Posts from December 2016

6 Essential Ubuntu Snap Commands You Should Know

Snapd is the “behind the scenes” machinery that lets you install, update and run Snap apps on Ubuntu. Snapd 2.18 was recently released. It introduces a couple of new Snap commands, and improves on a few old ones. […]

14 December 2016

Lyricfier, a Spotify Lyrics App for Your Desktop

 Spotify removed the lyrics function from it’s mobile and desktops apps back in the summer, after a deal with lyrics database Musixmatch hit a bum note and ended.  The streaming service says it is making ‘big improvements’ to its lyrics […]

13 December 2016
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Indicator Weather Gives You ‘At-a-Glance’ Temp on Ubuntu Phone

This is going to be a super brief post — briefer than a British summer, in fact. Most us are familiar with weather indicators for the Linux desktop. Heck, i’d be surprised if you weren’t […]

12 December 2016

This App Will Tidy Your Ubuntu Desktop In a Single Click

Want to tidy your Linux desktop in a single click? Well, with the nifty panel applet we’re spotlighting today you can do exactly that! Some of us treat the desktop as a sacred space, somewhere to be kept immaculately tidy, and house […]

12 December 2016

Devs Plan ‘Ultra Minimal’ Version of Ubuntu Budgie

You know I love a good tease, and the Ubuntu Budgie team have done just that. Ubuntu Budgie tweets that it is testing an “ultra minimal version” of the spin which ‘uses 220MB or less of RAM’. Intriguing. The […]

12 December 2016
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Fedora 25 Makes It Super Easy to Type Emoji (And I’m Jealous)

Fedora 25 Workstation makes it incredibly easy to type emoji using just your keyboard. And I’m very jealous. If you’re a regular reader of this blog then you’ll you know how much hassle it can be […]

12 December 2016

The Biggest Ubuntu News Stories in 2016

It's been another action-packed year for Ubuntu, the world's most popular Linux distribution. In this post we look back at 6 key moments from the year.

12 December 2016

The Best Linux App & Distro Releases in 2016

As 2016 dims into embers, it’s take to take a misty-eyed look back over the past twelve months, and at some the best Linux releases that wowed, wooed and otherwise w-worded us. In 2016 there were a stack […]

12 December 2016
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Free Up Some Space With Ubuntu Cleaner

Say hello to Ubuntu Cleaner, a system utility designed to clean browser caches, removed unneeded apps, and get shot of old kernels. It might just be your new best friend! At its core Ubuntu Cleaner is a […]

9 December 2016
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Stable Mesa PPA Offers Latest Drivers on Ubuntu

Games company Feral Interactive’s call for a PPA be set up to offer the latest Stable Mesa drivers on Ubuntu has been semi-answered. Emphasis on semi, there. As noted by Gaming on Linux, a new stable Mesa PPA is […]

8 December 2016

A Musical Interlude (Double Post Apology)

Oops, this is a duplicate post of the one before it. To get the full details on what's new in the Lightworks 14 beta please check out that one.

8 December 2016

Lightworks 14 Introduces A Brand-New Look, New Pro Features

A new version of Lightworks, the professional-grade video editing software, has entered into public beta.

8 December 2016