Mozilla Firefox 119 is now available to download. The latest update to the open-source web browser brings a set of improvements that enhance its usefulness, both for those using it full-time and those looking to […]
KDE Plasma 6.0, the next major release of the phenomenally popular open-source desktop environment, is under rapid development. But one question has persisted: when will it be released? Last month KDE devs shared a tentative […]
If you want to get stuff done, you have to get organised, and using a dedicated to-do app is an invaluable way to do that. Linux users have access to tons of terrific to-do list […]
There’s a chill in the air – and not just because I left the kitchen window open. It’s Hallowe’en season! All Hallows’ Eve! Samhain! Commercialized creepiness! Whatever you call it, October is the only month […]
A new Ubuntu release cycle is about to get underway which means a new Ubuntu codename is needed. So I’m asking you what your choice would be for the Ubuntu 24.04 codename. Per tradition, the […]
Today is Ubuntu’s 19th birthday! Yes, you read that right: nine-freakin’-teenth. October 20, 2004 was when Ubuntu 4.10 arrived, codenamed ‘Warty Warthog’ as it was still rather rough around the edges. Buoyed by a marketing […]
A new version of the Raspberry Pi Imager app is available to download. This cross-platform tool makes it easy to download OS images designed for the Raspberry Pi and flash them to connected USB drives […]
A new version of ONLYOFFICE, an open-source productivity suite for Windows, macOS, and Linux, is available to download. ONLYOFFICE 7.5 includes the usual grab-bag of improvements across its 4 core components (document editor, spreadsheet app, […]
KDE Plasma 5.27 is now available for users of Kubuntu 22.04 LTS to upgrade to — if they want to. Kubuntu 22.04 LTS ships with KDE Plasma 5.24. That is a solid release that works […]
Linux kernel 6.6 might not be out yet (it’s due in the next few weeks) but that’s not stopped Oracle adding initial support for it in the latest release of VirtualBox. VirtualBox shouldn’t need much […]
When you double click on a DEB package in Ubuntu 23.10 an error appears to say: “there is no app installed for ‘Debian package’ files”. In this post I show you a couple of ways […]
In this post I run through the key changes shipping in the latest version of Ubuntu’s lighter flavour, Xubuntu. Xubuntu 23.10 released on October 12, 2023, with an array of performance buffs, stability boosts, memory […]