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New Video Shows Changes Headed to Unity 8

A new YouTube video claims to show an ‘quick overview of what’s to come to Unity 8’ in a future update. Uploaded by Kugi Javacookies (not sure if that’s his real name), the clip is described as offering a […]

27 October 2016

Awwh, This Linux Wallpaper is Adorable

It's a desktop wallpaper. With a penguin. Using a terminal. In the dark. And it's adorable.

26 October 2016
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Video Call Improvements Land in Skype for Linux Alpha 1.11

Skype has released a new update to the Skype for Linux Alpha client. Skype for Linux Alpha 1.11 includes “many new features and improvement”, with support for setting an avatar in group chats; performance improvements during video call and […]

26 October 2016
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‘GNOME To Do’ App Picks Up New Features

GNOME To Do is one of those apps you’ve probably heard of, but do not use. And with a bunch of rivals task managers and to-do list apps available on Linux — from Simplenote to Remember the Milk — and online, the […]

26 October 2016

Desktop Gmail App WMail Scores a Sizeable Update

There's a new stable release of WMail, the app that describes itself as "the missing desktop client for Gmail".

26 October 2016
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Ubuntu 17.04 Daily Builds Are Now Available to Download

Zipping to life, live daily images of Ubuntu 17.04 Zesty Zapus are now available to download. The images arrive almost two weeks after the Ubuntu 16.10 release, more than enough time for you to get bored with […]

26 October 2016
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Humble Gems Bundle Goes Live, Offers Chroma Squad For Peanuts

Wallets at the ready as Humble Gems Bundle is now live, a pay-what-you-can-be-bothered-to-palooza offering a selection of hitherto undiscovered indie gaming marvels. Alright, they’re all games that you’ve probably heard of before, certainly if you’re an active fan of the […]

26 October 2016

Need a New Wallpaper? Fedora 25 Has You Covered

I change my wallpaper on a regular basis. But this task often involves spending several hours scouring the ass-end of the internet in an attempt to find something that’s a) decent and b) decently high-res to use. If you’re in […]

25 October 2016
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Flatpak Unboxes Major Changes In Its Latest Release

A big update to Flatpak, the fledgling Linux application distribution framework, has been released.

25 October 2016
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A Wild Desktop Reddit App for Linux Appears

Reddit is …Well it’s Reddit: there’s little else like it on the internet. Thos of us who use Reddit probably do so a tab, in a browser, because that’s how the site works best. Many desktop Reddit apps exist, […]

25 October 2016
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Using Twitter from the Command Line is a Lot of Fun

The command line remains so incredibly popular because it’s so incredibly versatile. You can do a lot in a terminal. You can manage your OS, apps and files; you can connect to remote servers, watch […]

25 October 2016
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How To Enable Global Menu on Linux Mint/Cinnamon

If you’re using to the global app menu used in the Ubuntu Unity desktop, and want to use something similar in Cinnamon, you can.  A third-party Cinnamon extension called Global AppMenu, currently in beta, provides […]

24 October 2016