OMG! Ubuntu!

OMG! Ubuntu! is a popular blog that focuses on the Ubuntu Linux distribution and is published in English. It was launched in August 2009. Initially, the blog was hosted on Blogger.com, but during a redesign, it transitioned to the WordPress content management system.

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Canonical is 'Sunsetting' Bazaar on Launchpad

2 weeks ago | omgubuntu.co.uk | Joey Sneddon

To old-timers like me Launchpad, the Canonical-run development hub, is synonymous with Bazaar (bzr), the open-source distribution version control system (VCS) Canonical helped develop. Like GitHub, Launchpad lets anyone sign up and create a repo, then connect from the command-line to push code to it, handle merges, branch, fork, etc. Using ‘recipes’, code in bzr repos can be turned into DEBs, PPAs and Snaps. But the future of Bzr is at crossroads.
Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9.4 Released with Various Changes

2 weeks ago | omgubuntu.co.uk | Joey Sneddon

A new version of the Raspberry Pi Imager, a free, open source and cross-platform image writing utility (think Etcher, but much redder) is out with an array of modest improvements. Serving as the first release since last September, Raspberry Pi Imager 1.9.4 adds to the big UI changes the previous version brought with some quality-of-life adjustments. For instance, in the OS customisation settings there’s an Enable SSH tab.
Stretch Break Linux App Reminds You to Stop Pixel-Gawping

2 weeks ago | omgubuntu.co.uk | Joey Sneddon

Ubuntu 25.04 with GNOME 48 introduced new Wellbeing controls which, once enabled, remind you to take a break, look away from the screen, go check OMG! Ubuntu—wait, I made the last one up. But you can get similar wellbeing prompts on earlier versions of Ubuntu, where such features aren’t provided built-in, using apps. A new one (with companion GNOME Shell extension) called Stretch Break hit Flathub this week. Its sole purpose?
elementary OS 8 Updates Add New Dock Features + More

2 weeks ago | omgubuntu.co.uk | Joey Sneddon

The team behind elementary OS recently detailed a number of improvements to recently roll out to users of the distro. Gala, the default window manager used by the Pantheon desktop environment, is described as seeing an “absolutely massive release” fixing scores of issues and plumbing in a new Gesture Controller offering tangible improvements to the way gestures work. Precisely how?
Audacious 4.5 Beta Brings New Plugins, Better PipeWire Support

2 weeks ago | omgubuntu.co.uk | Joey Sneddon

The first beta of Audacious 4.5, the next major update to this longstanding open-source media player, is available for testing — and based on the changelog there’s plenty worth testing!For those unfamiliar with it, Audacious is a lightweight, opens-source and cross-platform audio player written in C++. It was first released in 2005 as a fork of Beep Media Player, itself a fork of the legendary WinAMP-inspired Linux audio app XMMS.
Linux App Release Roundup: May 2025

2 weeks ago | omgubuntu.co.uk | Joey Sneddon

May saw another sizeable set of Linux app updates, including a big update to system monitor tool Mission Centre and long-awaited version bump to system cleaner BleachBit. We also got new versions of web browsers Mozilla Firefox and Vivaldi; the NordVPN Linux app gained a GUI; and more — but they weren’t the only releases of note. That’s why I do these Linux app release roundups: I like to highlight app updates that didn’t warrant a headline of their own, but are still worth knowing about.
Ubuntu 25.10 Switches to Rust-based sudo

2 weeks ago | omgubuntu.co.uk | Joey Sneddon

A major foundational change will be hiding beneath all the eye-catching new features in Ubuntu 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’ when it’s released in October: a new and improved version of sudo written in Rust. As I’m sure you’re all aware, the sudo command lets you run apps, tools and utilities with root or superuser security privileges (sudo being a portmanteau of ‘superuser do’) on Linux. It’s arguably the one Linux command everyone knows. Currently, the sudo command in Ubuntu is written in C.
After 25 Years, Linux Format Magazine is No More

3 weeks ago | omgubuntu.co.uk | Joey Sneddon

In May 2000, the first issue of a brand new Linux magazine hit British newsstands, delivering a monthly mix of news, reviews, interviews, tutorials and learned insight on all things free and open-source — plus that all-important cover-mounted CD/DVD!Now, 25 years later, the final ever issue has gone on sale.
Ubuntu Announce New Monthly Snapshot Releases

3 weeks ago | omgubuntu.co.uk | Joey Sneddon

A big shakeup to Ubuntu’s release process has been announced by Canonical, with the introduction of new monthly snapshot releases — starting this month!Before I dive in to the details, I’ll state upfront: this is not a move to monthly stable releases, nor the adoption of a rolling release model. Canonical says it is “committed” to its its 6-monthly releases with a Long Term Support (LTS) release every 2 years.
Ubuntu Fixes Vanishing 'Install' Button Bug in Software Updater

3 weeks ago | omgubuntu.co.uk | Joey Sneddon

Name: The install button in Software Updater (nee Update Manager). Age: Er, however long it’s been since 2005, when Ubuntu added a GUI software updater. Appearance: Invisible when you need it most!So this bug… If you unchecked every package listed in Software Updater, the Install Now button vanishes completely…Doesn’t sound like a bug… No, because I haven’t finished. If you then re-select any package (because you want to install it), the Install Now button does not reappear, meaning you can’t.