Posts from November 2016

Display CPU Temperature in the Unity Launcher

Want to keep an eye on your CPU temperature on Ubuntu? You have a lot of different apps to choose from, including this neat app called 'Sensors Unity'.

10 November 2016

Temps is a Beautiful Open Source Weather App

Checking on the weather isn’t hard: you just stick your head out of the window. But when the weather is unpredictable, or to keep an eye on its plans for the coming days, we turn to weather […]

9 November 2016

3 Great Linux Apps I Never Knew Existed

I’ve written about a lot of desktop Linux software in the nearly 8 years this site has been running.  Apps, utilities, tools and clients for almost everything, from bling-laden music players to java monstrosities via photo editors […]

9 November 2016

Ubuntu Budgie Is Now an Official Ubuntu Flavor

Say hello to the latest member of the official Ubuntu family: Ubuntu Budgie. The community spin, hitherto known as Ubuntu Budgie Remix, uses the nimble GNOME-based Budgie desktop environment as its default user experience. The Budgie […]

9 November 2016
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Preview One Workspace While Using Another

Not everyone has room (or the attention span) for a multiple monitor set-up, and even if you do there are times when you may want to keep an eye on a workspace while working in another. You want, […]

9 November 2016
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Here’s How You Can Install Cinnamon 3.2 on Ubuntu, Right Now

A brand new version of the Cinnamon desktop is about to be released, and chances are you want can’t wait to install it on Ubuntu. The good news is that you can install Cinnamon 3.2 on Ubuntu, both LTS […]

7 November 2016
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How To Install Adobe Flash on Ubuntu

Adobe began to offer their Flash Player plugin for Linux a couple of months back, 4 years after abandoning the platform.  In the years since the snub the web’s reliance on and use of Flash technologies has (thankfully) dwindled. But that doesn’t […]

7 November 2016
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Spotify is testing a new layout for its desktop player

As part of updates to its Windows and web desktop apps, the official Spotify for Linux client has picked up a minor redesign. Well, sort of. The company is testing a small redesign of the main player control UI […]

7 November 2016

Nintendo’s $60 NES Classic Runs Linux

Chances are you’ve seen (and cooed over) the Nintendo NES Classic, a $60 re-version of the 1980s gaming console legend. It’s cute, cheap and comes with 30 NES games pre-loaded. You also get everything you need right in […]

7 November 2016

Orange Pi PC 2 Is a $20 Quad-Core Ubuntu PC

If I told you that you could buy a 64-bit quad-core PC that runs Ubuntu for just $20 you’d presumably ask me what the reward tiers are, cos it sounds like a crowd-funding pitch. But it’s not. […]

6 November 2016

KDE Plasma Mobile — The Linux Phone You’ve Been Waiting For?

While Ubuntu Phone continues to stew, bereft of new devices and little developer interest, other efforts to create a fully-fledged Linux* smartphone are picking up pace. Chief among them is KDE Plasma Mobile. KDE itself needs little introduction. […]

6 November 2016
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Budgie Desktop Picks Up Indicator Applet Support

Nimble GNOME-based Budgie desktop environment has gained support for indicator applets. A raft of well-known software, including Dropbox, Skype and Clementine, use indicator applets to provide tray-based access to various features, info and options. A swathe of indicator-only third-party […]

6 November 2016