Posts from May 2016

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Snaps Can Now Integrate With Unity 7 Desktop Features

A number of welcome desktop integration features arrive in the latest ‘micro release’ of Snappy. Snapd 2.0.5 enables software packaged in the new format to display indicator applets in the system tray and deliver native system notifications. Improved support […]

31 May 2016

Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Phone Unboxing [Video]

It hasn't been the easiest Ubuntu phone to get ahold of, but the Meizu PRO 5 Ubuntu Edition handset has finally started shipping.

30 May 2016

How To Install the Latest Plasma Desktop on Kubuntu 16.04

I'll keep it short and sweet: Plasma 5.6.4 is now available for Kubuntu 16.04 LTS though the Kubuntu Backports PPA.

30 May 2016

Pmxkcd Is a Simple XKCD Comic Viewer for the Linux Desktop

Are you a fan of xkcd, the popular webcomic created by American cartoonist Randall Munroe? If so, check out this neat new app.

29 May 2016

Min Is a Minimal, Open-Source Web Browser for Linux

Min is a new open-source web browser for Windows, Mac and Linux. It is lightweight, with a minimal design and integrated DuckDuckGo features.

27 May 2016

Meet ‘Pick’, a Simple Color Picker Tool for the Linux Desktop

If you’re on the hunt for a quick and easy way to ‘pick a color’ from your screen give the aptly named ‘Pick’ a try.  Small, compact and totally open-source, Pick lets you zoom in on […]

27 May 2016

Want the New Look Twitter on Ubuntu Phone? Try This Web App

The new Twitter mobile design is now available to Ubuntu Phone users — but not through the official Canonical web app. Here's how you get it.

26 May 2016
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GNOME Calendar Makes Rescheduling Events Easier

You will finally be able to drag and drop events in GNOME Calendar in its next major release, the app's maintainer Georges Stavracas says.

26 May 2016
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Shotwell Photo Manager Updated, Here’s How To Install It on 16.04

It's been over a year since open-source photo manager Shotwell last got an update. The company who made it is no more, but the app is going from strength to strength.

26 May 2016
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Do You Remember Ubuntu Light?

Do you recall Ubuntu Light?  Amidst the flood of Intel-based netbooks in the late 2000s came this custom instant-on OS from Canonical. Ubuntu Light was to be the proverbial glint of free software at the end of the […]

23 May 2016
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PSA: We’re On Holiday For a Few Days

Think of this note as a scribbled note stuck to the communal notice board with a half-chewed stick of gum.

20 May 2016
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Snappy Ubuntu Core To Power Innovative Digital Signage

Screenly is the world's most popular digital signage solution for the Raspberry Pi — and it's announced plans to adopt Snappy Ubuntu Core.

18 May 2016