News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
For developers and those who need most recent or different but non-default Python versions, Ubuntu now has an “official” backport PPA for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
Ubuntu has Python pre-installed, but it won’t update the major version number. It has Python 3.10 for Ubuntu 20.04, Python 3.12 for Ubuntu 24.04, and Ubuntu 26.04 so far defaults to Python 3.13.
This tutorial shows how to disable the media controls in the lock screen of GNOME 49 desktop in Ubuntu 25.10, Fedora 43, and Arch etc Linux distributions.
GNOME, the default desktop for Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation, and optional in Arch, Debian, etc, introduced media controls support for the lock screen in version 49, allowing to pause, play next or previous track without needing to unlock the screen.
Refine, the configuration tool for GNOME desktop, released version 0.7.0 today with more configure options.
As you may know, the Settings tool (aka Gnome Control Center) in GNOME only provides commonly used options to provide a simple and clean user interface. And, GNOME Tweaks is available for more configure options, such as themes, fonts, sounds, and startup applications.
VLC, the popular free open-source media player, released new 3.0.23 version few days ago for Linux, Windows, and macOS.
This is a small release that fixed some bugs, updated the dark palette, and improved the compatibility for recent dependency libraries.
Shotcut, the free open-source Qt and MLT based video editor, released new 25.12 version today for Linux, Windows, and macOS users.
The new version improved 10-bit video and added 12-bit video sources support to many video effects/filters.
SuperTux, the free open-source Super Mario inspired jump’n’run game, released new 0.7.0 beta version yesterday.
This is the first update after 4 years of making. It completely remade the worlds, redesigned the character, introduced new assets for the Tux, enemies, and backgrounds, and revived Android support.
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.
