Purism makes privacy-orientated laptops, PCs, USB security keys, and maintains a suite of decentralised social apps — and today they launched a cellular | Continue reading
Ubuntu 20.10 includes a new icon for the Ubiquity installer (the Ubuntu install tool). Not exactly breaking news but it's an important usability fix. | Continue reading
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Nano its the company's lightest ThinkPad to date, but I'm more impressed by the fact it's available to buy with Ubuntu. | Continue reading
Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition has been refreshed with the latest 11th Gen Intel processors, Iris Xe graphics, faster RAM options, and Thunderbolt 4 ports. | Continue reading
Calibre, the popular eBook manager, editor, and reader recently gained some new features. We look at what's new in Calibre 5.0.1 and show you how to get it. | Continue reading
Gaming group chats on Linux just levelled up — an official, stable desktop Discord Linux app is now available to download. | Continue reading
Todoist now has a Kanban board feature similar to Trello. Todoist boards let users visualise tasks as cards and move them between different sections easily. | Continue reading
Microsoft has revealed more details on what Linux users can expect in the upcoming Edge for Linux release. In case you missed the news flash: Microsoft | Continue reading
Lenovo is expanding its range of Ubuntu laptops and PCs to cover almost 30 distinct models, including popular models like the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (8th gen). | Continue reading
Mozilla Firefox 81 has been released and it features some genuinely useful improvements. I know I probably say the same thing ever release, but last | Continue reading
You don't have to wait too much longer to try Microsoft Edge on Linux — a preview version of the browser will be available to download next month. | Continue reading
Pro-level video editing software Lightworks has new owners and a renewed vision for the future. LWKS Software Ltd plans to add new features and toolsets. | Continue reading
Task Widget is a GNOME extension that shows your to-do list in the GNOME message tray. Learn what it can do and how to install it in this post. | Continue reading
Big news for Linux customisation fans as the developer behind the the Arc Menu GNOME extension has decided to stop working on it. Andy C is the creator | Continue reading
KDE developers are promising an ‘absolutely massive’ Plasma 5.20 release next month, so in this post we take a look what makes it such a major upgrade. | Continue reading
Geary 3.38.0 is the latest stable release of this powerful, featured open source e-mail client for Linux desktops. In this post we look at what's new. | Continue reading
Well here's a curve ball: GNOME developers have announced that the next major stable release of the desktop environment will bear a new version number. | Continue reading
An affordable and portable new Linux laptop has gone on sale from Slimbook, the Spanish hardware company. The suitably-named Slimbook Essential packs in a | Continue reading
It's here folks: the official GNOME 3.38 release has landed and source code is available to download from all the usual places. Six months of intense | Continue reading
Look out for improved fractional scaling support in Xfce 4.16 when it arrives later this year. The feature is one of several betterments the nimble | Continue reading
It's been a year since we showcased the Material Shell GNOME extension on this site and in that time the add-on has matured greatly. The developer behind | Continue reading
A new default wallpaper has been merged for use in KDE Plasma 5.20 — but fans of the desktop environment should brace themselves for a major tonal shift. | Continue reading
Microsoft has dished up new details on future WSL 2 improvements, and it includes the ability to mount and physical Linux filesystems like EXT4 in Windows. | Continue reading
Support for grouped notifications is winging its way to GNOME Shell. The backend plumbing required to support notification grouping is being tackled by | Continue reading
An updated version of Cawbird, the GTK Twitter client for Linux desktops, is available to install. Cawbird 1.2.0 features a modest assortment of | Continue reading
The new GNOME 3.38 release carries a bunch of new features and welcome improvements so in this post we're going to take a closer look at some of them! | Continue reading
Zorin OS 15.3 is available to download. This update serves as the latest point release in the Zorin OS 15 series which is based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. | Continue reading
Ymuse is a GTK MPD client for Ubuntu, Linux Mint and other distros. Written in Go, Ymuse is modern and maintained with broad features and a great UI. | Continue reading
Want to hit pause on the internet and take a well-deserved breather? The latest version of Vivaldi comes with a 'break mode' feature to do just that. | Continue reading
We take a look at some of the visual changes coming in UKUI 3.1 which ships next month as part of Ubuntu Kylin 20.10 — with Apple a source of inspiration. | Continue reading
An official Todoist app for Linux is available on the Snap Store. Learn all about the task management service's key features and how to install it. | Continue reading
If you're in the market for a new Ubuntu laptop be sure to check out HP's refreshed Z series, which were formally unveiled today. I'll warn you up front | Continue reading
If you find it hard to focus in a silent environment or know you are more productive when surrounded by background noise, check out Blanket. | Continue reading
If you're looking for a fancy new way to launch your favourite apps in GNOME Shell the awesomely innovative GNOME extension featured below should appeal! | Continue reading
A version elementary OS for the Pinebook Pro Linux laptop is in development. Early access builds aren't production ready and come with limitations. | Continue reading
Informing you of NetMarketShare's monthly tally of desktop Linux users has become something of a "thing" on this site — and who am I to buck the trend: | Continue reading
A brand new version of Blender, the open source 3D modelling software (and then some), is now available to download. In this post we look at what's new. | Continue reading
We preview the new GNOME Sound Recorder utility after its major revamp. The app boasts a clean, responsive interface and intros key new features. | Continue reading
The third PinePhone community edition has been revealed — and if you're a Manjaro fan you're in for a treat. Pine64 has confirmed that the next PinePhone | Continue reading
A new version of Arc Menu has been released (version 48 for those keeping count) and it sees the app launcher alternative level up in several crucial areas. | Continue reading
Glimpse 0.2.0 has been released. This version of the open source image editor is based on GIMP 2.10.18 but makes a number of configuration changes. | Continue reading
Glimpse 0.2.0 has been released. This version of the open source image editor is based on GIMP 2.10.18 but makes a number of configuration changes. | Continue reading
Mozilla Firefox 80 is available to download. The latest release of the famous web browser features modest changes, but adds something exciting on Linux. | Continue reading
Yaru Colors is a neat customisation script that changes the accent colors used in Ubuntu's default GTK and icon themes with one of 14 different shades. | Continue reading
The Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS release arrived earlier this month but Ubuntu 18.04 LTS users are still waiting to be notified that the upgrade is available — so what gives? | Continue reading
Qt-based Kdenlive video editor has just issued a new release — and if you're serious about your video editing on Linux you're going to love what's on | Continue reading
If you fancy riding Ubuntu's previous LTS release (or have need for a particular package available in it) you'll be interested to know the fifth point | Continue reading