Canonical software engineers have shared word on work they've been doing to get GTK+ applications running on Mir in Unity 8 on Ubuntu 14.10.
Skype for Linux has been bumped to version 4.3, and features a refreshed user interface and improved desktop features.
If you've installed Chromium on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS but are having trouble getting Flash content to play, this guide is for you.
Sid Meier's Civilization V may have only just arrived on Linux but fans of the strategy game series may soon have more reason to cheer...
Since the arrival of Steam on Linux we often hear from gamers on the hunt for easier ways to get more control over their Xbox controllers in Ubuntu.
A new release of System Load Indicator, a status area applet that lets you monitor system resource usage, has been made available this week.
The first release candidate of Ubuntu-based 'Deepin' Linux distribution has been made available to download ahead of a stable release.
Zukimac is an OS X-inspired GTK3 theme that is uncanny in its appearance. Hunting out a decent Mac theme for your Ubuntu? Look no further.
Maynard is a modern, lightweight Linux desktop using Wayland being tailored for use on the single-board Raspberry Pi computer.
Shutter, our favourite screenshot tool for Linux, has been updated with select bug fixes and a new application icon.
Desktop builds of Ubuntu 14.10 using Unity 8 and Mir by default have been made available to download — not that most users will want to.
Ubuntu might well be the world's most widely used flavour of Linux distribution, but whether it's the best remains a hotly contested, hugely contentious topic.