Section: Apps

Here you can discover the latest Linux apps, software and system utilities to use on Ubuntu, Linux Mint, and related distributions, from office suites and music players to dev tools and CLI scripts for getting things done.

LightDM GTK+ Greeter 1.7 Adds Custom Window Placing, Avatar Options

LightDM GTK+ Greeter, the login-screen used in Lubuntu and Xubuntu, has gained support for custom dialog window placing in its latest update.

29 December 2013

Simple Screen Recorder Makes Screencasting on Linux Easy

Whether you're wanting to make a video tutorial, capture an interface quirk for a bug report, or looking to show off your gaming prowess, there are a bunch of screen-recording tools available for Ubuntu.

28 December 2013

Desktop IRC App Smuxi Tweaks Layout, Adds Scripting Support

With Christmas being a time for the coming together of friends and family it's an apt time for Smuxi, the popular cross-platform desktop IRC client, to push out a new release.

24 December 2013

A Nest Full Of Features: Twitter App Turpial Hits 3.0 Stable

A new stable release of popular Linux Twitter app Turpial has been made available.

20 December 2013

Ubuntu One Gets New Unofficial, Cross-Platform Mobile App

A new application is aiming to help Ubuntu One users access their files on more platforms – including Ubuntu Touch.

16 December 2013

Ubuntu Confirm GNOME Control Centre Fork for 14.04

Canonical developers have confirmed their plans to fork the GNOME Control Centre in Ubuntu 14.04.

13 December 2013

Screensaver Inhibitor ‘Caffeine’ Gets First Update in Over Two Years

Screensaver and sleep inhibitor Caffeine has received its first update in over two years.

11 December 2013

Firefox 26 Released With On Demand Java Plugin Feature

Bang on schedule, the latest release of Mozilla Firefox has been made available for download.

10 December 2013

HackerTray Brings ‘Hacker News’ to Your Menu Bar

HackerTray is a recently released app that brings the popular social news site Hacker News to your menu bar.

8 December 2013

Turpial 3 Beta Builds Available for Ubuntu

Desktop Twitter app Turpial 3 is available for testing on Ubuntu – albeit unofficially.

6 December 2013
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How To Check The Health of Your Laptop Battery in Ubuntu

They say that all good things come to an end, and the lifespan of a laptop battery is not exempt.

5 December 2013

Canonical Working To Bring Weather Channel App to Ubuntu Touch

Sunny days ahead – Canonical has today announced that its working with The Weather Channel to bring its popular app to Ubuntu for Phones and tablets.

4 December 2013