Posts from May 2016

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Ubuntu M10 Tablet Review Round Up

In this post we round up some of the latest Bq Aquaris M10 Ubuntu Edition tablet  reviews from well known technology sites and online publications. Let us give you fair warning: not all of the reviews that follow are happy-happy, […]

17 May 2016

WeatherDesk Sets Your Desktop Background To Current Weather

This simple app automatically sets your Ubuntu desktop wallpaper to an image matching the current weather conditions in your location.

16 May 2016
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This Simple Hack Lets You Make Skype for Web Calls on Linux

This simple hack will let you make Skype voice calls using Skype for Web on Linux.

16 May 2016

Geary Email Client Gets First Update in Over a Year

A new version of open-source email client Geary is available to download, the first update to the app in more than a year.  The demise of Yorba as a non-profit software company a year or ago left the […]

16 May 2016
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A Telegram Snap Package Is Available on Ubuntu 16.04

Using Ubuntu 16.04 and want to install the official Telegram Linux app? Don’t run off to the official website to get the official binary: there’s now a Telegram app snap package available on Ubuntu 16.04. To […]

15 May 2016
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Meet Etcher, A Stylish Open-Source USB Image Writer Tool

Looking for an easy-to-use way to create a bootable USB stick on Linux? This nifty new app can help. Heck, it even runs on Windows and Mac OS X, too.

15 May 2016
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How To Install GNOME 3.20 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and want to upgrade to the latest GNOME 3.20 release? Well, you can, and in this post we'll show you how.

13 May 2016

Do You Remember Unity Web Integration?

Am I the only person who misses Unity web apps? The feature debuted in the Ubuntu 12.10 release and was, in my opinion, far ahead of its time. In a single broad stroke Ubuntu 12.10 took the web from being something confined to a browser window […]

13 May 2016
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Linux Mint Drops Multimedia Codecs From Install Image

Linux Mint will no longer come with multimedia codecs pre-installed out-of-the-box, the project has announced.

11 May 2016

Ubuntu Phone Now Has Music Tuner Apps (Updated)

Musicians who use the Ubuntu Phone can add a nifty new tuner app to their collection. The simply titled ‘Tuner’ app for Ubuntu phone (and tablet) currently supports tuning a Ukulele. Support for guitar tuning is to arrive in a future […]

11 May 2016

What To Expect from Ubuntu 16.10

Last week saw planning for the Ubuntu 16.10 development cycle get underway last week as the Ubuntu Online Summit,

9 May 2016
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Linux Mint 18 Is Getting a Brand New Look

A newer, flatter GTK theme will ship as part of Linux Mint 18 ‘Sarah.’ Showing  off progress made on the theme in a new blog post, project lead Clement Lefebvre says the new “Mint Y” theme is […]

8 May 2016