News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
Xournal++, the free open-source open source handwriting app and PDF annotator, released new 1.3.6 version today for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
The new version of this GTK3 based application added official installer package for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, though Ubuntu has already included the app (an old version) in the system repository.
Want a Howdy alternative application for Windows Hello style facial authentication? Biopass is another one for your Linux Desktop.
I’ve written about how to enable facial authentication using Howdy in Ubuntu. The project however has not been updated for more than a year. And, the installation and setup are not friendly for beginners.
Scrcpy, the app to mirror and control your Android screen on Windows, Linux, and macOS computers, released new 4.1 version.
The new version of this free open-source application added VP8 and VP9 video encoding support, primarily intended as a fallback when H.264, H.265, and AV1 encoding are not available.
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….
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
