Section: News

corebird twitter client for linux

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
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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
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Wine 2.0.1 Stable Released, Here’s How To Install it on Ubuntu

A new stable release of Wine is available to install on Ubuntu — but you'll need to add the new Wine repository to get it, so here's how!

23 April 2017
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This is the Ubuntu 17.10 Release Date

The Ubuntu 17.10 release date is set for October 19, 2017. Ubuntu 17.10 will use the GNOME desktop instead of Unity, the first release to do so since 2011.

21 April 2017
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Ubuntu 17.10 Is Named ‘Artful Aardvark’

Still wondering what the Ubuntu 17.10 codename will be? Well, it seems we have our answer courtesy of Launchpad, home of Ubuntu development.

20 April 2017
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Firefox 53 Released With 2 New Compact Themes

Mozilla Firefox 53 has been released, and is now available to download right now. The latest release of the popular open-source web-browser ships with two new compact themes, reader mode improvements, and updated site permission requests. Mozilla […]

20 April 2017
the wayland display server logo

Ubuntu Plans To Switch to Wayland By Default

Ubuntu plans to ship Wayland in place of X.Org Server by default. Word of the display server¹ switch won’t surprise many. Mir, Canonical’s home-spun alternative to Wayland, had been billed as the future of Ubuntu’s convergence play. But […]

18 April 2017
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Ubuntu GNOME To Merge with Ubuntu, Will No Longer Be a Separate Flavor

Ubuntu is to use GNOME instead of Unity for future releases, a decision that has left Ubuntu fans wondering what happens to Ubuntu GNOME. Well, now we have our answer. The Ubuntu GNOME devs have laid out […]

13 April 2017