Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:30 Sponsor: Proton Mail
01:23 Ubuntu 26.10 beta released
03:58 Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 upgrade now possible
05:14 Toolpak introduced as the Flatpak for dev tools
08:24 F-Droid launches full rewrite of the app
10:00 Firefox 157 adds the new Nova theme
12:33 Igalia working on Firefox for SteamOS
14:35 PostmarketOS changes name
16:11 Dev proposes that GNOME accepts Al contributions
18:10 Ubuntu 26.10 has an image for Snapdragon laptops
19:33 New minimalist FOSS web browser
21:55 Meta found guilty of lying on data protection and moderation
24:15 Sponsor: Tuxedo Computers
Links
Ubuntu 26.10 beta released
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/10/ubuntu-2610-beta-released
Ubuntu 24.04 to 26.04 upgrade now possible
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2604-upgrades-live-2404
Toolpak introduced as the Flatpak for dev tools
https://blogs.gnome.org/alatiera/2026/09/26/introducing-toolpak/
F-Droid launches full rewrite of the app
Firefox 157 adds the new Nova theme
https://linuxiac.com/firefox-157-nova-released-with-its-biggest-visual-refresh-in-years/
Igalia working on Firefox for SteamOS
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Steam-Deck-Better-Firefox
PostmarketOS changes name
https://nura.eco/blog/2026/09/27/nura-rename/
Dev proposes that GNOME accepts Al contributions
https://arunraghavan.net/2026/09/on-llms-and-free-software/
Ubuntu 26.10 has an image for Snapdragon laptops
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/09/ubuntu-2610-snapdragon-x2
New minimalist FOSS web browser
Meta found guilty of lying on data protection and moderation
For those like me who don’t like the new Nova theme on Firefox.
Don’t expect that to last, such settings are traditionally temporary. Mozilla normally removes them a relatively short time after the big new feature is released and any related bugs have had time to get sorted out.
I’m not 100% sure about vanilla Firefox, but in Librewolf you can still enable “compact” toolbar density by setting “browser.compactmode.show” to “true” in about:config. I’m hoping they keep the option to disable Nova too.
Apparently they enabled that by default now
I personally like the Nova design, BUT I know lots of people hate it and prefer the old one, so it really sucks that it’s buried in about:config. I feel like boxy vs rounded should be a toggle, you know! If they eventually drop the about:config, maybe LibreWolf or other forks will continue to have the option for the old design (?)
Librewolf has an option to disable Nova with a checkbox. It’s one of the first things I did after I got the update. :D
Cool! I hadn’t seen that checkbox, it must mean they intend to maintain it at least until it becomes too difficult. Back to slightly less round buttons it is, then.
First thing I did after the update
Why are you going into about:config when you can just go to Settings > Extensions and Themes. And choose a different theme?
There are plenty to chose from and you can even install a custom one or make your own.
Because that doesn’t disable the nova theming. it’s on top of whatever theme you pick on Extensions and Themes.
Firefox themes are colorschemes… this wouldnt work