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Ubuntu 25.10 is released today with GNOME 49, Linux 6.17, Rust-powered tools, and more. Question is: will you be trying it? https://t.co/yjeK96p1WF
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Linux Mint 22.3 beta is here with a slick new app menu, regex file searching in Nemo, and a redesigned on-screen keyboard. Full breakdown of all that + more ⤵ https://t.co/i956VPWTLe
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Bcachefs filesystem code is out. Not deprecated. Not sidelined. Gone. If you were betting on it as “the next big thing,” the kernel cashed out early. It wasn't removed because of code quality, either. Full recap with details on that (and everything else) https://t.co/Ve3PxqNyr0
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Linux kernel 6.18 delivers performance boosts, new laptop drivers, and a controversial filesystem removal, plus more key changes inside.
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• New drivers for GPD Win 4, ROG Ally (+ more) • DualSense controller audio jack now works • exFAT loads files 16x faster (SD cards, rejoice) • 'Sheaves' feature boosts memory managing • Alienware & HP Omen laptop driver updates • Rust DRM driver for ARM Mali GPUs
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Linux 6.18 is out, and the headline change isn't in what got added, but what got removed (bcachefs). But there's more to this kernel update than drama.👇
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KDE is the latest Linux desktop environment to announce that it's going Wayland-only — upside: not just yet.
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Future versions of KDE Plasma will no longer support the Xorg/X11 display server, as developers set-out the timeline for a transition to a Wayland-only future.
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Kaspersky is now available for #Linux desktops for the first time, as its makers warn of a "20-fold increase" in Linux threats during the past 5 years. https://t.co/6DXwewGfev
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Kaspersky launches Linux antivirus for Ubuntu and other distros. Features, system requirements and why the banned security firm has come to open-source desktops.
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Ubuntu LTS releases now receive 15 years of security coverage, with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS support extended to 2029 via the Ubuntu Pro Legacy add-on. #Linux #Ubuntu
https://t.co/f1wRhtbxIt
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Canonical has announced Ubuntu LTS releases will now be supported for 15 years from release through the Ubuntu Pro Legacy Add-on.
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Firefox has a (cute) new mascot. Mozilla calls Kit a 'companion through an internet that's private, open and actually yours.' Do you like it? https://t.co/ZgoSBMH1n3
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Ubuntu 25.10 added Dracut to default installs, but what does it mean for you? I take a sideways look at this foundational swap… https://t.co/aDDjk4fHG6
#dracut #ubuntu #linux
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Dracut is Ubuntu 25.10's new boot system. It's faster, modular but totally invisible. Here's what you need to know - and whether you need to care.
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A malicious ZIP file briefly replaced Xubuntu's torrent download on the official website at the weekend. How the 'hack' happened is not yet clear, but it was targeted at Windows users looking to try the distro. #linux
https://t.co/pNjZEvipoL
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A malicious ZIP file briefly replaced Xubuntu's torrent download. What happened, who was at risk, and why your Linux installation is totally safe.
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Ubuntu 25.10 is released today with GNOME 49, Linux 6.17, Rust-powered tools, and more. Question is: will you be trying it? https://t.co/yjeK96p1WF
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Wondering what Ubuntu 25.10 has to offer? I run through all of the changes.
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Ubuntu 25.10 features GNOME 49, Rust sudo and coreutils, Linux 6.17, Mesa 25.2, and no X11 session. Complete guide to what's new in 'Questing Quokka'.
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Ubuntu 25.10 is out on 9 October with GNOME 49, Linux 6.17, Rust-powered sudo, TPM-backed disk encryption and—gulp!—no more Xorg! #Ubuntu #Linux
https://t.co/yjeK96p1WF
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Ubuntu 25.10 features GNOME 49, Rust sudo and coreutils, Linux 6.17, Mesa 25.2, and no X11 session. Complete guide to what's new in 'Questing Quokka'.
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Linux kernel 6.17 is released with gaming and graphics improvements, new security features, and even a bug fix for an issue dating waaaaay back to 1993! https://t.co/88g5zTJXDU
#linux
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Linux kernel 6.17 is released with Intel Xe3 graphics, SmartMux support for AMD hybrid GPUs, Legion Go S drivers, SSD write improvements – and a lot more!
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Zorin OS 18 Beta is available for testing with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS base and new desktop features. #linux
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Zorin OS 18 is the next major update to the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution aimed at Windows converts. A beta is available for testing - with plenty of new features.
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Ubuntu 25.10 Beta is now available, if you want to help test the next release. It includes new default apps, GNOME 49 and others improvements, plus Rust-based sudo and coreutils, Dracut by default (on new installs), and Chrony for network time. https://t.co/VLiLeiE5pO
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It's time to get testing — or do I mean questing? — as the beta release of Ubuntu 25.10 (Questing Quokka) is available to download. The Ubuntu 25.10
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GNOME 49 is out this week! New apps (Showtime video player, Papers doc viewer), lock screen media controls, smoother animations, per-monitor brightness, and more. Oh, and with no X11 session it's Wayland or bust! https://t.co/rQXEmBNkCh
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GNOME 49 brings new apps, lock screen media controls, multi-monitor brightness controls, file manager changes and fractional scaling improvements.
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