Posts from April 2018

omg! ubuntu in the wild

Ubuntu Spotted in ‘Maze Runner: The Death Cure’

If you plan on renting a copy of Maze Runner: The Death Cure when it hits home media later this month, you may spot something familiar that’ll have you spitting your popcorn out. An eagle-eyed Reddit user spotted […]

15 April 2018
GNOME 3.28 features

First GNOME 3.28 Point Release Is Now Rolling Out

Developers have issued the first point release to GNOME 3.28, which was released last month. GNOME 3.28.1 brings a boat load of bug fixes for a stack of GNOME desktop components, modules and apps. And, because […]

15 April 2018
elisa music player

Elisa Music Player Makes Its Debut Release

The Elisa music player is a Qt-based open source music player for Linux and, uniquely, for Windows.

13 April 2018
canonical kernel live patch option in ubuntu 18.04

Ubuntu 18.04 Makes it Easier to Install Kernel Updates without Rebooting

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS makes it easy to enable linux kernel live patching via the Canonical Livepatch Service via a new sign-in option in the updates manager.

11 April 2018
feral interactive gamemode for linux open source

‘GameMode’ Can Improve Gaming Performance on Linux

Wish you could wring every single drop of performance from your computer when gaming on Linux? Well, a new open source tool from games porting company Feral Interactive wants to help you do exactly that. Say […]

10 April 2018
Rise of the Tomb Raider on Linux

‘Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration’ Hits Linux April 19

The Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration Linux port will be released in April, games porting company Feral Interactive has revealed. The acclaimed game will support the Vulkan API on Linux.

9 April 2018
the flat hub website redesign

Improved Flathub Website Makes It Easier to Find Flatpak Apps

It just got a whole heap easier to find and install Flatpak apps on Linux distros like Ubuntu. A new version of the Flathub website is now live on Flathub.org, albeit in beta. The improved front-end […]

7 April 2018
Ambiance GTK theme in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Ubuntu 18.04 Gives Nautilus a Striking New Look

There’s a rather large visual change in Ubuntu 18.04 that I’ve only just noticed. It’s not because the change in question is subtle or easy to miss. It’s because I have only just booted up a […]

6 April 2018
Ubuntu 18.04 Beta 2

Ubuntu 18.04 Final Beta Available to Download

The Ubuntu 18.04 beta download is ready for testing. Grab your USB thumb drive and help test the release that will become the next LTS version of Ubuntu.

6 April 2018
The Slimbook Curve Linux PC

The Slimbook Curve is a Stunning All-in-One Linux PC

Yodel an aloha to the Slimbook Curve — an all-in-one Linux PC with an alluring curved edge-to-edge display. Call me old fashioned but I’m (still) a huge fan of desktop computers. I like having something big and […]

4 April 2018
gnome dash to dock facebook image

‘Dash to Dock’ Adds New Launcher Styles, Support for GNOME 3.28

An updated version of Dash to Dock, the hugely popular GNOME Shell extension, is available to download. Dash to Dock v63 adds support for the recent GNOME 3.28 release. This means those of you on Ubuntu […]

3 April 2018