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How to Freeze Ubuntu By Pressing One Key (Don’t Try This at Home)

Fool around with function keys in Ubuntu at your own peril folks, 'cos today I came across a frustrating (if middle funny) bug that can freeze the desktop.

1 May 2020

Ubuntu 20.10 Daily Builds Now Available to Download

Buckle up for the ride as you can now download Ubuntu 20.10 daily builds for testing! Freshly spun ISOs of what will become the next stable Ubuntu release will be produced each and every day […]

30 April 2020
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And We’re Off: Ubuntu 20.10 Development Officially Begins

Work on Ubuntu 20.10 'Groovy Gorilla' is now officially underway, with developer Lukasz Zemczak announcing the news on the Ubuntu developer mailing list.

27 April 2020
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Ubuntu 20.04 Supports Fingerprint Login, Improvements Planned

You can login to Ubuntu using your fingerprint in the latest LTS release, but Ubuntu and GNOME devs are working together to improve the experience.

24 April 2020
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Ubuntu 20.10 Codename Revealed – And It’s Kinda Groovy, Baby

The Ubuntu 20.10 codename has been revealed in all of its glory — and if you thought the 'Disco Dingo' was a far out name, wait until you meet the Groovy Gorilla!

24 April 2020
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The Best Task Management Tool for Linux is Being Revived

I've been blogging about Ubuntu (and Linux in general I guess) for a veritable eon. So when news reached me that Getting Things GNOME was being revived I had to stop what I was doing and reach for a new draft.

10 April 2020
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These Mockups Show How GNOME Would Look on a Tablet

What would a GNOME tablet user experience look like? These mockups from GNOME designer Tobias Bernard give us a pretty good idea.

7 April 2020
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Chrome OS Terminal App Gains New Features, Makes Working with Linux Easier

If you run Linux apps on your Chromebook using Google's fancy Crostini tech, look out for an updated terminal app in a forthcoming update.

5 April 2020
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Ubuntu 20.04 Shows Your OEM’s Logo on the Boot Screen

The boot screen experience in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS looks a tiny bit different from the one provided in Ubuntu 19.10 — at least for some people.

19 March 2020
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Eek, the Arc GTK Theme Needs a New Maintainer — Fast

The Arc GTK theme may be one of the most popular GTK themes available for Linux, but adoration doesn't fix bugs. The theme is looking for a new maintainer.

12 March 2020

‘Pop Shell’ Brings Proper Tiling Window Features to GNOME Shell

If you love the look of tiling window managers like i3, but don’t fancy giving up your creature comforts then keep an eye on Pop Shell — a new GNOME extension in development that has […]

11 March 2020
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An Official Firefox Flatpak is on the Way

With the Firefox 74 release out of the way Mozilla developers now turning their attention towards Firefox 75, scheduled for release in the early part of April. While Firefox 75 will (obviously) ship with new […]

10 March 2020