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Ubuntu Is Moving Window Buttons Back To The Right

New details about what the Ubuntu desktop will look like in Ubuntu 17.10 have surfaced — and there are some major changes ahead. Among them a change in the position of window controls (or window buttons, […]

3 August 2017

GNOME Logs May Ship in Ubuntu 17.10

Hold the front page: Ubuntu could be about to switch log viewer from GNOME System Log to GNOME Logs. We're on the ground with all the details.

1 August 2017
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How to Pause Music When Lock Screen Kicks in on Ubuntu, Linux Mint + More

Pause on Lock is a simple script that can pause music on Ubuntu when the lock screen kicks in. When you return to your desktop and log back in whatever you were listening to resumes, […]

1 August 2017
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KMail User Survey Asks Which Features Need improvement

Do you use Kmail, the KDE email client? If so be sure to add make your feedback on heard by taking the short Kmail user survey.

1 August 2017
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Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 Wallpaper Contest Winners

The winning images in the Ubuntu Budgie 17.10 wallpaper contest have been revealed. Ubuntu Budgie is an official Ubuntu flavor that uses the Budgie desktop environment. The next stable release, due in October, will include […]

1 August 2017

How to Install/Upgrade to LibreOffice 5.4 on Ubuntu

We show you how to install or upgrade to LibreOffice 5.4.0 on Ubuntu using the official LibreOffice PPA using two simple commands. Neat-o.

31 July 2017

GNOME Disks Is Adding Partition Resize & Repair Features

GParted has long been the go-to tool for disk and file-system management on Linux — but GNOME Disks is fast catching up.

31 July 2017
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Star Wars Themes for Hyper Terminal

Star Wars fans can use the The Force to assist them with apt upgrades and exiting vim thanks to a new set of terminal themes from a Github far, far away… Designed for Hyper, the terminal emulator […]

31 July 2017
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Linux Mint ‘Software Manager’ Sees Some Major Improvements

Major improvements are coming to the Linux Mint Software Manager app, the Ubuntu-based distribution's default app store.

30 July 2017

Windows Subsystem for Linux Exits Beta

The Windows Subsystem for Linux has graduated from beta, and will become a 'fully supported feature' in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update.

30 July 2017

Deepin System Monitor invites you to go on a Process Killing Spree

Deepin has unveiled its latest first-party app, a stylish new system monitor — and it makes me want to go all Dexter on my distro. The app, named ‘Deepin System Monitor’, marries the aesthetic appeal of […]

30 July 2017
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LibreOffice 5.4 Released with ‘Significant New Features’

A major new release of the hugely popular open-source office software LibreOffice is now available to download. LibreOffice 5.4 serves as the final major release in the LibreOffice 5.x series (meaning LibreOffice 6.x will be next). […]

28 July 2017