Ubuntu 25.10 Codename Revealed – Or is a Prank?
Will Ubuntu 25.10 be codenamed the Quizzical Quokka? It’s an adjective + animal moniker Canonical’s marketing team tersely tweeted earlier today—sans context—but, importantly, today is April 1, aka April’s Fools Day, aka the day when companies, teams, and unpaid marketing interns spam the web with try-hard lolslop. Ubuntu 25.10 could well be Quizzical Quokka, but it may not be — if it isn’t, it ought to be. The ‘Quizzical’ portion would be a playful, it slightly odd adjective to go with since it can be confused, baffled, perplexed – not terms which best denote a dependable operating system! Quizzical can, 
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/ubuntu-25-10-q-codename-maybe
Developer Revives Iconic Desktop Weather App for Linux
An iconic desktop weather app from Linux’s past has just blown in — yes, Typhoon is back! Typhoon’s conceit is simple: display current conditions at a location plus a 4 day forecast on a customisable coloured background. Weather data is via Open-Meteo, the open source meteorological API other Linux weather apps use. Long long-time OMG! Ubuntu readers may just about recall that Typhoon was forked from an older app called Stormcloud, the latter being the best-selling app on Ubuntu for 6 consecutive months (in the era when paid apps were sold in Software Center). Development on Typhoon dried up a
#News #AppUpdates #Stormcloud #Typhoon #Weather
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/developer-revives-iconic-desktop-weather-app-for-linux
Tiling Shell GNOME Extension Update Adds New Features
An update to Tiling Shell, the efficient window snapping extension for GNOME Shell, is rolling out with some appreciable enhancements. Its nifty ‘Windows Suggestions’ feature, which makes it easy to tile your other open windows to remaining spaces in a layout, is now available when using the Snap Assistant. The option has to be manually enabled, but once done: As a reminder for those less-familia with this extension, Tiling Shell offers lots of different ways to tile windows besides the slide-in Windows 11-esque) ‘Snap Assistant’ drop zone demoed above. You can tile windows using (custom) keyboard shortcuts; a combination of
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/tiling-shell-gnome-extension-update-adds-new-features
Ubuntu Fixes Wi-Fi Connection Fail at Login Screen
Ubuntu users frustrated by the inability to connect to a new password-protected Wi-Fi network at the login screen will be pleased to know a fix is rolling out. This particular bug affects users of both Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.10. When trying to join a wireless network at the login screen (GDM) which requires a password, the password input prompt never appears and the connection fails. Why does—soon to be ‘did’—connecting to a wifi network at the Ubuntu login screen fail? Canonical software engineer (and the original bug reporter) Bartosz Woronicz explains: "The log-in screen [in Ubuntu] is implemented
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-fix-wifi-connecting-login-screen
Ubuntu 25.04: The Best New Features
The upcoming Ubuntu 25.04 release is set to ship with a plethora of new features, UI improvements and core changes that will be worth upgrading for. In this post, I run through the best new features Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ has to offer. If you don’t plan to test the beta—out today—you can look forward to trying all of the things pin-pointed below in April when the final, stable release arrives. From notification grouping and digital ‘wellbeing’ tools to new features in the OS installer and a performance-focused Linux kernel, there’s a lot to see — here’s what makes the
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-25-04-new-features
Ubuntu 25.04 Beta is Now Available to Download
If you’ve been pining to sample the Plucky Puffin, now’s the time: the Ubuntu 25.04 beta downloads are out! Ubuntu 25.04 beta lands ahead of the planned stable release on Thursday April 17, 2025. As a beta, the purpose is to let folks like you and I muck in to test it out, check it works with hardware, and report any bugs, breakages, or big issues so they can be fixed post-haste! Ubuntu 25.04 is a short-term release supported for 9 months — Ubuntu LTS releases are supported for a minimum of 5 years — but Ubuntu 25.10 is released
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-25-04-beta-download
Vivaldi Browser Adds Integrated Proton VPN
The Vivaldi web browser is famed for offering a plethora of options, settings and features that cater to all kinds of use-cases and needs — today it added a new one: an integrated VPN. Proton VPN for Vivaldi is exactly what it says it is: Proton VPN in Vivaldi – as in, baked in so there’s no need to download an app, install a web extension, or configure anything on a system level. It’s there, in the browser, ready to work when/if you want it. A couple of other web browsers include a built-in VPN (like Opera) or have a
#News #AppUpdates #ProtonAg #Vivaldi #Vpn
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/vivaldi-browser-now-includes-built-in-proton-vpn
Zorin OS 17.3 Released with New Default Browser
The new Zorin OS 17.3 release is available to download and it includes a number of major changes – like a new default web browser. Based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Linux kernel 6.8, Zorin OS 17.3 offers “new features, strengthens your privacy, and enhances the entire user experience,” according to its developers. For a closer look at those features, privacy changes, and UX enhancements, read on. Zorin OS’s New Default Web Browser Zorin OS 17.3 makes a huge change to its choice of default web browser, hitherto Mozilla Firefox. But no more. The distro cites Mozilla’s “recent policy changes”
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/zorin-os-17-3-released-with-new-default-browser
Extension Manager Update Brings UI Buffs, Support for GNOME 48
If you’re an avid user of GNOME Shell extensions then a) you’re in good company, and b) you’ll be familiar with Matt Jakeman’s terrific Extension Manager app since it makes finding, installing and managing GNOME extensions terrifically easy. This week Extension Manager received a small-ish update. I was going to cover the changes in my next Linux Release Roundup at the end of the month, but with GNOME 48 out—cue the “does my favourite extension still work” panic—it feels fitting to let the update stand in a solo spotlight. Especially since Extension Manager‘s Flatpak build now depends on the GNOME
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/extension-manager-update-brings-ui-buffs-support-for-gnome-48
Linux Kernel 6.14 Released, Delivers Big Boosts to Linux Gaming
Linux Kernel 6.14 has arrived, bringing a clutch of changes to make your computer run more efficiently and more securely than before. Interestingly, Linux 6.14 is one the smallest kernel updates in terms of commits (not lines of code) for some time. It is also the kernel version that will be included in Ubuntu 25.04, released next month. Announcing the promotion to stable on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) Linus Torvalds notes that the release arrives one day later than expected because of …Well, I’ll let him explain: “So it’s early Monday morning (well – early for me, I’m
#News #Ai/Ml #Amd #LinuxKernel #Ubuntu25_04 #Wine
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/linux-kernel-6-14-released-delivers-big-boosts-to-linux-gaming
Ubuntu Adds Official Support for NVIDIA Jetson AI Modules
Canonical has announced that it now ‘officially supports’ Ubuntu on NVIDIA Jetson, a series of computing modules designed for AI and machine learning applications. The General Availability (GA) of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS for the NVIDIA Jetson Orin brings “optimized performance, out-of-the-box compatibility, and an easy pathway to high-performance AI solutions for AI developers everywhere“, say Canonical. Offering Ubuntu certified images for cutting-edge hardware is something Canonical has been ramping up, and doing so for NVIDIA Jetson modules should provide a lure to developers wanting to leverage them for edge AI, robotics and other uses. Our collaboration with NVIDIA represents a
#Hardware #News #Ai/Ml #Nvidia #UbuntuCore
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-announces-official-support-for-nvidia-jetson-ai-modules
Miracle-WM 0.5 Released with Assorted Improvements
A new version of Miracle-WM, the Mir-based tiling window manager developed by Canonical engineer Matthew Kosarek is out, the first update to be released this year. Miracle-WM 0.5 adds a number of new features, compatibility enhancements, and (at long last) introduces a couple of animations (remember: Miracle-WM wants to be a ‘flashy’ tiling WM like WHICH and animations, ever optional, ofc, help live up to that). Miracle-WM 0.5 changes at-a-glance: On the bug-fixes side: Plus more – see the Miracle-WM GitHub for a comprehensive list of all the bugs, changes, and refactoring that has gone into shaping the latest release.
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/miracle-wm-0-5-released-with-assorted-improvements
Calibre Ebook Manager Improves Support for Kobo E-Readers
A new version of Calibre, the Swiss-army knife for e-book management is out, and it brings some notable new features for e-bookworms to dig into. Calibre 8.0.1 boasts improved support for Kobo e-readers, with Calibre now equipped to natively edit, view and convert Kobo’s proprietary KEPUB file format to regular EPUB files for reading on non-Kobo devices and apps (like Calibre itself). Additionally, users of Kobo devices can now use Calibre to convert EPUB to KEPUB automatically when sending books across, saving time and hassle of first converting and then sending. I’ll admit, I hadn’t heard of KEPUB before writing
#News #AppUpdates #Calibre #Ebooks #Kobo
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/calibre-update-convert-kobo-kepub-files
elementary OS 8.1 Brings Bug Fixes, New Kernel + More
Didn’t get around to trying last year’s elementary OS 8.0 release? No bother as elementary OS 8.1 arrived this week, providing an opportune jumping-on point for new users. Based atop the recent Ubuntu 24.04.2 release, elementary OS 8.1 is powered by Linux kernel 6.11, Mesa , etc. The kernel uplift also remedies a number of annoying issues which had affected those using the distro on AMD hardware. Foundational fittings aside, elementary devs also sort of fixed, fine-tuned and finessed many of the apps, tools, and home-grown technologies the distro ships with. “We’ve been hard at work this winter addressing issues
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/elementary-os-8-1-brings-bug-fixes-new-kernel-more
GNOME 48 Released, This is What’s New
Aloha, GNOME 48 — a new version of the GNOME desktop environment is out with a swathe of new features, UI buffs, and technical integrations that will have plenty of folks clamouring to upgrade. The latest version of the ever-evolving desktop environment will ship out-of-the-box in several upcoming Linux distros releases, including Fedora 42 and Ubuntu 25.04, whilst users of rolling release distros may get it sooner. GNOME 48 is the the sort of update users of propriety OSes long for: it’s not screaming for attention with pointless gimmicks, but focused on improving users’ daily workflow with conscientious, considered changes. In
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/gnome-48-best-new-features
Vivaldi 7.2 Released with Speed Improvements + More
A big Vivaldi web browser update is rolling out with a set of appreciable improvements long-time users will like, and would-be users may be tempted to try. Vivaldi 7.2 amps up its address bar logic to proffer more relevant results, faster. Search suggestions and search accuracy have been tweaked so that “finding what you need feels seamless”, according to Vivaldi Technologies’ CEO Jon von Tetzchner. Sticking with the speed theme, Vivaldi 7.2 is said to load pages faster—up to 2x as fast for some—thanks to some nifty optimised connection handling work on the backend that reduces latency on domain lookup.
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/vivaldi-7-2-release-whats-new
GIMP 3.0
Good things come to those who wait, and heck knows we’ve been waiting a while for GIMP 3.0 to be released — but rejoice: GIMP 3.0 is now available to download. With four years of development bundled up inside, the list of improvements is significant. GIMP 3.0 is front-loaded with major new features, UI changes, and workflow buffs. GIMP 3.0 introduces a GTK 3 UI with native Wayland and HIDPI support, improved tablet/touch input, and a new CSS-based theme system that will enable users to create their own custom themes for the app. Non-destructive editing in GIMP 3.0 is another big change that
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Firefox Nightly Preps Support for Progressive Web Apps
A few months back Firefox announced it was finally adding support for Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) after years of ignoring its own user’s requests to do so. If you’re running a recent Firefox Nightly build, you can now flicking the switch on an experimental hidden flag in the about:config page to enable the feature (which Mozilla refers to as Taskbar Tabs): Right now, enabling that flag doesn’t do do anything (on any platform) but since the flag itself has landed it ought to mean the feature itself isn’t too far behind, right? In anticipation, here’s a look at what we might :sys_more_orange:
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/firefox-nightly-supports-web-apps-taskbar-tabs
Ubuntu 25.04 Yaru Theme Update Brings New Icons
With Ubuntu 25.04 feature freeze now in effect the final licks of polish and paint have begun landing — including an update to Ubuntu’s Yaru theme. The Yaru theme is composed of a modified GTK4/libadwaita stylesheet, GNOME Shell theme, icon pack, and set of system sounds. With visual change and new features in GNOME 48 to account for, the design team working on Yaru have dutifully update the theme to accommodate. Most of the changes are subtle, but Yaru’s oversized icon bug I reported on last month? Fixes to address that did make it in. Thus, in 25.04 you may
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/ubuntu-25-04-yaru-theme-update-brings-new-icons
Bodhi Linux Shows Off New Theme, Revived Modules
A ‘fresh new look’ is heading to Bodhi Linux, the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution built around the Moksha desktop, a fork of Enlightenment 17. Noting that the look of recent releases has leaned towards the dark side—no, not that one, Darth—the team has decide to give the next release a lighter visual revamp by making a new theme, called Zenithal, default. “Zenithal, developed by Štefan Uram and based on the Ice theme by Simotek, introduces a polished light aesthetic that brings a fresh energy to Moksha. It also marks a first for Bodhi: windows and dialogs with rounded edges,” they say. Bodhi Linux’s
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/bodhi-linux-tease-new-theme
