Want Snap apps to use your system theme? Learn how to make Snap apps use popular GTK themes like Layan, Orchis and Qogir in this short guide. | Continue reading
Microsoft is making it easier to install WSL on Windows 10 on systems where the feature isn't currently enabled. Fittingly: it now takes a single command. | Continue reading
I had to take new screenshots for our list of the best GTK themes this weekend and in doing become acutely aware of how much the "Snap" folder bugs me. | Continue reading
It might not be Ubuntu related but I figured a bunch of you will be interested in knowing that a second PinePhone Community Edition will go on sale shortly, this one pre-loaded with postmarketOS. | Continue reading
A new version of Entangle is available to download and it bundles up Entangle, for those not familiar with is, free, open source software for tethered | Continue reading
Work on KDE Plasma 5.20 is now underway with a small but significant layout tweak among the first changes. In KDE Plasma 5.19 and earlier the "task | Continue reading
Linux Mint 20 disables support for Snap apps entirely on your behalf, but in this post I'm going to show you how to re-enable it by deleting a single file. | Continue reading
Roll up your geek sleeves and get stuck in 'cos the Linux Mint 20 beta is now available to download. Freshly prepared ISOs have been spun up for testing | Continue reading
A new version of GIMP, the popular open source graphics editing software, is now available to download. GIMP 2.10.20 features bug fixes and performance | Continue reading
Ever wished your web browser had a built-in word-processor? Of course not, but the bods behindVivaldi have gone and added one anyway. Admittedly I'm being | Continue reading
A year after it was announced the the PineTab Linux tablet is now available to preorder at the rather attractive price of $99. This price point is a | Continue reading
Your dream of being able to run Ubuntu desktop on the Raspberry Pi 4 may be closer to reality than you think. October's Ubuntu 20.10 release may introduce | Continue reading
If you want to try out the improved Windows Subsystem for Linux 2 (aka WSL 2) included in the latest Windows update you'll need to roll your sleeves up — | Continue reading
Dream of turning your Android phone or Raspberry Pi in to a fully-fledged laptop? Well, with the all-new NexDock Touch you can! Like the original NexDock | Continue reading
I'm a big fan of desktop e-mail client Geary — it's in our list of the best Ubuntu apps after all — so I'm particularly thrilled to hear that a "mobile | Continue reading
Lenovo has announced that all of its ThinkStation desktop PCs and ThinkPad P series laptop will be available to buy with Ubuntu preloaded starting this | Continue reading
Firefox's monthly release cadence is admirable but it does mean (for blog writers like me) that each release isn't quite as action-packed as we're used to | Continue reading
Usage of Linux-based desktop operating systems grew again in May 2020, according to stats shared by web analytics firm NetMarketShare. | Continue reading
Finding free ebooks to read in Foliate, a GTK ebook reader for Linux desktops, just got a whole lot easier. The new Foliate 2.2.0 release features several | Continue reading
Linux 5.7 has arrived, serving as the latest mainline release of the Linux Kernel — but what's changed? Well, in this post we recap the new features and | Continue reading
Here are 21 of the best Ubuntu apps you should install on your desktop right now. Our list covers a varied selection of Linux apps, tools and utilities. | Continue reading
A Raspberry Pi 4 with 8GB RAM is now available to buy. This model is the most powerful version of the device released so far, and the most expensive at $75. | Continue reading
If you read this blog regularly enough you'll be familiar with scrcpy, an ace root-free way to mirror your Android smartphone on your Ubuntu desktop and | Continue reading
Some interesting things are happening upstream in GNOME Shell that affect the "Applications" screen, app folders, and the associated code. | Continue reading
The Ubuntu 20.04.1 point release is due for release on July 23, 2020. The update doesn't have a new hardware enablement stack but is notable for LTS users. | Continue reading
A new version of open-source torrent client Transmission is available to download. In this post I share details on what's changed and show you how to | Continue reading
With Ubuntu 20.04 LTS done and dusted Ubuntu developers turn their attention towards Ubuntu 20.10 which is due for release on October 22, 2020. Learn when | Continue reading
Last week I spotlighted Noted, a (rather splendid) keyboard-driven note taking app for macOS and Linux — but some of you weren't convinced. It wasn't the | Continue reading
It feels a bit weird writing about a Windows app release on a blog primarily aimed at Linux users, but the Windows Subsystem for Linux has well and truly | Continue reading
Dream of being able to run your favourite Linux apps on the Windows 10 desktop? Me neither, but Microsoft is going ahead and doing it anyway in WSL 2. | Continue reading
Audacity is a powerful audio editing tool but its appearance is utilitarian looking. In this post we show you how to theme Audacity with a dark, flat look. | Continue reading
When the KDE Plasma 5.19 release arrives later this week it'll do so with a modest crop of changes in tow. With a beta build already available for public | Continue reading
Audacity, the open source audio editor, has a new version available to download with a new noise reduction effect, improved time toolbar, and other changes. | Continue reading
Enlightenment 0.24 is available to download. The latest release of the Linux and BSD desktop includes an improved screenshot tool and lower memory usage. | Continue reading
Watch Ubuntu Touch running on a PineTab in this short video shared by Pine64, the company behind the (upcoming) $89 Linux tablet with dockable keyboard. | Continue reading
With keyboard driven desktop environments back in vogue thanks to distros like Pop!_OS 20.04 and Regolith Linux, I figured you might want some | Continue reading
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is now certified for the Raspberry Pi. The support for the successful single board computer includes additional testing and security fixes. | Continue reading
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS's improved GNOME Shell performance didn't arrive out of nowhere. Now, in a new forum post the Ubuntu dev behind the effort explains more. | Continue reading
A new product video for the Microsoft Surface Book 3 make the ability to 'run Linux on Windows' a core selling point, cementing Microsoft's love for its former rival. | Continue reading
We've all had to adapt to different ways of working of late, but according to stat trackers NetMarketShare that includes making more use of Linux! The | Continue reading
Improved desktop notifications and a Wayland-compatible battery testing tool are among the 14 projects selected by GNOME for this year's Google Summer of Code (GSoC). | Continue reading
A beta release of SoftMaker Office 2021 is available to download for free on Windows, macOS and Linux. For those unfamiliar with it SoftMaker Office is a | Continue reading
Mozilla Firefox 76 is available to download for Windows, macOS and Linux. The latest update to this web browser includes various security enhancements. | Continue reading
I wrote about Superpaper, an advanced multi-monitor wallpaper tool for Linux and Windows, last year, finding it particularly good at what it sets out to do. | Continue reading
Want VLC to look more at home on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS? If you do then download this Yaru Dark VLC skin. It themes the media player based on the Yaru GTK theme. | Continue reading
Handy mobile tool scrcpy app gains rotation locking and improved quality on smaller displays through trilinear filtering in its latest release. | Continue reading
Fool around with function keys in Ubuntu at your own peril folks, 'cos today I came across a frustrating (if middle funny) bug that can freeze the desktop. | Continue reading
With the weekend approaching you might be planning to take some of the official Ubuntu 20.04 flavours for a spin — if so, Xubuntu has a little something to tempt you its way. | Continue reading