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📰 Trying Out Snapdragon X Elite With The Acer Swift 14 AI Laptop On Ubuntu 26.04 This week I tried out the current Ubuntu 26.04 development state on the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite with the Acer Swift 14 AI laptop I have been using for my X Elite benchmarks over the past year. Unfortunately, it wasn't a smooth experience with new issues encountered for this Windows On ARM laptop... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Snapdragon-X-Elite-Ubuntu-26.04 #ubuntu#arm

📰4 derivatives of popular Linux distros that are better than the originals There will always be a dedicated group of people that think the original is better than the spin-off, and that's true with Linux distros as well. The big names like Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, and others have played a massive role in the creation of other distros, and as a beginner, you wouldn't be blamed for thinking that using one of the originals should be better because of their ubiquity. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/derivatives-of-popular-linux-distros-that-are-better-than-the-originals/ #fedora#arch#ubuntu#linux

📰 Ubuntu, Fedora, Linux Mint Eye Age Verification Amid California Law Backlash California's upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act law requires OSes to let users input their birth date during the setup to follow child privacy rules. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-fedora-linux-mint-eye-age-verification-amid-california-law-backlash #ubuntu#fedora#linux

📰 Ubuntu Still Figuring Out A Plan For Dealing With California's Digital Age Assurance Act The talk this week among open-source projects from Linux distributions to app stores like Flathub is how to deal with California's latest insanity: the Digital Age Assurance Act. California's AB 1043 state law is mandating that operating systems -- Linux included -- collect age information during account setup and exposing that age to eligible apps beginning on 1 January 2027. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Digital-Age-Assurance #ubuntu#opensource#linux

📰 elementary OS 8.1.1 Released With Linux kernel 6.17 elementary OS 8.1.1 arrives with Linux kernel 6.17 and the latest Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Hardware Enablement stack. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/elementary-os-8-1-1-released-with-linux-kernel-6-17/ #ubuntu#linux#kernel

📰 LXD 6.7 Released With AMD GPU Passthrough Support Canonical today released LXD 6.7 as the latest feature update to this system container and virtual machine manager commonly used in Ubuntu Linux environments... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/LXD-6.7-Released #amd#ubuntu#linux

📰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

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS will default to OpenJDK 25 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ will use OpenJDK 25 as its default Java version. An expected change as OpenJDK 25 is a long-term support release, as Ubuntu 26.04 is, the bump brings various feature and performance improvements to developers over OpenJDK 21, the default version used in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS through 25.10. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ubuntu-2604-openjdk-25-default #ubuntu

📰 eCryptfs Sees Renewed Patch Activity With Linux 7.0 We haven't heard much about eCryptfs in recent years for that stackable in-tree Linux file-system providing per-directory encryption support. The FSCRYPT framework has shown its strong capabilities in recent years with various file-systems, Canonical hasn't been pursuing its user home directory encryption like it did years ago for the Ubuntu desktop, and full disk encryption is the most secure approach for ensuring data security on your system. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.0-eCryptfs #linux#ubuntu

📰 Ghostty terminal is finally adding scrollbar support Ghostty's most-thumbed feature request is finally being answered. Yup, scrollbar support is finally coming in Ghostty 1.3 for Linux and macOS.You're reading Ghostty terminal is finally adding scrollbar support, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/ghostty-linux-scrollbars-coming #linux#ubuntu

📰 KDE Plasma 6.6 is out – screenshot OCR, refresh rate fix + more KDE Plasma 6.6 release lets you extract text from screenshots, control app volume from the taskbar, save custom themes and fixes the 60Hz animation cap.You're reading KDE Plasma 6.6 is out – screenshot OCR, refresh rate fix + more, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/kde-plasma-6-6-released #plasma#kde#ubuntu

📰 BleachBit 5.1.0 Beta adds cookie manager and expert mode BleachBit 5.1.0 beta is out with a new cookie manager, expert mode to prevent accidental data loss, new browser support, and fixes for Linux users.You're reading BleachBit 5.1.0 Beta adds cookie manager and expert mode, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/02/bleachbit-beta-cookie-manager-expert-mode #linux#ubuntu