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Applications: Ptyxis, Zed, FOSS Weekly, and Linux App Release Roundup
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It's FOSS ☛ 7 Features I Like in Ptyxis (The New Default Ubuntu Terminal)
After using it for a while, I understood why Ubntu and Fedora opted for Ptyxis as their new default terminal.
Ptyxis is a modern terminal emulator built with GTK4 and libadwaita. It provides a cohesive look for the GNOME desktop, making it feel like a natural part of the system.
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Neowin ☛ Popular open-source editor Zed hits 1.0 with DeepSeek-V4 support and major fixes
Created by the minds behind Atom, Zed 1.0 is officially ready for prime time. Discover how the latest update improves performance and fixes long-standing bugs on backdoored Windows and Linux.
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It's FOSS ☛ FOSS Weekly #26.18: Ubuntu's Hey Hi (AI) Move, New Entry in Home Directory, New Ubuntu Terminal, Fedora 44 Release and More GNU/Linux Stuff
Fedora 44 is here and so is a new standard directory under Home.
The big news is that Linux distros are getting a standard Projects folder alongside Documents, Music, and Downloads. Most people already create one manually, but now it's official, and apps can start using it as a default location too. So it's more than just 'mkdir Projects", it has actual use.
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OMG Ubuntu ☛ Linux App Release Roundup (April 2026)
April 2026 has been and gone, but not before delivering an array of GNU/Linux software updates, including new versions of popular FOSS video editor Kdenlive and Oracle’s virtualisation offering VirtualBox. We also got Firefox 150 with GTK emoji picker support and split tab improvements, and a modest bug fix update to the GIMP image editor, albeit resolving an annoying on-canvas text tool quirk. Below, I list other notable GNU/Linux app releases to arrive in April.