Oracle Java JDK 19 is out! Here are the new features and how to install instructions for Ubuntu users. First, for Linux users the release now ported to support the RV64GV configuration of RISC-V, a general-purpose 64-bit ISA. The release also introduced record patterns to deconstruct record values. Record patterns and type patterns can be […]
The free open-source photography software Darktable got a new update few days ago with various bug-fixes, new cameras support and some other changes. Darktable 4.0.1 added base support for CANON EOS R7 and CANON EOS R10, and noise profiles for NIKON D780, CANON EOS M50 Mark II, CANON EOS 850D. The $(MAKER) and $(MODEL) can […]
For Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10, Fedora 36/37 & other Linux with GNOME 42/43, there’s a new extension to enable more useful gadgets into top panel. It’s “Aylur’s Widgets” extension that adds Dash, Workspace dots, Media playback control, Battery bar, Power menu in top-bar. All of them have ON/OFF switches, position option (left, center, right) as […]
For those prefer native .deb packages, LibreOffice 7.4 is finally available to install via LibreOffice Fresh PPA. Major release packages always take longer time to be published into PPA. And it’s been almost one month for this new 7.4 release. Features of LibreOffice 7.4 include: WebP image format support New remote grammar checker: LanguageTool API […]
Looking for a color picker tool for Linux? Try Eyedropper, a new GTK4 application that looks native in modern GNOME desktop. It’s a free and open-source tool written in Rust programming language. Which, provides an easy to use interface to pick a color and display in HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL, CMYK, XYZ and CIE-Lab formats, […]
KeePass2 password manager released version 2.52 a day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, & Ubuntu 18.04 via PPA. The new release now allows importing 1Password 8.7 1PUX, and Key Folder 1.22 XML files, as well as groups and expiry dates when importing Sticky Password XML. There are also other […]
Running Ubuntu 22.04 with the default Wayland session? You can switch your web browser’s backend to get even faster and smoother experience. Firefox, Google Chrome and Chromium based web browsers do have native Wayland support, but they still use X11 as backend in Ubuntu desktop. Since Ubuntu 22.04 by default logs into Wayland session, user […]
This simple tutorial shows how to install the latest LXQt desktop 1.1.0 in (L)Ubuntu 22.04 via its official PPA. The light LXQt desktop environment has reached version 1.1.0 for a few months, which LUbuntu 22.04 ships the 0.17 version by default. Changes since LXQt 0.17 to 1.1.0 include: Depend on QT 5.15 LTS. Option to […]
For KUbuntu 22.04 users, the KDE Plasma 5.25 desktop is available to install via official PPA repository! New Features in KDE Plasma 5.25: Plasma 5.25 was released a few months ago, with great user experience improvements for Laptop and Tablet users. It introduced the multi-touch gestures support for PC with a touchpad device: 3-finger swipe […]
This simple tutorial shows how to set custom names for your desktop workspaces, and replace “Activities” in the top-left with the current workspace name you specified. Today’s desktop operating systems mostly have multiple desktops to group app windows in different screen. These virtual desktops in GNOME (default desktop environment in Ubuntu/Fedora Workstation) are called workspaces. […]
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS just got a new point release with hardware enablement stacks for use on newer hardware. The new Ubuntu 20.04.5 features Kernel 5.15 backported from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, which enables newer hardware support. It also updates the NVIDIA 390, 470, 510 driver series, as well adds initial support of NVIDIA 515 driver. For […]
Free open-source video capturing, recording and live streaming software, OBS Studio, just got a big update with exciting new features! It’s the 10th anniversary release that features 10-bit & HDR video encoding support! Thought, the new feature so far works only with AV1 and HEVC encoders, and 10-bit HEVC encoding requires NVIDIA 10-series, AMD 5000 […]
Need to access your copy & paste history quickly? Forget about GPaste or CopyQ, try Pano! It’s a cool new clipboard manager for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux with GNOME Desktop, such as Arch and Manjaro. No system tray indicator or app window, just press your custom keyboard shortcut will bring up the bottom bar […]
Want to set different wallpaper for each desktop workspace? You can now do this in Ubuntu and Fedora via a GNOME extension. This is one of my favorite features when Ubuntu was using Unity as default desktop. After switched back to GNOME, I didn’t find an alternative method to re-implement this feature until I met […]
Kdenlive video editor released version 22.08 with exciting new features. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu via PPA. Kdenlive 22.08 introduced initial support for styling subtitles, allows to modify the font, font size, font and outline colors, add shadows, set position and background color of subtitles. The release also adds many new effects, including […]
Mozilla Firefox got a new monthly update recently, with minor new features, performance improvements and some bug-fixes. According to the release note, Firefox 104 adds one more video site, Disney+, for displaying subtitles in the pop-out videos (Picture-in-Picture). When the browser is minimized or occluded, and for background tabs, the UI will now be throttled […]
Got some ePub and/or MOBI books in your PC? Debian / Ubuntu has recently includes a package in their repository for generating thumbnails for these files. As you may know, Linux Mint 21 was released recently with a thumbnail generators for AppImage, ePub, MP3 and RAW files. Debian/Ubuntu now has similar tool called gnome-epub-thumbnailer, though […]
By releasing v0.24, Celluloid (formerly Gnome MPV) is now a LibAwaita app. Meaning it works good on any screen sizes, including mobile or tablet devices. Celluloid is a graphical front-end for MPV, defaults in Linux Mint. As MPV is a command line video player, Celluloid adds graphical controls and options to make the player easy […]
Ubuntu’s default LibreOffice office suite got a big updates! See what’s new and how to install guide. LibreOffice finally added WebP image format support by releasing the 7.4 release. As well, this release features new remote grammar checker: LanguageTool API; Calc now supports sparklines and uses 16,384 columns in spreadsheets; Show Changes mode does no […]
Running Ubuntu 22.04 or Fedora 36 on a Lenovo IdeaPad laptop? It’s super easy to turn on/off the conservation mode. Conservation Mode is a feature of Lenovo IdeaPad to prolong life of the battery. It’s targeted for those who plug-in ac power. With the mode enabled, the battery will only charge to 55-60%. For the […]