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Configure Logitech or SteelSeries Headset in Ubuntu via This App

Got a Logitech or SteelSeries headset? This app may help to adjust sidetone, get battery state, toggle LED, and set inactive time in Ubuntu Linux. It’s HeadsetControl, a free and open-source application that supports: Logitech G430, G432, G433, G533, G535, G633, G635, G733, G930, G933, G935, G Pro. Logitech Zone Wired/Zone 750 SteelSeries Arctis 1, […]

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How to Install Latest Battle for Wesnoth 1.16.x via PPA in Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04

This simple tutorial is going to show beginners how to install the latest stable Battle for Wesnoth (so far 1.16.8) via PPA in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Linux Mint 20/21. The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game features both single player and online multiplayer combat. Ubuntu includes the game package in […]

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Show Live Scores in Ubuntu Panel for NBA, EPL, or Other Sports Teams

For sports fans who want to keep a watchful eye on live scores for favorite teams, here’s an indicator applet for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux with GNOME. It’s colosseum, which displays an indicator in top-panel system tray area. By clicking on it will show the menu with live scores for your favorite sports teams. […]

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RetroArch 1.15.0 Released! How to Install in Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04

RetroArch emulator released version 1.15.0 a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 18.04 via PPA. The new 1.15.0 release feature steam support for macOS user, though macOS 10.13 or later is required. Also, it supports Apple’s native Gamepad protocol MFi, includes Vulkan video driver […]

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Ksnip 1.10.1 Add KDE Support for Scale Factor [Ubuntu PPA]

Ksnip, the popular free open-source screenshot and annotation tool, released 1.10.1 version yesterday. Ksnip is a Qt based screenshot tool with editing features, that works in Windows, macOS, and Linux on both Wayland and Xorg. It’s one of my top favorite applications for adding annotations in screenshot. The app just released version 1.10.1 one day […]

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Transmission 4.0.2 Released with Numerous Bug-Fixes [Ubuntu PPA]

Transmission BitTorrent client got another bug-fix release for the new major 4.0.0 that was released a month ago. The new Transmission 4.0.2 fixed the bug that some torrents thought they were magnet links, auto-add watch folder issue for macOS, broken speed limits for utp peers, and using announce-list when creating single-tracker private torrents. The release […]

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Liferea News Reader 1.14.1 Released with A Critical Security Fix

For users of Liferea feed reader, new version 1.14.1 and 1.12.10 were released few days ago. All users are urged to upgrade due to an important security fix. Liferea is a free open-source GTK3 feed reader that brings together all of the content from your favorite subscriptions into a simple interface. It can synchronizes with […]

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Kodi Media Center 20.1 Released with Lots of Bug-fixes

The first point release of Kodi 20 ‘Nexus’ is out today after almost 2 months of development. As the title said, the new Kodi 20.1 includes mainly bug-fixes. It introduced a new algorithm to look to overcome some audio issues on Android devices. Fixed DVD playback folder structures over network sources (e.g. SMB/NFS/HTTP, etc.) Other […]

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Scrcpy 2.0 is out! How to Install & Use this Android Remote Control App

The free open-source Android screen mirroring and remote control application, Scrcpy, released version 2.0 today! The new release feature audio forwarding support! Meaning it’s not only mirroring your Android screen, but also sending the sound from Android to your PC speaker. The new feature supports Android 11 and higher. It’s enabled by default, though there’s […]

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Mixxx Free DJ Software 2.3.4 Released! Ubuntu PPA

Free DJ mixing software Mixxx announced the 2.3.4 release a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 22.10, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 18.04 via PPA. The new release added controller mapping for the Traktor Kontrol S2 Mk1, and initial mapping for Numark Party Mix. It now shows ‘date added’ as […]

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Peek Animated GIF Screen Recorder Discontinued!

Peek, the popular animated GIF screen recorder application, has been discontinued! It was one of my most favorite applications, that provides an easy to use interface for recording rectangle screen area into animated GIF. The software developer announced that “With this announcement I officially declare the Peek project deprecated. This is something I should have […]

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DeaDBeef Music Player 1.9.5 Adds PipeWire output Support

The lightweight DeaDBeef music player got an update recently. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Ubuntu 18.04. Just like Audacious did in v4.3, DeaDBeef 1.9.5 added the low-latency PipeWire sound server support. Meaning Ubuntu 22.10+, Pop! OS 22.04 and all current Fedora Linux users can select use the new sound […]

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Audacious Music Player 4.3 Released! Ubuntu PPA Updated

Audacious music player finally announced the release of version 4.3 after a few weeks of beta testing. As you may already know, the new release features PipeWire output plugin. Meaning Ubuntu 22.10 + users can switch sound output using the new low-level multimedia framework. Pop! OS 22.04 (have PipeWire support out-of-the-box) and Ubuntu 20.04 that […]

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Sweet Home 3D 7.1 Released, How to install it for Linux

The popular free interior design software Sweet Home 3D announced the 7.1 release a day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu Linux. Changes in Sweet Home 3D 7.1 include: Added furniture description field in Sweet Home 3D and the Furniture Library Editor. Added the description of a piece of furniture set in a SH3F file […]

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Darktable 4.2.1 Released with Various Bug-fixes, New Cameras Support

Darktable, the free open-source photography application and raw developer, released version 4.2.1 a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 22.10. Darktable 4.2.1 is a new point release. There’s no big features but minor changes. It now uses magic bytes to identify JPEG files, so even JPEG […]

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FFmpeg 6.0 Released! How to Install in Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04

The popular FFmpeg multimedia library announced the new major 6.0 release yesterday. Here are the new features and how to install guide for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Ubuntu 18.04. FFmpeg 6.0, code name “Von Neumann”, features new decoders support, including Bonk, Micronas SC-4, APAC, ViewQuest VQC, RKA, Radiance, WavArc, CBD2 DPCM and a few […]

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Show User Name in Right corner of Top-bar in Ubuntu 22.04

Want to display your username in the top panel? It’s easy to do this job in Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation and other Linux with GNOME Desktop via an extension. After following this tutorial, you’ll see your username appear in the far right corner in top panel, just like the screenshot below shows you: 1. First, open […]

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KDE Plasma 5.27 Available to Install in (K)Ubuntu via PPA

The latest KDE Plasma Desktop 5.27 was released 2 weeks ago. (K)Ubuntu 22.10 based systems can now get it via KUbuntu Backport PPA. And, KUbuntu 23.04 will ship with Plasma 5.27 by default. For (K)Ubuntu 22.04 LTS the package is still in experimental PPA for testing, it should be made into the backport extra PPA […]

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GIMP 2.10.34 is out! JPEG-XL Export & 3.0 Dev Backports [Ubuntu PPA]

GIMP image editor released a new update for the 2.10 series few days ago! Here are what’s new and how to install guide for Ubuntu Linux users. GIMP 2.10.34 is a new stable release features a lot of bug-fixes and a few enhancements. The official announcement is NOT ready somehow at the moment, though it’s […]

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Control Screen Brightness for External Monitor in Ubuntu (GUI & CLI)

Want to control screen brightness, color preset, contrast etc for your external monitor connected in Desktop PC or laptop? Here’s how to do the trick in both graphical and command line ways in Ubuntu & other Linux! I know there are physical buttons to do the job. But for lazy men and/or software developers, few […]

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