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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Ubuntu Founder Explains Why Distro Won’t Support Flatpak

Ubuntu's founder pours cold water on the question of Ubuntu desktop supporting Flatpak, the fast-growing and popular open source packaging format.

22 April 2022

Things to do after you install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

We share things you can do after installing Ubuntu 22.04 to make your experience even better, such as using GNOME extensions and adding Flatpak support.

21 April 2022
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is Now Available to Download

Ahoy, folks — Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is now available to download from the Ubuntu website. Ubuntu 22.04 is front-loaded with a wealth of improvements including a new horizontal workspace switcher and app launcher, new UI […]

21 April 2022

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: Screenshot Tour

Want to see more of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS? I put together this screenshot tour to show off the (many) new features and improvements included in the release.

19 April 2022

Ubuntu 22.04: What’s New? [Video]

Watch this video to see all of the best new features in Ubuntu 22.04, including accent colours, dock options, kernel upgrade, and new file manager features.

19 April 2022
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Amberol is Fab No-Frills Audio Player for GNOME Desktop

Amberol is a minimal, no-frills music player designed for the GNOME desktop built using GTK4 and Rust. It eschews bloat to focus solely on playing songs.

13 April 2022

Upgrading from Ubuntu 20.04? Look Out for These Features in 22.04

We spotlight 20 major changes from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 LTS, from the new desktop experience, screenshot tool, theme changes, and lots more — check it out!

8 April 2022
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Dash to Panel Adds GNOME 42 Support

The Dash to Panel GNOME extension now supports GNOME 42 and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The extension combines top bar and dock into one unified panel.

7 April 2022
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Firefox 99 Released with GTK Overlay Scrollbar Support, Fixes

A new month, a new release of Mozilla Firefox — though as we’ve come to expect from its expedited release schedule, the changes are relatively minor. What’s new? Well, a lots of folks, including Mozilla […]

5 April 2022
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How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Complete Guide)

Learn how to upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 from Ubuntu 20.04 or Ubuntu 21.10 in this guide. Upgrading to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 'Jammy Jellyfish' is quick and easy.

3 April 2022
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Ubuntu 22.04 Beta Released, Available to Download

You can now download the Ubuntu 22.04 beta to go hands on with the 'jammy jellyfish' ahead of its stable release next month. What's new? Come take a look!

31 March 2022

Ubuntu 22.04’s Snap-Only Software Store is a Bug, Not a Feature

I've seen a few people mention that Ubuntu 22.04 doesn't lets you search for, browse, or install .deb packages from the Ubuntu Software app. This is a bug.

30 March 2022

‘App Icons Taskbar’ Puts Running Apps in GNOME Shell’s Top Bar

'App Icons Taskbar' is a GNOME extension giving you a single-panel GNOME Shell desktop experience with favourite and running app icons in the top bar.

30 March 2022
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An Early Look at New Features in Thunderbird 102

Various new features are coming to Thunderbird, the open source email client. In this post we look at the biggest ones, like the all-new address book.

29 March 2022

‘Extension Manager’ GNOME App Adds New Features, New Icon

An update to Extension Manager, a GTK app for managing, installing, and configuring GNOME extensions on GNOME Shell is rolling out via Flathub.

29 March 2022

‘Ubuntu Pro’ Settings Pulled from Ubuntu 22.04

The new Ubuntu Pro settings in Ubuntu 22.04 are being removed (for now). Devs say the backend that supports the security feature is 'delayed'.

25 March 2022

Ubuntu 22.04 Won’t Skimp on Wallpapers After All

Behold, 417 words on why Ubuntu being miserly with desktop backgrounds doesn't do it any favours, hence why I'm happy to hear it's changed its mind.

23 March 2022

Major Update: GNOME 42 Released, This is What’s New

The GNOME project today released GNOME 42, the latest version of its open source desktop environment. New features, UI tweaks, and performance gains are a staple part of every new GNOME desktop update, but none more so […]

23 March 2022