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Ubuntu 24.04 Swaps Cheese for GNOME Snapshot

Ubuntu 24.04 is switching its default webcam app from Cheese to Snapshot, a modern GTK4/libadwaita camera tool that’s part of the GNOME Core Apps set. Cheese has been part of Ubuntu’s default software lineup since […]

28 March 2024
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Ubuntu ‘Command Not Found’ Open to Exploit with Snaps

Researchers at Aqua Security say they’ve discovered a significant security issue with Ubuntu’s “command not found” feature. When you run a command for a package not installed Ubuntu’s “command not found” feature kicks in to […]

14 February 2024

Ubuntu 24.04 Plans Switch to Thunderbird Snap from DEB

If you’re an Ubuntu user who uses the Thunderbird e-mail client there are some interesting changes on the way you will want to know about. First up, Canonical’s Thunderbird snap package is now being built […]

7 February 2024

Canonical’s Steam Snap is Causing Headaches for Valve

Canonical may be ramping up its efforts to improve the Ubuntu gaming experience — yasss — but it seems their Steam snap package is causing a few headaches for Valve. Timothée Besset, a software engineer […]

17 January 2024
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Ubuntu Working on Microsoft 365, Google Workspace Snaps

Productivity is on the minds of the Ubuntu’s desktop developers as they plan what features to ship in the upcoming Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release. Given that many folks now use of web-based office tools like […]

15 December 2023

Firefox 120 Adds New Privacy Options, PIP Snapping + More

Mozilla Firefox 120 has landed, bringing with it a flurry of new features and improvements. Firefox 120 now supports corner snapping for Picture-in-Picture (PIP) mode on Windows and Linux. This puts a PIP window back […]

21 November 2023

Snap Store Restricts Uploads After Potential Security Incident

Canonical is enacting manual reviews for all newly registered uploads to its Snap Store following what it describes as a ‘potential security incident’. The company is responding to user reports that a couple of recently […]

29 September 2023
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Ubuntu 23.10 Won’t Use Snap Printing Stack After All

Ubuntu was planning to ship the CUPS printing stack as a Snap in 23.10 — but after several months of testing, its changed its mind. Accordingly, a DEB-based printing stack will feature in Ubuntu 23.10 […]

25 August 2023
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Canonical Take Control of LXD (But Say It Won’t Be Snap-Only)

Canonical has taken full control of the LXD project. A short statement posted on the Linux Containers website states: “The LXD project is no longer part of the LinuxContainers project but can now be found […]

5 July 2023
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Snapcraft Website Given a ‘More Modern Look’

Next time you stop by the Snapcraft website you’ll notice it has undergone a revamp. Canonical unveiled the changes today saying it “embarked on a project to redesign snapcraft.io and give it a more modern look”. This […]

30 June 2023

Want to Try Ubuntu’s All-Snap Desktop? Here’s How

Canonical recently confirmed its intentions to launch an all-snap Ubuntu desktop image next year — but you don’t have to wait until then to try it out. If you scoot along to the Ubuntu Core […]

23 June 2023
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Ubuntu 22.04 Fixes Window Snapping Memory Bug

Users of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS who make use of window snapping to enhance their productivity will be interested in a bug fixes coming down the update pipes shortly. The Mutter 42.9 update currently in Jammy’s […]

18 June 2023