A new open-source nostalgia project lets you turn back time in web browser aesthetics. Silverfox is a custom theme for Mozilla Firefox ESR that recreates the look of Google Chrome in its early days. We’re talking trapezoid tabs, parallelogram new…
If you use the Papirus icon theme in Ubuntu you’ll be pleased to hear a new version is available to download. Papirus’s first update in 2024 adds more than 50 new and updated apps icons, and makes a handful of other changes to existing icon…
It’s time to deck the digital halls: Christmas is just a few days away! By now you’ll have put up the tree (which the cat’s since stripped), you’ll have wrapped the presents (all last-minute, I’m sure), and said HECK NO to…
Papirus, the popular icon pack for Linux desktops, has a new update available to download. The latest release adds icons for a slew of Linux software, including a bunch of apps distributed on Flathub, as well as a redesigned icon for GNOME Console, and…
There’s a chill in the air – and not just because I left the kitchen window open. It’s Hallowe’en season! All Hallows’ Eve! Samhain! Commercialized creepiness! Whatever you call it, October is the only month of the year you̵…
Here’s a tip for those of you who want to use a custom icon for a specific folder in Ubuntu. — And no, you don’t need to install a new icon set to do it. While there are tons of great icon themes for Ubuntu (and other Linux distros) I think…
In Ubuntu 23.10 the default Yaru theme uses a light style for GNOME Shell elements — but there’s a new GNOME extension that lets you change this without affecting the rest of your desktop. Upstream GNOME Shell uses Adwaita, and Adwaita gives the …
A major update to the phenomenally popular Paprius icon set for Linux desktops is now available. Papirus’ September 2023 update adds a bunch of new and updated glyphs, including redesigned icons for LibreOffice that riff on the suite’s own …
Here’s a quick tutorial for those of you looking to change the lock screen background used in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS through the most recent release, Ubuntu 23.04. Out-of-the-box (as this is the same for any Linux distribution using a modern version of…
Want to make the Thunderbird e-mail client look more like a native app on the GNOME desktop? If you do you have to check out the community-based Thunderbird GNOME Theme…
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Between IBM Plex Mono, Hack, Fira Code, and JetBrains Mono I think we Linux users are spoilt for choice when it comes to open-source monospace fonts that look good and work great. Still, there’s always room for more, right? Intel thinks so, hence…
I know that the Papirus icon pack is hugely popular so I figured I’d ferry word that a new version is available for download The June update is largely composed of symlinks to allow Flathub versions of apps already covered by the set match up to …
Wallpapers – you know I love ’em. Ubuntu 23.04 comes with a small selection of (largely lobster themed) wallpapers out of the box. The choice is neither vast nor varied so you may find yourself looking for some additional ones to liven up y…
Want your desktop to be more in-tune with the time of day? There’s a neat collection of dynamic wallpapers for the GNOME desktop that offer up exactly that. But what…
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Ready for your first look at the new default wallpaper for Ubuntu 23.04? Course you are! And with a codename like the “Lunar Lobster” it’s only natural that the designers of the official Ubuntu 23.04 background chose to lean lovingly …
The ‘Horizontal OSD’ extension for Linux Mint’s Cinnamon desktop does what it says: it makes on-screen bubbles when changing volume/brightness, horizontal.
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Are your looking for something pretty to look at when playing music? Check out Cavalier, a (relatively) new audio visualizer for Linux desktops.
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GNOME Shell’s ‘Activities’ button is iconic, but could the space it takes be put to better use? One GNOME extension developer thinks so, and this is how…
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A look at the latest updates to Burn My Windows and Desktop Clock GNOME extensions, with more personalisation options offers by these blingy bolt-ons.
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There’s a brand new effects included in the latest update to the Burn My Windows GNOME extension — if you’re a fan of Rick & Morty it’ll be very familiar.
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