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GNOME 50.1 Released With Bug Fixes Across Core Apps and Libraries

GNOME 50.1 Released With Bug Fixes Across Core Apps and Libraries

GNOME 50.1 has been released as the first maintenance update for the GNOME 50 series. The Release Team characterizes it as a “routine bugfix update,” aimed at delivering a stable and seamless upgrade experience for users already on GNOME 50.…

Complete APT Package Management Guide for Ubuntu 26.04

Complete APT Package Management Guide for Ubuntu 26.04

Introduction APT — the Advanced Package Tool — is the foundation of software management on Ubuntu and every Debian-based Linux distribution. Whether you are installing your first application, updating a production server’s packages, troubleshooting a broken dependency, or managing a…

Fedora 44 Release Delayed as Final Blocker Bugs Remain Open

Fedora 44 Release Delayed as Final Blocker Bugs Remain Open

Fedora Linux 44 was originally scheduled for release on April 14, but the launch has been delayed after the project declared the date a no-go. The new target is now set for the next release window on Tuesday, April 21.…

COSMIC Desktop 1.0.10 Brings New File Manager Actions and Workspace Controls

COSMIC Desktop 1.0.10 Brings New File Manager Actions and Workspace Controls

System76 has released COSMIC Desktop 1.0.10, a maintenance update that brings a range of refinements and fixes. One of the standout additions is in COSMIC Files, which now allows users to define custom context menu actions. The file manager also…

NGINX 1.30 Released as New Stable Branch With Early Hints and ECH

NGINX 1.30 Released as New Stable Branch With Early Hints and ECH

NGINX has released version 1.30, marking the start of a new stable branch for one of the most widely used web servers, powering more than 32% of websites globally. This release introduces several major features, including support for HTTP Early…

X.Org is Still Alive and Just Fixed Five New Security Flaws

X.Org is Still Alive and Just Fixed Five New Security Flaws

X.Org Server and Xwayland have received new security updates addressing five recently disclosed vulnerabilities in this long-standing but still maintained display stack. The issues impact X.Org Server versions earlier than 21.1.22 and Xwayland versions prior to 24.1.10. Tracked as CVE-2026-33999…

OpenSSL 4.0 Released with ECH Support and Significant Legacy Code Removal

OpenSSL 4.0 Released with ECH Support and Significant Legacy Code Removal

OpenSSL 4.0.0 has been released as a major feature update to the widely used cryptography and TLS library. This version brings new protocol capabilities, API updates, and the long-awaited removal of legacy components. One of the standout additions is support…

How to Install Redis on Ubuntu 26.04

How to Install Redis on Ubuntu 26.04

Redis is a powerful, open-source, in-memory data structure store widely used as a database, cache, message broker, and streaming engine. If you are looking to redis install Ubuntu 26.04, this guide walks you through every step, from installation and security…

openSUSE Tumbleweed Switches Fresh Installs to systemd-boot

openSUSE Tumbleweed Switches Fresh Installs to systemd-boot

openSUSE Tumbleweed now uses systemd-boot as the default bootloader for new installations, replacing GRUB2 with BLS support. To be clear, this change only applies to fresh installs—existing systems will continue using GRUB unless users decide to switch manually. Because of…

Kontainer Brings a Native KDE GUI to Distrobox Container Management

Kontainer Brings a Native KDE GUI to Distrobox Container Management

Here’s a tool that can make working with containers easier, especially if memorizing all the commands isn’t your favorite thing. I’m talking about Kontainer. Kontainer is a relatively new graphical frontend for Distrobox, designed for KDE Plasma users who prefer…