Support for Ubuntu 12.10 Officially Ends

After 18 months of support today is the day that the Quantal Quetzal spreads its wings to fly off into the sunset...

16 May 2014

Open-Source Racing Game ‘Stunt Rally’ Sees Sizeable Update

Popular open-source racing game Stunt Rally has hit a new milestone with its recent 2.3 release — and not just in version numbers.

15 May 2014

Ubuntu Devs Propose Creating Separate ‘Unity 8 Desktop’ Flavor to Aid Development

The creation of a new Ubuntu flavour based on Unity 8 has been mooted by the Ubuntu Desktop Team, with an eye to speeding up development.

14 May 2014

Lubuntu To Offer LTS Users Select App Updates Through New PPA

Lubuntu is to offer users of its first Long Term Support release the choice of receiving additional software updates.

11 May 2014

Unreal Tournament Confirms Linux Support, Will Also Be Free

The next instalment of Unreal Tournament, the acclaimed first-person shooter video game series made by Epic Games, will be available on Linux.

9 May 2014
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Next-Gen Linux Desktop LXQt Makes First Public Release

The first public release of LXQt, the next generation of popular lightweight Linux desktop environment LXDE, has been made available to download.

7 May 2014

Codemasters Say Linux Support Now ‘When, Not If’

Holding out hope of seeing Codemasters' games rock up on Linux? The British company has said support for Linux is 'a matter of when, not if'.

6 May 2014

How to Upgrade to GNOME 3.12 in Ubuntu 14.04

Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 ships with GNOME 3.10 for a solid, stable desktop experience. But if you're looking for the latest and greatest, here's how to upgrade to GNOME 3.12.

5 May 2014

New Graphics Engine to Power Next SuperTuxKart Release

An all-new graphics engine is on course to arrive in the next major release of esteemed Linux racing game SuperTuxKart.

5 May 2014

Latest Alpha of Linux Distro ‘Deepin’ Brings the Bling (Video)

A video demoing key changes to be found in the upcoming stable release of Ubuntu-based Linux distribution 'Deepin' has been posted online.

4 May 2014

Timekpr — Easy To Use Parental Control App for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

Parental time control app Timekpr has been revived and provides parents with an easy way to limit their kids' computer time.

4 May 2014
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How To Use WhatsApp Rival ‘Telegram’ on Ubuntu Desktop

With some 35 million monthly users, cross-platform open-source messaging service Telegram is fast living up to its claim of being a fully-fledged alternative to WhatsApp.

2 May 2014