News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
Rewaita, the free open-source tool to change the color scheme of GTK4/LibAwaita apps, released new 1.1.4 version today.
The new version of this theming application added GDM support, CLI interactions, more customization options, and some other improvements.
IntelliJ IDEA, JetBrains’ Java IDE, released new major 2026.2 version today for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
The new version of this software introduced some AI updates, new Java, Kotlin, TypeScript languages support, and many other improvements.
Just three weeks after the last release, Shotcut video editor rolled out the new 26.7.16 version today for Windows, Mac and Linux users.
The new version of this free open-source Qt and MLT based video editor is marked as a pre-release that features built-in emojis, new video filter, and various fixes.
Blender, the popular 3D creation software, released new 5.2 version yesterday.
The new version of this free open-source software is a new Long Term Support release that will have 2 years support until July 2028.
COSMIC desktop, the default desktop environment for Pop!_OS, released new 1.3.0 version today.
The new version of this free open-source System76 developed desktop environment introduced cool new frosted glass UI design, which can apply translucent glass effect for the backgrounds for most desktop components.
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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.
