Posts from April 2017

5 Questions We’re All Asking About the Future of Ubuntu

News that Ubuntu is to drop Unity and switch back to GNOME has been greeted by users with a mixture of confusion and surprise. It is, without doubt, big news. Probably the single biggest bit of Ubuntu news since January […]

5 April 2017
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Ubuntu 18.04 To Ship with GNOME Desktop, Not Unity

Mark Shuttleworth has announced that Canonical is to end its investment in Unity 8, Mir, Ubuntu for phones, tablets, and convergence.

5 April 2017
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Chrome Adds Initial Support for Native Linux Desktop Notifications

Last month we told you that Google Chrome might start using native notifications on Linux — and now the first bit of code to enable this has landed.

5 April 2017

Polychromatic, the Razer Config App for Linux, Scores a New Update

Polychromatic, an unofficial desktops that lets Razer mouse and keyboard users configure their devices on Linux, has received an update.

5 April 2017

Lightworks 14.0 Video Editor Premieres with Brand New UI, New Features

A brand new version of Lightworks, the professional-grade video editor, is available for download on Windows, macOS and — hurrah — Linux.

5 April 2017
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GNOME Twitch 0.4 Released With Various Improvements

A new version of GNOME Twitch, an open-source Twitch.tv player for the Linux desktop, is available with various improvements in tow.

4 April 2017

How To Perform Tethered Shooting with a Digital Camera on Ubuntu

If you want to control your digital camera or DSLR from Ubuntu check out Entangle, an open-source app that lets you tether your camera to a Linux PC over USB.

4 April 2017
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Is Ubuntu 17.10 Named ‘Acrobatic Aardvark’?

Spied in a mailing list post earlier this week, we may know the codename for Ubuntu 17.10. But then again, it might all be a bit of speculatory fun…

4 April 2017
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Use Rapid Photo Downloader to Import Photos from Cameras & Smartphones

It’s spent 2.5 years in development but today an all-new version of Rapid Photo Downloader was made available to download. Talking of length, it’s been nearly 7 years since I last featured this app on […]

4 April 2017

Gkill is an Interactive CLI Process Killer Written in Go

If you're looking for an interactive CLI process killer for Windows, macOS or Linux take a look at Gkill, an open-source beauty written in Go.

3 April 2017
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Android Beats Windows, Now Officially The World’s Most Popular OS

Android is now the world's most popular operating system, having beaten Microsoft Windows in worldwide marketshare for the very first time.

3 April 2017
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The Papirus Icon Theme Needs YOUR Help

Papirus is one of the most popular Linux icon themes available, but now this stylish icon set needs your help to stay in active development.

3 April 2017