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KDE Plasma 6.0 Release Date Revealed – Let the Hype Begin

KDE Plasma 6.0, the next major release of the phenomenally popular open-source desktop environment, is under rapid development. But one question has persisted: when will it be released? Last month KDE devs shared a tentative […]

23 October 2023
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How to Upgrade to KDE Plasma 5.27 on Kubuntu 22.04

KDE Plasma 5.27 is now available for users of Kubuntu 22.04 LTS to upgrade to — if they want to. Kubuntu 22.04 LTS ships with KDE Plasma 5.24. That is a solid release that works […]

18 October 2023

How to Change Individual Folder Icons on Ubuntu

Here’s a tip for those of you who want to use a custom icon for a specific folder in Ubuntu. — And no, you don’t need to install a new icon set to do it. […]

3 October 2023

Snap Store Restricts Uploads After Potential Security Incident

Canonical is enacting manual reviews for all newly registered uploads to its Snap Store following what it describes as a ‘potential security incident’. The company is responding to user reports that a couple of recently […]

29 September 2023

Wipeout Game Rewrite: How to Play it on Ubuntu

Want to play an improved version of famed futuristic racing game wipEout on Ubuntu? Chances are you do as this game is considered something of a classic. A bona-fide hit on PlayStation when released (it […]

13 August 2023

Thunderbird 115.1 Released with Bug Fixes & UI Buffs

The recent release of Thunderbird 115 (aka “Supernova”) seems to have gone down well with users of all shades, across all platforms — which is always nice to see. To keep things ticking over nicely […]

3 August 2023

Ubuntu Plans to Ditch its ‘Minimal’ Install Option

The introduction of a “minimal install” mode in the Ubuntu installer has been one of the distro’s best-received features in years. When selected during initial install Ubuntu’s ‘minimal install’ gives users a complete, fully-functioning Ubuntu […]

6 July 2023
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Linux Kernel 6.4 Released with Interesting Mix of Changes

After 2 months of solid development, Linux 6.4 kernel is officially available to download. Announcing the release of the latest Linux kernel on (where else?) the official Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML), Linux founder Linus […]

26 June 2023

Want to Try Ubuntu’s All-Snap Desktop? Here’s How

Canonical recently confirmed its intentions to launch an all-snap Ubuntu desktop image next year — but you don’t have to wait until then to try it out. If you scoot along to the Ubuntu Core […]

23 June 2023

Debian 12 ‘Bookworm’ Released, This is What’s New

Debian 12 ‘Bookworm’ has been officially released and is available to download. The latest version of this iconic and influential Linux distribution has been in development for 2 years. It’s the stable series successor to […]

10 June 2023
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Ubuntu Plans to Switch CUPS Printing Stack to Snap

Ubuntu 23.10 is aiming to ship the CUPS printing stack as a snap package. Canonical’s Till Kamppeter, who is also the project lead for the OpenPrinting Project, says he wants to “…switch Ubuntu 23.10, the […]

29 May 2023

How to Hide Audio Devices from GNOME’s Quick Settings

Being able to quickly switch between different audio devices is one of my favourite things about GNOME Shell’s Quick Settings menu. No longer do I have to fire up Settings > Sound to quickly switch […]

24 May 2023