News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
Want to try out the COSMIC desktop environment? Without installing the whole Pop!_OS, you can now install the desktop in Ubuntu 24.04 through a PPA repository.
COSMIC is a new standalone desktop environment built from scratch. It’s the default desktop environment for Pop!_OS, developed by System76, an American Linux computer manufacturer.
KShutdown, the graphical shutdown utility for Windows and Linux, released new 6.2 version few days ago.
The new version of this free open-source application added some minor new features, UI tweaks, and basic D-Bus help dialog for those who would like to automate the process via a widget or script.
Inkscape, the free open-source GTK based vector graphics editor, released new 1.4.3 version few days ago.
This is a maintenance release that features around 124 bug and crash fixes, improved PDF import, and other improvements.
Pinta, the free open-source clone of Paint.Net 3.0, released new major 3.1 version today.
The new version of this simple GTK4 based painting software introduced Axonometric Grid. By going to “View -> Canvas Grid”, user can enable this feature with adjustable width, which is useful for drawing three-dimensional objects.
Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator, released new 2512 version yesterday! Ubuntu PPA updated for all current Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, 25.04 and 25.10 releases.
The new release of this free open-source Nintendo video game console emulator added two new options Rush Frame Presentation and Smooth Frame Presentation.
MPV, the popular command line media player, released new version 0.41.0 yesterday.
The new release of this free open-source media player greatly improved the Wayland support for Linux users. It added support for the color-management-v1 and wp-color-representation-v1 protocols helping ensure accurate color display for High Dynamic Range (HDR) content.
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Darktable, the free open-source photography app and raw developer, released new major 5.4.0 version yesterday.
The new release of this GTK software introduced multiple workspace support. Like “user profile” feature for Firefox, user can now add custom workspaces at app start for Darktable. And, each workspace has it’s own database and configuration file.
Wallpaper Competition for Ubuntu 26.04, Resolute Raccoon, opened for submissions. 6 of them will be included in the disc images.
This is one of my top favorite community activities. I’m neither an expert artist nor a professional photographer, but I can get many cool images and vote my favorites to be optional wallpapers for all Ubuntu users.
For Linux Mint users, the Beta release of next version 22.3 is now available to download for testing purpose.
Linux Mint 22.3, code-name “Zena”, features Cinnamon Desktop 6.6.2, modern new application menu, and new application to configure the boot menu.
For .NET developers and users, Ubuntu is finally adding the latest .NET 10 support for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, Ubuntu 25.04/25.10, and next Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
.NET 10 is the Long Term Support (LTS) version that was released a month ago. It features 3 years support until November 10, 2028.
