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Ubuntu Desktop Team Discuss Their Plans for GNOME in Ubuntu 17.10

Many are wondering what to expect from Ubuntu 17.10 when it's released later this year, so we caught up with the Ubuntu Desktop Team to find out.

16 May 2017

Security Flaw in Ubuntu Login Screen Could Let Anyone Access Your Files

Ubuntu has disabled guest session logins for Ubuntu 17.04 & 16.10 after finding a security vulnerability that could allow unintended access to user files.

15 May 2017

KDE Plasma Is Adding Google Drive Integration

A developer has this week shown off KDE Google Drive integration working with the Dolphin file manager and the KDE equivalent of Online Accounts.

15 May 2017
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Headset Turns YouTube Into a Desktop Music Player

Headset is a free desktop app that lets you use YouTube as a music source, letting you stream YouTube audio on your desktop.

15 May 2017
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The Telegram Desktop App Now Supports Voice Calls

The official Telegram desktop app has been updated with support for voice calls. Voice calling works between Telegram's desktop and mobile apps.

15 May 2017
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How to Update GNOME Extensions (Beginner’s Guide)

Unsure how to update GNOME extensions? You’re not alone. I’ve seen a number of people asking how to update GNOME Shell extensions these past few weeks, no doubt thanks to recent events in Ubuntu-land causing more people to […]

14 May 2017
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How to Install Etcher, the USB Writing Tool, on Ubuntu

Etcher is a fantastic open-source USB image writer tool for Windows, macOS and Linux — and a new stable release recently popped out. The latest version of the tool doesn’t add any dazzling new features but it […]

13 May 2017
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How to Install Feedreader RSS Reader on Ubuntu

Many people still read the news from RSS feeds, using services like Feedly, Feedbin and Old Reader to fetch, read and sync content between devices – myself very much included. Feedreader is a desktop RSS reader for Ubuntu […]

13 May 2017
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Which Apps Would You Like to See as Snaps?

Which apps would you like to see available as Snaps? That's what the Snapcraft community who work on the distro-agnostic packaging technology want to know.

12 May 2017

Ubuntu, Fedora and OpenSUSE are Coming to the Windows Store

Ubuntu will soon be available to install from the Windows Store on Windows 10. Nope, I’m not drunk, and you’re not hallucinating. The news was announced by Microsoft’s Terry Myers at the software giant’s annual Build conference for […]

12 May 2017
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It’s Now Super Easy to Install Atom Text Editor on Ubuntu

It just got easier to install the Atom text editor on Ubuntu and other Linux distributions. One command easy. Yup, Atom is available as a Snap app.

11 May 2017

Listen to the latest episode of the Ubuntu Podcast

A brand new episode of the Ubuntu Podcast is now live on t’internet. The latest episode sees hosts Alan Pope, Martin Wimpress and Mark Johnson discuss what they’ve been up to recently, give some love to the (awesome) Sound […]

11 May 2017