German City of Munich To Help Shape Future of LibreOffice

The City of Munich has joined The Document Foundation Advisory Board, a role that will see it help shape the future direction of LibreOffice.

12 January 2015

Facebook Video Chat Now Works in Ubuntu, No Plugin Needed

Facebook video chat now works in Ubuntu and other Linux distributions out-of-the-box using web technologies — no plugin or extra download required.

12 January 2015

How to Download YouTube Videos in Ubuntu With ClipGrab

Clipgrab is a great free app that lets you download YouTube videos in Ubuntu quickly. In this article I show you how to install and use it.

11 January 2015

‘Abstract Bundle’ Offers 10 Great Indie Games for Linux for $2.49

As much as we all love the Humble Bundle it's not the only place you can pick up some top Tux-friendly gaming titles for next to nothing.

9 January 2015

Intel ‘Compute Stick’ Is an $89 Chromecast-size PC That Runs Ubuntu

Imagine being able to carry a fully functioning Intel-based Ubuntu PC in your shirt pocket. Now stop imagining it because it's here. Say hello to the Intel Compute Stick.

8 January 2015

Flickr Upload App ‘Frogr’ Gets a New Look in Latest Update

Frogr, the image uploading and management tool for Flickr, has been updated with a number of small fixes and a fresh new look.

8 January 2015

GNOME Maps Adds Foursquare, Facebook Places ‘Check In’

GNOME Maps is now sporting some near integration with Foursquare, the popular location-based recommendation service and social network.

7 January 2015
plank desktop dock

How to Add a Slick Dock to Your Ubuntu Desktop

Plank, one of our favourite dock applications for Linux, received a sizeable update last month, adding long-wished-for features and a healthy splat of bug fixes.

6 January 2015

This App Can Write a Single ISO to 20 USB Drives Simultaneously

Say hello to a new app called GNOME MultiWriter. It allows a single ISO or IMG file to written to as many as 20 USB drives at the same time.

4 January 2015

Dust Off That iBook: Ubuntu MATE PowerPC Support Is Coming

In an era dominated by Intel, 64-bit and multi-core processors the idea of actively opting to use an old PowerPC computer seems...hipster-ish.

2 January 2015

Unofficial Spotify App for Ubuntu Phone Sees Big Update

Spotify fans worried about buying an Ubuntu Phone next month can relax, as a standout third-party client is updated to fill the gap.

2 January 2015

12 Months, 12 Highlights: This was Ubuntu in 2014

When you're sat at the tail end of the year, a fresh and important new year for the Ubuntu project right around the corner, the impetus to look back at what's done can seem pointless. We lived through it. Let's move on.

31 December 2014