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GNOME 3.26 Officially Released

GNOME 3.26 has been officially released — hurrah! If you’ve been waiting on the official nod to pull the string of your celebratory party popper, that’s your cue! A mailing list post, a fancy wiki […]

13 September 2017
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MPV 0.27 Released with Minor Fixes, New OpenGL Options

An updated version of MPV, the popular open-source media player, is available to download.

13 September 2017
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Sneak Peek: Some Like it HOT LAVA

Klei Entertainment, indie game developer of Don’t Starve franchise fame, is expanding their arsenal of uniquely binge-playable brain candy with Hot Lava. Still in development stages with a beta option, this game takes inspiration from […]

13 September 2017
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Github Announce Atom IDE

Github has announced Atom IDE, an add-on that transforms the Atom text editor into a full IDE using language servers to provide syntactical analysis of code.

13 September 2017
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See What’s New in GNOME 3.26

To celebrate the GNOME 3.26 release we take look at the top GNOME 3.26 features, including the new settings app and Nautilus improvements.

13 September 2017
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Ubuntu’s Suru Icon Theme Is Being Revived

If you loved the look of the Suru icon theme used on the Ubuntu phone you'll be pleased to hear that a community designer plans to bring it to the desktop.

12 September 2017
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Open Source Desktop Radio App Gradio Updated

A new version of Gradio, a desktop radio app for Linux desktops, is available for download. A fairly sizeable update, Gradio 6.0 introduces a number of UI improvements, including a new sort menu, extended radio station search, […]

12 September 2017

Manjaro Linux Now Has Its Very Own Laptop

Linux users who’ve dreamed of buying a laptop that runs Manjaro Linux can wake up  happy — one has just been announced. The ‘Station X Spitfire Manjaro Special Edition’ is the first Manjaro-based laptop from UK-based […]

11 September 2017
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Pithos 1.4 Released with 10-Band Equalizer, More

A new version of Pithos, the open-source Pandora Radio client for Linux desktops, is available to download. Pithos 1.4.0 introduces a number of new plugins that extend its feature set, including a 10-band equalizer, a […]

11 September 2017
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Ubuntu devs look at making apt index files smaller

Ubuntu developers are debating whether to enable compressed apt index files for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, a move that could free up disk space.

11 September 2017

Should Firefox ESR Be Available on Ubuntu?

It supports 'legacy' Firefox add-ons, ALSA, and browser plugins like Java — so why isn't Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) available on Ubuntu?

10 September 2017
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Linux Phone Crowdfunder Hits $200k, Is ‘Ahead of Trend Line to Succeed’

Crowdfunding for the Purism 5 Linux phone has soared past $200,000 — and is on course to succeed.

10 September 2017