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Must Read: ‘Material Shell’ is an Impressive Tiling GNOME Shell Extension

Imagine GNOME Shell and the i3 window manager got married, settled down, and had a kid — that kid would grow up to be Material Shell. Material Shell is a fantastic new GNOME Shell extension/user […]

3 July 2019
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Linux Mint Confirms It’s Dropping 32-bit Releases

Linux Mint 32-bit releases are being dropped, with the distro confirming that it will not provide 32-bit downloads of Linux Mint 20 next year.

3 July 2019
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NexDock 2 Hands-On Video

A hands-on video showcasing the NexDock 2, a 13-inch laptop shell that lets you use your Android smartphone or SBC as a fully-fledged computer.

3 July 2019

Linux Mint’s New Mintbox PC is Powerful (And Pricey)

Linux Mint's MintBox 3 PC is nearing release with high-end specs and a price tag to match! Built by Compulab, the MintBox 3 will be cost from $1.5k.

3 July 2019
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DeaDBeeF Music Player Scores a Minor Update

We checkout the latest release of the DeaDBeeF music player, DeaDBeeF 1.8.1, and show you how to install the lightweight music app on Ubuntu.

2 July 2019
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GNOME Shell Will Soon Respect Your Font Settings

It may soon be easier to change GNOME Shell font thanks to a new patch that makes the GNOME Shell interface respect a user's font settings.

2 July 2019
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Does Your KDE Plasma Desktop Look This Good?

A in-depth video showing KDE Plasma users how to make their desktops look like an impressive Plasma desktop popular with users on Reddit.

1 July 2019
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The KDE ISO Image Writer is Coming to Windows

Windows users will soon have another way to create a live, bootable USB drive of their fave Linux distribution. A KDE ISO writer tool for Windows desktops is being developed as part of the Google […]

1 July 2019
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Mageia 7 Released with Plasma 5.15, Linux 5.1 & More

If you fancy sampling a Linux distro that’s not based on Ubuntu, check out the new Mageia 7 release, now available for download. Mageia 7 arrives two years after the release of Mageia 6 and […]

1 July 2019

Teleport is a Simple File Transfer App for Linux Desktops

For a fast, frill-free way to fling files between Linux PCs using your local network, check out Teleport, a file transfer app for Linux.

1 July 2019
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Cinnamon 4.2.0 Packs Plenty of Bug Fixes, But No Major Changes

Cinnamon 4.2.0 is the latest update to the Linux Mint desktop, but users shouldn't get too excited by the pending upgrade as it's a bug fix release.

30 June 2019
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First Look: GNOME Shell Adds Another Much-Requested Feature

It looks like GNOME Shell is FINALLY adding drag and drop folder creation to the Applications Overview, with code implementing the feature pending merge.

30 June 2019