I’ve seen a few people mention that Ubuntu 22.04 doesn’t lets you search for, browse, or install .deb packages from the Ubuntu Software app. This is a bug.
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Various new features are coming to Thunderbird, the open source email client. In this post we look at the biggest ones, like the all-new address book.
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The new Ubuntu Pro settings in Ubuntu 22.04 are being removed (for now). Devs say the backend that supports the security feature is ‘delayed’.
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Behold, 417 words on why Ubuntu being miserly with desktop backgrounds doesn’t do it any favours, hence why I’m happy to hear it’s changed its mind.
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Ubuntu 22.04 reverts back to a light GNOME Shell theme by default, having switched to a dark one in Ubuntu 21.04. We explain why this revert makes sense.
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You can take GNOME’s brand new text editor and terminal client for a spin in Ubuntu 22.04, ahead of the stable GNOME 42 release this later this month.
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If you’re lucky enough to own the modular marvel that is the Framework laptop you’ll be thrilled to know that Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS “just works” on the device.
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Linux Mint 21 will ship with Blueman as its default Bluetooth manager. Mint’s lead developer cites issues with the current gnome-bluetooth backend.
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Those currently testing the upcoming Ubuntu 22.04 release can take the latest version of Nautilus, the default file manager in Ubuntu, for a spin. Nautilus 42 was released as part of the recent GNOME 42 beta and it’s making the jump to the Jammy …
A choice of system accent colour could be on offer in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Devs have already created a working demo to pick an accent colour for Yaru.
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When I wrote about the new “Ubuntu Pro” section in Ubuntu 22.04‘s software settings panel I said the banner wasn’t a nag screen or a desktop notification but something you had to go out of your way to see. Not so in the latest d…
GNOME Shell’s unique panel corners are being retired after more than a decade of decorating peoples desktops. If you don’t use a vanilla GNOME session you might not know what these are. Many downstreams, including Ubuntu, patch out this sub…
Windows is the most widely used operating system, both in home and business environments. Most programs are created to run on this operating system. However, the people who create these programs (mainly developers, programmers, and system administrat…
Ubuntu wants to close the Canonical Partner repository ahead of the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS release. This isn’t a shock as it’s been empty for more than a year.
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Redesigned on-screen bubbles, the sort that appear when you tap the volume or brightness buttons on your keyboard, are in the works for GNOME 42. Right now, OSD bubbles in GNOME Shell look a lot like this: GNOME devs consider the current implementation…
GNOME Shell looks a little different in GNOME 42, which is currently in active development. I wasn’t able to showcase the shell theme tweaks in my GNOME 42 alpha post but, over the weekend, fuelled by coffee 😉, I managed to get the correc…
System76’s COSMIC desktop environment is under active development. Now, new design documents give us an deeper insight into what they have planned.
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GNOME devs plan a ‘big cleanup’ of code related to background wallpaper handling in GNOME Shell, which would result in the removal of several features.
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We now know what Linux kernel version Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will use when released in April. If you were hoping for the very latest we’re here to disappoint…
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GNOME 42 could still feature in Ubuntu 22.04 when it arrives this April — but don’t expect to see too many GTK4 apps with it. Ubuntu developers say they ‘aim’ to include the bulk of GNOME 42 release in Ubuntu 22.04 but are currently t…