Kubuntu
What's new in Kubuntu 26.04 LTS, available now for download
Goodbye X11, hello HDR!
Jordan Gloor
Jordan Gloor is a journalist of over five years, having covered tech, agriculture, and local history. He likes to tinker with computers in his free time, especially in self-hosting and the Linux desktop. He also enjoys drinking hot tea and gardening.
DietPi
DietPi adds support for a new monitoring app and a new board
The April update also removes an old RSS reader.
Linux Apps
New to you? 3 useful Linux apps you should try
Take a look at this video editor, feed reader, and program killer.
KDE
Power users will love these new KDE app features
KDE Gear 26.04 brings keyboard shortcuts galore to the file browser.
GNOME
A core GNOME maintainer has stepped down and is no longer working for Red Hat
Christian Hergert was responsible for GtkSourceViewer and many other crucial open source software.
Firefox
Firefox web apps on Linux are almost here. You can try them now
Just enable one flag and you can start Alt-Tabbing to your web apps.
Software Updates
An anti-AI fork of KeePassXC just appeared
While KeePassXC has officially started accepting LLM code contributions, the developers of KeePassChi have forked an earlier version and hope to keep it clean.
Software Updates
My favorite free pixel art app just got a big update
Pixelorama's game asset creation tools got an upgrade.
News
Kernel 7.0 makes Linux an even better choice for old laptops
Swap memory optimizations make it easier to put off upgrading your RAM, meaning Linux kernel 7.0 comes just in time for the computer parts price apocalypse.
Linux Apps
3 neat Linux apps that might be new to you
This weekend I'm exploring a website generator, a retro-style terminal, and a powerful command bar.
Software Updates
A great self-hosted music app is now a Flatpak
The selfhosted music streaming app Feishin's latest update spreads into the Flatpak format, and it also improves the visualizer and the playlist controls.
Self-Hosting
TrueNAS 26 beta is here and trying to save you money
Efficiency improvements to ZFS will supposedly keep your memory costs down.