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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 24th, 2026

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Shelly 2.3.1 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves Notifications

Coming a week after Shelly 2.3, the Shelly 2.3.1 release introduces a welcome screen to the tray, a real message-event system, a new systemd user unit for Shelly notifications, support for quitting the app via the Ctrl+Q keyboard shortcut, and the first batch of language translations.

Linux Mint 23 Getting New Cinnamon Screenshots Tool, Network Improvements

As reported last month, the Linux Mint devs adopted a longer development cycle for new Linux Mint releases, starting with Linux Mint 23, which is currently planned for Christmas 2026, packed with lots of goodies like a new screenshot tool for the Cinnamon desktop environment that supports cropping and multi-monitor support.

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Dynamic Music Pill brings lyrics to your GNOME desktop

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Apr 09, 2026

Quoting: Dynamic Music Pill brings lyrics to your GNOME desktop - OMG! Ubuntu —

The lyrics are shown in a freely scrollable widget, with the active line bolder in white for more emphasis. You can scroll up and down whilst tracks are playing. If you click a lyric line, your music player jumps to that part of the track.

Of course, having a dedicated place to see lyrics is all well and good, but the popover hides when it loses focus. Not great for a passive sing-a-long while you work, right? ;)

There is an option to show lyrics appear in the panel pill itself, still in time with what you’re listening to. This feature is not enabled by default. As the pill width isn’t huge, lyrics auto-scroll, and the speed depends on how long it takes to transition to the next line...

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