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Firefox 86 Will Support Next-Gen Image Format by Default

Firefox 86 features native support for AVIF image files across all major operating systems. This lightweight image format is up to 50% smaller than JPEG.

10 January 2021

GNOME’s Bold New Look is Beginning to Take Shape

Major GNOME Shell design changes are coming, but not everyone is please. GNOME devs share an update on their progress and urge users to 'wait' to try it.

7 January 2021

Major Update: Linux Mint 20.1 Available to Download, This is What’s New

Linux Mint 20.1 is now available to download. Learn more about the new releases, including its new features, new apps, and key changes in this blog post.

6 January 2021
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New Wallpaper for KDE Plasma 5.21 Revealed

KDE developers reveal the new desktop wallpaper that will ship in KDE Plasma 5.21 this spring. The background is called "Milky Way" and looks like this…

5 January 2021
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KDE Tease ‘Production Ready’ Wayland Support, New App Menu in 2021

KDE Plasma users can look forward to several big changes this year, including improved Wayland session, fingerprint support, and a new app menu.

2 January 2021
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Cawbird 1.3 Released with Improved DM Support, Video Uploading

Cawbird 1.3 is available to download. The latest version of this GTK Twitter client for Linux desktops includes a number improvements to direct messaging.

1 January 2021
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How to Enable ‘Fuzzy Search’ in GNOME Shell’s Applications Screen

Add fuzzy search to GNOME Shell using this free GNOME extension. It returns fuzzy matching app results in the GNOME Shell applications screen.

30 December 2020

Darktable 3.4 Gives Open Source Photographers New Toys to Play With

Darktable 3.4 has been released. This update to the open source Adobe Lightroom alternative adds new features, GUI changes, and better CPU performance.

24 December 2020
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Major Update: Xfce 4.16 Released with New Features & Visual Changes

Xfce 4.16 has been released. This version of the Linux desktop environment gains several new features, usability tweaks, and a roster of visual changes.

23 December 2020
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This $80 Games Console Looks Like a Switch, But Runs Ubuntu

Dig the look of the Nintendo Switch but prefer gaming on Linux? Meet the ODroid Go Super, an $80 ARM-powered games console that runs Ubuntu.

22 December 2020
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Kdenlive 20.12 Released, Adds Several New Features, New Video Effect

Kdenlive 20.12 offers a new subtitle editor, same track transition support, and a vertical video effect. We recap these and other changes in this release.

21 December 2020
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First Look: Major Design Changes Planned for GNOME 40

GNOME developers have unveiled an ambitious set of UX changes they hope to implement in GNOME 40. We take a closer look at the proposed redesign.

20 December 2020