It's easy to upgrade to Linux Mint 19 from an earlier version, and in this post we walk you through the the 4 simple steps needed to upgrade successfully.
A new version of the hugely popular GIMP image editor is available to download. GIMP 2.10.4 is (despite the number) the second minor release of the editor since the GIMP 2.10 arrived back in May and […]
The command line is fantastically versatile. You can get weather forecasts on the CLI, you can get the latest World Cup scores on the CLI, and you can even watch Star Wars on the CLI. And […]
A brand new beta of the ‘next-generation’ Kdenlive video editor is now available to download. Writing on the their official blog Kdenlive developers write: “After more than 1.5 years of work, we are planning to […]
Last month saw Deepin 15.6, the popular Linux distribution based in China, hit download servers — but not everyone knows exactly what the distro is all about. So to help promote the latest release (and the distro in […]
The first elementary OS Juno beta is now available to download! Elementary OS 5.0 Juno¹ is the next major version of this popular Ubuntu-based Linux distribution. Based on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Juno will ship with access to […]
You might have heard about YouTube Music, Google’s latest effort at creating a music streaming service able to rival Spotify and Apple Music. Anyone with a Google account can search for and listen to music on […]
Anyone looking to get started with audio and music production on Ubuntu Studio now have an excellent guide to assist them. The Ubuntu Studio Audio Handbook is comprehensive (and totally free) guide to digital recording and audio […]
SUSE, the open source software company, has been sold to a Swedish private equity firm. EQT Partners will acquire SUSE from current owners Micro Focus in a deal worth $2.5 billion USD and is expected to close in early […]
Google is now a Platinum member of The Linux Foundation. A long-time member of the non-profit organisation, Google has chosen to increase the amount of money it donates to the foundation from $100k a year to […]
A new version of open source video editor OpenShot is available for download. OpenShot 2.4.2 ships with a set of seven new video effects, adds a couple of new editing features, and claims to offer better […]
After a month of beta testing the final stable release of Linux Mint 19 “Tara” is now available to download. Linux Mint 19.0 is available in three versions: a Cinnamon edition (which uses the Cinnamon desktop […]
Linux Mint has announced a new version of its popular mini desktop PC, the MintBox Mini. The MintBox Mini 2 is the 4th generation of the MintBox product line and comes with latest Linux Mint 19 […]
The Adwaita icon theme is the default icon theme of the GNOME desktop and …Well, it is what it is. Adwaita is not generally considered to be the best icon theme for Linux but it’s perfectly […]
The latest version of macOS comes with a “dynamic desktop” background that subtly changes throughout the day. In this post we show you how you to use it on your Linux desktop. As we said in our post […]
A new version of the venerable Mozilla Firefox web browser has been released. Firefox 61 is a modest update. Performance improvements and bug fixes make up the bulk of the changes on offer, along with a […]
The 2018 FIFA World Cup is well underway and you’re probably obsessively refreshing your favourite website to get all the latest fixtures and results. But with over 30 nations from around the world competing in this prestigious […]
A new unstable snapshot of Linux photo manager software Shotwell has been released. Shotwell 0.29.3 brings a number of improvements to the fore, enhancing the user interface and overall stability of the application. But it’s the […]