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.

Three More Games Added to Humble Indie Bundle 13

A further three games have been added to the Humble Indie Bundle 13 and, as before, they’re all available for Linux.

5 November 2014

FSF-Endorsed Linux Distro ‘Trisquel 7.0’ Released

Like your Ubuntu-based Linux distributions a little more free? There's a brand new LTS release of Trisquel ready for download.

4 November 2014

Mozilla to Launch Brand New Developer Web Browser Next Week

When you woke up this morning you probably didn't expect to see the words 'New' 'Mozilla' and 'Web Browser' writ large online.

3 November 2014

Pitivi 0.94 Switches to GTK HeaderBar, Squashes Bugs Galore

Open-source NLE video editor 'Pitivi' has switched to using a space-saving GTK HeaderBar and app menu button in its latest beta release.

3 November 2014

Cinnamon 2.4 Debuts With New Features, Here’s How To Install It In Ubuntu

Adding some spice to the weekend, Linux Mint has announced a new release of the Cinnamon desktop environment, available to install in Ubuntu.

2 November 2014

Kubuntu 15.04 Will Use Plasma 5 Desktop by Default

Kubuntu 15.04 will ship with the new Plasma 5 desktop environment by default, its lead developer has confirmed.

31 October 2014

Russia’s ‘Yandex Browser’ Launches First Linux Beta, Is No Chrome Clone

You don't need to be Russian to have heard of Yandex, the country's leading search engine, but you will need to speak the language to use its branded web browser, which has just launched in beta on Linux.

31 October 2014

LibreOffice 4.3.3 Released with 62 Bug Fixes

A new minor release of the hugely popular open-source office suite LibreOffice has been made available for immediate download.

30 October 2014

How to Install and Setup ‘My Weather Indicator’ in Ubuntu 15.10

There's no drought of ways to be kept abreast of the weather on the Ubuntu desktop and My Weather Indicator is one of the best.

28 October 2014

Our Ubuntu Survey Results: Unity, Heron’s and Dual-Boots Are Popular

One week and 15,000 responses later, the results of our Ubuntu at 10 Reader Survey are finally ready to serve up. And they make for some fascinating mid-morning coffee-break reading.

26 October 2014

Here We Go Again: Ubuntu 15.04 Now Open for Development

Barely 24 hours after the Utopic Unicorn finally bolted from the stable stable, Ubuntu 15.04 has opened its doors for development.

24 October 2014

Have You Upgraded to Ubuntu 14.10 ‘Utopic Unicorn’? (Poll)

The final stable release of Ubuntu 14.10 is now available — but do you plan to upgrade? That's the question we're asking in this poll.

24 October 2014

7 Things to Do After Installing Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn

After you’ve installed or upgraded to Ubuntu 14.10, known by its codename ‘Utopic Unicorn’, there are a few things you should do to get it up and running in tip-top shape.

24 October 2014

How to Upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.10

Wondering how to upgrade Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to Ubuntu 14.10? Well, we're here to help.

23 October 2014
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Ubuntu 14.10 Released, Ready to Download Now

After six months in the mix today marks the stable release of the latest version of Ubuntu.

23 October 2014

This is the Name of Ubuntu 15.04 — And It’s Not Versatile Velociraptor

Ubuntu 14.10 may not be out of the door yet, but attention is already turning to Ubuntu 15.04. Today it got its name: 'Vivid Vervet'.

20 October 2014
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Are You an Ubuntu Expert? Take Our Quiz and Find Out!

Test how hardy your Ubuntu know-how is by taking our trusty Ubuntu tenth birthday quiz. Will you be the Quantal Quetzal of quizzes?

20 October 2014
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Firefox 33 Release Brings Search Suggestions, OpenH264 Support

Mozilla Firefox 33, the latest stable update to the widely popular open-source web browser, is now rolling out on Ubuntu.

14 October 2014