The way PPAs are managed is changing in Ubuntu 23.10. A new version of the software-properties package is rolling out to Mantic Minotaur daily builds. The update makes brings a “significant change” to the way personal package archives (bett…
We’re a-go — development has officially started on Ubuntu 23.10 “Mantic Minotaur”. “We’re pleased to announce that Mantic Minotaur is now open for development. auto-sync has been enabled and will run soon”, Ubuntu…
Twice a year a new version of the GNOME desktop environment arrives – and the date for the next one has now been set. GNOME 45 is due to be…
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If you use Google Chrome (or Chromium, before anyone hisses) you may have noticed that websites you visit in it don’t respect your dark mode preference on Linux. The window chrome totally matches, but the content of web pages and chrome://urls (w…
The image viewer being eyed up as a potential core app in future versions of the GNOME desktop is now available on Flathub. Loupe (named after the small magnifying glass…
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When Linux Mint 21.2 is released this June it’ll come with a selection of new visual “styles” for users to choose from. Announcing this visual buff in its latest monthly update, Mint says the feature will simplify the Cinnamon desktop…
In a recent decision, the Linux founder turns to using proprietary software for email, the primary tool for collaboration around Linux. Learn more here.
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If you dream of being able to set a different accent color for use in GNOME Shell, I’ve got news. Work to properly and officially implement support for accent colors…
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Quarter tiling on Ubuntu is a step closer to reality, with rumours devs want to add popular window tiling GNOME extension to default installs.
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Animated GIF screen recorder Peek makes it super-easy to capture a section of your screen and save it as a GIF online — but development has come to an end. In…
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Things just kicked up a gear in KDE Plasma land. As of today, the main development branch for the KDE Plasma desktop environment is Qt 6-only. With KDE Plasma 5.27…
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A new network installer is in development for Ubuntu 23.04. The size of the ISO could be as low as 140MIB making it a good fit for USB & CDs.
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Spotify Premium subscribers on Linux will be pleased to hear that they (once again) have an alternative to the official Linux client. I’m pleased to report that development on Spot…
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Users of the Falkon web browser will soon be able to take advantage of hardware acceleration when using the browser on Linux. A dev commit adds an option to enable…
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Linux now officially supports Apple silicon. The latest Linux 6.2 kernel release is the first version to ship with mainline support for devices powered by some of Apple M1 Pro,…
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The openSUSE Leap 15.5 beta is now available to download. The update features KDE Plasma 5.27, Python 3.10, new graphics drivers, and more.
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Terminal tabs addicts are being catered for in the next release of GNOME’s Console app. Console (known as ‘KGX’ or ‘Kings Cross Station’ during early stages of development) replaced GNOME…
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Want vertical workspaces in GNOME 43 or above? If you do, you probably know about the Vertical Workspaces GNOME extension. It’s a well made bolt-on that (shock) brings vertical workspaces…
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Designers, makers, engineers, and hobbyists now have a new tool they can use to tackle 2D computer-aided design (CAD) projects on Linux. Design is a 2D CAD app for Linux…
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Before you say it, I know: this site is titled omg! linux and not omg! BSD – despite this I’m gonna ask you to waive this post through. See, I’m…
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