Eager to get your hands on the next Linux Mint release? You can, as a beta build is now available to download. Linux Mint 21.3 beta isn’t production ready (it’s a beta) so in theory you shouldn’t be installing this as your main OS. However, chances are some of you will, and as th … | Continue reading
The first point release to GNOME Shell 45 only hit Ubuntu 23.10 at the end of last month, and now a second one is already on its way! GNOME Shell 45.2 was released upstream at the start of December, now Ubuntu’s developers have packaged it up and pushed it out to users of Ubuntu … | Continue reading
If Calibre, the popular open-source ebook manager, was a book itself it’d surely be a perennial bestseller, thanks to an exhaustive, multi-faceted feature set. And in the latest Calibre 7 release, the feature set expands yet further. The latest version introduces a clutch of new … | Continue reading
Ubuntu ships with LibreOffice because it’s a powerful open-source office suite compatible with documents created in other productivity apps, including Microsoft Office and Apple’s iWork. While LibreOffice can open files made in Apple Pages (a word processor, saves as .pages) and … | Continue reading
Development of open-source AI models just got a major boost with the launch of the AI Alliance, a super-team made up of companies, developers, scientists, academics, and spearheaded by Meta and IBM, owners of Red Hat. While governments around the world wrestle with ways to regula … | Continue reading
Ahead of the Zorin OS 17 release expected later this month, a beta version has been made available for download and testing. Zorin OS 17 rebases on top of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and the Linux 6.2 kernel but, interestingly, ships with GNOME 43 and not GNOME 42, which is the default in U … | Continue reading
Looking to record system sounds and your microphone at the same time on Ubuntu, and save it to a single audio file? Reco is a free, open-source audio recording app for Linux, written in Vala and GTK. Although it’s designed for elementary OS it works well on Ubuntu and other Linux … | Continue reading
Mozilla now provides Deb builds of Firefox Beta and Firefox Developer Edition for Debian-based Linux distributions (y’know, like Ubuntu) Just like the Firefox Nightly Debs Mozilla announced back in October, Debian packages for Firefox beta and Developer Edition are available to i … | Continue reading
Looking for a quick way to switch workspaces in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS using your mouse? You’ll already known you can click on the Activities button in the top bar. That opens the overview screen which shows all active workspaces. You click on a workspace to go straight to it. Not a ha … | Continue reading
Outside of single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi, small form-factor desktop PCs aren’t super common — a market gap gaming hardware company Ayaneo hopes to fill. They’ve unveiled the Ayaneo Retro Mini PC AM01, an AMD-powered desktop computer housed inside a 5-inch box desig … | Continue reading
Varia is a new, open-source download manager for Linux based on Aria2, a powerful command-line download utility. As the user interface is built with GTK 4 and libadwaita, Varia looks perfectly in-keeping with other modern GTK apps Ubuntu offers: Of course, it’s 2023 and we all (a … | Continue reading
The open-source text editor Notepad++ is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a new release filled with some neat new features. In Notepad++ 8.6 (the 238th release since 2003, for those keeping count) the Windows-based code tool adds to its extensive feature set with an improved … | Continue reading
GNOME Shell’s built-in screen recording feature is perfect at capturing short clips but when you need to record longer sessions you should use a dedicated screen recording app. Such tools give you greater control over video quality, output format, sound capture, frame rate, and s … | Continue reading
It’s been a while since I last wrote about Musique, an open-source desktop music player for Windows, macOS, and Linux (I first featured it in 2010, back when it was called MiniTunes). Amazingly, the app is still going, and it just received its first major update in almost 3 years … | Continue reading
The recent GNOME Shell 45.1 update has begun rolling out to users of Ubuntu 23.10. As the first point release issued to GNOME Shell since the GNOME 45 release in September, the update ships with an miscellaneous assortment of bug fixes, code cleanups, and crash remedies. Specific … | Continue reading
When it comes to Linux clipboard managers few have the panache of Pano, a GNOME Shell extension I first wrote about last year. Pano presents an interactive, easy-to-use dashboard in which to store, search, and organise your clipboard history, similar to the popular macOS app Past … | Continue reading
Mozilla Firefox 120 has landed, bringing with it a flurry of new features and improvements. Firefox 120 now supports corner snapping for Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode on Windows and Linux. This will put a PIP window back in a corner after it’s been moved elsewhere. To try it, hol … | Continue reading
We’re not short of system monitoring tools for Ubuntu, with an array of desktop apps, extensions, widgets, Conky scripts, and command-line tools readily available to us. But if you’re keen to keep an eye firmly fixed on system resource usage the newly launched SystemStatsPlus GNO … | Continue reading
Inkscape, a free and open-source vector graphics editor, has released a new version which its developers say is the ‘biggest bug fix’ update they’ve ever shared! Alongside 40 bug fixes there are over 30 crash/freeze fixes included in Inkscape 1.3.1, with remedies to address workf … | Continue reading
Ubuntu, like other Linux distributions uses the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) as its, well, display manager, though most of us tend to think of or refer to it as the login screen. To customise the Ubuntu login screen, such as setting a different theme or icon set, changing the logi … | Continue reading
Last month saw the release of the Linux 6.6 kernel, a major update stuffed with new features, support for more hardware, and performance improvements. And today that kernel has been officially designated a long-term support release. This was a likely outcome as, based on how thin … | Continue reading
A big update to HandBrake, the cross-platform and open-source video transcoder, is available to download. HandBrake 1.7.0 introduces a number of new features that users on Windows and macOS will benefit from, plus a bevvy of Linux-specific buffs. Buffs. I do seem to use that word … | Continue reading
Fans of the Vivaldi web browser may be excited to hear it’s coming to Flathub officially. A crop of recent code commits indicate the Chromium-based, closed-source web browser is preparing to arrive on Flathub, becoming the next big-name software vendor to adopt Flatpak and Flathu … | Continue reading
If you use Lubuntu 22.04 and want to upgrade to LXQt 1.4, the latest version of the Qt-based desktop, you can now do so using the Lubuntu Backports PPA. Like the Kubuntu Backports PPA, which brings newer versions of KDE Plasma to those using long-term support editions, the Lubunt … | Continue reading
Foliate is one of the best ebook readers for Linux and it’s just released a major update. The app has been “rewritten from scratch with the latest platform libraries, GTK4 and Adwaita, with refreshed interface and improved performance,” says the developer. As well as being ported … | Continue reading
A new version of OBS Studio, version 30.0, has been released with a number of new features and improvements. OBS Studio is free, open-source live streaming and screen recording software that is popular with gamers, streamers, and even educators and businesses due to its powerful … | Continue reading
If you’re looking to buy a Linux laptop offering a balance of decent performance and fair price, check out the latest offering from European company TUXEDO Computers. They’ve just launched a refresh of the TUXEDO Pulse 14, their ultra-portable laptop. The latest model is powered … | Continue reading
Amazon is reportedly working on its own Linux-based OS to replace Android on its Fire TVs, smart displays, and other non-tablet devices. —What’s that? This isn’t Ubuntu related? Oh I know that — but I’m excited! Word of Amazon’s new OS, which is being developed under the codename … | Continue reading
Heard of the Sovereign Tech Fund? I hadn’t, but the GNOME project has bagged itself a whopping €1 million investment from them. GNOME says it’ll be using the cash to “modernize the platform, improve tooling and accessibility, and support features that are in the public interest”, … | Continue reading
Arriving precisely on schedule is the first alpha release of KDE Plasma 6.0, and many of its related technologies. Development on Plasma 6, the next-gen edition of the popular Qt-based desktop environment, has been underway for a while. We’ve had teases, updates, and presentation … | Continue reading
I don’t use the Zoom Linux app (or Zoom in general) but I know many of you do, so you’ll pleased to hear the Zoom Deb installer now works in Ubuntu 23.10. The latest hot-fix release resolves a dependency issue with the deb installer that caused Zoom to not install on Ubuntu 23.10 … | Continue reading
MusicPod, an all-in-one music, radio and podcast player for Linux created in Flutter, has matured at a clip since I first looked at it in the spring. The app was already in pretty good form then, able to play local audio files, browse and manage a audio library, create playlists, … | Continue reading
The Fedora Project has released Fedora Workstation 39, the latest version of its flagship desktop Linux operating system. Fedora Workstation 39 brings a number of new features and improvements, including an updated desktop experience with GNOME 45, better hardware support and per … | Continue reading
Impression is a excellent image writing tool for Linux desktops, and with its latest release it’s become even more useful. How so? By making it seriously easy to download ISO images for a wide range of Linux distros directly within the app itself, including new-ish versions of Ub … | Continue reading
A new version of GSConnect, the GNOME Shell extension that integrates with KDE Connect, is now available — and it supports GNOME 45. GSConnect bridges the gap between GNOME Shell and an Android device with the KDE Connect Android app installed to streamline file transfers between … | Continue reading
BleachBit, the popular free system cleaner, has just released a major update — its first since 2021. For those unfamiliar with it, BleachBit is a free and open-source system cleaner available for Windows and Linux, written in Python and GTK. Like other apps of its type, BleachBit … | Continue reading
Keeping an eye on current weather conditions is something a lot of us do, and there are ample ways to get real-time weather information on the Ubuntu desktop. The GNOME Weather desktop app (available in the Ubuntu repos) is a great tool as not only can you open the app to see wea … | Continue reading
The French Ubuntu community is celebrating the release of Ubuntu 23.10 in style, with the launch of a brand new t-shirt. Available in a variety of sizes, the charcoal grey shirt carries a custom design featuring a minotaur (of course) in classic dress looking très mantic. An anci … | Continue reading
A brand new version of Audacity, the open-source audio workstation, has been released. Audacity 3.4 includes a number of new features and improvements, include new music workflows that will greatly enhance the editor’s appeal with musicians. One of the biggest new features in Aud … | Continue reading
Looking to upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 from Ubuntu 23.04? Good news: you can! If you’re full up-to-date and you have an active internet connection you can upgrade to Ubuntu 23.10 ‘Mantic Minotaur’ directly. There’s no need to download an ISO, flash it to a USB, wipe your existing ins … | Continue reading
Papirus, the popular icon pack for Linux desktops, has received a new update for November 2023. The latest version adds new icons for a slew of software, including many apps distributed on Flathub, as well as a redesigned icon for GNOME Console and a revamped animated spinner gly … | Continue reading
Daily builds for Ubuntu 24.04 are now available for download. Development on Ubuntu 24.04, which will become the next long-term support release upon its official release in April 2024, kicked off last week. Ubuntu daily builds are pre-release versions of Ubuntu generated every da … | Continue reading
NVIDIA has released a new driver for Linux that adds support for the Night Light feature in GNOME. Night Light is a feature that reduces the amount of blue light emitted from your display, which can (studies show) help to improve sleep quality, and reduce eye fatigue. It’s availa … | Continue reading
Want to playback a lecture recording, transcribe an interview, or listen to a podcast episode without adding it to your music library? Check out Decibels, a novel new audio player for Linux written in Typescript and GTK4/libadwaita. While Decibels can play music files, it is not … | Continue reading
Mozilla has announced a new APT repository to make it easier to install Firefox Nightly builds on Debian-based Linux distros, including Ubuntu. This post, Mozilla Makes Firefox Nightly Easier to Install on Ubuntu is from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission. | Continue reading
A new version of the Linux kernel has been released — and, as ever, it delivers the goods. Linux kernel 6.6 is a big update that deliver a diverse array of improvements, including a new CPU scheduler that promises to improve performance and reduce latency, a new memory-friendly e … | Continue reading
Discord, the phenomenally popular chat platform, is now verified on Flathub. For years, a Discord Flatpak app has been available on Flathub albeit without any official association, approval, or contribution from Discord itself. However, that’s finally changed. Being verified on F … | Continue reading
Looking for an easy-to-use desktop wallpaper slideshow tool for Ubuntu? The distro doesn’t have a feature to automatically change the desktop background built-in. And while changing your wallpaper manually isn’t difficult I know I often suffer choice paralysis when trying to deci … | Continue reading