HPLIP, HP developed open-source Linux driver, released v3.22.6 a day ago with many new printers/scanners support. See the new devices supported in HPLIP 3.22.6: HP Color LaserJet Managed MFP E785dn, E786dn, E78523dn, E78528dn, E786 Core Printer, E78625dn, E78630dn, E78635dn HP Color LaserJet Managed Flow MFP E786z, E78625z, E78630z, E78635z HP LaserJet Managed MFP E731dn, E731 […]
Read MoreMozilla Firefox 102 is available to download now. See what’s new and how to install the browser package. For Linux users, Firefox 102 now support Geoclue if available for geolocation. The release also added subtitles and captions display in Picture-in-Picture (pop-out video) for more websites, including HBO Max, Funimation, Dailymotion, Tubi, Disney+ Hotstar, and SonyLIV. […]
Read MoreUbuntu’s default Rhythmbox music player got new release updates a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu via PPA. Rhythmbox released version v3.4.5 last month and v3.4.6 days ago after more than 2 years of development. Compare to previous Rhythmbox 34.4, Soundcloud plugin and mmkeys plugin have been removed since they are […]
Read MoreWant to configure the top-bar, dock, overview and other Gnome shell components with more settings? Shell Configurator is now updated with GNOME 41 & 42 support. It’s an extension for add, remove, configure, and customize GNOME Shell with advanced settings. With it, you can: Select login into blank desktop, overview or app grid. Hide or […]
Read MoreFor those don’t like to have the ‘date and time’ menu in the center of top panel, here’s how to move it to either left or right in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Ubuntu, definitely the GNOME desktop, does not have option to configure the clock menu position. But, there are a few extensions can do the […]
Read MoreFor those prefer the classic .deb package, the Krita digital painting software finally available to install / update through PPA for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Krita has reached version 5.0.8 and being in development of the next 5.1 release (in beta now). For those do not like the Flatpak and AppImage that run in sandbox, the […]
Read MoreWould like to display digital clock and date in your desktop? Desktop Clock is a new extension to do the job in GNOME 42. It’s an extension that so far works on Ubuntu 22.04, Fedora 36, Arch and Manjaro Linux. With it, you have the date and time display on desktop with customisable appearance. It […]
Read MoreThere are quite a few audio tag editing applications for Linux. Tagger is a new one with modern GTK4 user interface. Kid3, puddletag, and easytag editors are really good. But for GNOME (the default desktop environment for Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation), Tagger looks more native due to GTK4 and libadwaita. The app provides a simple and […]
Read MoreHas a webcam connected in your Linux PC or laptop? Here’s a graphical tool to configure the camera exposure, white balance, brightness, contrast, power line frequency, gamma, etc. It’s cameractrls, a new open-source tool that provides Python CLI and GUI (GTK, TK) to set the Camera controls in Linux. It can set the V4L2 controls […]
Read MoreHave your Ubuntu PC connected with multiple monitors? Here’s how to enable the top bar in all the displays. In Ubuntu 22.04, you may easily enable the left Dock in all displays via System Settings ->Appearance -> Dock -> show on ‘All Displays’. However, due to GNOME’s design issue, the top panel only appears in […]
Read MoreGIMP image editor released a new update for its stable 2.10 release series. Here’s what’s new and how to install in Ubuntu. GIMP 2.10.32 comes with BigTIFF file import/export support, which is an evolution of the original TIFF format allowing files bigger than 4GiB. It also supports for importing 8 and 16-bit CMYK(A) TIFF in […]
Read MoreThere are quite a few music player applications for Linux. Amberol and G4Music are two of them with really good looking UI design. Amberol: Amberol is a GTK4 app uses libadwaita library as well as gaussian blurred cover background for the beautiful app window. The player aims to be as small, unintrusive, and simple as […]
Read MoreIt’s easy to make backup of your iPhone’s photos, since Ubuntu now has out-of-the-box support for accessing iOS files. To make life easy, the gThumb image organizer can even pop-up the photo import dialog automatically once your iPhone is plugged in via USB port. Install and setup gThumb 1.) Firstly, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to […]
Read MoreSome applications display notifications in the lock screen, which could be quite annoying! If you want, you can disable all of them or certain app notifications easily via Gnome Control Center. 1.) Firstly, go to the top-right corner system menu. Then click on “Settings” to open system settings utility, which is also known as gnome […]
Read MoreWant to display your computer’s temperature, voltage, fan speed, memory usage, and other system resources usage in top panel? Vitals is a good choice for Ubuntu, Fedora Workstation, and other Linux with GNOME desktop. It’s a Gnome Shell extension that can display following information on your system tray area: CPU core temerature. Voltage. Fan speed. […]
Read MoreThis simple tutorial shows how to install the GNU Emacs text editor 28.1 and keep up-to-date in Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Ubuntu 18.04 GNU Emacs text editor has reached v28 release series for few months, though Ubuntu still has v27.1 in its universe repository. For those would like to install/upgrade the editor, here are […]
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