News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
Want to use your face to sign in or run process that needs authentication in your computer? There’s a new project to do the job in Linux!
It’s Gaze, a free open-source Rust written app that provides simple GTK4 + libadwaita user interface for managing facial authentication, while, a CLI tool is also available for command line users.
GNOME, the default desktop for Ubuntu and Fedora Workstation, will probably replace its default system monitor app in next release.
It’s Resources, a free open-source system monitoring application that uses GTK4 plus libadwaita for its modern UI that’s looking native in recent GNOME desktop releases.
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KDE Plasma 6.7, the next major release of the popular Linux desktop environment, is now available for Beta testing.
The new version of this free open-source desktop environment introduced many new features with better AMD laptops, and Intel GPUs support.
Scrcpy, the popular tool to mirror and control Android screen on your computer or laptop, released new major 4.0 version a few days ago.
The new version of this free open-source application ported from SDL2 to SDL3, added flex display, and many other exciting new features.
NVIDIA VA-API driver, the VA-API hardware acceleration implemention using NVIDIA GPU, released new 0.0.17 version a few days ago.
The new version of this free open-source library fixed only two but important bugs for JPEG decoding and NVIDIA DGX Spark memory systems.
Audacious, the lightweight music player with both Qt and GTK UI, announced the Beta for next 4.6 version yesterday.
The new version of this free open-source player app added built-in file browser, macOS Now Playing, other new features and various bug-fixes.
Ubuntu has rolled out the release schedule for next 26.10, and even the 27.04 and 27.10 releases.
Ubuntu 26.10, code-name Stonking Stingray, is scheduled to be released on October 15, 2026. Here are the dates for major events as planned before the final release.
FFmpeg, the popular multimedia library, released new 8.1.1 version few days ago.
This is a maintenance release that includes mostly bug-fixes, stability improvements, as well as few minor new features.
Photoflare, the free open-source Qt-based image editor, released new major 1.7.0 version few days ago.
This is a much bigger release since the last 1.6.0 version that was released more than 6 years ago. New features include Qt6 port, GMIC integration dark mode improvements, and more.
Inkscape, the free open-source vector graphics editor, released new 1.4.4 version for Linux, Windows, and macOS users.
The new version of this GTK application introduced various stability fixes, some new features, and performance improvements.
