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.
I was using Vivaldi on Linux blissfully unaware that you can zoom the UI to increase the size of tabs, window controls, and in-app features. See how!
Ubuntu Core 22 is available to download. Ubuntu Core is Canonical's streamlined Ubuntu spin targeted at embedded devices, IoT, and industrial hardware.
It's tick-tock-end-of-life'o'clock for Ubuntu 21.10 'Impish Indri. Those using it should upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 soon to continue receiving updates.
To celebrate KDE Plasma 5.25, the latest stable release of the popular open source desktop environment, we run through 5 of the best new features included.
You can use an iPad or Android device as a second monitor on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS thanks to GNOME 42 and changes it made to RDP. We look at how to set it up.
'Authenticator' is an easy to use two-factor authentication app for the Linux desktop, and lets you generate 2-factor authentication codes for more than 290 services.
Plex's media streaming apps are now available for Linux users to install from Flathub, the cross-distro App Store for Flatpak apps after debuting as Snaps.
Witness as I try to write convincingly about a low-level system issue beyond my understanding but which affects my own use of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS at present.
GitHub is 'sunsetting' the Atom text editor later this year. No further development on the app is planned, and encourages users to seek out alternatives.
A new version of the i3-based Regolith Desktop is available to install on Ubuntu. Regolith Desktop 2.0 changes include a new 'desktop executor' tool.
The Vivaldi web browser now comes with a built-in email client with configurable layout and offline support. Plus, new calendar & RSS feed reader features.
Want to make Ubuntu's calendar app icon show the current date? Well take a look in here cos we've come across an open source script that does just that.
After years of wishing by users System76 is set to start making its products available to buy in Europe. It'll start with Launch, its mechanical keyboard.
Cool thing exists, falls out of vogue, and gets forgotten. Years later it makes a much-hyped comeback. It's a cycle as true for code as it is for pop stars.
EverSticky is an open-source sticky notes app for Linux desktops that syncs to Evernote. It supports text formatting and even checkbox notes, and more.
The HP Dev One is a developer-focused laptop preloaded with the Ubuntu-based Pop!_OS Linux distro from System76. See HP Dev One specs and pricing inside.
Timeshift is a popular open source tool for system backups and snapshots via Rsync or Btrfs. Now, Linux Mint has announced it's assuming maintenance of it.
When you need to send a file from your Linux desktop try Warp. It's a modern GTK4 app using the 'Wormhole' protocol for encrypted file sending between PCs.