All articles by Joey Sneddon

Founder and editor of this site! I've been blogging about Ubuntu daily since first discovering it in 2008. Although I love Ubuntu I like Linux distros in general, and like to try out new apps, distros, and keep track of developments within the wider tech community.

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10 Best Features in GNOME 45

The latest GNOME 45 release is attracting a lot of praise — and for good reason. In this post I run-through the best new features GNOME 45 comes with. What follows is by no means […]

15 September 2023
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LMDE 6 (Linux Mint Debian Edition) Beta is Available to Download

A beta version of LMDE 6 “Faye” is now available to download. The next major update in the LMDE series (LMDE stands for ‘Linux Mint Debian Edition’) is based on Debian 12 Bookworm, which offers […]

13 September 2023

Control Nanoleaf Lights on Linux Using a GNOME Extension

Do you own and use Nanoleaf lights and want to control them from your Linux desktop rather than a mobile app? If so, you’re in luck as there’s a plucky little GNOME extension that lets […]

9 September 2023

Brand New ‘App Center’ Lands in Ubuntu 23.10

Ubuntu’s new “App Center” app has arrived in Ubuntu 23.10 daily builds – no Snap channel commands required to test it out. The new front-end for installing Snap and Deb package is built using Flutter. […]

7 September 2023

Firefox for Linux Adds Rounded Bottom Corners

Mozilla Firefox is bringing rounded bottom corners to its Linux builds. Getting official support means you’ll no longer need to use a third-party GNOME extension to force rounded corners in the browser. The change will […]

6 September 2023

Ubuntu 23.10 Mascot Art, Default Wallpaper Revealed

The default wallpaper set to greet those installing Ubuntu 23.10 ‘Mantic Minotaur’ next month has been unveiled. Ubuntu 23.10’s default wallpaper and mascot artwork draws heavily on the motifs afforded to it by its mythological […]

6 September 2023

GNOME 45 Arrives in Daily Builds of Ubuntu 23.10

Good news for those looking forward to the upcoming GNOME 45 release – it’s arrived in the Ubuntu 23.10 daily builds! The next stable update to the world’s most-used Linux desktop environment isn’t due to […]

4 September 2023

Papirus Icon Pack Updated with New-Look LibreOffice Icons

A major update to the phenomenally popular Paprius icon set for Linux desktops is now available. Papirus’ September 2023 update adds a bunch of new and updated glyphs, including redesigned icons for LibreOffice that riff […]

3 September 2023

I Think Ubuntu 23.10 is Making a Mistake…

The next version of the world’s most popular desktop Linux operating system (that’s Ubuntu, for those playing dumb) comes with fewer apps available out-of-the-box. Daily builds of Ubuntu 23.10 now ship with just a super-slim […]

1 September 2023
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Regolith Desktop 3.0 Released with Initial Wayland Support

Regolith Desktop 3.0 has been released for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 23.10, and both Debian Bullseye and Bookworm. This update to the keyboard-driven, tiling desktop environment also introduces an alpha-quality Wayland-based session based on […]

30 August 2023

Firefox 117 Released With Minor (And I Mean Minor) Changes

Mozilla Firefox 117 is now rolling out to users across Windows, macOS, and Linux. But don’t get excited about its arrival, okay? Given the rapid release cadence this browser uses the days of blockbuster, feature-packed […]

29 August 2023

Ubuntu 23.10 Fixes Its Dev Wallpaper Faux-Pas

I made a little joke — which some people didn’t find funny, alas — about the super bright, glaring white default wallpaper Ubuntu devs added to the Mantic Minotaur daily builds last week. That joke […]

28 August 2023