Wordbook is a modern offline dictionary for GNOME

They say never judge a book by its cover, and few do if said book is a dictionary – but what about desktop dictionary apps? I recently discovered Wordbook, a modern English-English dictionary powered by OpenEnglish WordNet and eSpeak for pronunciations, that works entirely offline. Wordbook is in GNOME Circle; the GTK4/libadwaita UI is a good fit for the desktop. Wordbook uses a lexical database, with words grouped into ‘synsets’ based on their meaning. It makes it easier to explore related words, distinguish between words that look similar (but have different meanings) and find different precise alternatives. A random word […]
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📰 Wordbook is a modern offline dictionary for GNOME

They say never judge a book by its cover, and few do if said book is a dictionary – but what about desktop dictionary apps? I recently discovered Wordbook, a modern English-English dictionary powered by OpenEnglish WordNet and eSpeak for pronunciations, that works entirely offline. Wordbook is in GNOME Circle; the GTK4/libadwaita UI is a good fit for the desktop.

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/gnome-wordbook-dictionary-offline

Ubuntu’s App Center doesn’t know what went wrong

I recently re-encountered my favourite ‘error’ dialog in Ubuntu, which is thrown by the distro’s App Center (snap-store), which is the default GUI software management tool. I don’t see it often, but when I do it (un)helpfully informs me: “Something went wrong. We’re sorry, but we’re not sure what the error is.” While I sympathise with its honesty and the general sense of unease in imparts – I say something similar, looking at the state of the world right now – isn’t it the software’s job to know what’s wrong? You can see the dialog in question here, in situ […]
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📰 EFS & FreeVxFS File-Systems Get Booted While FailFS Merged For Linux 7.3

Among the early pull requests merged today by Linus Torvalds for the Linux 7.3 kernel cycle were removal of some ancient file-systems while adding in a new pseudo file-system...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-File-System-Changes-7.3

5 Ways to Test TCP and UDP Ports in Linux Using nc, nmap, ss, and Bash

The post 5 Ways to Test TCP and UDP Ports in Linux Using nc, nmap, ss, and Bash first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Telnet is missing from almost every modern Linux install, but you can still test TCP or UDP ports with nc,
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https://www.tecmint.com/test-open-ports-linux-without-telnet/

📰 Ubuntu’s App Center doesn’t know what went wrong

I recently re-encountered my favourite ‘error’ dialog in Ubuntu, which is thrown by the distro’s App Center (snap-store), which is the default GUI software management tool. I don’t see it often, but when I do it (un)helpfully informs me: “Something went wrong. We’re sorry, but we’re not sure what the error is.” While I sympathise with its honesty and the general sense of unease in imparts – I say something similar, looking at the state of the...

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/ubuntu-app-center-something-went-wrong

Windows 11 WinRE will reuse saved Wi-Fi profiles during recovery

Windows 11 Insider build 26220.9202 gives the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) access to eligible Wi-Fi profiles saved in the main operating system, including supported certificate-based networks. The change removes a major obstacle for connected recovery tasks and is expected to reach Windows 11 version 26H2 later this year.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/windows-11-winre-will-reuse-saved-wi-fi-profiles-during-recovery/

📰 CISA Flags Actively Exploited Ray Flaw That Can Trigger Browser-Based RCE

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a critical flaw impacting Ray to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.Ray is an open-source, Python-native distributed computing framework designed to scale artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads. As of writing, the GitHub project has more than.

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📰 I Found an Easy Way to Make GNOME More Colorful

Rewaita makes it easy to recolor GTK and Libadwaita apps with popular palettes, custom colors and a few extra visual effects.

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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17422068/rewaita

📰 Lenovo Lands New Watchdog Driver In Linux 7.3 For Their SE30G2 + SE60 Edge AI Computers

When it comes to the watchdog driver changes for Linux 7.3, standing out is the new Lenovo driver for their upcoming ThinkEdge AI edge computing systems...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.3-Watchdog

📰 The Xen Project is Serious About Safety, So It Formed a Committee

Founding members AMD, EPAM, and Renesas already put in the groundwork, and there's a new Premier Plus membership tier to go with it.

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https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17422118/xen-project-safety-committee

Firefox 154 released with small translation, AI feature and UI tweaks

Mozilla has released Firefox 154 with some small AI changes, better full-page translations and up to 10x faster video seeking (only on macOS, that one). It is also the final monthly release of Firefox before the browser switches to a faster, twice-monthly release schedule. You’ll be hearing “Firefox 155 released” in two weeks, rather than the usual four weeks between releases. So what’s new? Firefox’s been expanding its range of address bar actions in recent releases. We got tab muting action in v152 and an colour picker in v153. In 154, we get a quick link to the browser’s AI […]
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Claude Code’s /design command turns terminal prompts into UI mockups

Anthropic is testing a new `/design` command in Claude Code that lets developers create and refine UI mockups without leaving the terminal or desktop app. Claude generates several editable artboards, adapts them to the project’s existing visual style, and can then use the selected design as a starting point for implementation.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/claude-codes-design-command-turns-terminal-prompts-into-ui-mockups/

📰 Sponsor gives KDE Plasma 6.6 the LTS treatment

Kubuntu 26.04 gets three years of fixes for the desktop, frameworks, and apps.

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https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/18/sponsor-gives-kde-plasma-66-the-lts-treatment/5288531

Windows 11 tests a faster, customizable File Explorer context menu

Microsoft is rolling out a redesigned File Explorer context menu to Windows Insiders that opens faster, removes clutter, and lets users control both built-in commands and third-party app extensions. The update is available in preview build 29648.1000 and is part of a broader effort to make File Explorer more responsive and reliable.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/windows-11-tests-a-faster-customizable-file-explorer-context-menu/

AI Won’t Own the Outage. You Will.

AI can help you patch faster. It can also help you make the wrong call faster.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/ai-wont-own-the-outage-you-will/

Релиз Firefox 154

Состоялся релиз web-браузера Firefox 154 и сформированы обновления прошлых веток с длительным сроком поддержки - 153.1.0, 140.13.0 и 115.38.0. На стадию бета-тестирования в ближайшее время будет переведена ветка Firefox 155, релиз которой намечен на 1 сентября.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66087

📰 Rust For Linux 7.3 Begins Seeing Fixes To Prepare For Rust's GCC Backend

In addition to the POWER/PowerPC code adding Rust kernel support, the main set of Rust programming language updates for the Linux 7.3 kernel have now been submitted. Most notable are early fixes toward eventually allowing the experimental Rust GCC back-end to be used as an alternative to the official rustc compiler with LLVM code generation...

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-For-Linux-7.3

Office metadata can expose more than users see—clean it before sharing

A Microsoft Office file can reveal its author, revision history, internal project details, comments, or hidden content even when the visible document looks finished. For system administrators, the practical risk is greatest when Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files leave the organization—especially documents generated or managed through SharePoint and Microsoft 365 workflows.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/office-metadata-can-expose-more-than-users-see-clean-it-before-sharing/

Copilot tricked into revealing a one-click data theft flaw

Microsoft Copilot Personal exposed an undocumented URL mechanism that researchers used to run attacker-supplied prompts without user confirmation. The CoSnitch attack could turn a single phishing link, QR code, or message into a way to search connected mail and files, exfiltrate sensitive data, and alter Copilot’s stored memory.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/copilot-tricked-into-revealing-a-one-click-data-theft-flaw/

Выпуск офисного пакета LibreOffice 26.8

Организация The Document Foundation опубликовала релиз офисного пакета LibreOffice 26.8. Готовые установочные пакеты подготовлены для различных дистрибутивов Linux, Windows и macOS. Наиболее заметные изменения.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66089