Joey Sneddon is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of OMG! Ubuntu. Since 2009, he has reported on Ubuntu and the wider open-source and Linux ecosystem, covering every major Ubuntu release since 9.04 to the present. With 16 years of hands-on experience reporting on Ubuntu and Linux, his coverage has been cited by leading technology news sites including Ars Technica, Engadget and Forbes.
Flatseal is a GUI app that makes it easy to manage Flatpak app permissions on a per-app basis. Free software, Flatseal is available to install from Flathub.
A new version of the Arc Menu GNOME extension has been released. Arc Menu v41 includes 3 new layouts, widget integration, and 'desktop' shortcut creation.
Developers are hoping to get ICU 66 packaged up in Ubuntu 20.04. The update adds support for Unicode 13, due for release in March.
I’ve been listening to 2010 era pop punk all day so when I saw an update from Choqok in my RSS reader I legitimately had to double check the date. But after years (and I […]
elementary OS 5.1.2 is available to download. The point release offers updated .iso media with Ubuntu 18.04.3 HWE installed, which includes Linux 5.3.
Ubuntu has settled on the version of the Linux kernel that will ship in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS when released this April. Surprisgly, it won't be the most recent.
RawTherapee v5.8 introduces support for CR3 data (on cameras that support it), plus improved handling for camera models, better memory usage, and more.
Ubuntu Kylin's UKUI desktop is getting a Qt revamp, with a look that will rival the Deepin desktop. This video of UKUI 3.0 Start menu preview shows more.
Pine64 is back with a new single board computer, the HardROCK64. It costs from $35, features a six-core ARM processor, and has lots of ports and expansion.
A new version of Lumina desktop, a lightweight Qt-based desktop environment built around plugins, is available to download. We recap the new changes.
Pine64 plan to sell PinePhone cases online. The fitted hard shell cases will be available in several colours and feature cut outs for camera and speakers.
Lightworks 20 features an improved interface and new options, including H.265 video decoding, auto-rotation of smartphone video, and more.
Using the Cinnamon desktop environment on a high-resolution display? If so, you may be pretty excited to hear that fractional scaling support is on the way.
A video demo of Ubuntu Touch aka Ubports on the PinePhone has been uploaded to YouTube by Ubports' Marius Gripsgård to showcase its support.
A new version of the Regolith desktop is available. Regolith 1.3 introduces a new theme, shortcut improvements, and a new way of handling notifications.
Dino is an open source XMPP client for Linux desktops. Written in GTK/Vala, Dino also supports end-to-end encryption, file sending, and message searching.
PhotoFlare is a free photo editor for Windows and Linux that lets you apply filters, add text to images, and more. Think Microsoft Paint, but more powerful.
LibreOffice 6.4 is the latest stable release of the open source productivity suite and contains a number of new features and key improvements.