Joey Sneddon

Some Linux desktop environments were developed over decades, others in just a few years. , which made the rounds online this week, claims to have been built by just one person in six months using – what else; it's 2026 – AI coding tools.

Joey Sneddon · Updated · 34 Comments The ping command is a useful way to troubleshooting network issues, but the output looks drab by default.

Times are changing and Ubuntu's keep pace – literally.

July was hot – not just in terms of temperature, but Linux app releases (smooth, eh).

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS's minimal cloud images have been missing curl – accidentally, it turns out, so Canonical has put it back.

Ubuntu is transitioning another of its core system Deb packages to the sandboxed snap format, a move it says will improve security and allow for better desktop integration.

Dropbeat is a new riff on a old tune, a panel-based music applet for GNOME Shell that gives you an alternate way to pause, play and skip tracks in MPRIS-friendly Linux media players.

Fan of the the Papirus icon theme will be pleased to hear there a new update – the first since May 2025

Rhythmbox 3.5.0 is out and it now lets you sync podcast subscriptions and listening progress across apps – the standout feature in the music player's first major release in nine months.

A new beta of , the system monitor tool Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ships with by default, is out with expanded AMD NPU stats and temperature reporting for PowerPC CPUs.