Category Linux

GNOME 48.8 Released With Bug Fixes and Security Updates

GNOME 48.8 Released With Bug Fixes and Security Updates

Are you running GNOME 48 on your Linux setup? The latest maintenance release, GNOME 48.8, brings crucial bug fixes, security updates, and targeted enhancements to keep your desktop environment stable and secure. This update focuses on refining core components without…

COSMIC Desktop Adds Rounded Corners and Window Shadows

COSMIC Desktop Adds Rounded Corners and Window Shadows

The COSMIC Desktop environment, developed by System76 for Pop!_OS and increasingly adopted across other Linux distributions, just received a beautiful visual polish update. As of mid-January 2026, system-wide rounded corners and window shadows are now available across all applications —…

Developer Claims Photoshop Installers Now Work on Linux Using Wine

Developer Claims Photoshop Installers Now Work on Linux Using Wine

The inability to use Adobe Creative Cloud on Linux is often cited as a major barrier for many users considering a switch to the platform. But perhaps, just perhaps, there has already been a breakthrough in that direction. A community…

Let’s Encrypt Launches IP Address Certificates With 6-Day Lifetimes

Let’s Encrypt Launches IP Address Certificates With 6-Day Lifetimes

For nearly a decade, Let’s Encrypt has focused on domain-validated certificates because, frankly, that’s how humans find websites. Translating readable names into numeric addresses via the DNS gives site operators the flexibility to relocate infrastructure without requiring certificate updates every…

KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Is Out as a Feature Preview Ahead of February Stable Launch

KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Is Out as a Feature Preview Ahead of February Stable Launch

The first beta of KDE Plasma 6.6 has been released as a public preview of the desktop environment’s planned February 17 stable release. The changes are many, but here are the most important ones. Above all, this version includes three new…

Ubuntu Now Officially Supports NVIDIA Rubin AI Systems

Ubuntu Now Officially Supports NVIDIA Rubin AI Systems

Canonical has announced official Ubuntu support for the NVIDIA Rubin platform, NVIDIA’s next-generation GPU and platform architecture for AI and high-performance computing, including the rack-scale NVIDIA Vera Rubin NVL72 systems. The announcement was made at CES 2026. The move positions…

Canonical Launches Minimal Ubuntu Pro for Secure Cloud Deployments

Canonical Launches Minimal Ubuntu Pro for Secure Cloud Deployments

Canonical has introduced Minimal Ubuntu Pro, a new class of Ubuntu cloud images that combines an ultra-small footprint with enterprise-grade security and long-term maintenance. The offering targets businesses running production workloads on public cloud platforms. What exactly are these images?…

KDE Proposes New Plasma Login Manager to Replace SDDM

KDE Proposes New Plasma Login Manager to Replace SDDM

Several years ago, KDE retired its bespoke display manager (KDM) in favor of SDDM. However, despite the community’s best efforts, SDDM’s architecture made it challenging to incorporate everything from advanced power management to specialized input methods. So, now looks like…

ProtonUp-Qt v2.14 Brings New Proton-EM Compatibility Tool

ProtonUp-Qt v2.14 Brings New Proton-EM Compatibility Tool

ProtonUp-Qt, an open-source GUI that streamlines the installation and updating of Proton-GE and Wine-based compatibility layers, enabling Linux gamers to run Windows-exclusive titles on their preferred distributions, has rolled out the brand-new 2.14 version. The key change in this release…

How to Install Visual Studio Code on Arch Linux

How to Install Visual Studio Code on Arch Linux

Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is a feature-rich, highly customizable editor loved by developers worldwide, and Arch Linux provides the perfect platform to unleash its full potential. The reason is simple: as a rolling release, Arch always provides users with the latest, most modern,…