libreoffice mascot competition

LibreOffice Launches Competition to Find New Mascot (And Here’s How To Take Part!)

When you think of GIMP, you think of Wilber; when you think of OpenSUSE, you picture the gecko; and when you think of Mozilla you picture 1990s t-rex clipart. But when you think of LibreOffice? You […]

28 June 2017

2 New Linux Laptops Unveiled by Entroware

Two powerful new Linux laptops have been announced by UK-based computer company Entroware. The Entroware Apollo is a 13.1-inch notebook made from aluminium, while the Entroware Hybris is a 17.3-inch desktop replacement goliath. Both models are powered by […]

28 June 2017
papirus icon theme

Papirus Icon Theme Picks Up 64 New App Icons, Including Etcher, Standard Notes and InSync

Earlier this month the Papirus icon set received a small bump update, broadening the theme's app coverage and fixing a few mis-named glyphs in the process.

27 June 2017
gnome shell search results list mockup

GNOME Shell Is Finally Improving its Search Results Page

Search results in the GNOME Shell overview may soon look a little neater. Improvements to the look and layout of the GNOME Shell search list is being worked on as part of this year’s Google […]

27 June 2017
qOverview for KDE

qOverview is a GNOME Activities Overview Clone for KDE Plasma

KDE users keen wanting to get a taste of GNOME Shell’s Activities Overview can now do so thanks to a new project. qOverview is a dashboard “inspired by” GNOME’s Activities. It’s written in QML and has a […]

27 June 2017
mir display server

Mir Might Live on as a Wayland Compositor for the MATE Desktop

When Canonical jettisoned its over-egged ambitions of building a ‘convergent’ platform spanning mobile, desktop and IoT devices most of us assumed that it signalled the end of the road for Mir, its home-grown display server […]

27 June 2017
lumina desktop environment 1.3.0

Lumina Desktop 1.3.0 Released, Gains New Themes, Media Player App, More

A new version of the Lumina desktop environment is available to download. Lumina 1.3.0 features many big changes, a new media player app, and more.

26 June 2017
keepassxc 2.2.0

KeePassXC 2.2.0 Released with New Features, Fixes, and Password Generator

A new version of KeePassXC, the community-driven fork of password manager KeePassX is out, and it unlocks a boatload of new features. Janek Bevendorff, announcing the release of KeePassXC 2.2.0, says the update has “lots of new […]

26 June 2017
email security bug

KMail Bug Sent Encrypted Emails in Plain-Text — for 4 years

A KMail bug has inadvertently sent PGP encrypted emails in plain-text — for the past four years! A flaw in the ‘Send it Later’ feature, introduced in Kmail 4.11, allows users to schedule the time […]

26 June 2017

Recurring Events Coming to GNOME Calendar

The GNOME Calendar app is to gain support for recurring calendar events in GNOME 3.26. Developer Yash Singh is working to add the relevant code necessary to support recurring events as part of the Google […]

26 June 2017

Parlatype is an Ace Audio Transcription App for Linux

Whether you’re a student needing to take notes from a lecture you recorded or a blogger trying to transcribe an audio interview, the following little GNOME app can help. Turning an audio recording into text […]

25 June 2017

PulseEffects is a Powerful GTK Audio Effects & Equalizer App for Linux

If you’re on the hunt for an advanced audio equaliser for Ubuntu, you’re definitely going to want to check the following app out. It’s called PulseEffects and it’s an equalizer, limiter, reverb, and compressor that works with PulseAudio, the […]

25 June 2017