Posts from April 2015

Facebook Chat Will Stop Working in Ubuntu This Week

Hope you're not feeling talkative: Facebook Chat will stop working in Empathy and other third-party desktop instant messaging clients from today, April 30.

30 April 2015

Synfig Studio 1.0 — Open Source Animation Gets Serious

A new version of free animation software Synfig Studio is available for download, and features a new bones system and a single-window mode.

28 April 2015

KDE Plasma 5.3 Released, Here’s How To Upgrade in Kubuntu 15.04

KDE Plasma 5.3 has been released. We show you how you can upgrade to Plasma 5.3 in Kubuntu 15.04 using the official backports PPA.

28 April 2015

Indicator SysMonitor Now Available for Ubuntu 15.04

A new version of the handy system resource monitor ‘Indicator SysMonitor‘ has been released. The utility makes keeping an eye on CPU load, RAM usage and battery capacity a snap. Although similar to Indicator MultiLoad, a tool we […]

26 April 2015

Ubuntu 15.04 Flavors Now Available for Download

Arriving with the final stable release of Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet are downloads for a colorful array of official community flavors. And this year there’s an extra spin in motion. Ubuntu MATE (pronounced Maah-tay) was formally […]

24 April 2015
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Will You Upgrade to Ubuntu 15.04? [Poll]

Ubuntu 15.05 Vivid Vervet has now been released — but are you planing to upgrade your laptop or PC with it? That's what we're asking in this poll.

24 April 2015

11 Things To Do After Installing Ubuntu 15.04

While you wait for your freshly minted ISO download to complete, check out our bi-annual rundown of things to do after installing Ubuntu 15.04.

23 April 2015

Ubuntu 15.04 Released, This Is What’s New

Well, here we are. After six busy months, one beta and a bunch of minor changes, the final stable release of Ubuntu 15.04 is now ready for you to download.

23 April 2015

Official Ubuntu 15.04 ‘Vivid Vervet’ T-Shirt Now Available to Buy

It’s here — the official Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet mascot t-shirt is now available to buy from the Canonical store. The long-time fan-favorite merch item has been a staple part of the Ubuntu release cycle since 2008 and its arrival typically coincides with […]

23 April 2015

The Best Racing Game on Linux Just Got Even Better

Linux racing game SuperTuxKart has been updated, with version 0.9 adding a new rendering engine, new tracks and improved kart physics.

22 April 2015

How to Change Default Web Browser and Email Client in Ubuntu

In this entry to our Ubuntu Basics series we cover changing the default apps that handle web and e-mail links.

21 April 2015

GNOME Pie App Launcher Gets a Tasty New Update

A new version of circular app launcher Gnome Pie is now available, baked with bug fixes and seasoned with some new sweet new features.

20 April 2015