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Ubuntu 20.04 Flavours Released, But What’s New?

New beta builds of Ubuntu 20.04 flavours including Ubuntu MATE and Xubuntu are available to download. We recap the changes and share download links.

3 April 2020
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Hot Topic: Ubuntu 20.04 Beta is Now Available to Download

You can download Ubuntu 20.04 beta right now to help test the next major long-term support release of Ubuntu ahead of the stable release on April 23.

3 April 2020
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Essential Guide: How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Complete Guide)

You can upgrade to Ubuntu 20.04 LTS very easily, and in this guide we show you how. You can upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 19.10 fast and easy.

2 April 2020
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First GNOME 3.36 Point Release is Here with Fixes Galore

The first GNOME 3.36 point release is now available to download. The update offers bug fixes for core desktop components, including Mutter and Nautilus.

2 April 2020
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You Can Now Buy a PinePhone Preloaded with Ubuntu Touch

PinePhone UBports Community Edition is now available to preorder for $149, running Ubuntu Touch. Pine64 donate $10 from every sale to the UBports Foundation.

2 April 2020
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Linux Mint 20 Downloads Go Live, This is What’s New

Linux Mint 20 is packed with new features so join us as we take a look at them. Plus we tell you where to download Linux Mint 20 so you can try it out!

31 March 2020
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Is it a Smartphone? Is it a PDA? It’s Both, and It Supports Linux!

The Astro Slide is an Android-based smartphone with sliding physical keyboard. And the device's makers, Planet Computers, say it'll support Linux too.

31 March 2020
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Telegram Desktop App Update Adds Chat Folders, New Sidebar

Telegram desktop app has been updated with a new chat folders feature and sidebar. In this post we show you what chat folders look like and how to use it.

30 March 2020
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Do Ubuntu’s Custom Changes Make a Standalone GNOME OS More Likely?

Is an independent GNOME OS an inevitability? A recent blog post put out by GNOME designer Tobias Bernard certainly certainly makes a compelling case for one.

29 March 2020

TIL Wayfire Supports Background Window Blur in GTK Apps

Wayfire, the 3D Wayland compositor, supports a heap of blingy effects. This week I discovered it supports background blur in GNOME GTK apps like Nautilus.

29 March 2020
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Download Now: Bodhi Linux 5.1.0 Released, Based on Latest Ubuntu Point Release

Bodhi Linux 5.1.0 is now available to download. We look at what changes are made in this update to the lightweight Ubuntu-based Linux distro.

26 March 2020
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Is it Just Me or is Ubuntu’s New Installer Icon a Bit …Odd?

Once you know that the icon above, right is for Ubiquity, the Ubuntu installer, it kinda works okay as a motif. I say ‘kinda’ because if I take my eyes off the icon for a […]

23 March 2020