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CrossOver 17 Lets You Run Microsoft Office 2016 on Linux

CrossOver 17 is now available. It brings support for Microsoft Office 2016 on Linux, WINE performance improvements, and a slate of bug fixes and features.

6 December 2017
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Vivaldi Web Browser Comes to the Raspberry Pi

Raspberry Pi users can now use the Vivaldi web browser, with Vivaldi releasing an experimental ARM build of its browser through its website.

5 December 2017
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Linux Release Roundup: Etcher, Mailspring, PulseEffects + More

We're now officially in Christmas season, but even the overuse of xmas music in public spaces isn't enough to stymie the flow of Linux releases.

3 December 2017
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Big Unity Desktop Update Coming to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

A big update to the Unity desktop stack is heading to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, including a security fix that allowed the lock screen to be bypassed on some systems.

1 December 2017
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LibreOffice Is Now Available on Flathub, the Flatpak App Store

LibreOffice is now available to install from Flathub, the centralised Flatpak app store. Its arrival allows anyone running a modern Linux distribution to install the latest stable release of LibreOffice in a click or two, without […]

28 November 2017

Lumina Desktop 1.4.0 Released

Lumina 1.4.0 has been released. Among the changes in this update to the Qt-based desktop environment is multi-threading in the file manager and PDF viewer.

23 November 2017
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New Icon Theme Confirmed for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

‘Suru’ is going to be the default icon theme in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. That’s Suru, the rebooted community icon theme and not Suru, the Canonical-created icon theme that shipped on the Ubuntu Phone (and was created […]

16 November 2017
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Mailspring Email Client is now available as a Snap app

The Mailspring email client is now available as a Snap application on Ubuntu and other Linux distros. The part-Electron, part C++ mail app works with most major email providers, lets you add multiple accounts, has fast […]

16 November 2017
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Linux Now Powers 100% of the World’s Top 500 Supercomputers

Linux runs on 100% of the world's top 500 supercomputers according to the latest stats from the respected supercomputer watchers TOP500.

14 November 2017
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Listen to the Purism Librem 5 Phone Ringtones

Purism has unveiled the default ringtones which will be used on the Librem 5 phone. The sounds come by way of a community-based contest (which I have to admit I wasn’t aware of before now) held alongside the […]

14 November 2017

Firefox 57 “Quantum” Is Here, And It’s Awesome

Firefox 57 is here. It introduces a new look, sees legacy add-ons dropped, and gives the core rendering engine a big old speed boost.

14 November 2017
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OpenShot 2.4.1 Released with Various Improvements

A new version of the OpenShot video editor is now available. OpenShot 2.4.1 improves video playback and image quality, and is said to have better stability.

13 November 2017