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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Joey Sneddon

    Ubuntu 26.10 ships with Rust-based OpenPGP tooling (opens the original)

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    Ubuntu 26.10 ships with a Rust-based OpenPGP implementation ahead of plans to phase out GnuPG in a future release. Sequoia PGP is included in the default seed (i.e., preinstalled) for the ‘Stonking Stingray’, and Canonical has moved the rust-sequoia-sq package to the main repo in order to provide official support for it. But it won’t be the distribution’s default OpenPGP toolchain – not yet. Sequoia PGP (sq) is included out-of-the-box alongside the standard GNU version. Canonical does to make it

  2. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Joey Sneddon

    Ubuntu 26.10 adds early support for Snapdragon X2 laptops - OMG! Ubuntu (opens the original)

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    Canonical has released a test build of Ubuntu 26.10 with early support for laptops using Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon X2 chips. The new preview ISO is built on the Ubuntu 26.10 Beta and Canonical’s Tobias Heider says the aim is to find bugs in the upcoming release early and get feedback from users. He expects ‘most’ of the work will be present in the final release, out 15 October. Among new X2-powered devices able to run the Ubuntu 26.10 Snapdragon Concept image are the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 (gen 11),

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Joey Sneddon

    Blanc browser uses a 'dynamic island' instead of tabs and toolbars (opens the original)

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    Blanc is a new open-source web browser that swaps a traditional, always-visible tab strip and address toolbar for a minimal floating ‘island’. A dynamic pill sits top the of the browser’s window (not over the web page, which feels a missed trick) so that the site address and site security info is visible, and provide quick buttons to open new tab, navigate back/forward and favouriting sites. It’ll expand as-needed, from where you can open, manage and switch between tabs, type web addresses, run

  4. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Joey Sneddon

    And we're go – upgrades to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 finally enabled - OMG! Ubuntu (opens the original)

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    It’s taken longer than expected, but users can now upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 from 24.04 directly, without command-line workarounds. Canonical has finally flipped the switch on in-place upgrades for LTS systems. A notification will let users know that a new LTS is available, which can be actioned right away, ignored or ‘remind me later’d. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS was released on 23 April 2026, and direct upgrades from Ubuntu 25.10 were enabled a few weeks after the ISO downloads went live. However, upgrade

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Joey Sneddon

    Destroy Any Website is a browser game that does what it says - OMG! Ubuntu (opens the original)

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    Destroy Any Website is a browser-based run-and-gun that lets you run amok on any public-facing website – with an array of destructive weapons. You take command of a character and run, jump and jetpack around website site elements using traditional WASD controls, taking aim with your mouse to score points by blasting your chosen online target to literal tiny pieces. There’s even a competitive multiplayer mode that you pick a website, share a code with a pal and then race against each other to rea

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