Manuskript is a Promising Open-Source Scrivener Alternative

Manuscript is an open source alternative to Scrivener that has some great features hidden under its unwieldy interface. Better yet it's available for Linux.

5 December 2016

How To Quickly Find Emoji from the Command Line

Want a quick way to search for emoji on Linux? Sure you do, cos these little pictographic blighters have risen to become a common way to express nuanced sentiment or context within conversations.  To help, try the simply named emoj. […]

5 December 2016

This Script Sets Wallpapers from Imgur As Your Desktop Background

Pyckground is a simple python script that can fetch a new desktop background on the Cinnamon desktop from any Imgur gallery you want. I came across it while doing a bit of background on the Bit Day wallpaper pack, and […]

4 December 2016
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This Cool Retro Desktop Wallpaper Changes Throughout The Day (Updated)

Do you want a dynamic desktop wallpaper that changes throughout the day and looks like the sort of environment you’d be able to catch Pokemon in? If so, check out Bit Day wallpapers. Created by Redditor user […]

4 December 2016

Hyper Is a Terminal Emulator Built Using Web Technologies

A lot of us use the terminal on Ubuntu, typically from an app like GNOME Terminal, Xterm or an app like Guake. But did you know that there’s an JS/HTML/CSS Terminal?  It’s called Hyper (formerly/also known […]

4 December 2016
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CLI System Tool ‘Neofetch’ Gets a Big Update

Neofetch 2.0 has been released, and is available to install on Ubuntu. The CLI system info tool adds bug fixes, cleaner code, and improved ASCII handling.

2 December 2016
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Trisquel GNU/Linux 8.0 Alpha Is Now Available to Download

Trisquel GNU/Linux 8.0 alpha is now available for download and testing. Based on Ubuntu 16.04, Trisquel 8.0 also ships with the MATE 1.12 desktop.

1 December 2016

Christmas Gift Ideas For Linux Fans

Crikey, folks: it’s December, and that means Christmas is shortly to be thrust upon us, whether we’re ready or not! It can be tricky to come up with gift ideas for Linux users in your life. And since […]

1 December 2016
arc dark theme for harmony music player

Arc theme for Harmony music player

You can re-theme Harmony's built-in dark mode to better match up with the colour palette and styling of the Arc GTK theme.

30 November 2016

GOG Tease a December Reveal (Spoiler: It’s a Winter Sale)

I love a good tease, me. A proper slow reveal, ramping up the hype and puffing up expectations — and Good old Games (better known to most as GOG.com) is duly indulging me. As picked up […]

29 November 2016
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This Is The Release Date for Ubuntu 17.04 ‘Zesty Zapus’

If you've been wondering when Canonical will release the 'Zesty Zapus', wonder no more: the release date for Ubuntu 17.04 is set for April 13, 2017.

29 November 2016
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4 Snap Apps You Can Install on Ubuntu Right Now

In the mood to read a quick round-up of a some popular desktop Linux apps that are now available to install as Snappy apps?  Me too, so I wrote one. For the purposes of this post (read: cos i’m lazy) […]

29 November 2016

Gluqlo is a flip clock screensaver for Linux desktops

Looking for a nifty screensaver for Ubuntu? Check out Gluqlo, a Linux version of the popular Fliqlo screensaver for Windows and Mac OS X. You might be looking for one because Ubuntu no longer includes screensavers in its […]

28 November 2016
aludin rss reader app

Alduin is an Open-Source Desktop RSS Reader for Linux

On the look out for a clean, modern and open-source desktop RSS reader app for Linux? I know I am, so I was excited to come across Alduin. Alduin is a simple RSS (and Atom) feed aggregator that’s billed […]

27 November 2016

Distrowatch Rankings Compared: 2006 vs 2016

A redditor has compared Distrowatch popularity rankings from 2006 to 2016 (or, more accurately, the last twelve months).  And it makes for an interesting comparison, touching on some general trends in Linux, though is, I guess, apropos of nothing. […]

27 November 2016

Shotwell, Anatine & Vivaldi See New Releases

Not really meriting a post in their own right, but certainly deserving of mention, is a round of recent updates to 3 apps we regularly write about. Among them… Shotwell 0.25.1. Shotwell 0.25.1 is the latest “unstable” snapshot of the image organiser-come-photo […]

25 November 2016
pine book linux arm laptop

Meet the Pinebook, a $89 ARM Laptop That Runs Ubuntu

The Pine64 Pinebook is an ARM laptop priced from $89. It can run Android, ChromiumOS and various flavours of Linux, including Ubuntu.

25 November 2016
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Intel Graphics Installer 2.0.3 Out, Supports Ubuntu 16.10

The Intel Linux graphics driver tool has been updated to support Ubuntu 16.10 and Fedora 24.  The Intel Graphics Update Tool for Linux v2.0.3 offers up the latest Intel 2016Q3 graphics stack. You’re not misreading things. The […]

25 November 2016