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Ubuntu to Fix A 20 Years Old Bug by Removing /etc/debian_version

Last updated: July 24, 2026 — Leave a comment

Ubuntu is finally going to remove the /etc/debian_version file to close a bug that was reported almost 21 years ago on July 31, 2005.

The Debian and Ubuntu developer, Benjamin Drung, announced the decision on Ubuntu Devel channel:

Hi everyone, any objection to remove /etc/debian_version from base-files? /etc/os-release has been the de-facto standard in the last 10 years. Tools that look at /etc/debian_version should look at /etc/os-release instead.

Please let me close this bug after 20 years:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/base-files/+bug/19353

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Add ‘My Computer’ / ‘This PC’ in Ubuntu 26.04 File Manager

Last updated: July 24, 2026 — Leave a comment

For users switching from Windows, this tutorial shows you how to enable the Windows style “My Computer” (it’s now “This PC”) navigation item in the left pane of Ubuntu 26.04 default file manager.

Nautilus (aka GNOME Files) used to have a “Other Locations” item in left pane, allowing to take a quick glance at local disk volumes on your computer, access network drives, and connect remote sources.

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Thunderbird 153.0 ESR Released with DNS over HTTPS & Native ThunderMail Services

Last updated: July 23, 2026 — Leave a comment

Thunderbird, Mozilla’s free open-source PIM (personal information manager) software, released new 153.0 version on Wednesday.

The new version is an ESR (Extended Support Release) release, with more than one year support, designed for organization and education use.

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Faugus Game Launcher Added AppImage, GTK4 Port & GOG Galaxy Support

Last updated: July 23, 2026 — Leave a comment

Faugus, the simple and lightweight launcher for running Windows games in Linux using community builds of Valve’s Proton, released new 2.0.0, 2.0.1, and 2.0.2 in the past few days ago.

The new version of this free open-source application is finally ported to GTK4/LibAdwaita for modern user interface that looks native in Ubuntu, Fedora, etc distributions with recent GNOME Desktop.

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COSMIC Desktop 1.4.0 Released with Enhanced System Monitor

Last updated: July 23, 2026 — Leave a comment

COSMIC, the default desktop environment for System76’s Pop!_OS, released new 1.4.0 version today.

The new version of this free open-source Linux desktop, code-name “Epoch”, introduced some new features for its core system monitor app, and fixed various issues.

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Sniffnet 1.5.1 added Latency Check & CIDR Ranges in IP blacklists

Last updated: July 22, 2026 — Leave a comment

Sniffnet, the popular network traffic monitoring software, released new 1.5.1 version today.

The new version of this free open-source software added some minor new features, translation updates, and fixed some issues.

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OBS Studio 32.2.0 Released with SDR to HDR Composer & Ubuntu 26.04 DEB

Last updated: July 22, 2026 — Leave a comment

OBS Studio, the popular software for desktop recording and live streaming, released new 32.2.0 version today for Linux, Windows, and macOS.

The new version of this free open-source software added native .deb package for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, many new features, performance improvements, and various bug-fixes.

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VirtualBox 7.2.14 Released with Initial Linux 7.2 Kernel Support

Last updated: July 22, 2026 — Leave a comment

Oracle announced the 7.2.14 version of the VirtualBox virtualization software on Tuesday for Linux, Windows, macOS, and Solaris.

The new version of this free open-source hypervisor added initial Linux 7.2 Kernel support, though the kernel version is still in RC development stage.

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Blur my Shell adding Blur Support for GNOME Menus & OSD Popups

Last updated: July 21, 2026 — Leave a comment

Blur my Shell, the popular extension that adds blur effect to GNOME shell, is finally adding blur support for pop-up menus.

Meaning that not only top panel, dash, and overview, but also calendar/notification popup, quick settings, OSD popups, right-click menus, switchers, and dialogs can be blurred now.

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Firefox 153.0 is Out with Native Containers & AI Assistant

Last updated: July 20, 2026 — Leave a comment

Firefox 153.0, the new monthly release of this popular free open-source web browser, is finally available to download.

The new version is available after 3 more Beta testing releases, features native containers support, HDR video playback for Windows, and more security improvements.

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