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Firefox has a (pretty cute) new mascot. Mozilla calls Kit a 'companion through an internet that's private, open and actually yours' – but does the browser need one? www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/fire...
November 7, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Firefox has a (pretty cute) new mascot. Mozilla calls Kit a 'companion through an internet that's private, open and actually yours' – but does the browser need one? www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/fire...
PSA: Ubuntu 24.10 'Oracular Oriole' is now end of life. It will get no more package updates from Canonical. If you use it, you should upgrade to #Ubuntu 25.04 to continue receiving support (bug fixes, security patches, etc). 🪦
July 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
PSA: Ubuntu 24.10 'Oracular Oriole' is now end of life. It will get no more package updates from Canonical. If you use it, you should upgrade to #Ubuntu 25.04 to continue receiving support (bug fixes, security patches, etc). 🪦
My #Ubuntu desktop circa October 2008. That glassy dock and widget look I had going on is sooooo dated. It will NEVER come back into fashion…
June 13, 2025 at 11:04 AM
My #Ubuntu desktop circa October 2008. That glassy dock and widget look I had going on is sooooo dated. It will NEVER come back into fashion…
Packet is a new #Linux app that supports Android's native Quick Share feature, letting you quickly send/receive files between devices. www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/pack...
June 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Packet is a new #Linux app that supports Android's native Quick Share feature, letting you quickly send/receive files between devices. www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/06/pack...
The chefs kiss in the grift is the confirmatory feedback loop: Google's AI overview illustrating its explanation of the real plant with the same AI generated image the 'grifters' use.
Which will help encourage said-searchers to engage with the row of sponsored links also on the page…
Which will help encourage said-searchers to engage with the row of sponsored links also on the page…
June 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The chefs kiss in the grift is the confirmatory feedback loop: Google's AI overview illustrating its explanation of the real plant with the same AI generated image the 'grifters' use.
Which will help encourage said-searchers to engage with the row of sponsored links also on the page…
Which will help encourage said-searchers to engage with the row of sponsored links also on the page…
Curiosity doesn't kill the cat's face orchid grift thanks to Gemini — here's what a 'cat's face orchid' looks like in reality vs the slop version Gemini positions as real.
June 4, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Curiosity doesn't kill the cat's face orchid grift thanks to Gemini — here's what a 'cat's face orchid' looks like in reality vs the slop version Gemini positions as real.
It gets more depressing because if would-be buyers turn to Google to find out if the cat-faced plant is real, Gemini showcases the fake AI-slop pictures in its answer to say it is.
June 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It gets more depressing because if would-be buyers turn to Google to find out if the cat-faced plant is real, Gemini showcases the fake AI-slop pictures in its answer to say it is.
Off-topic, but wow. Someone sent me a link to these on eBay and I have myself a headache from eye rolling - 203 sold = 203 brits going to be mighty disappointed their £8 seeds don't grow into cat faced plants with whiskers but (probably) some non-native invasive species.
June 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Off-topic, but wow. Someone sent me a link to these on eBay and I have myself a headache from eye rolling - 203 sold = 203 brits going to be mighty disappointed their £8 seeds don't grow into cat faced plants with whiskers but (probably) some non-native invasive species.
It's cute that eBay still thinks Netbooks are a thing.
May 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
It's cute that eBay still thinks Netbooks are a thing.
Ubuntu 25.04 arrives today, filled with fresh new features, essential updates and other welcome improvements. Will you be trying it? #Ubuntu #OpenSource #Linux
April 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Ubuntu 25.04 arrives today, filled with fresh new features, essential updates and other welcome improvements. Will you be trying it? #Ubuntu #OpenSource #Linux
Is Ubuntu 25.10 the Quizzical Quokka? Canonical’s April 1st post could be canny marketing or an April Fools' prank. If real, do you love it or are *you* left puzzled by it?! www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/ubun...
April 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Is Ubuntu 25.10 the Quizzical Quokka? Canonical’s April 1st post could be canny marketing or an April Fools' prank. If real, do you love it or are *you* left puzzled by it?! www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/04/ubun...
Tiling Shell #GNOME extension can now show window suggestions when you use the tiling assistant, and adds a hotkey to hide all windows apart the one in focus
www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/tili...
www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/tili...
March 31, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Tiling Shell #GNOME extension can now show window suggestions when you use the tiling assistant, and adds a hotkey to hide all windows apart the one in focus
www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/tili...
www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/03/tili...
Tiling Shell, the feature-packed GNOME extension, was updated this weekend. It now shows (open) Window Suggestions when using edge snapping (it already supported it with keyboard-based tiling). www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/tili...
February 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Tiling Shell, the feature-packed GNOME extension, was updated this weekend. It now shows (open) Window Suggestions when using edge snapping (it already supported it with keyboard-based tiling). www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/02/tili...
A wee apropos of nothing: we added a #Bluesky share button to the social bar beneath articles on the blog 🦋
The button reads 'skeet' for today (only) as a nod to the fact Bluesky /users/ wanted to call a 'post' a 'skeet' (Sky + Tweet = Skeet) but the CEO said absolutely not, so… they aren't!
The button reads 'skeet' for today (only) as a nod to the fact Bluesky /users/ wanted to call a 'post' a 'skeet' (Sky + Tweet = Skeet) but the CEO said absolutely not, so… they aren't!
January 1, 2025 at 4:36 PM
A wee apropos of nothing: we added a #Bluesky share button to the social bar beneath articles on the blog 🦋
The button reads 'skeet' for today (only) as a nod to the fact Bluesky /users/ wanted to call a 'post' a 'skeet' (Sky + Tweet = Skeet) but the CEO said absolutely not, so… they aren't!
The button reads 'skeet' for today (only) as a nod to the fact Bluesky /users/ wanted to call a 'post' a 'skeet' (Sky + Tweet = Skeet) but the CEO said absolutely not, so… they aren't!
Fence fixing is what I spent part of my Sunday doing too!
December 9, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Fence fixing is what I spent part of my Sunday doing too!
Oh wow — I hate that is AI, but I have to agree: that is a phenomenal. It'd make a great book cover — heck, I recently found a copy of a book on cryptids I'd been after for years. That image would make a sweet cover for a reprint (although the cover on my edition isn't awful)
December 5, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Oh wow — I hate that is AI, but I have to agree: that is a phenomenal. It'd make a great book cover — heck, I recently found a copy of a book on cryptids I'd been after for years. That image would make a sweet cover for a reprint (although the cover on my edition isn't awful)
Yeah, it's both a flag (representing Mozilla's 'activist spirit', and reusing the 'M' from Mozilla) and a pixel art rendition of its original dinosaur mascot. Quite clever!
December 5, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Yeah, it's both a flag (representing Mozilla's 'activist spirit', and reusing the 'M' from Mozilla) and a pixel art rendition of its original dinosaur mascot. Quite clever!
Mozilla has formally unveiled its rawr-some new branding as it seeks to 'reclaim the internet' www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/mozi... #mozilla
December 5, 2024 at 3:47 AM
Mozilla has formally unveiled its rawr-some new branding as it seeks to 'reclaim the internet' www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/mozi... #mozilla
Woke up to a peculiar (anonymous) message in the OMG! inbox today. At least I now know the Bluesky banner in the homepage slider is being noticed 😅 I signed up for Bluesky about 10 months ago, and the site has had a Bluesky link in the header and footer for ~5 months or so 💁🏻♂️
November 21, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Woke up to a peculiar (anonymous) message in the OMG! inbox today. At least I now know the Bluesky banner in the homepage slider is being noticed 😅 I signed up for Bluesky about 10 months ago, and the site has had a Bluesky link in the header and footer for ~5 months or so 💁🏻♂️
@scruball.bsky.social Hmm, intrigue! Question: did you upload the GIF yourself (as a file) or did you select it in the GIF picker? Cos whenever I upload a GIF I've mad it doesn't /seem/ to work… once I hit post. I'll attach some to this and see if I end up with egg on my face.
November 20, 2024 at 4:42 PM
@scruball.bsky.social Hmm, intrigue! Question: did you upload the GIF yourself (as a file) or did you select it in the GIF picker? Cos whenever I upload a GIF I've mad it doesn't /seem/ to work… once I hit post. I'll attach some to this and see if I end up with egg on my face.
@john.kreitlow.rocks Tux was pleased to see you follow 👀
November 20, 2024 at 4:42 PM
@john.kreitlow.rocks Tux was pleased to see you follow 👀
Automatic window tiling has been added to the (really terrific) 'Tiling Shell' GNOME extension, meaning newly opened apps tile to a vacant space in the active layout right away www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/11/auto...
November 20, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Automatic window tiling has been added to the (really terrific) 'Tiling Shell' GNOME extension, meaning newly opened apps tile to a vacant space in the active layout right away www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/11/auto...
It's been over a month since #Ubuntu 24.10 was released so I'm curious: have you installed/upgraded to it, and what are your thoughts on the (many) changes? 🤔🪶
November 20, 2024 at 4:42 PM
It's been over a month since #Ubuntu 24.10 was released so I'm curious: have you installed/upgraded to it, and what are your thoughts on the (many) changes? 🤔🪶
The upcoming Ubuntu 25.04 release plans to swap Evince document viewer with a modern fork called Papers www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/11/ubun... #ubuntu
November 20, 2024 at 4:42 PM
The upcoming Ubuntu 25.04 release plans to swap Evince document viewer with a modern fork called Papers www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/11/ubun... #ubuntu