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📰 Open-Source Nouveau Performance With Linux 7.0 + NVK Mesa 26.1-dev vs. NVIDIA Linux Driver As a few months have passed since our prior round of testing the fully open-source NVIDIA Linux driver stack with the Nouveau kernel driver and Mesa NVK Vulkan driver plus Zink, here is a fresh round of benchmarks using Linux 7.0 and Mesa 26.1-dev compared to the open-source stack shipped by Ubuntu 25.10 (Linux 6.17 + Mesa 25.2) for showing how far the open-source NVIDIA driver has progressed the past few months. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-70-nouveau #opensource#ubuntu#linux#kernel

📰 Ubuntu Will Switch To ntpd-rs As Its Next Rust System Component Canonical engineers are planning a switch to ntpd-rs as the newest Rust-based system component for Ubuntu Linux for handling time synchronization... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Switching-To-ntpd-rs #ubuntu#linux

📰 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

📰 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

📰 KDE Plasma 6.6 Delivers An Impressive Edge For Radeon Graphics Over GNOME 50 On Ubuntu 26.04 In testing thus far on Ubuntu 26.04, the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop with the Wayland session is working pretty darn well and delivering a performance edge across many games/graphics workloads compared to the default GNOME 50 desktop. At least as far as AMD Radeon graphics are concerned, Plasma 6.6 is in quite impressive shape for the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/ubuntu-2604-gnome-kde #amd#gnome#wayland#ubuntu#kde#plasma

📰 Ubuntu 26.10 Looks To Strip Its GRUB Bootloader To The Bare Minimum For Better Security Ubuntu developers at Canonical are looking to strip the signed GRUB bootloader features to the bare minimum for the Ubuntu 26.10 release later this year. Dropping support for XFS, ZFS, Btrfs, LVM, md-raid (except RAID1), LUKS-encrypted disks, and other features is being looked at in the name of security... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-26.10-Lighter-GRUB #ubuntu

📰 Pop!_OS 24.04 vs. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 26.04 Development Benchmarks While having the new System76 Thelio Mira desktop in the lab, I took the opportunity to run some benchmarks to see how Pop!_OS 24.04 is currently performing relative to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for which it is based as well as looking ahead at how Ubuntu 26.04 LTS in its current near-final development form is looking on the same hardware. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/popos-2404-ubuntu-2604 #ubuntu

📰Ubuntu 26.04 has a new boot animation (blink and you’ll miss it) Chances are Ubuntu boots so fast you rarely get time to stare at the boot screen, but if you’re somehow able to slow time down, there’s a new boot spinner to enjoy in 26.04 LTS. The new animation you’ll see on the Plymouth boot screen reuses the sunburst-come-tail from the official Resolute Raccoon mascot, albeit without a bemused Raccoon face staring out at you like he climbed in the washing machine and is now stuck on a spin cycle. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-26-04-boot-spinner #ubuntu

📰 How to Install Zabbix Server on Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble Numbat) Zabbix is an open-source enterprise-class monitoring software that tracks the performance and availability of servers, network devices, and applications in real-time. It uses a server-client model, where the central system needs the Zabbix server installed and the systems being monitored require the Zabbix agent. The. 🔗 Source: https://linuxtldr.com/install-zabbix-server-on-ubuntu/ #ubuntu#opensource

📰Ubuntu CVE-2026-3888 Bug Lets Attackers Gain Root via systemd Cleanup Timing Exploit A high-severity security flaw affecting default installations of Ubuntu Desktop versions 24.04 and later could be exploited to escalate privileges to the root level.Tracked as CVE-2026-3888 (CVSS score: 7.8), the issue could allow an attacker to seize control of a susceptible system."This flaw (CVE-2026-3888) allows an unprivileged local attacker to escalate privileges to full root access. 🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/03/ubuntu-cve-2026-3888-bug-lets-attackers.html #systemd#ubuntu

📰 Ubuntu new folder icons are here – and you’re going to have opinions… Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is refreshing its folder icons with a squatter shape and more colourful design – if past icon changes are anything to go by, not everyone is going to be thrilled. The restyled icons are among a number of visual changes to hit Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon’ daily builds in recent days. Redesigned LibreOffice app icons, new accessibility feature symbolics and an adaptive Calculator icon have also been introduced, alongside... 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/ubuntu-2604-new-folder-icons #ubuntu

📰 Kagi’s Orion browser hits public beta on Linux Kagi's privacy-focused Orion browser has reached public beta on Linux. Here's what works, what doesn't and how to install it on Ubuntu.You're reading Kagi’s Orion browser hits public beta on Linux, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/03/orion-for-linux-beta-release #ubuntu#linux