Krita, KDE’s digital painting software, released the first Beta of the next major 6.0 and 5.3 versions yesterday.

The 2 versions were released in parallel. Krita 6 and 5.3 share all the same features, except, that 5.3 is built on top of Qt5, while 6.0 features Qt6 port and native Linux Wayland support.

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LibreOffice, the free open-source office suite that defaults in many Linux Distributions, released new major 26.2 version yesterday.

The new version updates it UI with vertical tabs in left side for the dialogues. While user can easily switch back to use tabs on top, by going to Tools -> Options -> LibreOffce -> Appearance setting page.
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Ubuntu 24.04 Has Linux 6.17 HWE Kernel Backported

Last updated: February 5, 2026 — 1 Comment

For Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, the Linux Kernel 6.17 backported from Ubuntu 25.10 is available ahead of the 4th point release (Ubuntu 24.04.4).

As you may know, every Ubuntu LTS point release (except for the first one) has a hardware enablement (HWE) kernel major version update, that is the backport of the latest supported release, until the next LTS.

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For Ubuntu 24.04 and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS with default GNOME desktop, here’s a quick fix for unusual cursor issue in some Flatpak app windows.

This is Gnome upstream bug which has been fixed, but not backported for current Ubuntu LTS releases with old Gnome desktop environments.
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SuperTux, the classic 2D jump and run game, released the second Beta of version 0.7.0 yesterday.

SuperTux 0.7.0 is the next major release of this free open-source Super Mario inspired game. The Beta 1 was released a month ago as the first development version for testing.

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Resources, the system resources and processes monitor that’s default in Ubuntu 26.04, released new 1.10.0 version yesterday.

The new version of this free open-source Rust written application added support for monitoring AMD NPU, the neural processing unit for accelerate AI and machine learning tasks, that found in Ryzen AI 300 / 400 series, Ryzen 7 8700G, Ryzen 5 8600G, and Ryzen 7040/8040 series processors.

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Linux Lite, the lightweight and beginner friendly Linux distribution, released new 7.8 version yesterday.

The new Linux Lite 7.8 is still powered by Kernel 6.8.0 and Ubuntu 24.04 package base, and features XFCE 4.18 desktop with customized layout and themes for better look and feel while keeping lightweight.

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After few weeks of Beta testing, Shotcut video editor announced version 26.1 today.

The new version of this free open-source Qt and MLT based video editor finally introduced hardware decoding support for more workflows.

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Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 3, the third monthly development release for the next LTS, is out!

The developer team announced this version last night:

I’d like to announce the third successful publication of the monthly snapshot – Resolute Snapshot 3 (but also the first of 2026!). You can find the images on cdimage.ubuntu.com, for instance …

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NVIDIA GeForce Now added official Linux support yesterday via Flatpak package! Here’s the step by step guide shows you how to manually install or remove it in Ubuntu and other Linux.

GeForce Now is NVIDIA’s cloud gaming service streams high-end PC games to laptops, phones, and TVs, allowing for better gaming experience without requiring high-end hardware.

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