Notices by omg! ubuntu (omgubuntu@floss.social)

The Mini Floating Panel GNOME Shell extension has been updated to add a 'drawer' for accessing applet and other indicator icons - nice!

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/mini-floating-panel-gnome-extension-update-indicators-scrolling

#gnome #linux #coolthings

VirtualBox 7.2.0 is out — and it's a big one. Rejigged UI, support for running Windows ARM VMs, and (at last) hardware video decoding support in VMs on Linux hosts.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/virtualbox-7-2-0-brings-more-ui-changes-windows-on-arm-support

#VirtualBox #OpenSource #Linux

If you're a Linux user who also uses Mastodon – and I have a hunch you do 😉 – you probably know of Tuba, the GTK4/libadwaita Fediverse client. It just saw a mammoth update with redesigned post composer, in-app YouTube playback, and a whole lot more.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/tuba-0-10-mastodon-client-linux-new-features

#opensource #linux #foss

Ubuntu Server 25.10 removes wget from its default installation, in favour of wcurl, a wrapper included with curl.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/ubuntu-server-25-10-replaces-wget-with-wcurl?v1

#ubuntu #linux #curl

A floating desktop photo widget for GNOME Shell which cycles through images in a folder you choose. Cats, holiday snaps, whatever you like!

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/picture-desktop-widget-gnome-shell-extension?v1

#GNOME #Linux #Fluff

Fish might be the Bash alternative you don't know you need thanks to features like colourful syntax highlighting, smart command suggestions, and genuinely helpful tab completion. Anyone here already using it?

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/fish-shell-ubuntu-terminal

#linux #opensource #rustlang

Linux 6.16 improves OpenVPN speeds, expands 5-level paging to all, and delivers a 'stupendous' Ext4 performance boost - plus, a fair bit more.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/linux-6-16-released-openvpn-speed-boost-5-level-paging

#linux #opensource #openvpn

I take look at Rio, an open-source terminal emulator written in Rust with WebGPU support — plus a slew of novel features, like RetroArch shaders!

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/rio-terminal-emulator-ubuntu

#linux #rust #opensource

Amarok is one of the oldest Linux music players still in development, and the latest release includes foundational changes to ensure it will keep going for years to come.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/amarok-3-3-released-with-qt-6-gstreamer-audio-engine

#qt #linux #opensource

Give your tab stacks a custom colour, access tab actions faster, and set up per-browser DNS settings in the latest release of the Vivaldi web browser.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/07/vivaldi-7-5-browser-update-changes?v1

#Chromium #vivaldi #tech

Taking Ubuntu's lead, Kubuntu 25.10 will not include an X11 Plasma desktop session by default https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/kubuntu-25-10-drops-x11-session

#wayland #kde #ubuntu

Ubuntu's trash icon is undergoing a rethink, with designers working on the Yaru icon aiming to improve desktop consistency https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-trash-icon-redesign

#ubuntu #design #foss

Apple has released an initial build of a new open-source Linux container tool for Mac, written in Swift and optimised for Apple silicon

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/apple-linux-container-tool-mac-developers

#apple #WWDC25 #linux

ICYMI: Ubuntu 25.10 will drop support for running GNOME on Xorg

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/ubuntu-25-10-dropping-xorg-support

#ubuntu #xorg #linux

My #Ubuntu desktop in October 2008. The desktop dock is AWN (Avant Window Navigator) - I still use Firefox, Rhythmbox, VLC and GNOME Terminal. Seeing Second Life and Picasa there takes me back! Can't recall what the Windows icon on the dock launched as I didn't use VMs. Wine, perhaps? But the most dated thing in that screenshot is the panel shortcut for xkill. Modern handling shows a 'wait or force quit' dialog when apps hang.

Dev working on elementary OS continually push out pertinent fixes, features and finesse via regular updates – recent ones delivered some neat improvements!

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/elementary-os-8-recent-updates

#linux #opensource #elementaryOS

GNOME's plan to jettison X11 sessions would be "very disruptive" for Ubuntu, which planned to support Xorg—likely for the final time—in its next LTS, out next year.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-dropping-x11-support-ubuntu-impact

#Ubuntu #Linux #FOSS

New Vivaldi web browser update is rolling out with misc improvements to make "everyday browsing smoother, faster, and just a little more delightful".

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/vivaldi-7-4-released-with-stuff

#vivaldi #chromium #browsers

Canonical has committed to donating $120,000 (around £90,000) to smaller open-source projects and developers over the next 12 months https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/canonical-commits-funds-open-source-devs

#ubuntu #github #opensource

It's showtime for Showtime, the new GTK4/libadwaita video player, which GNOME promotes to Core app ahead of the desktop's next release.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/05/gnome-49-replaces-totem-video-player-with-showtime

#gnome #linux #opensource