Dash to Panel now works with GNOME 40. The latest release of this perennially popular GNOME Shell extension adds full support for the rejigged GNOME 40 desktop, including its horizontal workspace switcher, and immersive app […]
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There’s a new open source desktop environment angling for your attention called CuteFish. Now, let me be clear: this project is very much a work in progress. I’m not going to focus on what it […]
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A new stable version of the Vivaldi web browser is available to download and it comes with a new built-in translation feature. Vivaldi 4.0’s translation capability is touted as a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Translate […]
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KDE Plasma 5.22 has been released, following a successful bout of beta testing last month. This uplift of the free, open source desktop environment improves ‘stability and usability across the board’, according to KDE devs. […]
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Are you an budding open-source music producer, a standout content streamer, or a fanatical follower of System76? If you are then this week’s Linux Release Roundup is sure to be of interest. As always, the […]
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Linux Mint 20.2 is making it easier to bulk rename files, and to find files using the Nemo file manager. These improvements will ship in the next release.
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Rocking an AMD Ryzen mobile CPU? If so, check out a new AMD Controller app from Spanish Linux computer company Slimbook. “The Slimbook AMD Controller app is capable of setting several TDP power levels for […]
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A brand new version Mozilla Firefox is out, and it boasts a brand new look. Firefox 89 refreshes its user interface with new colours, new tabs, new icons, new menus, new dialogs, new new tab […]
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A new development release of JingOS, the Linux-based tablet distro inspired by iPadOS, is available for testing. If you took the JingOS 0.8 release for a spin in April and you came away feeling like […]
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Entroware Poseidon is a high-end desktop PC running Ubuntu. The computer packs Intel’s 11th gen processors, with various configuration options offered.
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Development on GIMP fork Glimpse is on pause due to a lack of contributors able to support the image editor’s growing user base. More details in this post.
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Ubuntu has moved its IRC infrastructure from Freenode to the new Libera Chat platform, following changes to the management of the Freenode company.
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Preface: I am not a lawyer. Yet I am fairly certain that you can’t get a DMCA takedown from your ISP for downloading an Ubuntu .iso. But that’s exactly what someone in the US got […]
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Good news for open source creatives as Inkscape 1.1 has been released! This update to the open-source vector graphics editor comes with a number of new features and workflow enhancements, ranging from a new welcome […]
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The first stable release of Sublime Text 4 is now available to download. Sublime Text 4 comes packed with a wealth of workflow improvements, user interface tweaks, and even some new platform capabilities, including dark […]
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It’s been a busy few weeks for Linux laptops, with new devices from StarLabs and TUXEDO being announced. Not wanting to be left out is UK-based computer company Entroware, who have just unveiled their latest […]
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Chromebooks are versatile things as owners of modern devices able to install and run progressive web apps, Android apps, and even desktop Linux ones too. Now we learn (via Android Central) that Google is gearing […]
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A Linux laptop with a super sharp 3k screen? I’m listening! Don’t get me wrong, FHD isn’t terrible (and it’s not like fractional scaling is super perfect yet anyway) but it feels like these regular […]
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1Password is now officially available on Linux! The app entered beta last year but is now considered stable enough for everyday use by Linux users, regardless of their preferred Linux distro or desktop environment. Better […]
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Google Chrome on desktop isn’t the fastest, so news that devs working on the browser will port a speedy Android feature to desktop builds is good news.
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