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
the await theme tweaked

‘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
twitter lite desktop app

Chirp is a Simple Electron Twitter Client

I came across a new Electron Twitter client today called Chirp — and I sort of had to write about it. See, I’ve written of my love for Twitter Lite, the social networking site’s new mobile experience before, and recommended […]

2 June 2017
skype for linux logo

‘Next generation of Skype’ Unveiled, But Theres No Mention of Linux Support

Microsoft has unwrapped “the next generation of Skype”, a feature-packed update aimed at injecting youthful appeal into the venerable VoIP brand. Dubbed ‘new Skype’, Microsoft say the new version of Skype add more personalisation, more immediacy, and more intimacy […]

1 June 2017
ubuntu 17.10 development

Amazon Web App Is Sticking Around in Ubuntu 17.10

The Amazon web-app shortcut will still come preinstalled with Ubuntu 17.10, pinned to the GNOME Shell favourites bar, and it will use the default browser.

1 June 2017

Enable Nautilus Git Integration with this Open-Source Extension

I came across a neat new extensions that provides Nautilus Git integration. Now before you get too excited let me mention that this extension is not a GUI Git client. It’s a little simpler than that, but […]

1 June 2017
ubuntu 17.10

Latest Ubuntu 17.10 Update Ditches the Unity Desktop, Installs GNOME

And so it begins: the Unity desktop and related packages have been removed from the ‘seeds’ used to build Ubuntu 17.10. As previously announced, Ubuntu 17.10 will ship with GNOME Shell as the default desktop environment in place of […]

1 June 2017
gpd pocket laptop

Video Demo of Ubuntu on the GPD Pocket 7-inch Laptop

A video demo of Ubuntu running on the 7-inch GPD Pocket laptop has appeared online, months after the project smashed its crowdfunding goal.

31 May 2017
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Kingsoft Say WPS Office for Linux Will Continue To Be Updated After All

The Chinese company behind WPS Office have denied they plan to 'halt' development of the Linux version — despite tweeting exactly that last week.

31 May 2017
gnome app folders manager

This Extension Makes it Super Easy to Create App Folders on GNOME Shell

This nifty new GNOME Extension makes it super easy to create, edit and manage GNOME Shell app folders direct from the applications overview.

31 May 2017
kodi snap app

Kodi, the Popular Media Center, Is Now Available as a Snap App

A snap of Kodi, the hugely popular open-source media center software, is available for testing. Announcing the snap package on the Kodi forum, Kodi team member ‘DaVu‘ explains that with “more snap packages are available for Ubuntu-based systems” they […]

31 May 2017