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The Way GNOME Handles Wallpapers Really Annoys Me

I love GNOME Shell — and no, not just because I’ve little choice now that is Ubuntu’s default desktop! But the more I use GNOME the more I learn that the desktop environment, like every other, has its own share of […]

25 April 2017
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24 Linux Games for a $1, Courtesy of Bundle Stars

Fancy giving your Steam library a big ol' boost? Well, if you have a dollar to spare, you can thanks to Bundle Stars and the Dollar Forever Bundle.

25 April 2017
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Security Updates for Ubuntu Phone to End in June

Security updates for Ubuntu phone and tablet will end this June, Canonical has confirmed. Current OTA updates are currently limited to critical fixes and security updates — a decision we were first to tell you back in January. But […]

24 April 2017
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Plano Theme Adds a Touch of Class to GNOME & XFCE4 Desktops

Plano is a flat theme designed for GNOME and Xfce4 desktops. It has a muted look and subtle colour palette and works well with dark icon themes.

24 April 2017
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Budgie 10.3 Released, Here’s How to Install it on Ubuntu

A new version of the Budgie desktop is available to install on Ubuntu. Budgie 10.3 adds a new Alt+Tab switcher, and brings a stack of bug fixes to the table.

24 April 2017
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2 Ways to Add App Folders to the GNOME Shell Overview

If you use the main GNOME application launcher (the fullscreen one similar to macOS’s Launchpad) you may have spotted two folders among the app launchers: Sundry and Utilities. These app folders ship by default; you […]

23 April 2017

Flattiance is a Flat Fork of Ubuntu’s Ambiance Theme

Flattiance is pitched as a “semi-flat fork” of the Ubuntu Ambiance theme. You know, the one that ships out of the box and by default. On the whole Flattiance keeps to the same color palette, with dark browns and […]

23 April 2017
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Wine 2.0.1 Stable Released, Here’s How To Install it on Ubuntu

A new stable release of Wine is available to install on Ubuntu — but you'll need to add the new Wine repository to get it, so here's how!

23 April 2017

This Theme Makes Qt Apps Feel at Home on GNOME

There are plenty of excellent Qt and KDE apps that GNOME avoid using simply because they don’t like the way Qt apps look on their GNOME Desktop. Well, that excuse is about to expire. Adwaita-Qt is (as you might guess […]

22 April 2017
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Make Firefox Faster on Linux with this Simple Tweak

Apparently force enabling hardware acceleration in Firefox for Linux can make Firefox faster. So, in this post, we'll show you how to try it for yourself.

21 April 2017
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This is the Ubuntu 17.10 Release Date

The Ubuntu 17.10 release date is set for October 19, 2017. Ubuntu 17.10 will use the GNOME desktop instead of Unity, the first release to do so since 2011.

21 April 2017
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KDE Fans Launch Petition to Make Plasma Ubuntu’s Next Desktop

A new petition is calling for Canonical to make KDE Plasma Ubuntu's next desktop, following news that the distro is to drop Unity in favour of GNOME.

21 April 2017