Posts from October 2016

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Victory Icon Theme for Linux

Many Linux icon themes are bold, brash and very colourful. Not so with Victory, a soft icon theme for XFCE, Unity and other Linux desktops.

7 October 2016
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How Ubuntu Is Helping To Give Computers A Sense of Touch…

Ubuntu is being used to help computers learn to touch…

7 October 2016
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MATE Desktop 1.16 Is Now Available on Ubuntu MATE 16.10

Ubuntu MATE 16.10 will now definitely ship with the MATE Desktop 1.16, with all relevant desktop packages and app updates available in the Ubuntu archives.

7 October 2016
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Ramme is an Open-Source Instagram App for the Desktop

Ubuntu Phone has an unofficial Instagram app called Instagraph, but (until now) there was no desktop client available for Ubuntu desktop. Although Instagram is (imo) best experienced through its official mobile apps, you can login and browse […]

6 October 2016
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This Extension Adds Dynamic Transparency to GNOME Shell’s Top Bar

Making the GNOME top panel transparent is something a lot of users like to do — but it can look a little out of place when you maximise a window. Dynamic TopBar is a nifty little […]

6 October 2016

Harmony Music Player Gets A Gorgeous Dark Mode, Other Improvements

If you're a fan of the Harmony music player then listen up: there's a new update waiting for you to download.

6 October 2016
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Hands On With Unity 8 in Ubuntu 16.10

The Unity 8 desktop is now available to try out in the latest Ubuntu 16.10 developer images and in this post we go hands on it with it.

5 October 2016
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The GNOME 3.24 Release Date Is Set

GNOME 3.24 is to be released on March 22, 2017 — providing that development goes to plan between now and then, of course!

5 October 2016
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Unity 8 Desktop Session Arrives in Ubuntu 16.10

The latest updates to Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak add a Unity8 desktop session to the Ubuntu login screen.

5 October 2016
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Frogr Flickr Uploader for Linux Is Now Available as a Flatpak (Updated)

Like most people living in 2016 I don’t use Flickr. But if I did, I’d probably use Frogr to manage and upload my photos.  Frogr is one of a few apps that I’ve written about across all 7+ years […]

5 October 2016
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KDE Plasma 5.8 LTS Released, This Is What’s New

KDE has announced the release of the first Plasma desktop LTS (long-term support).

4 October 2016

Don’t Spit Feathers: Corebird 1.3.3 Released With Bug Fixes

A bug fix release of Corebird Twitter client is now available to download, and features improved support for Twitter's new longer tweets.

4 October 2016