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Bodhi Linux 4.2.0 Available to Download, Running Linux Kernel 4.10

A new version of Bodhi Linux, the Ubuntu-based Linux distribution, is available for download. Bodhi Linux 4.2 is the second minor update in the 4.x series and, accordingly, has a relatively minor change-log to match. […]

8 June 2017

GNOME Shell 3.26 Will Have Translucent Top Bar, New Window Animations [Video]

A translucent top bar and new window maximizing effects will be on show in GNOME Shell 3.26 when it’s released later this year. Detailing the (admittedly minor) tweaks in a blog post today, GNOME’s Matthias Clasen also explains why […]

8 June 2017
GNOME Tweak Tool on UBuntu

GNOME Tweak Tool Update Lets You Move Windows Controls

A new version of the GNOME Tweak Tool is available for testing in Ubuntu 17.10 — and it includes some nifty new options! You can read a full surmise of the changes in the GNOME […]

8 June 2017
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Ubuntu Is Not Dying, It’s Simply Regenerating

Seriously folks, the Ubuntu desktop is not dying. Like The Doctor in the BBC Sci-Fi series Doctor Who it's simply regenerating.

8 June 2017

GDM to Replace LightDM in Ubuntu 17.10

Ubuntu is switching to GDM as the default display manager for both Ubuntu 17.10 and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. GDM will replace LightDM and the Unity Greeter.

7 June 2017
Ubuntu 17.10 desktop screenshot

GNOME is now the Default Desktop in Ubuntu 17.10 Daily Builds

Smash the glass, sound the klaxon, and supply comfort blankets to those still mourning Unity — the Ubuntu 17.10 daily builds now use GNOME Shell by default.

7 June 2017

Ubuntu Works with GNOME to Improve HiDPI Support on Linux Desktop

I’m yet to experience Ubuntu or GNOME on a HiDPI screen, so I can’t attest to how well things currently work, but I do know that some big improvements are coming. Canonical is playing host […]

6 June 2017
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Dash to Dock Now Supports Multi-Monitor Setups

Dash to Dock, the hugely popular desktop dock for GNOME Shell, has been updated with multi-monitor improvements, a new click action, and various bug fixes.

5 June 2017
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Why The Next Chromium Update Will Look a Lot Nicer On Linux

The next stable update to Chromium uses GTK3 by default. This means Chromium 59 is able to adopt more of the underlying GTK theme of the desktop.

5 June 2017
GNOME Shell Unity 7 Theme

Make GNOME Shell Look Exactly Like Unity 7 with this Theme

We’ve looked at ways to make GNOME Shell look like Unity before, but a new theme from the b00merang project provides what is perhaps the closest clone yet. It’s a Unity 7 GNOME Shell theme that faithfully recreates the look of the Ubuntu desktop […]

4 June 2017
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The Native Skype Linux App Will Stop Working July 1

If you use Skype 4.3 on Linux I've some bad news as Microsoft has said the Qt Skype Linux app will no longer work from July 1, 2017.

4 June 2017
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‘Adwaita Tweaks’ Is a Slimmer, Transparent Version of GNOME’s Adwaita Theme

Love the look of GNOME's Adwaita theme but don't like its excessive padding? Adwaita Tweaks is a modified version of Adwaita that solves this.

2 June 2017