Little Snitch’s software counter surveillance jumps from Mac to Linux
Little Snitch's software counter surveillance jumps from Mac to Linux The popular macOS app Little Snitch brought its network-monitoring tools over to Linux this week. In a blog post announcing the launch, one of the developers at Objective Development shared some early results from using the app on Linux: “On Ubuntu, I found 9 system […]
Framework is teasing a lot of Linux for its April 21st event
Framework is teasing a lot of Linux for its April 21st event Modular PC maker Framework is hosting a “Next Gen” event on April 21st at 1:30PM ET, and it looks like it might have something to do with Linux. Alongside a newsletter announcing the event, Framework posted a video on Thursday titled “Follow the […]
Google Chrome is coming to Arm-powered Linux devices later this year
Google Chrome is coming to Arm-powered Linux devices later this year You can download Chrome for Linux, and you can download Chrome for Arm devices – but if you’ve got a computer running Linux on Arm, not so much! Now, Google says it’s finally bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux machines in Q2 2026, following Chrome […]
Linux 6.19 arrives with a teaser for Linux 7.0
Linux 6.19 arrives with a teaser for Linux 7.0 Fedora systems like this one running Linux kernel 6.17 could soon get an update. | Image: Stevie Bonifield / The Verge On Sunday, Linux developer Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux 6.19, which will be the last update in this kernel cycle, as previously reported […]
GOG is already working on native Linux support
GOG is already working on native Linux support GOG recently posted a job listing for a senior software engineer focused on porting its Galaxy desktop client to Linux. Now, in reply to a Reddit AMA, the GOG team has revealed that work on native Linux support is already underway. It’s still too early to give […]
I went back to Linux and it was a mistake
I went back to Linux and it was a mistake Even when it wasn’t failing quietly, Ubuntu was throwing truly useless errors. | Image: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge It’s a complete coincidence that I installed Linux around the same time as my colleagues Nathan Edwards and Stevie Bonifield. A few months ago, I decided […]
Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective
Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective Gaming on Linux has already come a long way over recent years, with improvements to Valve’s Proton and more gamers switching to Linux, but the newly-formed Open Gaming Collective (OGC) is aiming to take it even further. Universal Blue, developer of the gaming-focused Linux […]
I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows
I spent a year on Linux and forgot to miss Windows It was an overcast January morning in 2025 the day I decided to delete my operating system. The Ubuntu installer warned me that it would remove everything on my hard drive, permanently wiping the entire Windows 10 installation I’d been running for years at […]
I replaced Windows with Linux and everything’s going great
I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great Is this… bliss? | Screenshot: Nathan Edwards / The Verge Greetings from the year of Linux on my desktop. In November, I got fed up and said screw it, I’m installing Linux. Since that article was published, I have dealt with one minor catastrophe after another. […]
GNOME bans AI-generated extensions
GNOME bans AI-generated extensions Earlier this month, the GNOME Shell Extensions store updated its review guidelines to include a new section specifically stating that “extensions must not be AI-generated,” as reported by It’s FOSS and Phoronix. Developers producing add-ons for the Linux desktop environment can still use AI as a tool, but if their extension’s […]