Posts from July 2017

kde kube mail app

KDE’s Promising New Email App Has a New Release

We mentioned KDE Kube, a promising KDE email and PIM suite, earlier this year — and we’re pleased to report that there’s a brand new release available for testing. Now don’t get too excited: while what’s […]

4 July 2017
Linux kernel stats

Wow, Linux 4.12 Really Was a HUGE Release [Stats]

"Linux 4.12 is big, really big, like bigger than you thought big," Gregs says in an update on his Google+ profile — and he's made a chart to prove it.

4 July 2017

German Laptop Company Tuxedo Announces Its Own Ubuntu Flavor

Tuxedo, a German computer company selling a range of Linux laptops, has announced it is launching it own Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

4 July 2017
vant moove15 linux laptop

Ubuntu Laptops from VANT Get Intel Kaby Lake Refresh

Say hola to a pair of well spec'd Ubuntu laptops from Spanish computer company Vant. Powered by Kaby Lake processors, you are going to vant one of these…

4 July 2017

Improve Your Photography Workflow on Linux with Rapid Photo Download 0.9

Rapid Photo Download 0.9.0 is now stable, and available to download. The app, which makes mass importing photos and videos from SD cards, smartphones and USB devices easier, switches from GTK to Qt for this […]

4 July 2017
min web browser

Electron-based Min Web Browser Sees First Update This Year

A new version of the Electron-based Min web-browser is now available to download. Not heard of min? Min is a desktop web-browser offering a unique, minimal UI that keeps out of the way. It has […]

4 July 2017
GNOME 3.26 await day background

This is the GNOME 3.26 Default Wallpaper

Holy geometric structure, batman! The new GNOME 3.26 wallpaper is up on GNOME Git — and it's a bit of a departure from what's gone before.

4 July 2017
snap apps as editor's picks in Ubuntu Software

Snap Apps Now Appear as ‘Editor’s Picks’ in Ubuntu Software

It’s now even easier to find Snap apps in Ubuntu Software. The latest stable update to Ubuntu Software in Ubuntu 17.04 (and up) ships with a number of Snap friendly improvements, including spotlighting a selection […]

3 July 2017
linux market share

Stats Say Linux Marketshare Hit All-Time High Last Month

Desktop Linux marketshare hit an all-time high last month, according to the latest data from web analytics firm NetMarketShare.

3 July 2017
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Folder Color Now Works With More Icon Themes, Includes More Color Options

A couple of weeks back we spotlighted Folder Color, a simple app that makes it easy to change folder color on Ubuntu. Great timing it turns out as the app has just picked up a […]

3 July 2017
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Linux Kernel 4.12 Released with BFQ, USB Type-C Manager, Much More

Linux Kernel 4.12 is officially out! Announcing the release over on the Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML)  Linus Torvalds says: “Things were quite calm this week, so I really didn’t have any real reason to […]

3 July 2017
Ubuntu Core for iot

Ubuntu Core Now Supports the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3

Ubuntu Core is now available for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3. To refresh your memory, Ubuntu Core is Canonical’s stripped down, streamlined, and super-secure version of Ubuntu based on Snappy. And now it’s available for […]

1 July 2017