--- title: Firefox Gets (too) Rounded, Flatpak for CLI & Dev tools,... description: A roundup of Linux and open source news covers the Ubuntu 26.10 beta (GNOME 51, a Windows-11-style tiling layout picker, Rust-based coreutils, kernel 6.17/7.3,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-gets-too-rounded-flatpak-for-cli-dev-tools-ubuntu-does-tiling-now---linux-weekly-news-06y75n6lt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Firefox Gets (too) Rounded, Flatpak for CLI & Dev tools, Ubuntu does tiling now - Linux Weekly News | daily.dev og:description: A roundup of Linux and open source news covers the Ubuntu 26.10 beta (GNOME 51, a Windows-11-style tiling layout picker, Rust-based coreutils, kernel 6.17/7.3,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-gets-too-rounded-flatpak-for-cli-dev-tools-ubuntu-does-tiling-now---linux-weekly-news-06y75n6lt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/06y75n6lT.png og:image:alt: Firefox Gets (too) Rounded, Flatpak for CLI & Dev tools, Ubuntu does tiling now - Linux Weekly News og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Firefox Gets (too) Rounded, Flatpak for CLI & Dev tools, Ubuntu does tiling now - Linux Weekly News **[The Linux Experiment](https://daily.dev/sources/linuxexp)** · 26 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A roundup of Linux and open source news covers the Ubuntu 26.10 beta (GNOME 51, a Windows-11-style tiling layout picker, Rust-based coreutils, kernel 6.17/7.3, better out-of-memory handling, Mesa 26.2, dbus-broker), the proposed 'toolpack' project aiming to bring developer CLI tools and compilers to image-based distros using discoverable disk images instead of Flatpak or Homebrew, F-Droid's 2.0 rewrite in Kotlin with a smoother install flow, Firefox 157's new rounded 'Nova' interface alongside AV1 WebRTC decoding and the return of compact mode, Valve/Igalia's work to get Firefox running properly under GameScope on Steam Deck, postmarketOS rebranding to Nova OS, a GNOME contributor's proposal to formalize an AI contribution policy, an ARM preview ISO for Snapdragon X1/X2 laptops in Ubuntu 26.10, a new minimalistic Chromium-based browser called Blanc, and Meta being found liable for 43 million violations of New Mexico's Unfair Practices Act with potential penalties in the tens of billions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What new features does Firefox 157 add besides the redesigned interface? Firefox 157 adds AV1 decoding for WebRTC video calls, more address bar suggestions in additional languages, improved audio/video sync on YouTube when changing playback speed, better-working vertical tabs, a tab key that now focuses the address bar text field instead of the search engine button, and removes Amazon as a built-in search engine. _Track real version-by-version browser changes like these on daily.dev before you upgrade your workflow._ ### What problem is the toolpack project trying to solve for image-based Linux distros? Toolpack is a proposed format for distributing developer tools, CLI utilities, compilers, and build dependencies on image-based distros without relying on containers. It would use discoverable disk images, similar to DMGs on macOS, mounted as mini partitions giving tools unrestricted system access with no shared dependencies between tools, unlike Flatpak, Homebrew, or toolbox which each have confinement or version-mismatch problems. _Developers weighing container alternatives for dev tooling can follow emerging projects like toolpack on daily.dev._ ### What changed in the Ubuntu 26.10 beta release compared to previous Ubuntu versions? Ubuntu 26.10 beta ships GNOME 51, a Windows-11-style tiling layout picker for window snapping, GTK4-ported desktop icons, kernel 7.3, Mesa drivers 26.2, fully Rust-based core utilities, a switch from dbus-daemon to dbus-broker, improved out-of-memory handling that kills individual processes instead of the whole session, and driver management restored to the Ubuntu App Center. _Developers tracking Ubuntu release changes before upgrading can follow breakdowns like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [FOSS Weekly \#26.40: NixOS is European Choice, Firefox Nova and Features, Free Terminal Course, Homelab Improvements and More](https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-40-nixos-is-european-choice-firefox-nova-and-features-free-terminal-course-homel-puwzlawyp) · It's Foss · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [FOSS Weekly \#26.36: Debian CERN Win, Faster Firefox, Free Bash Course, Grub Customization and More Linux Stuff](https://daily.dev/posts/foss-weekly-26-36-debian-cern-win-faster-firefox-free-bash-course-grub-customization-and-more-l-ckddhffkq) · It's Foss · 13 upvotes · 1 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu), [#firefox](https://daily.dev/tags/firefox) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/firefox-gets-too-rounded-flatpak-for-cli-dev-tools-ubuntu-does-tiling-now---linux-weekly-news-06y75n6lt) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Firefox Gets (too) Rounded, Flatpak for CLI & Dev tools, Ubuntu does tiling now - 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