Fedora 45, is now available for Alpha testing!

The new version of this popular Linux desktop environment finally removed the code for legacy NVIDIA drivers support!

Meaning the old graphics cards, such as GeForce 700 series (except GTX 750 Ti, GTX 750, and GTX 745) and earlier, will only work in a basic and fallback mode using the open‑source Nouveau driver in GNOME 51.

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Control Touchpad Scroll Speed in Ubuntu 26.04 | 24.04 [The Easy Way]

Last updated: July 1, 2026 — Leave a comment

Want to adjust the touchpad 2-finger scrolling speed in Ubuntu 26.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04 with default GNOME Desktop on Wayland?

There’s now a free open-source application that provides a graphical user interface to do the things as easy as a few mouse clicks.

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Install Dante Socks v5 Proxy Server in Ubuntu 26.04

Last updated: June 29, 2026 — Leave a comment

This is a step by step guide shows how to install and set up Dante socks5 proxy server in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Dante is a free open-source software allowing to route network traffic between clients and servers. With it, you may bypass network restrictions, e.g., visit network resources that’re not available via direct access.

You may also use it to hide your original IP address, so that the destination server only sees the Dante server’s IP. In my case, I use dante socks proxy to reduce latency for better gaming experiences.
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Shotcut 26.6 Released! OpenFX / VST2 Filters Support & HDR Preview

Last updated: June 27, 2026 — Leave a comment

Shotcut, the free open-source MLT based video editor, finally announced the 26.6 release after a month of Beta testing.

The new version of this Qt-based video editor introduced some new plugins support, HDR preview, Vulkan in FFmpeg, external monitor improvements, and various bug-fixes.

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