Here’s How To Install Unity 8 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

In this article we look the current state of Unity 8 & Mir (thanks to a new video), and show you how to install Unity 8 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

3 April 2016

It Shouldn’t Surprise Me — And Yet It ALWAYS Does

Ubuntu has been around for ten years, and yet the world's most popular desktop Linux distribution still finds a way to surprise me.

2 April 2016
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How To Make a Bootable Ubuntu USB on Windows, Mac and Linux

With Ubuntu 16.04 LTS inching ever closer to release, now feels like a good time to recap how easy it is to make an bootable Ubuntu USB drive.  Just like the live CD, a live Linux USB allows you to boot Ubuntu on […]

1 April 2016
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Simplenote Finally Has an Official Linux App

Simplenote, one of the most popular note-taking apps for iOS and Android, is finally available to install on Linux desktops

31 March 2016
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You Don’t Need To Panic About ‘Ubuntu on Windows’

Up is now down, down is now left, and Microsoft is no longer evil — but are Linux lovers stuck in the past?

31 March 2016

Ubuntu Is Coming to Windows 10. No, Really.

Don’t rub your eyes: you’re not misreading the headline. Microsoft and Canonical are working together to bring Ubuntu to Windows 10 desktops, according to a reliable rumour out of ZDNet. In what is likely an early […]

30 March 2016
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OpenShot 2.0 Beta 4 Is Now Available to Download

"Lots of great progress has been made since the previous beta," says OpenShot's lead developer. But is the progress noticeable?

29 March 2016
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Serious Steam Controller Improvements Land in Latest Steam Client Update

Grab your Steam Controller (and probably your wallet) because a shiny new stable release of the Steam client has begun rolling out to Windows, Mac and Linux desktops.

29 March 2016
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You Can Pre-Order The Ubuntu M10 Tablet Right Now

Bq is now taking pre-orders for the world's first Ubuntu tablet — and the price has finally been revealed!

28 March 2016

GNOME 3.22 Pencils In a Release Date

The release date for GNOME 3.22 has been pencilled in, with work on the next major release of the open-source desktop kicking off in April.

27 March 2016
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14 Cats Who Love Using Linux!

Cats LOVE Linux, fact. But if you need purr-suading check out this post featuring 14 FOSS loving felines who use Fur-dora, Purrbuntu and OpenMews.

26 March 2016
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Ubuntu 16.04 Flavors Make Second Beta Available to Download

The second beta releases of Ubuntu 16.04 flavors have diligently made themselves available for download.  Now, first things first: the change-logs for a few of these spins is …modest. Both Lubuntu and Xubuntu 16.04, the two […]

25 March 2016