Posts from January 2018

libreoffice released

LibreOffice 6.0 Released with ‘Dramatic’ Improvements

You can now download LibreOffice 6.0, the latest major release of this hugely popular free office software. The release of LibreOffice 6.0 marks the first major update to the productivity suite since the LibreOffice 5.4 […]

31 January 2018
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Linux Support for Wacom Smartpads Is In the Works

Linux support for Wacom Smartpads, like the Bamboo Slate and Bamboo Spark, is in the works thanks to a new open source project from Red Hat developers.

30 January 2018
plasma mobile demo 2017

You Can Now Use VirtualBox to Test KDE Plasma Mobile

It's gotten easier to try KDE Plasma Mobile. Download the latest ISO image and boot it using a virtual machine app to try out the KDE alternative to Android.

30 January 2018

Lollypop Music Player Adds Responsive Design

Responsive design is coming to the Lollypop music player. A week or two back I shared a video of the stylish KDE music player Babe which showcased the app’s sleek new ‘responsive design’ capabilities. But GTK […]

29 January 2018
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[How To] Put Icons on the Desktop in elementary OS

Ever tried elementary OS? If so you’ll know that you can’t put icons on the desktop by default. It’s a frustrating experience, particularly if you’re used to being able to use the desktop space as […]

27 January 2018
ubuntu news

Ubuntu 18.04 Adds a To-Do App to Default Install

When you boot in to the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 'Bionic Beaver' later this year you'll find a new app is preinstalled by default: GNOME To Do, a personal task manager.

27 January 2018
the epiphany web browser

It Just Got Easier to Try the Latest WebKit on Linux

If you’ve been itching to toy with the latest development builds of WebKit on Linux you’ll be pleased to know it’s just gotten a bit easier. It’s all thanks to the newly announced ‘Epiphany Technology […]

26 January 2018
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Ubuntu Drops Wayland, Switches back to Xorg

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS will come with the Xorg display server enabled by default. Canonical cites stability and reliability concerns over Wayland as reason for the change.

25 January 2018
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Set a Different Wallpaper for Each Monitor on Ubuntu

Want to set different wallpapers on separate monitors? We spotlight a new app that lets you do that on the Ubuntu and GNOME desktop.

24 January 2018
gaming on Linux

Which Game Do You Most Want on Linux This Year? Feral Interactive Wants to Know…

Feral Interactive is the company behind a stack of well-known Linux game ports and now they're asking which game you most want to see released on Linux.

23 January 2018
nautilus desktop on windows 10 via WSL

Err, You Can Run Nautilus File Manager on Windows 10 [Video]

Y’know, maybe GNOME developers are right about needing to remove the desktop feature from Nautilus. Because, as you’ll see in the video below, GNOME Files (aka Nautilus, because I’m never not going to call it Nautilus) […]

23 January 2018
apps on a shelf

Is Native Linux App Development In Decline?

Is Linux app development of in decline or switching to 'bespoke' Linux distros with stable foundations, like elementary OS and Deepin? And does this potential trend matter?

22 January 2018