KDE night color feature

A Built-in ‘Night Light’ Feature Is Coming to KDE Plasma

A blue light filter may soon come built-in to the KDE Plasma desktop. Developers have been working on adding color correction features to the KWin (the KDE window manager/compositor) in Wayland. Although commits that expose color temperature tweaking are not yet […]

23 May 2017
flatpak tux in a box

At Last! Flatpak Apps Can Now Be Themed

Flatpak apps now support themes, solving the most notable drawback to running Flatpak apps on a modern Linux desktop.

23 May 2017
arc menu - an applications menu for GNOME Shell

Arc is a New Applications Menu for GNOME Shell

Arc is a new applications menu for GNOME Shell. It replaces the 'Activities' button with a simple, two-panel app menu and search box.

23 May 2017
vectr snap app

Vectr Graphics App Lands in Ubuntu Software Store

In need of a capable graphics editor on your Ubuntu box? If so, check out Vectr, a free app now available from Ubuntu Software. Vectr is a free, online vector graphics editor available on Windows, macOS, Linux and […]

23 May 2017
latte dock

An Unofficial Latte Dock PPA Appears in the Wild

An unofficial Latte Dock PPA finally provides Ubuntu users with an easy way to install Latte Dock and run it on the Plasma desktop.

22 May 2017
GNOME Layout Manager

GNOME Layout Manager Makes it Easier to Get the Look of Other OSs

Remember that neat GNOME Layout Manager script we sang the praises of a few short weeks back? Well, it’s now even better. Unity fans will be pleased to hear of improvements to the Unity 8 layout. The […]

22 May 2017

Indicator KDE Connect 0.9.0 Lets You Send Files to Multiple Android Devices

The latest version of Indicator KDE Connect lets you send files to multiple Android devices, delete or sync your Google Contacts, and more.

22 May 2017

How To Cast Video from Ubuntu to a Chromecast

You can now cast local video to Chromecast from the Ubuntu desktop using Mkchromecast, an open-source Chromecast app for Linux and macOS.

21 May 2017

This Extension Splits GNOME Status Menu into Individual Indicators

The all-in-one GNOME system status menu introduced in GNOME 3.10 helps save room on the top-bar — but this compact control panel does not suit everyone’s needs. GNOME decided to bundle a bunch of state area settings into one dedicated menu to […]

20 May 2017
openshot 2.0 on ubuntu

OpenShot 2.3.3 Released, Claims to Solve “Serious Stability Issues”

A new version of OpenShot, an open-source non-linear video editor, is available to download. OpenShot 2.3.3 addresses 'serious stability issues'.

19 May 2017

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Is Coming to Linux Next month

A Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Linux release is happening in June, and Linux users will be able to play online multiplayer with macOS users.

19 May 2017
plank desktop dock

How to Add Folders to Plank, the Popular Linux Dock

It's easy to add folders to Plank, the popular Linux desktop dock app. Just drag and drop a folder full of files, photos or app shortcuts to the dock.

19 May 2017