Section: News

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The 8-inch Chuwi MiniBook Touts Support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Fans of diminutive computers will no doubt of heard of the Chuwi MiniBook by now — but chances are they haven't seen it running Ubuntu!

4 July 2019
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Must Read: ‘Material Shell’ is an Impressive Tiling GNOME Shell Extension

Imagine GNOME Shell and the i3 window manager got married, settled down, and had a kid — that kid would grow up to be Material Shell. Material Shell is a fantastic new GNOME Shell extension/user […]

3 July 2019
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Linux Mint Confirms It’s Dropping 32-bit Releases

Linux Mint 32-bit releases are being dropped, with the distro confirming that it will not provide 32-bit downloads of Linux Mint 20 next year.

3 July 2019

Linux Mint’s New Mintbox PC is Powerful (And Pricey)

Linux Mint's MintBox 3 PC is nearing release with high-end specs and a price tag to match! Built by Compulab, the MintBox 3 will be cost from $1.5k.

3 July 2019
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DeaDBeeF Music Player Scores a Minor Update

We checkout the latest release of the DeaDBeeF music player, DeaDBeeF 1.8.1, and show you how to install the lightweight music app on Ubuntu.

2 July 2019
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GNOME Shell Will Soon Respect Your Font Settings

It may soon be easier to change GNOME Shell font thanks to a new patch that makes the GNOME Shell interface respect a user's font settings.

2 July 2019
KDE USB ISO Writer for Windows desktops

The KDE ISO Image Writer is Coming to Windows

Windows users will soon have another way to create a live, bootable USB drive of their fave Linux distribution. A KDE ISO writer tool for Windows desktops is being developed as part of the Google […]

1 July 2019
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Mageia 7 Released with Plasma 5.15, Linux 5.1 & More

If you fancy sampling a Linux distro that’s not based on Ubuntu, check out the new Mageia 7 release, now available for download. Mageia 7 arrives two years after the release of Mageia 6 and […]

1 July 2019

Teleport is a Simple File Transfer App for Linux Desktops

For a fast, frill-free way to fling files between Linux PCs using your local network, check out Teleport, a file transfer app for Linux.

1 July 2019
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Cinnamon 4.2.0 Packs Plenty of Bug Fixes, But No Major Changes

Cinnamon 4.2.0 is the latest update to the Linux Mint desktop, but users shouldn't get too excited by the pending upgrade as it's a bug fix release.

30 June 2019
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First Look: GNOME Shell Adds Another Much-Requested Feature

It looks like GNOME Shell is FINALLY adding drag and drop folder creation to the Applications Overview, with code implementing the feature pending merge.

30 June 2019
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Slimbook’s Latest Linux Laptop is Faster (and Cheaper) than a MacBook Air

The Slimbook Pro X claims to be the best Linux laptop in the world. We take a look at its specs and its price to see if the boast holds up.

27 June 2019

GNOME Foundation reports a huge increase in funding for 2018

The GNOME Foundation has been posted its 2018 annual report, seeing a substantial increase in funding thanks to two major donations.

27 June 2019
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Panic Over! Valve Say Steam WILL Support Ubuntu 19.10

Ubuntu gamers can breathe a sigh of relief as Valve has confirmed that Steam for Linux WILL support Ubuntu 19.10. Valve developer Pierre-Loup Griffais says Ubuntu’s recent rethink over plans to axe its i386/32-bit archive […]

27 June 2019
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GNOME Usage Gets More Useful at Reporting Disk Space

A new, improved storage panel is currently in development for GNOME Usage, the user-friendly system resource reporting and monitoring tool.

26 June 2019

GNOME Classic Mode is Getting Some Overdue Improvements in Fedora 31

The retro-minded GNOME Classic session will see a number of usability improvements in Fedora 31, due for release in October.

24 June 2019
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Ubuntu Changes Its Mind, Says it WILL Continue to Support 32-bit Apps

Canonical has issued a statement on Ubuntu’s 32-bit future — and gamers, among others, are sure to relieved! The company says Ubuntu WILL now continue to build and maintain a 32-bit archive going forward — […]

24 June 2019
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Must Read: The Raspberry Pi 4 is Here, And it’s a BEAST!

The Raspberry Pi 4 is the latest version of the popular single-board computer. Its improved specs deliver desktop-class performance.

24 June 2019