Posts from July 2017

Nautilus Devs Work on a New Way to Integrate Cloud Providers

Work is underway on a new way to integrate cloud storage providers with Nautilus, delivering a more consistent and uniform experience.

13 July 2017

Visual Studio Code Updated with a Slew of New Features

Microsoft has released an update to Visual Studio Code, its open-source code editor for Windows, macOS and Linux. Visual Studio Code 1.14 is a sizeable update to the Electron-based editor, and adds a slate of […]

12 July 2017
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Oye! Earth Still Uses Linux in the 23rd Century

What operating system will be in use in the 23rd century? For inhabitants of the critically adored sci-fi series The Expanse the answer is Linux.

12 July 2017

Dash to Dock Adds Monitor Isolation, Improves Window Previews

A new version of Dash to Dock is now available to install, and it includes monitor isolation, and an improved way to see window previews of running apps.

12 July 2017
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3 Nifty New Features Coming to Nautilus

Here are 3 neat new features coming to Nautilus, the GNOME file manager app, all of which are designed to help make finding and managing files faster.

11 July 2017
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Arc Menu for GNOME Shell Now Lets You Edit Menu Button Icon, Text

The latest update to the popular Arc Menu extension for GNOME Shell finally let users customize the menu button. Fans of this open-source alternative to the Activities Overview have been asking for the ability to customize […]

11 July 2017

How To Add Blur to GNOME Shell

Remember how sexy the Unity Dash looked with its background blur effect enabled? Blyr brings something similar to GNOME Shell. It’s a straight-forward GNOME extension that adds a blur effect to the Activities Overview screen. A […]

11 July 2017
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Ubuntu is now available on the Windows Store

Ubuntu is now available to install on Windows 10 as an "app", making it easier for developers to access their favourite Linux tools while working on Windows.

10 July 2017

GNOME Pie App Launcher Serves Up a New Release

A fresh slice of GNOME Pie, a slick animated application launcher (and more) for Linux, is now available. GNOME Pie 0.7.1 arrives out of the oven with basic Wayland support, some minor usability and interaction improvements, […]

10 July 2017
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New LibreOffice Snap App Available for Testing

Reader Jamie P. pinged us over the weekend to let us know that a new version of LibreOffice, the popular open-source office suite, is available as a Snap app. Jamie says LibreOffice 5.3.4.2 is “so […]

10 July 2017
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Ubuntu Devs Uncertain about Using Wayland by Default in 17.10

Ubuntu is undecided about whether to use Wayland as the default display server in Ubuntu 17.10 as the realities of Wayland support in the real world bite.

10 July 2017
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GIMP is (Finally) Getting a Built-in Metadata Editor

The next version of GIMP will include an updated metadata viewer and a new metadata editor. The improved features are down to GIMP developer Benoit Touchette, whose work improves the existing ‘view metadata’ box but […]

10 July 2017