by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | dbus, News, Ubuntu 26.10
Ubuntu 26.10 is replacing its D-Bus implementation for the first time since 2004, swapping dbus-daemon for dbus-broker – a change end-users are unlikely to notice. Processes on your desktop talk to each other and to the host system using D-Bus, a ‘message’ bus. This...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | Chrony, News, rust, Security, time server, Ubuntu 26.10
Canonical wants ntpd-rs, a Rust rewrite of NTP (Network Time Protocol), to become Ubuntu’s default time sync client. To help get there, Canonical has become a Gold Sponsor of the Trifecta Tech Foundation, the non-profit behind ntpd-rs, committing €40,000 a year to...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | Monthly Snapshot, News, Ubuntu 26.10
Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2 is available to download, the second of four snapshots planned for the ‘Stonking Stingray’ development cycle ahead of a stable release in October. As with the first snapshot, there’s not a lot “new” stuff to see or test out, so unless you’re a...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | AI/ML, Explainer, Myna, News, Ubuntu 26.10
Ubuntu is working on speech-to-text AI transcription so you can talk to type. It’s powered by project Myna. Here’s how it’ll work and why it’s adding it. You’re reading Ubuntu’s new ‘Myna’ AI offers voice typing – but how?, a blog post...
