Help Test The New (Java-Free!) Minecraft Launcher for Linux

Work on a new Minecraft launcher for Linux has been underway for a while, but is now ready for testing.

18 January 2017
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Shotwell Photo Manager 0.25.3 Released

Photography fans will be pleased to hear that a new bug-fix release of photo management app Shotwell is now available to download.

18 January 2017
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Nylas Mail Client Is Now Free To Use (Again)

The stylish desktop email client from Nylas is once again free to use, and has picked up a new name in the process. Nylas Mail is the new name for the open-source desktop app hitherto known as Nylas […]

18 January 2017
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The Fairphone 2 Running Ubuntu Will Be On Show at MWC17

Mobile World Congress 2017 kicks off in late February, and Canonical is once again in attendance. But although we are unlikely to see any shiny new Ubuntu phones and tablets Ubuntu Touch won’t be absent. […]

18 January 2017
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How To Install The Latest GIMP 2.9 Development Build on Ubuntu

We show you how to install the latest GIMP development release on Ubuntu. This lets you experience all the new features coming in GIMP 2.10 nice and early.

15 January 2017
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What To Expect In GIMP 2.10

The GIMP is our favorite image editing app for Linux, and this year it’s set to get even better. The development team behind the hugely popular open-source project this week shared word about ‘what’s next for GIMP‘ in 2017. Included […]

15 January 2017

The Case for Ubuntu Phone: Flexibility for Mobile Networks

Canonical engineer Ted Gould has put the case for Ubuntu Phone, arguing that mobile carriers will appreciate the 'flexibility' to bundle apps and services.

15 January 2017

VidCutter is an Open-Source Video Trimming App

VidCutter is a free open-source app that you can use to trim video, cut video and join video clips quickly, without needing to re-encode them.

14 January 2017

Opera Won’t Be Bringing New Browser ‘Neon’ to Linux

Opera Software debuted an all-new concept browser called Opera Neon yesterday. Neon is fast, blingy, and a little bit gimmicky, but does some neat new stuff that has gotten a lot of people quite excited. Sadly, […]

13 January 2017
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Telegram & Skype Update Their Desktop Linux Apps

Two popular messaging services have rolled out updates to their desktop apps today, and we figured we'd combine news of both in one post.

13 January 2017

Ubuntu’s Converged Terminal App Is Starting to Take Shape

Last August Canonical shared design mockups of a new, converged Terminal app it wants to offer on its new Unity 8 desktop. Now the app exists. The current development version is not perfect, polished or feature complete, but it is looking more like the […]

12 January 2017

Say Hello to Opera Neon, a New Concept Browser from Opera

Opera has debuted a new “concept browser” called Opera Neon — but before you get too excited it’s not yet available for Linux. Opera Neon is built on the same (Chromium-based) core as the regular version of Opera, […]

12 January 2017