Posts from August 2017

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Firefox 55 Upgrade Is Finally Rolling Out on Ubuntu

Ubuntu users can now upgrade to the latest stable release of Mozilla Firefox through the Software Updater tool, without the need for extra PPAs.

15 August 2017

The MusixMatch Desktop Lyrics App Is Available for Linux

This weekend I learnt that the Musixmatch desktop app is available for Linux!  Not that Linux users are short of desktop lyrics apps, mind. We’ve written about several before, including ‘Instant Lyrics’ and ‘Lyricfier’, and […]

15 August 2017

Ubuntu is adding a Trash Can Icon to the Desktop

With no (easy) way to add a trash icon to the new Ubuntu Dock, Ubuntu's devs instead opt to add a trash icon to the Ubuntu desktop.

15 August 2017

Latte Dock 0.7 Released with Wayland Tech Preview

A new version of Latte Dock is available to download. The popular desktop dock is designed for, but not exclusive to, the KDE Plasma desktop. The official release announcement lists many of the salient changes, […]

14 August 2017

Atom, Visual Studio Code Updates Available to Download

Github's Atom text editor and Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code) both have updated versions available to download.

14 August 2017

QupZilla Web Browser Is Changing Its Name

The QupZilla web browser is hunting for a new name. Development is to move under the KDE project umbrella and it may replace Konquerer.

14 August 2017

The New Ubuntu Dock (First Look)

We reported last week that Ubuntu is creating a fork of Dash to Dock, the popular GNOME extension, for use on the Ubuntu 17.10 desktop — but we didn’t know a lot about it. Well, […]

14 August 2017

How to Install Winamp inspired Qmmp on Ubuntu

In this post we will show you how to install Qmmp on Ubuntu. Qmmp (which stands for Qt Multi Media Player) is an open-source audio player built using C++ and Qt. It’s not the kind […]

11 August 2017

Why Rhythmbox Looks Very Different in Ubuntu 17.10

The Rhythmbox music player will look very different in Ubuntu 17.10, due for release later this year. But the changes on show aren’t because there’s been a new release. Instead, Ubuntu devs plan to make […]

10 August 2017

Integrate Your Android Phone with GNOME Shell

It's now possible to integrate features of KDE Connect with GNOME Shell desktop using the GNOME extension called Mconnect.

10 August 2017

GNOME Web 3.26 Adds Support for Firefox Sync

Firefox Sync support will be the headline feature in GNOME Web 3.26, letting you sync browser tabs, history and other data between Epiphany/Web and Firefox.

9 August 2017

Ubuntu 17.10 Wants to Ship Sushi By Default (Update: Decides Not To)

Ubuntu is considering adding the GNOME file preview utility Sushi as part of Ubuntu 17.10, the next stable release of the Linux distro due for release in October.

9 August 2017
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