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JetBrains Announces Wayland Support for IntelliJ in the Upcoming 2026.1 Release
JetBrains has officially announced the introduction of native Wayland support for its IntelliJ-based IDEs starting with version 2026.1. This significant change allows Linux developers to work without relying on X11 compatibility layers. The move comes as many major desktop environments, including Ubuntu, are increasingly adopting Wayland as their primary protocol. Previously, JetBrains offered a preview…
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Firefox Introduces AI Kill Switch in Nightly Build, Set to Launch with Firefox 148
Mozilla has introduced the long-awaited AI Kill Switch feature in Firefox. This allows users to disable all AI-driven functionalities within the browser effectively. This functionality is currently available for testing in the latest Firefox Nightly update. Back in December 2025, the newly appointed CEO of Mozilla announced plans for an AI kill switch, aiming to…
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New Features in Papers: Handwriting and Text Annotations Now Available in Latest Nightly Builds!
Handwriting and markup features have been introduced in Papers, the GNOME document viewer app that also serves as Ubuntu’s document viewer since version 25.04. The latest nightly builds allow users to annotate PDF documents using ink tools for drawings, signatures, and the ability to insert text boxes on forms. Previously, Papers had functionalities such as…
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Git 2.53: Exciting New Features and Performance Enhancements Unveiled!
Git 2.53 has been released, marking the latest stable update for this open-source distributed version control system, which is capable of managing everything from small projects to very large ones efficiently. This release comes two and a half months after Git 2.52 and introduces several new features, including a new is-needed subcommand within the git…
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Get Ready: Disable Firefox’s AI Features This Month!
Mozilla has announced that with the upcoming Firefox version 148, users will have the option to disable AI features easily. This new capability comes as part of an AI Controls panel set to launch in late February. Users will be able to customize their use of AI features like on-device translations or disable specific enhancements…
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Shotcut 26.1: The Open-Source Video Editor Now Supports Hardware Video Decoding!
Shotcut 26.1 has been released, marking a significant update to the popular open-source video editing software. This release introduces hardware video decoding, which allows for improved performance in video editing by utilizing the Video Acceleration API (VA-API) on Linux systems. However, it’s important to note that support for NVIDIA GPUs is currently absent in this…
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Track AMD NPU Usage on Linux with Resources 1.10: New Monitoring Features Explained
A new version of the Linux system monitor, Resources 1.10, has been launched with added support for monitoring AMD Neural Processing Units (NPU) in real time, specifically on AMD Ryzen chips. This feature requires the use of the AMD XDNA driver and a Linux kernel version of 6.14 or newer, as well as updated amdnpu…
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Linux Lite 7.8 Released: A Smooth Experience Based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS with GTK4 Upgrades
Linux Lite 7.8 has officially launched, featuring the latest updates based on Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS and powered by Linux kernel 6.8. This version continues to utilize the lightweight Xfce desktop environment and hosts considerable improvements over previous releases. One significant change is the porting of a dozen in-house applications to Python and GTK4, enhancing applications…
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Download Now: Ubuntu 26.04 Snapshot 3 Released!
The third monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, known as Resolute Raccoon, has been released for resolute testers. Canonical’s Utkarsh Gupta announced the availability in an announcement to the ubuntu-devel mailing list. This snapshot marks a milestone in the development cycle, being the half-way point as five snapshots are scheduled before the beta release in…
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AerynOS 2026.01 Launches with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and GNOME 49.3: Discover the New Features!
The AerynOS team has announced the release of AerynOS 2026.01, the latest ISO snapshot of this independent Linux distribution originally developed by ex-Solus creator Ikey Doherty. This release is built on the Linux 6.18 LTS kernel, which is set to be supported until December 2027. The default live environment includes the new GNOME 49.3 desktop,…
