All articles by Joey Sneddon

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.

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Zorin OS 15 Lite: Xfce Has Never Looked So Good!

Zorin OS 15 Lite is a stylish Linux distribution based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. It's designed for low spec computers and uses the Xfce desktop by default.

20 November 2019
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Google Wants to Bring Android Closer to the Mainline Linux Kernel

Google wants to bring Android "as close as possible" to the mainline Linux kernel, stabilising the kernel ABI and making hardware support modular.

20 November 2019
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Scrcpy Update Adds Android 10 Support, Multitouch Gestures

Scrcpy users can now interact with an Android phone on PC using a touchscreen, as well as use the utility with devices running Android 10.

20 November 2019

Desktop Linux Apps Running on the PinePhone [Video]

This video shows Mozilla Firefox, GIMP and a Qt5 Matrix client running on a PinePhone with postmarketOS installed. Are they usable? Find out.

20 November 2019

Slimbook Tease New Linux Laptop in Apple-Bashing Video

Linux laptop maker Slimbook is promoting an upcoming hardware launch with a bizarre YouTube video in which a penguin bashes apple — quite literally!

19 November 2019

There’s a Dracula Theme for …Pretty Much Everything

If you use the Ant Dracula GTK theme on your Linux desktop check out this horde of Dracula themes for well known apps like Gedit, VSCode and Vim.

19 November 2019

Must Read: 5 GTK Themes for Linux Desktops Made by Vince Liuice

We spotlight 5 GTK themes for Ubuntu and other Linux desktops created by Vinceliuice, a prolific open source theme designer based in China.

15 November 2019
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How to Hide Mounted Drives on Ubuntu Dock (Quick Guide)

Learn how to hide mounted drives on the Ubuntu Dock in Ubuntu, as it shows dock icons for USB drives, SD cards partitions, and remote mounts by default.

14 November 2019
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OnlyOffice, the Open Source Office Suite is Now Available on Flathub

OnlyOffice Desktop Editors for Linux is now available to download and install as a Flatpak app from Flathub across multiple Linux distributions.

12 November 2019

The Voyager Linux Distro Offers an Interesting Spin on Xfce

The Voyager Linux distribution wants to take users on a journey to an "aesthetic and immersive" Linux environment — but does it succeed?

11 November 2019
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HandBrake 1.3.0 Released with UI Tweaks, Discord Presets + More

HandBrake 1.3.0 has been released. This update of the free media convertor tool adds AMD VCE support and new Discord video presets. Learn more in this post.

10 November 2019
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PinePhone: What You Need to Know About This Linux Phone

The PinePhone is an affordable Linux phone created by Pine64, makers of the Pinebook Pro laptop and the Pine64 single board computer. All of the PinePhone specs, features and build quality are designed to meet […]

8 November 2019
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Kdenlive is Now Available on the Snap Store

The Kdenlive video editor is now officially available on the Snap store, where it joins more than 50 other KDE branded Snap apps.

8 November 2019

Pinebook Pro Unboxed, Booted, Then Taken Apart [Video]

Pinebook Pro unboxing videos have begun popping up on YouTube, including this 10 minute clip showing the Pinebook Pro unboxed, booted, then disassembled!

7 November 2019

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Released for Linux

Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition is now available to download and install on Linux and macOS. The Linux port was handled by Feral Interactive.

6 November 2019
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It’s Official: Microsoft Edge is Coming to Linux

Microsoft Edge for Linux is coming next year, Redmond has announced. Microsoft announced the Linux build on stage at the Ignite 2019 conference.

5 November 2019

Ubuntu Publishes Support Roadmap for the Raspberry Pi 4

The future of Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi family is looking pretty fresh, with Canonical unveiling a new roadmap outlining official support for the boards.

4 November 2019

elementary OS Now Has Support for Flatpak Apps

Elementary OS Flatpak support is now rolling out to users via a software update. The change will make it easier to install Flatpak apps on elementary OS.

3 November 2019