📰 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS no longer offers Google Drive access in Nautilus
If you’re used to accessing your Google Drive in the Nautilus file manager sidebar, a heads-up that the feature no longer works in GNOME 50, the desktop version Ubuntu 26.04 LTS uses. GNOME Online Accounts integration continues to support linking your Google account to allow supported apps to access your contacts, mail and calendar data.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/google-drive-not-working-nautilus-ubuntu-26-04
#ubuntu#gnome
📰 Ubuntu MATE’s founder is stepping back after 12 years
Ubuntu MATE is looking for a new maintainer, with current project lead Martin Wimpress revealing he no longer has the ‘passion’ for the project he once had – nor the time, it seems. Wimpress created Ubuntu MATE back in 2014, pairing Ubuntu with the traditional MATE desktop, created as a fork of the old GNOME 2 codebase but now very much its own thing.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-mate-needs-new-maintainer
#gnome#ubuntu
📰Showtime video player edges closer to Ubuntu debut
Those testing Ubuntu 26.04 daily builds or monthly snapshots may have noticed that Showtime, GNOME’s spiffy new video player, is not preinstalled in the ‘extended selection’, despite being announced as a replacement for Totem. It’s especially confusing since Resources system monitor, announced as a software swap the same time as Showtime, has been on the ISO for a while.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/showtime-video-player-ubuntu-2604-coming-soon
#ubuntu#gnome
和 systemd-resolved 和 NetworkManager 鬥智鬥勇（順便仔細看看這二貨）。今天發現我的一個 #Ubuntu VM 的系統 DNS 127.0.0.53 基本無法解析域名。
> resolvectl query example.com
example.com: resolve call failed: Lookup failed due to system error: Connection timed out
由於我的 ens160 LAN 端 IPv6 網路配置有點問題（爛 IT），在 auto 模式下我會獲得一個無法正常使用的 IPv6 DNS server，用 resolvectl status 可以查到：
Global
LLMNR setting: no
MulticastDNS setting: no
DNSOverTLS setting: no
DNSSEC setting: no
DNSSEC supported: no
Current DNS Server: <good-ipv4-dns>
DNS Servers: <good-ipv4-dns>
...
Link 2 (ens160)
Current Scopes: DNS
DefaultRoute setting: yes
LLMNR setting: yes
MulticastDNS setting: no
DNSOverTLS setting: no
DNSSEC setting: no
DNSSEC supported: no
Current DNS Server: <bad-ipv6-dns>
DNS Servers: <bad-ipv6-dns>
DNS Domain: ~.
抓包可以看到 DNS 請求都是傳遞給 <bad-ipv6-dns> 而不是我在 resolved.conf 中指定的 Global DNS <good-ipv4-dns>，可能是因爲有最後那條 routing-only 配置 "~."。相比別的鏈路 Current Scopes 都是 none，因此我嘗試用 resolvectl revert ens160 清除掉這個配置，就好了。
這組 IPv6 DNS 配置是 NetworkManager 寫入的，因爲我一執行 systemctl restart NetworkManager.service 就又恢復了。問題是 NetworkManager 的 "ipv6.dns" 配置行爲是：
If the IPv6 configuration method is 'auto' these DNS servers are appended to those (if any) returned by automatic configuration.
我又調整了 "ipv6.dns-priority"，沒有效果。此時我認爲只能從 systemd-networkd 和 systemd-resolved 入手，然後試遍了下面這些配置：
[Match]
Name=ens160
[Network]
DNS=<good-ipv4-dns>
[DHCPv6]
UseDNS=false
[IPv6AcceptRA]
UseDomains=false
感覺 /etc/systemd/network/01-ens160.network 根本就被完全無視了。最後繞回去發現 NetworkManager 原來有一項 "ipv6.ignore-auto-dns" 配置，改成 yes 就好了。另外手動指定 "ipv4.dns" 也是可以的，因爲其實原來那個有問題的 IPv6 DNS 對 resolved 來說就是 link 上的唯一 DNS，我也不知道爲什麼我沒有改過這項，因爲這個接口 IPv4 都是手動配置的，可能以爲在 resolved.conf 寫了就行吧。
教訓是，我看 resolv.conf 被 systemd-resolved 接管，而我又不瞭解 systemd-resolved，並且 resolvectl 可以緩解問題，於是研究的重心就都在這邊了。🤣 其實早一點我在重啓 NetworkManager 復現問題的時候直接看看 nmcli connection show 'Wired connection 1' | rg dns 就好了。配個網而已。
#systemd
📰 AMD ROCm 7.2.1 Released With Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS Support, Bug Fixes
Building off the release of ROCm 7.2 from January, ROCm 7.2.1 is now available with Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS support as well as various bug fixes to this open-source AMD Radeon/Instinct GPU compute stack...
🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-ROCm-7.2.1
#amd#opensource#ubuntu
📰 Ubuntu 26.04 is polished, but Fedora 44 asked less from me out of the box
After installing both distros on the same hardware, Fedora’s cleaner defaults and smoother app experience made a stronger first impression.
🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/ubuntu-2604-polished-fedora-44-less-out-box/
#fedora#ubuntu
📰 7 Features I Like in Ptyxis (The New Default Ubuntu Terminal)
After using it for a while, I understood why Ubntu and Fedora opted for Ptyxis as their new default terminal.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17328480/ptyxis-terminal-features
#fedora#ubuntu
📰 Canonical finally gives Launchpad (a bit of) a glow-up
Launchpad, the home of Ubuntu development, has finally received some design attention. Canonical last updated the site’s homepage back in 2024, but many of the pages that the distro’s developers actually use or reference on a regular basis have remained untouched for the best part of a decade. Now that’s starting to change.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-launchpad-website-revamp
#distro#ubuntu
📰 Ubuntu confirms the 26.10 codename, and it sounds strange…
Ubuntu has announced the codename for Ubuntu 26.10 is… “Stonking Stingray”. As codenames go it’s certainly unique. The distro gives each release a codename has an alliterative pairing of adjective and animal, the latter of which becomes the release mascot. The tradition dates back to the first Ubuntu release in 2004 (dubbed ‘Warty Warthog’). Ubuntu 26.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-10-codename-confirmed
#distro#ubuntu
📰 After a Long Time, Ubuntu Shows Some Respect to Deb Packages
It will be easier to manage the classic Debian packages in the Snap/App Center in the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17308126/ubuntu-26-04-deb-in-app-center
#ubuntu#debian
📰 Ubuntu’s Security Center app adds Ubuntu Pro settings
Enabling Ubuntu Pro on Ubuntu is getting easier, with the latest update to the distro’s desktop Security Center app adding a dedicated panel. Currently, you can enrol and manage Ubuntu Pro for long-term support (LTS) versions of Ubuntu via the Software & Updates tool or the command-line. As Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will not include the Software & Updates utility by default (it’s still in the archives, for those who want it), a new graphical way to...
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-security-center-ubuntu-pro
#ubuntu#distro
📰 Fix HEIC images not loading in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
If your HEIC photos show a “Could not load image” error in Ubuntu 26.04’s Image Viewer, you’re not alone – it’s an intentional breakage, albeit one that’s easy to fix. HEIC files are a variant of HEIF which use H.265/HEVC compression. If you own an iPhone or a newer Android device, the stock camera app uses this format by default. But Ubuntu 26.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/fix-heic-images-not-loading-ubuntu-26-04
#android#ubuntu