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LibreOffice 5.2.2 Made Available to Download

The Document Foundation has pushed 'Go' on the release of LibreOffice 5.2.2, a day after celebrating its 6th anniversary.

29 September 2016
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Skype for Linux Alpha 1.9 Adds a Dark Theme, Notification Muting

An optional dark theme and support for HTTPS proxies are among the latest improvements arriving with the release of Skype for Linux Alpha 1.9.

29 September 2016
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GNOME Calendar Pencils In Great New Features

GNOME Calendar is one of the few decent desktop calendaring apps available on Linux — and it's going to get better.

29 September 2016

[How To] Build an Ubuntu Controlled Sous-Vide Cooker

I’ll be honest with you from the off: I had zero idea what sous-vide cooking was before I started writing this post. Wikipedia dutifully informs me that’s Sous-Vide is a style of cooking that involves a vacuum, […]

29 September 2016

Udisks Indicator Makes Monitoring and Mounting Drives Easy on Ubuntu

Want to get quick, at-a-glance details about your connected drives while on Ubuntu? A new indicator applet aims to help. UDisks-Indicator is a small panel-based applet that shows disk usage information about mounted partitions. It’s being […]

28 September 2016

Spotify Web Player for Linux Adds Media Key Support, Improved Customisation

A new version of Spotify Web Player for Linux, a desktop app that integrates the web-based version of the music streaming site with your Linux desktop, is available to download.

28 September 2016
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2 Very Colorful Linux Icon Themes, Both Newly Updated

If you find yourself wishing your Ubuntu desktop had a splash more color do check out the two icon themes featured inside.

28 September 2016
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Ubuntu 16.10 Flavors: Beta 2 Downloads Now Available

Sneaking out alongside the main Ubuntu 16.10 Beta 2 release are beta builds from the rest of the Ubuntu family.

28 September 2016
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Ubuntu 16.10 Beta 2 Now Available to Download

The first (and final) beta release in the Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak development cycle. What's new? We take a look…

28 September 2016
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That App Floats YouTube Videos on the Linux Desktop

Looking for a neat-o way to play YouTube playlists on your desktop, outside your browser? Take a looksie at Yout, an Electron app that lets you add and watch YouTube playlists on your desktop, floating window […]

27 September 2016

Stylish Markdown Editor ‘Typora’ Is Now Available for Ubuntu

In the market for a desktop markdown editor for Linux? You may have helped but notice that you’re rather spoilt for choice. From Abricotine and Scratch to Simplenote, Springseed and Remarkable. Even Gedit can render markdown with the […]

27 September 2016
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Rambox Puts All Your Favorite Messaging Services In One App

It may sound like a memory-management tool, but Rambox is actually a handy way to group all of your messaging and e-mail services in one window.

27 September 2016