Updated: Pinta Image Editor Gets Feature Tweaks & Bug Fixes

The image editing app Pinta has a new bug-fix release out. Pinta 1.7.1 is intended as the final update in the GTK2-based series, with a GTK3 build (dubbed Pinta 1.8) said to be nearly ready […]

22 November 2021
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Is ‘jrnl’ the Best Journaling App for the Command Line?

Want to log your thoughts and memories without leaving the command line? Well, you can do so using jrnl. As its vowel-less moniker ably conveys, it is journaling app, albeit one with a big difference: […]

21 November 2021
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The 15 Best GNOME Shell Extensions for Ubuntu

GNOME extensions are an easy way to add new features to the Ubuntu desktop. In this roundup we list the best GNOME extensions that work with Ubuntu.

19 November 2021

FSearch: ‘Everything Search Engine’ Alternative for Ubuntu

FSearch is a super fast file search tool for Linux desktops inspired by the 'Everything Search Engine' for Windows. Features and install info in this post.

17 November 2021
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Ubuntu Brings Thunderbird 91 to Older Releases to Fix Security Flaw

Thunderbird 91 is being back-ported to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. A security vulnerability affecting the Thunderbird 78.x series both builds offer is being actively exploited in the wild. But as upstream support […]

14 November 2021
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Android Mirror Tool ‘Scrcpy’ Gains New Features, New Icon

Scrcpy is a super-useful Android mirroring tool for desktop PCs. The tool gains physical keyboards simulation and a high-res app icon in the latest update.

14 November 2021
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10 Best Command Line Apps for Ubuntu

Our pick of the best command line tools for Ubuntu & Linux Mint. It includes CLI apps for listening to music, searching the web, managing files, and more!

9 November 2021
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GNOME 41.1 Released with Bug Fixes, Bug Fixes, And More Bug Fixes

GNOME 41 just got its first major update. GNOME 41.1 is a point release billed as a 'boring bug fix update' with tweaks for GNOME Shell, Nautilus, and more.

7 November 2021
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Don't Miss: System76 is Building its Own Desktop Environment

System76 has revealed it is working a new desktop environment that is not based on GNOME Shell. The American company already maintains its own Ubuntu-based Linux distro called Pop!_OS. Presently, that distro ships with a […]

7 November 2021
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TUXEDO’s Nano Pro is a Palm-Sized Linux PC

What is it they say about big things in small packages? The pint-size TUXEDO Nano Pro is able to hold its own against bigger Linux PCs. Learn more inside.

4 November 2021
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Ubuntu is Building a New Firmware Updater App

Updating firmware on Ubuntu is about to get a whole lot easier as Canonical is working on a new Flutter-based firmware updater app for Ubuntu desktop.

3 November 2021

Firefox 94 Released with Big Performance Improvements

Firefox 94 is rolling out to Ubuntu users. The latest version carries a considerable set of changes aimed at improving the browser's performance on Linux.

2 November 2021