The Biggest Ubuntu News Stories in 2016

It's been another action-packed year for Ubuntu, the world's most popular Linux distribution. In this post we look back at 6 key moments from the year.

12 December 2016

The Best Linux App & Distro Releases in 2016

As 2016 dims into embers, it’s take to take a misty-eyed look back over the past twelve months, and at some the best Linux releases that wowed, wooed and otherwise w-worded us. In 2016 there were a stack […]

12 December 2016
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Free Up Some Space With Ubuntu Cleaner

Say hello to Ubuntu Cleaner, a system utility designed to clean browser caches, removed unneeded apps, and get shot of old kernels. It might just be your new best friend! At its core Ubuntu Cleaner is a […]

9 December 2016
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Stable Mesa PPA Offers Latest Drivers on Ubuntu

Games company Feral Interactive’s call for a PPA be set up to offer the latest Stable Mesa drivers on Ubuntu has been semi-answered. Emphasis on semi, there. As noted by Gaming on Linux, a new stable Mesa PPA is […]

8 December 2016

A Musical Interlude (Double Post Apology)

Oops, this is a duplicate post of the one before it. To get the full details on what's new in the Lightworks 14 beta please check out that one.

8 December 2016

Lightworks 14 Introduces A Brand-New Look, New Pro Features

A new version of Lightworks, the professional-grade video editing software, has entered into public beta.

8 December 2016

RetroEngine Sigma Is a Linux-Powered Retro Games Console

A new Linux-powered retro games console wants to do for the Gameboy, SNES and Genesis, what the NES Classic has done for the NES. As a retro gamer I (quite naturally) was stoked to see the […]

7 December 2016
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How Do You Install Ubuntu: USB, or DVD?

Fedora is discussing plans to 'de-emphasise' optical media for future releases of their OS, and the topic got me thinking about Ubuntu, and how to install it.

7 December 2016

Ubuntu Touch OTA-14 Released, This Is What’s New

Ubuntu OTA-14, the latest over the air update to Ubuntu phone and tablet, has begun to roll out to supported devices.

7 December 2016

This $90 Kit Converts an ODROID board into a Touchscreen Ubuntu PC

We’ve seen what the Raspberry Pi can do when you throw in some extra hardware, and we recently heard about what the Pine64 is going to do once it’s inside a laptop casing. But what about that […]

7 December 2016
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Yum! GNOME Recipes is a New Cooking App for Linux

GNOME Recipes is a desktop app that allows you to search for, browse through, follow, and also submit recipes for meals, snacks and crafty kitchen creations.

7 December 2016
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Heron Animation, Free Stop Motion Software for Linux

Looking for free stop motion animation software? If so, check out Heron Animation. Entirely free to download and use, Heron Animation works like other stop motion apps: it takes a series of pictures from a connected camera and […]

7 December 2016