Section: News

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Dash to Dock GNOME Extension Adds Long-Requested Features

A new version of the immensely popular GNOME extension ‘Dash to Dock’ is now available. The extension moves the GNOME Shell application launcher bar (known as the ‘dash’) from the overview window and places it on the […]

6 February 2017
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Plasma 5.9 Update Now Available in KDE Neon

KDE Plasma 5.9 is now available in KDE Neon User Edition.  The latest stable release of the popular desktop environment, Plasma 5.9 was released at the beginning of February. It brings a number of new […]

2 February 2017
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LibreOffice 5.3 Is The ‘Most Feature-Rich Release’ Ever

LibreOffice 5.3 is now available to download, and The Document Foundation is calling it 'one of the most feature-rich releases in the history of the application'!

1 February 2017
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You Can Now Install Snap Apps on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Snappy, Canonical's new app distribution and package management system, is now available to users running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

1 February 2017
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KDE Plasma 5.9 Released, This Is What’s New

KDE has announced the release of Plasma 5.9, the latest version of its modern desktop environment.  “Plasma 5.9 brings many exciting new features to your desktop”, project lead Jonathan Riddell says. But precisely what? Let’s take a […]

31 January 2017
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The Old Dekko App Will Get ‘No Further Updates’

The current Dekko email app for Ubuntu phone is no longer supported, and no further updates will be released. Work is to continue on a Snap-based version.

27 January 2017
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Neofetch 3.0 Released

A new version of cross-platform CLI-based system info tool Neofetch is available to download, and it's packing some substantive changes.

25 January 2017
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Budgie Desktop Is Moving to Qt

Developers behind the Budgie desktop reveal they are switching to Qt to 'regain control over the experience, feature-set, and stability' of their desktop.

25 January 2017
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Wine 2.0 Released, Lets You Run Microsoft Office 2013 on Linux

A brand new stable release of Wine, the Windows compatibility programme, is now available to download.

24 January 2017
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SMPlayer 17.1 Features ‘Experimental Support’ for Chromecast

Chromecast support is included in the latest release of SMPlayer, a versatile cross-platform desktop video player.

24 January 2017
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Firefox 51 Released with FLAC Support, Better CPU Usage

A new month means a new release of the venerable Mozilla Firefox web browser. Firefox 51 ships with FLAC support, WebGL 2, and a whole heap more — come see!

24 January 2017
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Ubuntu OTA-15 Will Let Ubuntu Touch Users Access HTTPS Sites Again

Canonical is working on OTA-15 for Ubuntu Phone and tablet — but it won’t contain new features.

23 January 2017