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.
A new version of Ubuntu-based Zorin OS is available to download. Zorin OS 16.3 introduces a number of refinements that, its developers say, help “elevate your computing experience even further”. On paper, the inclusion of […]
Planning to upgrade or install Ubuntu 23.10 when it’s released in the autumn? If so, you can look forward to an experience powered by the Linux 6.5 kernel. While the Linux 6.5 kernel is yet […]
Ubuntu devs plan on making a notable typographic change in the upcoming release of Ubuntu 23.10 ‘Mantic Minotaur’. In an effort to improve the quality and (marginally) reduce the number of fonts a standard Ubuntu […]
A new development version of GIMP recently released, and it’s a fairly notably one for a couple of reasons. Though not stable (i.e. expect bugs) this release gives us our best look yet at how […]
Pull that party popper ‘cos Linux Mint 21.2 ‘Victoria’ is now officially available to download. This release is the stable series successor to last year’s Linux Mint 21.1 release. It remains based on Ubuntu 22.04 […]
A brand new version of the Thunderbird email client is out – and it’s looking fire! Many of the major UI changes teased last year make their debut here in Thunderbird 115, which has been […]
Stéphane Graber has announced his resignation from Canonical after 12 years of working at the company, mostly on LXD. His announcement follows news last week that Canonical had taken the LXD project in-house after years […]
The introduction of a “minimal install” mode in the Ubuntu installer has been one of the distro’s best-received features in years. When selected during initial install Ubuntu’s ‘minimal install’ gives users a complete, fully-functioning Ubuntu […]
Canonical has taken full control of the LXD project. A short statement posted on the Linux Containers website states: “The LXD project is no longer part of the LinuxContainers project but can now be found […]
A brand new version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser is rolling out — and it’s a real doozy. Linux users with Intel GPUs will be THRILLED to hear that Mozilla Firefox 115 finally supports […]
If you’re eager to play around with the upcoming KDE Plasma 6 release the folks behind the KDE neon make it easy. Work on KDE Plasma 6 is well underway and the first stable release […]
A new ‘app store’ is expected to ship as part of Ubuntu 23.10 when it’s released in October — and it’ll debut with a notable change to DEB support. Don’t get too excited; the new […]
If you thought you wouldn’t be bothered by Ubuntu’s (mildly annoying) apt “awareness” feature or Ubuntu Pro updates as you don’t use the command line, bad news. Ubuntu will start showing apt news and Ubuntu […]
Next time you stop by the Snapcraft website you’ll notice it has undergone a revamp. Canonical unveiled the changes today saying it “embarked on a project to redesign snapcraft.io and give it a more modern look”. This […]
If you’re all about your local music and don’t want any sort of streaming service or cloud integration, pitch up a tent and check out Festival, a new cross-platform, open-source music player written in Rust […]
Zorin OS is a fantastic Ubuntu-based distro but one drawback to using it is that you can’t upgrade to new versions (or the paid Pro edition). Well, it’s a drawback no longer! Yes, Zorin OS […]
A quick heads-up to any content computer users out there still using Ubuntu 22.10 — support for this release ends on July 20, 2023. Those without a calendar to gawp at should know that this […]
After 2 months of solid development, Linux 6.4 kernel is officially available to download. Announcing the release of the latest Linux kernel on (where else?) the official Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), Linux founder Linus […]