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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
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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
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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
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Mark Shuttleworth Says Ubuntu Desktop “Remains Really Important”

Mark Shuttleworth has reiterated that the Ubuntu desktop "remains really important" to Canonical in an interview with The Cube at the OpenStack Summit 2017.

8 May 2017
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Corebird Twitter App Update Brings a Handful of New Features (Updated)

An update to desktop Linux Twitter app Corebird is available for download, and features an improved set-up wizard, a quick-pick photo palette, and more.

3 May 2017

The GNOME 3.24 Point Release Just Landed in Ubuntu 17.04

GNOME 3.24.1, the first point release since the GNOME 3.24 stable release in March, is now available to users of Ubuntu 17.04.

3 May 2017
krita 3.1.3

Open Source Graphics App Krita Sees New Bug Fix Release

Krita, one of the most popular open-source graphics editors available, has a new release — and it's already available to install on Ubuntu.

1 May 2017
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FSearch Beta 2 Released with Wildcard Search Support, More

A new beta release of Fsearch, a fast GTK file search app for the Linux desktop inspired by the Everything Search Engine, is available for testing.

30 April 2017
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Luminance HDR 2.5.0 Released, Here’s How to Install it on Ubuntu

Luminance HDR 2.5.0 is the latest release of this popular HDR editing app, and it adds a pair of brand new tone mapping operators and an optional dark mode.

25 April 2017
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Budgie 10.3 Released, Here’s How to Install it on Ubuntu

A new version of the Budgie desktop is available to install on Ubuntu. Budgie 10.3 adds a new Alt+Tab switcher, and brings a stack of bug fixes to the table.

24 April 2017