Gluqlo is a Flip Clock Screensaver for Linux

Looking for a nifty screensaver for Ubuntu? Check out Gluqlo, a Linux version of the popular Fliqlo screensaver for Windows and OS X. Ubuntu no longer bundles a screensavers with the default build. Instead, when you leave your […]

28 November 2016
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Alduin is an Open-Source Desktop RSS Reader for Linux

On the look out for a clean, modern and open-source desktop RSS reader app for Linux? I know I am, so I was excited to come across Alduin. Alduin is a simple RSS (and Atom) feed aggregator that’s billed […]

27 November 2016

Distrowatch Rankings Compared: 2006 vs 2016

A redditor has compared Distrowatch popularity rankings from 2006 to 2016 (or, more accurately, the last twelve months).  And it makes for an interesting comparison, touching on some general trends in Linux, though is, I guess, apropos of nothing. […]

27 November 2016

Shotwell, Anatine & Vivaldi See New Releases

Not really meriting a post in their own right, but certainly deserving of mention, is a round of recent updates to 3 apps we regularly write about. Among them… Shotwell 0.25.1. Shotwell 0.25.1 is the latest “unstable” snapshot of the image organiser-come-photo […]

25 November 2016
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Meet the Pinebook, a $89 ARM Laptop That Runs Ubuntu

The Pine64 Pinebook is an ARM laptop priced from $89. It can run Android, ChromiumOS and various flavours of Linux, including Ubuntu.

25 November 2016
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Intel Graphics Installer 2.0.3 Out, Supports Ubuntu 16.10

The Intel Linux graphics driver tool has been updated to support Ubuntu 16.10 and Fedora 24.  The Intel Graphics Update Tool for Linux v2.0.3 offers up the latest Intel 2016Q3 graphics stack. You’re not misreading things. The […]

25 November 2016

Mcomix Is An Ace Desktop Comic Book Reader for Ubuntu

MComix is a simple, easy-to-use comic book reader for Ubuntu and other Linux desktops. It supports CBR, CBZ, and other comic formats.

24 November 2016
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NeoFetch: See System Information from the Command Line on Linux

Terminal-based system information tools are unashamedly geeky — and yet undoubtedly useful, too.

23 November 2016
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‘Station Dock’ To Help Drive Convergence on Ubuntu

You're looking at a proposed new 3D dock that, its creator hopes, will help bring the dream of Ubuntu convergence to more people.

22 November 2016

2 Handy ‘Places’ Indicators for the Ubuntu Unity Desktop

If you miss the old Places menu that Ubuntu used to shipped with here are 2 indicator applets that bring it back to the Ubuntu desktop.

20 November 2016
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How To Install Cinnamon 3.2 on Ubuntu from a Stable PPA

Cinnamon 3.2 was released today — and no doubt many of  you are itching to try it out on Ubuntu. To sample the latest tasty changes offered up in the latest Cinnamon desktop release early you could use a testing […]

20 November 2016

This Tool Lets You Use Fedora and Other Distros with Windows Subsystem for Linux

Add you likely know, Windows 10 Anniversary Update offers a hidden developer-orientated feature called  Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) and also known as ‘Bash on Ubuntu on Windows’. The feature allows fans of popular open-source and Linux-based […]

20 November 2016