Section: News

Popular Cinnamon PPA for Ubuntu 14.04 To Close

Installing the 'Cinnamon' desktop environment on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS is about to get harder, as a widely used PPA offering builds shuts down.

26 May 2014

Native Spotify for Linux Client Updated With New Dark Design

Spotify for Linux has been updated with the same flatter, darker design that the streaming service brought to its apps on other platforms last month.

20 May 2014
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China Bans Windows 8 From Use In Government

China has issued a ban on Windows 8 being used on official governmental computers in a move that may hasten adoption of open-source alternatives in the country.

20 May 2014

Ubuntu Kylin Announces Hardware Deal with HP in China

Ubuntu's official Chinese flavour, Kylin, has struck its first major OEM deal with computing giant HP.

16 May 2014

Support for Ubuntu 12.10 Officially Ends

After 18 months of support today is the day that the Quantal Quetzal spreads its wings to fly off into the sunset...

16 May 2014

Ubuntu Devs Propose Creating Separate ‘Unity 8 Desktop’ Flavor to Aid Development

The creation of a new Ubuntu flavour based on Unity 8 has been mooted by the Ubuntu Desktop Team, with an eye to speeding up development.

14 May 2014

Lubuntu To Offer LTS Users Select App Updates Through New PPA

Lubuntu is to offer users of its first Long Term Support release the choice of receiving additional software updates.

11 May 2014
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Next-Gen Linux Desktop LXQt Makes First Public Release

The first public release of LXQt, the next generation of popular lightweight Linux desktop environment LXDE, has been made available to download.

7 May 2014

Codemasters Say Linux Support Now ‘When, Not If’

Holding out hope of seeing Codemasters' games rock up on Linux? The British company has said support for Linux is 'a matter of when, not if'.

6 May 2014

Latest Alpha of Linux Distro ‘Deepin’ Brings the Bling (Video)

A video demoing key changes to be found in the upcoming stable release of Ubuntu-based Linux distribution 'Deepin' has been posted online.

4 May 2014

Timekpr — Easy To Use Parental Control App for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Parental time control app Timekpr has been revived and provides parents with an easy way to limit their kids' computer time.

4 May 2014

Ubuntu Fixes Security Flaw in 14.04 LTS Lock Screen

Canonical has patched a significant security flaw in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS — one that potentially allowed attackers to gain access to a user account without needing to enter a password.

30 April 2014