Posts from May 2017

gpd pocket laptop

Video Demo of Ubuntu on the GPD Pocket 7-inch Laptop

A video demo of Ubuntu running on the 7-inch GPD Pocket laptop has appeared online, months after the project smashed its crowdfunding goal.

31 May 2017
wps office Facebook

Kingsoft Say WPS Office for Linux Will Continue To Be Updated After All

The Chinese company behind WPS Office have denied they plan to 'halt' development of the Linux version — despite tweeting exactly that last week.

31 May 2017
gnome app folders manager

This Extension Makes it Super Easy to Create App Folders on GNOME Shell

This nifty new GNOME Extension makes it super easy to create, edit and manage GNOME Shell app folders direct from the applications overview.

31 May 2017
kodi snap app

Kodi, the Popular Media Center, Is Now Available as a Snap App

A snap of Kodi, the hugely popular open-source media center software, is available for testing. Announcing the snap package on the Kodi forum, Kodi team member ‘DaVu‘ explains that with “more snap packages are available for Ubuntu-based systems” they […]

31 May 2017

KDE Neon 5.10 Available to Download, Comes with with Plasma 5.10

A new version of KDE neon (sic) is available to download. KDE neon User Edition 5.10 ships with Plasma 5.10. This is the latest stable release of the modern desktop environment. You get all the latest improvements, like […]

30 May 2017

KDE Plasma 5.10 Released, This Is What’s New

KDE Plasma 5.10 is released, and it brings default desktop folder view, task manager improvements and better touchscreen support.

30 May 2017
micro machines world series linux

‘Micro Machines World Series’ Is Coming to Linux (Updated)

It looks like 'Micro Machines World Series' could be about to career on to Linux.

30 May 2017

Standard Notes is an Open-Source Encrypted Notes App

Standard Notes is an encrypted note taking app available for free on Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, iOS, and the web. And yup, in case you were wondering, it’s also totally open source. Linux isn’t short of note […]

30 May 2017

Brightness Controller 2.0 Lets You Adjust External Monitor Brightness, Temp

Brightness Controller is a simple app that lets you adjust external monitor brightness independently of your main display, as well as change temperature.

29 May 2017
Ramme — Electron app

Desktop Instagram App Ramme Updated, Now Supports Uploading

The latest release of open-source desktop Instagram app Ramme lets you upload photos to Instagram from the desktop on mac, windows and linux.

29 May 2017
eps office for Linux

Linux Users Shouldn’t Expect Further Updates to WPS Office…

Development of the free WPS Office for Linux is ‘on a halt’, the makers of the office suite have said on Twitter. The free (but not open-source) office software, which is available on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and […]

28 May 2017

United GNOME Theme Updated, Looks Better Than Ever

A new version of United GNOME, the Unity 8 inspired GTK theme, is available to download — and there are some significant changes to see. The United GNOME theme, partly inspired by the design direction of Canonical’s […]

26 May 2017