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GNOME Layout Manager

GNOME Layout Manager Makes it Easier to Get the Look of Other OSs

Remember that neat GNOME Layout Manager script we sang the praises of a few short weeks back? Well, it’s now even better. Unity fans will be pleased to hear of improvements to the Unity 8 layout. The […]

22 May 2017
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OpenShot 2.3.3 Released, Claims to Solve “Serious Stability Issues”

A new version of OpenShot, an open-source non-linear video editor, is available to download. OpenShot 2.3.3 addresses 'serious stability issues'.

19 May 2017
focusli sound extension for GNOME

‘Focusli’ is a Nature Sounds GNOME Shell Extension

Focusli is a GNOME extension that lets you play and layer nature sounds in the background, which may help you study better and relax.

17 May 2017

KDE Plasma Is Adding Google Drive Integration

A developer has this week shown off KDE Google Drive integration working with the Dolphin file manager and the KDE equivalent of Online Accounts.

15 May 2017
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The Telegram Desktop App Now Supports Voice Calls

The official Telegram desktop app has been updated with support for voice calls. Voice calling works between Telegram's desktop and mobile apps.

15 May 2017
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It’s Now Super Easy to Install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu

It just got easier to install the Atom text editor on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. One command easy. Yup, Atom is available as a Snap app.

11 May 2017
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LibreOffice 5.3.3 Released, Works Better with Microsoft Office Documents

LibreOffice 5.3.3 is now available to download. This point update to the LibreOffice 5.3.x series is aimed at early adopters and includes many bug fixes.

11 May 2017
openshot 2.0 on ubuntu

OpenShot 2.3.2 Released with Various Bug Fixes

A new release of the open-source video editor OpenShot is available to download. The update fixes 'a few big issues', according to its developer.

11 May 2017

The WordPress Desktop App Is Blazingly Fast, But It’s Not For Me

Are you a blogger? If so you may be interested to know that the open-source WordPress desktop app is now available as a Snap app. Released on Linux, Windows and macOS late last year, the WordPress desktop app is […]

11 May 2017
vidcutter 3.0

Open-Source Video Trimmer App VidCutter Sees Big Update

A big update to VidCutter, an open-source video trim, split and merge app, is available to download. VidCutter is a cross-platform Qt5 app for quick video trimming/splitting and merging video clips without the need to re-encode. The app is powered […]

10 May 2017
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Thunderbird Email Client Finally Has a New Home

The future of Thunderbird is looking a little more certain. It's been announced that the Mozilla Foundation will serve as Thunderbird's "future home".

10 May 2017
Minty Cinnamon Theme

Cinnamon 3.4 Released, Here’s How To Install it on Ubuntu

Linux Mint’s Clement Lefebvre has announced the release of Cinnamon 3.4, the latest stable update to the rather popular Linux desktop environment.  Better yet you can already upgrade to or install Cinnamon 3.4 on Ubuntu using a PPA […]

9 May 2017