Posts from February 2018

vlc 3.0

The 5 Coolest Things About VLC 3.0

VLC Chromecast support arrives in VLC 3.0, as do many other features! In this post we take a look at 5 changes that make this VLC release worth downloading.

9 February 2018

How to Install LibreOffice 6.0 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Above

We show you how to install LibreOffice 6.0 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Linux Mint and other distros using the reliable, upstream Libreoffice PPA.

9 February 2018

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Could Come with Snap Apps Preinstalled

Ubuntu devs propose shipping Snap apps by default in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, though decisions need to be made around policy and maintainability first.

9 February 2018

Quarter Window Tiling Support added to the MATE Desktop

Support for quarter window tiling has been added to the MATE desktop. The feature is one of several improvements shipping in the latest stable release of the ‘retrospective’ desktop environment, which was forked from GNOME 2 […]

7 February 2018

Want Longer Battery Life on Linux? Try Fedora

Battery life on Linux is something of a weak spot in my opinion. It’s not abjectly terrible, but it’s not subjectively fantastic, either. So I’m stoked to hear that Red Hat (yes, them again) are hard […]

7 February 2018

Missing Microsoft Office? Try SoftMaker Office 2018 for Linux

Softmaker 2018 for Linux is now available to download. The office suite includes native support for Microsoft office documents, and a new Ribbon UI.

7 February 2018

How to Try the New Ubuntu Theme

A new Ubuntu theme has been made for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. In this post we show you how you can try the new theme, right now, on Ubuntu 17.10.

5 February 2018

Elementary OS Juno will be version 5.0, not 0.5

A new version of elementary OS arrives in the spring, and when it does it’ll have a number of significant new features and changes on offer. Among them a small yet appreciable bump to the version number. […]

5 February 2018

How to Check Linux Kernel Version on Ubuntu & Linux Mint

How to check the Linux kernel version your Ubuntu system is running using a terminal command. Plus, learn what the linux version numbers mean.

3 February 2018

Want to Install Skype on Ubuntu? It’s Now Easier

Skype for Linux is available as a Snap app on the Snap store, making it easy to download and install Skype on Linux distros like Ubuntu and Linux Mint.

1 February 2018

Telegram Releases Library to Make Better Unofficial Telegram Apps

Linux users love Telegram — and I know that because I’m one of them! Telegram is a cross-platform messaging service analogous to WhatsApp, but with a much broader set of features. You can have public […]

1 February 2018
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