Posts from November 2017

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Listen to the Purism Librem 5 Phone Ringtones

Purism has unveiled the default ringtones which will be used on the Librem 5 phone. The sounds come by way of a community-based contest (which I have to admit I wasn’t aware of before now) held alongside the […]

14 November 2017

Firefox 57 “Quantum” Is Here, And It’s Awesome

Firefox 57 is here. It introduces a new look, sees legacy add-ons dropped, and gives the core rendering engine a big old speed boost.

14 November 2017
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Linux Audiobook Player ‘Cozy’ Adds Sleep Timer, m4a Support

Cozy, the open-source audiobook player for Linux desktop, has a new version out. The app adds a sleep timer and improves the interface.

13 November 2017
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Samsung Demos Ubuntu Running on a Galaxy Smartphone

Samsung has shared a video of its 'Linux on Galaxy' app that lets developers run full desktop Linux distributions on select Galaxy smartphones.

13 November 2017
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OpenShot 2.4.1 Released with Various Improvements

A new version of the OpenShot video editor is now available. OpenShot 2.4.1 improves video playback and image quality, and is said to have better stability.

13 November 2017
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Linux Kernel 4.14 Released, This is What’s New

Linus Torvalds has announced the release of a Linux 4.14, the latest stable release of the Linux kernel, and it's packed full of changes and new features.

12 November 2017
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Linux Release Roundup: Atom, Football Manager 2018, Kdenlive + More

It’s a Sunday, which means it’s time for a concise roundup of recent Linux releases that didn’t merit their own dedicated post. A rather diverse set of apps and projects made releases in the past […]

12 November 2017
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Notes Up is a Markdown Editor for Linux

Notes Up is a Markdown editor for Linux desktop with a basic set of features, including PDF export and a markdown cheat sheet built in to the app.

10 November 2017
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How to Install Mesa 17.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

It's easy to install Mesa 17.2 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and 17.10 thanks to the X-Swat Updates PPA, which packages the latest Mesa release for Ubuntu users.

10 November 2017
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Dashlane Password Manager Now Supports Linux

Dashlane, the popular password manager, now supports Linux (and ChromeOS and Microsoft Edge) thanks to new web extension and web app combination.

9 November 2017
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Does Ubuntu Need a New Theme? [Poll]

Does Ubuntu need a new theme? Ubuntu developers certainly think so. They’ve started a new initiative to try and find a new GTK theme (as well as new GNOME Shell theme and icon set). But […]

9 November 2017
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Ubuntu Is Looking for a New Theme

Ubuntu 18.04 wants to include a new theme and icon set, and it wants you, the community, to make it, using Adwaita as the foundation.

9 November 2017