Ubuntu is still more popular than Britney Spears

Ubuntu was more popular than Britney Spears, Linux Mint, and the Amazon Echo in 2017 according to the number of searches made using Google.

28 December 2017
Xmas Tux 2016

Give Your Linux Desktop a Festive Feel with these Xmas Tux Wallpapers

Give your Linux desktop a festive feel with a Christmas Tux wallpaper from open-source designer Mark Riedesel. He's made a Linux xmas wallpaper each year since 2004.

23 December 2017
ArcMPD is a translucent GTK theme with transparent touches

ArcMPD is a Translucent GTK Theme Based on Arc

You’re looking at a screenshot of a new GTK theme called ArcMPD. As you might be able to guess from the name ArcMPD is a fork of the super popular Arc GTK theme. But, unlike its […]

21 December 2017
thunderbird monterail theme

The Thunderbird Email Client Is Getting a New Look

Thunderbird is getting a bold new look, developers of the open-source desktop email client have revealed. The new look is already available in beta builds.

21 December 2017
Lenovo BIOS corrupted by Ubuntu 17.10

Ubuntu 17.10 Breaks the BIOS on Some Lenovo Laptops

If you have a Lenovo laptop and were planning on installing Ubuntu 17.10 over the Christmas holidays take my advice and don't.

19 December 2017
movie monad video player

Movie Monad is a Simple Linux Video Player Built with Haskell

Movie Monad is a simple GTK video player for Linux. Admittedly you probably aren’t on the hunt for a new video player (what with there being plenty of players already available) but it never hurts […]

19 December 2017
GIMP 2.10 dashboard feature

GIMP 2.10 Adds a Dockable Cache & Swap Monitor

A super nerdy new feature will ship in GIMP 2.10, the next major release of the hugely popular open-source image editor. Also Read: What to Expect in GIMP 2.10 It’s called ‘Dashboard’ and it is a […]

19 December 2017
ubuntu in 2017 in pictures

12 Months, 12 Images: This Was Ubuntu in 2017

For Ubuntu fans 2017 has been a mix of dramatic and ecstatic moments. In this post we present 12 images from our archives that illustrate Ubuntu in 2017.

18 December 2017
radio 0.7

New Version of Linux Radio Player ‘Gradio’ Released

Desktop Linux radio player Gradio has broadcast word of its latest release, and it sounds great. In my article on Gradio 6.0 I lamented the loss of the player’s handy ‘discover’ section which, although overcrowded, helped […]

18 December 2017
apps on a shelf

Linux Release Roundup: Cozy, MuPDF, Atom + More

A quick round-up of recent Linux app releases, including updates to Atom, Visual Studio Code, Cozy audiobook player, and uLauncher app launcher for Linux.

17 December 2017
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Kdenlive Video Editor Issues Final Major Update on Old Codebase

A new version of open-source video editor Kdenlive is available to download. Kdenlive 17.12.0 is something of a bittersweet release as it’s likely to be the final major release using the current Kdenlive codebase. Again, […]

15 December 2017
best linux games 2017

7 Best Linux Games of 2017

We present our list of the best Linux games 2017, including big-name titles like DiRT Rally and Hitman as well as open-source favourites and indie hits.

15 December 2017