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Bambu Lab Has Been Violating AGPLv3 for Years, SFC Says
They are working on a new project called 'baltobu', which will reverse-engineer Bambu's proprietary components.
ONLYOFFICE 9.4 is out with a stricter FOSS licence
A new version of ONLYOFFICE, the open-source productivity suite, is out with a small set of improvements. The new release lands a couple of months after ONLYOFFICE suspended its eight-year Nextcloud partnership over Euro-Office, a fork by a European consortium that ONLYOFFICE says violates its AGPLv3 licence terms. Totally unrelated (yes, sarcasm), ONLYOFFICE 9.4 updates its licensing. Forks are still permitted but ‘additional terms’ demand that forks credit ONLYOFFICE as the original developer in a ‘prominently visible’ part of the UI. However, the terms also state that forks aren’t allowed to use ONLYOFFICE’s trademark without permission. The AGPLv3 allows licence […] You're reading ONLYOFFICE 9.4 is out with a stricter FOSS licence, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
In a Weird Case, German Deutsche Bahn's Website Was Locking Out Linux Users
DB says it was not intentional, and the block seems to have been fixed.
Vivaldi 8.0 released with ‘biggest design overhaul, ever’
A bold new look arrives in Vivaldi 8.0, the latest update to the Chromium-based web browser. The browser’s main UI elements (the bits that make a browser looks like a browser, so tabs, toolbars, panels, and content) drop their boundaries to form a continuous look. Hence the named Unified. Similar to Zen Browser, the canvas for web content is now ‘framed’ with rounded corners, rather than web pages flowing fully from edge-to-edge. “Unified is not a visual refresh. It is a rethinking of how the Vivaldi interface works as a system” the company says in a press release (invoking a […] You're reading Vivaldi 8.0 released with ‘biggest design overhaul, ever’, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
Good News! After Lenovo and Dell, Now HP Pledges to Support Linux Vendor Firmware Service
More major vendors supporting LVFS is a good sign for the desktop Linux community.
Ubuntu Core 26 cuts OTA update size, enables ARM64 Livepatch
Canonical has released Ubuntu Core 26, a new long-term support (LTS) version of its immutable, snap-based OS. Among the changes Ubuntu Core 26 brings is smaller over-the-air updates, with download sizes reduced by up to 90% for most snaps thanks to a new snap-delta format. Updates to the Core base snaps specifically drop from 16 MB to 1.5 MB. Installation times are faster as the initramfs-based installer skips redundant reboots during provisioning. Core 26 also enables live kernel patching on ARM64 devices so that critical and high vulnerability kernel security fixes are applied without the need for a device reboot. […] You're reading Ubuntu Core 26 cuts OTA update size, enables ARM64 Livepatch, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
Firefox 151: New Tab design changes, PDF merging + more
The new tab page has a (slightly) new look and a new name in Firefox 151, the newest version of Mozilla’s famous open-source web browser that begins roll out today, May 19, 2026. Now called Firefox Home, the new tab page has a “new look and feel”, to quote Mozilla. It’s not quite that dramatic, though the rounded search bar draws from the upcoming Nova redesign with its rounded pill shape (it is also no longer sticky on scroll): Stories stay put, but the ‘follow’ topic button is now an plus-sign icon left of the section header. You can continue […] You're reading Firefox 151: New Tab design changes, PDF merging + more, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
Warp's Oz Platform Can Now Run Claude Code and Codex Alongside Its Own Agent
The devs have also rolled out automatic multi-agent coordination and expanded self-hosting options.
Canonical share Ubuntu 26.04 concept build for CIX P1 devices
New Ubuntu Concept image for CIX P1 lets you run Ubuntu on Armv9 single-board computers, including the Radxa Orion O6 and Orange Pi 6 Plus. You're reading Canonical share Ubuntu 26.04 concept build for CIX P1 devices, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
Rust Could Eliminate 80% of Linux Kernel CVEs!
Linux's stable maintainer is betting on a new Rust type to address a class of bugs C has never been able to fully prevent.
Ubuntu 26.04 support added to VMware Workstation Pro
VMware Workstation Pro 26H1 supports Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, letting you install Broadcom's free virtual machine software on the distro and run it in a VM. You're reading Ubuntu 26.04 support added to VMware Workstation Pro, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS upgrade now open for Ubuntu 25.10 users
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS upgrades from 25.10 are officially live – and with Ubuntu 25.10 support ending in July, you’ll want to move soon. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS released on 23 April with GNOME 50, Linux 7.0 and new default apps. Snap store and web searching features were added to the GNOME Shell Overview and you can now enable Ubuntu Pro in the Security Center. Other changes in the ‘Resolute Raccoon’ include a fresh set of folder icons, visual password feedback for sudo commands and fuss-free access to NVIDIA CUDA and AMD ROCm for developer, as both now live in the archives, […] You're reading Ubuntu 26.04 LTS upgrade now open for Ubuntu 25.10 users, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
Fedora Pulls the Plug on Deepin Over Security and Maintenance Failures
After months of no responses and packages being left in disrepair, the FESCo has drawn a hard line.
BleachBit’s new TUI makes it perfect for headless servers
Open-source cleaning tool BleachBit has gained a text-based user interface (TUI) as an optional alternative to its standard graphical frontend. Unlike BleachBit’s existing CLI, which is intended for non-interactive use in scripts, the TUI is fully interactive, you navigate the interface with your keyboard (there’s limited mouse support) to select, preview and clean out cruft. The BleachBit TUI caters to use cases the GUI doesn’t, be that headless Linux servers managed remotely or being available on lightweight desktop systems where adding the overheard of GTK dependencies isn’t wanted. Currently in alpha, the new TUI runs on the same backend as […] You're reading BleachBit’s new TUI makes it perfect for headless servers, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
Open Source ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.4 Brings Dark Spreadsheets, Smarter Forms, and a Licensing Cleanup
The community build also drops its 20-connection limit and gets a lighter, simpler architecture.
KDE gets €1.2m funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund
KDE has announced it’s getting a €1.28 million grant from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) to help improve the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and the communication frameworks used by both. The German government-backed fund, which sees its work as “strategic investments in the digital infrastructure of our economy and society”, will disburse €1,285,200 ($1,512,680) to KDE across 2026 and 2027. Like all grants the fund provides, the money is earmarked for a specific set of pre-approved projects. KDE developers can’t redirect cash toward the latest feature request gathering upvotes on r/KDE. Work the money will fund includes improving the Plasma […] You're reading KDE gets €1.2m funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
Things Are Quietly Changing at Bitwarden, and People Are Worried
The password manager swapped its CEO, rewrote its core values, and briefly pulled "Always Free" from its pricing page.
Malware found in Linux builds of Cemu (Wii U emulator)
If you’ve downloaded the Cemu Wii U emulator for Linux from the project’s official GitHub in the past few weeks, bad news: it added malware to your system when you ran it. An announcement made by the team developing the open-source app say they recently discovered the Linux AppImage and ZIP of the Cemu 2.6 release available from their Github had been “compromised” with malware between 6 May and 12 May, 2026. The Cemu Flatpak, as well as installers for other operating systems, were not affected. Linux users who directly downloaded the Cemu 2.6 AppImage or Ubuntu ZIP assets from the […] You're reading Malware found in Linux builds of Cemu (Wii U emulator), a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
Sway 1.12 Released With HDR Support On Vulkan Renderer, New Protocols
Sway 1.12 is out today as the newest feature release of this i3-inspired Wayland compositor powered by the wlroots library...
Wow! Microsoft Now Has a Fedora-based Linux Distro
Azure Linux 4.0 is on the way, and its GitHub repo quietly confirms it's built on Fedora.
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 26.04 LTS no longer preinstalls a decoder library for HEIC (though more accurately, it’s tweaked dependency chains to ensure one is no longer pulled in). When you connect your smartphone to a computer running Ubuntu 26.04 LTS to […] You're reading Fix HEIC images not loading in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
Ubuntu’s app permission prompting has got a lot better
If you haven’t check in with Ubuntu’s app prompting feature for a while, there’s more reason to do so in the latest release. Recent improvements to the snap-focused security feature, which Canonical’s Oliver Calder has shared an update on, aims to “empower users” by letting them grant apps system and hardware access at runtime rather than retrospectively. Android or iOS use similar prompts, showing screen modals asking if users if they want to “allow Acme App to access the camera” with options to deny or “only while using the app”. Nifty stuff on mobile, but on a desktop? Well, Canonical […] You're reading Ubuntu’s app permission prompting has got a lot better, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
The Famous Linux System Cleaner BleachBit Now Has a TUI (And I Tried It Out)
Still in alpha, it brings keyboard-first system cleaning to servers, headless machines, and remote SSH sessions.
Ubuntu’s old Unity desktop remade in Wayfire and Libadwaita
If Canonical hadn’t burned through cash and goodwill during its smartphone detour in the mid-2010s, Ubuntu would likely still ship with the Unity desktop today – albeit in an evolved form. What would that form actually look like? Well, you don’t have to shut your eyes and imagine, thanks to Ubuntu community member Muqtxdir, who’s experiment in “re-building ubuntu’s unity shell in a wayfire session through gtk4-layer-shell and libadwaita widgetry” (sic) gives us a sideways glimpse. Muqtxdir, who help maintain and develop Ubuntu’s Yaru theme and contributes to the immutable Vanilla OS Linux distribution, recently shared a video of his […] You're reading Ubuntu’s old Unity desktop remade in Wayfire and Libadwaita, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.