Ubuntu desktop lead Martin Wimpress has announced he is leaving Canonical. Wimpress became Ubuntu desktop lead in October 2019, taking over from Will Cooke. | Continue reading
Ubuntu Core 20 is now available to download. Ubuntu Core is a minimal, containerised version of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS designed for use on embedded systems and | Continue reading
For Ubuntu to adopt GTK4 in a future release it's going to need a GTK4 version of its iconic Yaru theme — and what do you know: one is in the works! | Continue reading
A new installer is in development for Ubuntu. The Canonical Design Team and the Ubuntu Desktop Team are collaborating on new install utility for use in | Continue reading
An alpha release of JingOS, a Linux distro designed for tablets, is available to download. Find out what's included in JingOS 0.6 and where to download it. | Continue reading
The upcoming Ubuntu 21.04 release will use Wayland as its default display server. Deja vu? Kinda. Ubuntu developers made Wayland the default session in | Continue reading
This week's roundup includes a Google Chrome update, improvements to the Plasma Browser Integration extension, and a major addition to disk manager GParted. | Continue reading
Mozilla Firefox 85 is now available to download. In this post we take a quick look at what's been added, changed, and improved. The biggest new features | Continue reading
the Hirsute Hippo | Continue reading
Chromium web browser users are about to lose access to several key features, including bookmark and password sync. Google has announced it is cutting off | Continue reading
Looking for a new Linux laptop? The folks at TUXEDO Computers have something that may be of interest: the all-new Intel-powered InfinityBook 15 S laptop. | Continue reading
KDE Plasma 5.21 releases on Feb 16. In this post we look at the Plasma 5.12 new features and changes, which include a new app menu and firewall tool. | Continue reading
GNOME 40 and GTK4 won't be in Ubuntu 21.04. Ubuntu devs have opted to stick with GNOME 3.38 and GTK3 as default, citing several reasons for this decision. | Continue reading
This guide shows you how to install Docker on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (and above). We keep things simple, teaching you the process step-by-step. | Continue reading
Ubuntu Linux is up and running on Apple Silicon thanks to developers working at Coreillium. They now hope to upstream their work on Linux for M1. | Continue reading
Krita 4.4.2 has been released. In this post we recap the new features (like mesh gradients and improved halftone filter) plus link to the Linux download. | Continue reading
Learn how to install Microsoft Edge on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and related distributions. It's easy, and only requires a couple of quick steps, so read on… | Continue reading
I'm keen to get back into the habit of posting Linux release roundups. The last one I wrote was way back in 2019 — so it's been a while! But why do I want | Continue reading
I've seen a tonne of Linux distros come and go in the 12 years I've been blogging about Ubuntu, but precious few have been designed exclusively for tablet | Continue reading
Ahoy, a new stable version of Wine is now available to download. Wine 6.0 bottles up a year's worth of development (fermented from more than 8,300 | Continue reading
European Linux laptop vendor Slimbook has unveiled its latest offering — and it's a monster! The valiantly-titled Slimbook Titan boasts an impressive | Continue reading
Tech tinkerers keen to tussle with RISC-V will be thrilled to hear there's an affordable new 'toy' in town: the BeagleV. The BeagleV (pronounced | Continue reading
Home directories in Ubuntu 21.04 'Hirsute Hippo' will be private by default. Ubuntu say their 'significant customer and user-base in the public cloud and | Continue reading
Mozilla VPN now supports Mac and Linux. The subscription-based privacy service launched in 2020 but only for Windows, Android and iOS. | Continue reading
My biggest gripe in GNOME Shell appears to be fixed. Oh I know what you're thinking: "Joey, you've been here before." But this time it's different. Code | Continue reading
A new version of the gThumb iPhoto manager and app viewer is available to download. In this post we look at what's new in the gThumb 3.11.2 release. | Continue reading
Firefox will support the AVIF image format out-of-the-box from next month. A bug report shows Mozilla devs plan to ship Firefox 86, due in February 2020, | Continue reading
Major GNOME Shell design changes are coming in GNOME 40, and devs are keen to show off the progress they've made to implement them. Every part of the core | Continue reading
Linux Mint 20.1 is now available to download. Learn more about the new releases, including its new features, new apps, and key changes in this blog post. | Continue reading
The United States' National Security Agency (NSA) are alleged to have to asked the creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, to create 'backdoors' into GNU/Linux through which they could access. | Continue reading
KDE developers have shared the wallpaper they plan to ship in KDE Plasma 5.21. The new background was uploaded in a Git commit today (Jan 5) is titled | Continue reading
KDE Plasma users can look forward to several big changes this year, including improved Wayland session, fingerprint support, and a new app menu. | Continue reading
It feels apt that Cawbird, an app I use regularly, is the subject of the first post I write at the start of a new year. Cawbird is one of the best Ubuntu | Continue reading
Add fuzzy search to GNOME Shell using this free GNOME extension. It returns fuzzy matching app results in the GNOME Shell applications screen. | Continue reading
Below we list the 5 best Linux distro releases of 2020 as voted for by you, the omg reader! We asked you to tell us your top distro picks from the last 12 | Continue reading
Darktable 3.4 has been released. This update to the open source Adobe Lightroom alternative adds new features, GUI changes, and better CPU performance. | Continue reading
Xfce 4.16 has been released, after more than a year in development. This new stable version of the Xfce desktop makes a number of visual changes, | Continue reading
Dig the look of the Nintendo Switch but prefer gaming on Linux? If so, you're gonna love the ODroid Go Super. It's a 5-inch handheld PC built by Korean | Continue reading
Kdenlive 20.12 offers a new subtitle editor, same track transition support, and a vertical video effect. We recap these and other changes in this release. | Continue reading
Big changes to the way GNOME Shell users open and manage apps and workspaces are coming in GNOME 40, due for release next spring. Several major user | Continue reading
Mozilla Firefox 84 is now available for download. The latest stable update version of the popular open source web browser enables WebRender by default on | Continue reading
The Linux 5.10 kernel release is packed to the hilt with big changes, performance enhancements, and new drivers. Linux 5.10 is a Long Term Support release. | Continue reading
A brand new store front for Flatpak apps is in development and first impressions are positive — it looks like the kind of app many folks have been | Continue reading
A seller of pre-built Linux laptops and desktop PCs has announced its closure. The company was early pioneer of devices sold with Ubuntu preinstalled. | Continue reading
It's been a long time since I last typed the name 'Gmusicbrowser' in a post but what d'ya know: the venerable music player recently issued a pair of new | Continue reading
The developer who brought Linux to the PS4 has a new target in his sights: Linux on Apple Silicon. Apple recently switched to using its own ARM-based | Continue reading
A new version of Font Manager, a GTK app to browse and install fonts on Linux desktops, is now available for download. The Font Manager 0.8.0 update | Continue reading
A major update to Blender, the open source 3D modelling software, is out — and it brings a veritable bucketload of improvements to the design table. | Continue reading