For those who want to install the simple Audio Recorder application in Ubuntu 23.04 and next Ubuntu 23.10, here’s new Ubuntu PPA. Audio Recorder is a free open-source GTK3 audio recording application for Linux. It has a stupid simple user interface, while can record any sound from your computer. This app can record sound from […]
Can’t wait to try out the new Thunderbird 115, but hate Snap and Flatpak packages? Here’s how to install it from Ubuntu PPA! Thunderbird 115 is a new major release series with refined look and feel. It now uses GNOME CSD style header bar instead of the old title-bar. Which has a more compact header […]
Don’t like the green number badges on the left (or bottom) dock app icons? Ubuntu 23.10 now has hidden option to show/hide it. The next Ubuntu 23.10 has now introduced some visible changes, such as enhanced tiling window support, remove ‘minimal installation’ and drop some pre-installed applications. The Ubuntu Dock has been updated to the […]
Want to customize the startup, and shutdown animation screen with a single background image? Here’s how to do the trick in Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 23.04. I’ve written a tutorial about how to disable the Manufacturer Logo in boot animation. For request, this is a step by step guide shows how to create a basic […]
GNU Emacs text editor released version 29.1 few days ago. Here’s how to install it in current Ubuntu releases. According to the release note. Emacs 29.1 features: Supports “pure GTK” (PGTK) build Uses XInput 2 on X for input events Uses tree-sitter parsers for several programming modes Includes LSP client called Eglot Includes the use-package […]
Run Ubuntu on laptop or other machine with touchscreen? You can enable touch feedback with an extension. It’s ‘Touch X‘, an extension that support GNOME from version 40 to 44. Meaning for Ubuntu 22.04, 23.04, Debian 12, RHEL 9, Fedora, Arch, Manjaro and other Linux with recent GNOME. In these systems, it supports ripple feedback […]
MPV media player released new 0.36.0 version a few days ago. Here’s how to install it for those sticking to the classic .deb package format. MPV does not provide official packages for Ubuntu Linux. It’s however easy to install the latest version via different sources. Linux Mint 21 can directly search for and install VLC […]
Inkscape, the popular free open source vector graphics editor, announced the 1.3 stable release few days ago! Here’s how to install it in all current Ubuntu releases. Inkscape 1.3 features include: New shade builder tool (shortcut X), with ability to select multiple overlapping shapes and create new shapes. New ‘Document Resources’ dialog from File menu. […]
The Shotwell photo manager and viewer got a new point release few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 22.04 and 23.04. The new Shotwell 0.32.2 added .hif file format support. It’s a HEIF variant usually taken by Sony Mirrorless Cameras. Other changes are mostly bug-fixes, they include: Fix using wrong data folder […]
Ubuntu 23.04 and Debian 12 excluded rabbitvcs-nautilus package in their repositories, since RabbitVCS 0.18 does not support the GTK4 version of Nautilus file manager. Now, RabbitVCS 0.19 is released! Which, added back plugin support for the newer versions of Nautilus. The new release has been submitted into Debian new packages queue. It should also be […]
Want to configure the OSD (on-screen display) pop-up in Ubuntu and other Linux with GNOME? There’s an extension to do the job in GNOME 42 ~ 44. When changing volume, screen brightness, device status (e.g., Bluetooth), etc via keyboard shortcuts in GNOME, there will be on-screen pop-ups indicate the status changes. By default, these pop-ups […]
Linux Mint announced the new 21.2 point release this Sunday! The new release introduced Cinnamon Desktop 5.8 with built-in gestures support for touchpad and touchscreen. With the touchegg service running in the background, System Settings now provides a ‘Gestures’ option, allowing to configure actions for 3-finger/4-finger swipe, 2-finger/3-finger/4-finger pinch, and activation thresholds. Another big change […]
This simple tutorial shows how to enable RDP remote desktop for extended screen in Ubuntu 22.04 and higher with default GNOME desktop. Since Ubuntu 22.04, the default GNOME desktop has built-in RDP support. The function has feature to share screen in ‘extend’ mode. In this mode, Ubuntu won’t mirror the primary display, but create virtual […]
Still looking for an alternative screen recording application for GNOME Desktop? Try this one! GNOME, the default desktop environment of Ubuntu and Fedora Workstation, lacks good screen recorder after switching to Wayland. Kooha is a good choice that support recording voice and multiple monitors, which works in both Xorg and Wayland. In this tutorial I’m […]
GIMP image editor announced a new development release for next major 3.0 this Sunday! It’s GIMP 2.99.16, the last release in the 2.99.x series. The release has finished the GTK+3 port. It adds ability to assign several shortcuts for a single action. And, the action search dialog also shows results’ own menu positions. The GEGL […]
For those who prefer light theme, there’s an extension now to make all the GNOME Shell components to be light! Ubuntu so far has light and dark mode options available in the ‘Appearance’ settings page. It can switch the color scheme for system menu, notification, and app windows. However, other components, such as panel and […]
For those hate Snap but prefer Flatpak, there’s now a script to automatically remove all the snap apps installed on your system, and install them back as Flatpak in Debian and Ubuntu. It’s Unsnap, a free and open-source script written by Alan Pope and some other contributors. The man was an employee of Canonical (the company […]
This simple tutorial shows how to install the DVD authoring tool, DVDStyler 3.3 Beta, in Ubuntu 22.04 and/or Ubuntu 23.04. DVDStyler is a free software for creating professional-looking DVDs. It provides many built-in buttons, templates, and file browser to make easy to burn DVDs. I was maintaining a PPA with DVDStyler package for Ubuntu users, […]
This simple tutorial is going to introduce the new Ubuntu PPA for installing VLC media player as native .deb package format. VLC is easy to install in Ubuntu through either Snap (available in Ubuntu Software) or Flatpak. If you don’t like applications run in sandbox, then a third-party PPA can be a good choice besides […]
Linux Kernel 6.4 was released a few days ago. Ubuntu users can now install it from Kernel Mainline PPA. Linux Kernel 6.4 features initial Apple M2 processors support, Realtek rtl8710bu/rtl8188gu, rtl8822bs, rtl8822cs and rtl8821cs WiFi hardware support, Turtle Beach and Qanba gaming controller support, and many Kye/Genius drawing tablets, such as EasyPen M406 / M506 […]