Posts from September 2016

How to See The Terminal Commands You Use The Most

A lot of us use the command line on a regular basis, be it to do some simple package management with apt or monitor system resources with top. Have you ever wondered which commands you use most […]

30 September 2016

Blender 2.7.8 Released With Plenty of Improvements.

The Blender Foundation has announced the release of Blender 2.78, the latest update to the popular open-source 3D modelling and animation software.

30 September 2016

A Neat YouTube Subscriber Count Tracker for the Linux Terminal

Ever wanted to track YouTube subscriber accounts using the Terminal? Of course you haven't, but you will after seeing this neat new app…

30 September 2016
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LibreOffice 5.2.2 Made Available to Download

The Document Foundation has pushed 'Go' on the release of LibreOffice 5.2.2, a day after celebrating its 6th anniversary.

29 September 2016
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Skype for Linux Alpha 1.9 Adds a Dark Theme, Notification Muting

An optional dark theme and support for HTTPS proxies are among the latest improvements arriving with the release of Skype for Linux Alpha 1.9.

29 September 2016
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GNOME Calendar Pencils In Great New Features

GNOME Calendar is one of the few decent desktop calendaring apps available on Linux — and it's going to get better.

29 September 2016

[How To] Build an Ubuntu Controlled Sous-Vide Cooker

I’ll be honest with you from the off: I had zero idea what sous-vide cooking was before I started writing this post. Wikipedia dutifully informs me that’s Sous-Vide is a style of cooking that involves a vacuum, […]

29 September 2016

Udisks Indicator Makes Monitoring and Mounting Drives Easy on Ubuntu

Want to get quick, at-a-glance details about your connected drives while on Ubuntu? A new indicator applet aims to help. UDisks-Indicator is a small panel-based applet that shows disk usage information about mounted partitions. It’s being […]

28 September 2016

Spotify Web Player for Linux Adds Media Key Support, Improved Customisation

A new version of Spotify Web Player for Linux, a desktop app that integrates the web-based version of the music streaming site with your Linux desktop, is available to download.

28 September 2016
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2 Very Colorful Linux Icon Themes, Both Newly Updated

If you find yourself wishing your Ubuntu desktop had a splash more color do check out the two icon themes featured inside.

28 September 2016
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Ubuntu 16.10 Flavors: Beta 2 Downloads Now Available

Sneaking out alongside the main Ubuntu 16.10 Beta 2 release are beta builds from the rest of the Ubuntu family.

28 September 2016
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Ubuntu 16.10 Beta 2 Now Available to Download

The first (and final) beta release in the Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak development cycle. What's new? We take a look…

28 September 2016