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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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Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2 Released! New Download Links

Last updated: June 26, 2026 — Leave a comment

Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2, the second monthly development release, was officially announced last night!

The new development release finally added back the .iso image for Intel/AMD platform, and, introduced new cdimage download tree.

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Dolphin Emulator 2606 finally added Game Boy Player Support

Last updated: June 25, 2026 — Leave a comment

Dolphin Emulator, the free open-source GameCube, Wii, and Triforce emulator, released new 2606 version today for Linux, Windows, macOS, and Android.

The new version of this popular video game console emulator finally implemented the Game Boy Player support, which was requested more than 16 years ago.

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Enable HEIF/HEIC Photo Image Support in Ubuntu 26.04

Last updated: June 25, 2026 — Leave a comment

Found the image viewers and editors, such as Loupe and GIMP, cannot load HEIF/HEIC images by default in Ubuntu 26.04? Here’s a quick guide show you why and how to fix.

Today I found that the default Loupe image viewer in Ubuntu 26.04 could not load my photo images imported from iPhone.

It said “Either the image file is corrupted or it contains unsupported elements“, and the more information page showed the error below:

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The Settings App for GNOME Login Screen “GDM Settings” Project Paused

Last updated: June 22, 2026 — 1 Comment

GDM Settings, the settings app for GNOME’s login screen (aka GDM Display Manager), is officially paused!

The main developer and maintainer of the project, Mazhar Hussain, announced the project is on old in last week via this issue:

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Darktable Released 5.6.0 with Optional AI Support & HEIF Export

Last updated: June 22, 2026 — 1 Comment

Darktable, the popular free open-source photography and raw developer application, released new major 5.6.0 version today!

The new version introduced optional AI sub-system, UI/UX and performance improvements, as well as many fixes and other changes.

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FFmpeg 8.1.2 Released with Over A Hundred Stability Fixes [Ubuntu PPA]

Last updated: June 20, 2026 — Leave a comment

FFmpeg, the popular free open-source multi-media library, released the second maintenance update for its 8.1 release series a few days ago.

The new version of this media library comes with more than a hundred of changes, mainly include bug-fixes, stability improvements, as well as some minor new features.

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Install Fish Shell & Set Default in Ubuntu 26.04

Last updated: June 19, 2026 — Leave a comment

This tutorial shows how to install the latest version of fish shell, and set it as default in Ubuntu. Though the title says for Ubuntu 26.04, it also works on Ubuntu 24.04 and 22.04.

Fish, stands for Friendly Interactive SHell, is an extremely popular command line interpreter that reads your text input, interprets and tells OS what to run, and returns the output.

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