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How To Report A Bug You Found on Ubuntu with Examples

Do you want to contribute to the community as an Ubuntu user? One of the simplest methods is by reporting a bug that occurs on your Ubuntu system if any. That way, the developers along with community can address and fix the issue to later they publish the fix as updates to the users. That's the origin of our daily software updates! We will explain it by examples and screenshots we hope you and everyone can follow easily. Now, let's read and try it!

FoxReplace - a Text Replacement Addon for Firefox Browser

FoxReplace is a Firefox addon that is able to replace text in a web page, in both editing and reading mode, with or without regular expression (regex), both manually and automatically. We use it as a complement to Find and Replace which we reviewed last month because among both, only FoxReplace can do text replacing on Blogspot post editor. We need FoxReplace more because as you might have noticed already, this site --The Ubuntu Buzz-- is based on Blogspot. We hope this tutorial will help all other professional authors. Now let's start exercising like always!

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Cairo-Dock 3.6 Released with Wayland and HiDPI Support, systemd Integration

Cairo-Dock, previously known as GLX-Dock, is a dock-like application that comes with many applets that can be detached from the dock to act as desktop widgets, ready-to-use themes, and several customization options. You can use Cairo-Dock to modernize your Linux desktop, make it more attractive and usable.

Alpine Linux Is Moving to a /usr-merged File System Layout

Starting with Alpine Linux 3.23, any new installation will be /usr-merged, with /lib, /bin, and /sbin being symbolic links to their /usr counterparts. The main advantage of the /usr merge change is that there will be a single location for the distribution to install executables and libraries.

OpenSSL 3.6 Officially Released with LMS Signature Verification Support, More

Highlights of OpenSSL 3.6 include LMS signature verification support as per [SP 800-208] in both the FIPS and default providers, and support for EVP_SKEY opaque symmetric key objects to the key derivation and key exchange provider methods via EVP_KDF_CTX_set_SKEY(), EVP_KDF_derive_SKEY(), and EVP_PKEY_derive_SKEY() functions.

openSUSE Leap 16 Is Now Available for Download with Linux Kernel 6.12 LTS

Based on the SUSE Linux Framework One (formerly Adaptable Linux Platform (ALP)) and powered by Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, openSUSE Leap 16 is designed to offer users a balanced operating system that includes cutting-edge software on top of a traditional Linux-based operating system using the new Agama installer.

Ubuntu Touch Mobile Linux OS Is Now Finally Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.0 is here as the first release of Ubuntu Touch based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a major update to the mobile operating system with new features like new logos, a built-in way to switch the theme of applications, theme live-switching, and experimental support for personal data encryption.

NVIDIA 580.95.05 Driver Adds Support for YCbCr 4:2:2 Display Modes over HDMI FRL

NVIDIA 580.95.05 is here to introduce support for YCbCr 4:2:2 display modes over HDMI Fixed Rate Link (FRL) on Blackwell or later GPUs, as well as to improve support for the Indiana Jones and the Great Circle video game by fixing a bug that caused interactive object outlines not to be rendered.

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Forlinx OK3506-S12 Mini SBC Featuring Rockchip RK3506J and Pi-Compatible GPIO

Forlinx Embedded has introduced the OK3506-S12 Mini, a compact single board computer built around the Rockchip RK3506J processor. The board is intended for industrial applications that benefit from modest power consumption, stable operation, and long-term supply availability.

SigCore UC Industrial Control Module Prepares for Crowd Supply Launch

Crowd Supply recently featured the SigCore UC, an upcoming universal industrial I/O controller that combines rugged hardware with open-source software for engineers, researchers, and educators seeking a flexible control and data acquisition platform.

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Imgur is No Longer Available to Users in the UK

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Oct 01, 2025

Quoting: Imgur is No Longer Available to Users in the UK - OMG! Ubuntu —

MediaLab, the site’s US-based owners, have geo-blocked the country rather than agree to regulatory requests to improve privacy protections for users who are under 18.

Brits who visit the Imgur website, click a link to view an image on Imgur, or read a web page with an Imgur embed in, see a “content not available in your region” notice.

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been investigating Imgur (and other social media companies) over their handling of account and privacy protections for British users under the age of 18.

Children’s Code is part of the UK’s implementation of GDPR. It requires services to default to the strongest privacy settings for users who are under 18 and to not sell data collected on them to third-parties for personalised ad serving, and so on.

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