GNOME 42 Features a Subtle, Yet Classy, Touch

Being ill last week meant I missed a few last-minute additions to GNOME 42 as it readied its beta build. Belated or not, I want to spotlight this change.

24 February 2022

Hands On With the Latest Version of DahliaOS

I hadn't heard of the DahliaOS operating system until recently. Intrigued by its innovative mix of open source technologies, I took it for a spin.

24 February 2022

Nautilus 42 Arrives in Ubuntu 22.04 Daily Builds

The latest version of the Nautilus file manager is winging its way to Ubuntu 22.04. A number of new features and improvements are included as a result.

24 February 2022
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Check Battery Status on Ubuntu Using This GNOME Extension

Looking for an easy way to see an overview of your laptop battery health on Ubuntu? If so, check out Battery Status by Spanish blog Atareao. Their new GNOME extension reminds me of fancy menu […]

22 February 2022
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An App to Control Your Elgato Key Lights on Linux

Control Elgato key lights on Linux desktops like Ubuntu using a free, open source app that lets you adjust power, brightness, and colour temperature.

15 February 2022

GNOME 42 Now Supports ‘Dark Wallpaper’ Option

Timed wallpaper slideshows have been given the chop but something new takes their place: support for 'dark' wallpapers tied to the dark mode setting.

9 February 2022
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Firefox ’97 Released with a Modest Clutch of Changes

A new version of Mozilla Firefox is now available to download. But don't get too excited as Firefox 97 is a very minor update with few major changes.

8 February 2022
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KDE Plasma 5.24 Released, This is What’s New

KDE Plasma 5.24 is out and as you'd expect it is chock full of performance improvements, user interface refinements, and even some handy new features.

8 February 2022

Use ‘TextSnatcher’ to Copy Text from Images to Your Clipboard on Linux

This nifty utility makes it easy to copy test from anything you see on your screen straight to your clipboard, ready to paste someplace else — nice!

8 February 2022

Ubuntu MATE 22.04 Will Include Flatpak Support by Default

Flatpak support will be included in Ubuntu MATE 22.04 out of the box — making it the first official Ubuntu flavour to offer it. All Ubuntu flavours ship with Snap support preinstalled as well the […]

4 February 2022
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Ubuntu 22.04 May Offer a Choice of System Accent Colour

A choice of system accent colour could be on offer in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. Devs have already created a working demo to pick an accent colour for Yaru.

3 February 2022

Ubuntu 22.04 Dailies Show an Ubuntu Pro Notification on Login

When I wrote about the new “Ubuntu Pro” section in Ubuntu 22.04‘s software settings panel I said the banner wasn’t a nag screen or a desktop notification but something you had to go out of […]

3 February 2022