Section: Video

KDE Plasma 5.10 Released, This Is What’s New

KDE Plasma 5.10 is released, and it brings default desktop folder view, task manager improvements and better touchscreen support.

30 May 2017
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‘Micro Machines World Series’ Is Coming to Linux (Updated)

It looks like 'Micro Machines World Series' could be about to career on to Linux.

30 May 2017
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80s-inspired Arcade Racer ‘Neon Drive’ Speeds Into Latest Humble Indie Bundle

Put wayfarers on and push play on the nearest ghetto blaster for 80s themed arcade game Neon Drive has sped into the Humble Indie Bundle 18. Pitched as “a slick retro-futuristic obstacle-dodging game that will make your […]

25 May 2017
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Say Hello to the Slimbook Pro, a 13-inch Linux Laptop (Updated)

Meet the Slimbook Pro, the latest Linux laptop from hardware company Slimbook. It has an aluminium body, a HiDPI display and enough room for 2 hard drives.

23 May 2017
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A Built-in ‘Night Light’ Feature Is Coming to KDE Plasma

A blue light filter may soon come built-in to the KDE Plasma desktop. Developers have been working on adding color correction features to the KWin (the KDE window manager/compositor) in Wayland. Although commits that expose color temperature tweaking are not yet […]

23 May 2017

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Is Coming to Linux Next month

A Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Linux release is happening in June, and Linux users will be able to play online multiplayer with macOS users.

19 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

Meet the Slimbook Excalibur, a 15″ Aluminium Linux Laptop

Spanish computer company Slimbook has unsheathed its latest Linux laptop, the all-aluminium 15.6-inch Slimbook Excalibur.

2 May 2017
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KDE Fans Launch Petition to Make Plasma Ubuntu’s Next Desktop

A new petition is calling for Canonical to make KDE Plasma Ubuntu's next desktop, following news that the distro is to drop Unity in favour of GNOME.

21 April 2017
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This Short Video Tells You Everything You Need to Know about Snappy

A new video published by the developers behind Snappy gives a concise introduction the distro-agnostic technology and why you might want to use it.

14 April 2017
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Anbox Lets You Run Android Apps on the Linux Desktop

Meet Anbox, a novel new way to run Android apps on the Linux desktop. “Anbox puts the Android operating system into a container, abstracts hardware access and integrates core system services into a GNU Linux system. […]

11 April 2017
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The Best KDE Plasma Dock App Is Now Stable

KDE dock app Latte Dock has made its first stable release. The stylish desktop dock supports Plasma 5.8 and above and is available from the KDE Store.

2 April 2017
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The Official GNOME 3.24 Release Video Is Here

By now you’re probably well aware that a new update to the GNOME desktop has been released — and if you’re not, where’ve you been?!  GNOME 3.24 features a number of neat new features, welcome improvements, […]

23 March 2017
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The First KDE Slimbook Unboxing Video Appears Online

  If you’ve been itching to see more of the KDE Slimbook, the ultra-thin laptop announced by Spanish company Slimbook back in January, then you’re in luck. KDE developer (and all-round awesome chap) Jonathan Riddell snagged some one-on-one […]

16 March 2017

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM Throws LTS Users a Lifeline

Official support for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS ends in April, but organisations unable to upgrade to a newer version right away can now purchase interim support.

15 March 2017

Do You Remember the KDE Bouncy Ball Widget?

Laughing as I threw a small red ball around my desktop — that's my earliest memory of using KDE. But what happened to the bouncy ball widget?

10 March 2017
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Strap in: DiRT Rally has just been released on Linux

Feral Interactive has announced the full version of Dirt Rally is out now on Steam for Linux. Pitched as ‘the world’s most authentic rally game’, DiRT Rally is the latest instalment in Codemaster’s DiRT series . It put Linux players […]

2 March 2017
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SuperTuxKart Is Now on Steam Greenlight — Go Vote!

Super Tux Kart, the iconic open-source karting game, has come to Steam Greenlight. FOSS gaming fans can vote to add the title to the Steam store.

23 February 2017