Oracle has release a new maintenance update for VirtualBox, its open-source virtualisation software. VirtualBox 7.1.2 is the first such point release since the VirtualBox 7.1 series debuted earlier this month. Naturally, it builds on that […]
If you’ve cast a half-glazed eye over Linux social media feeds at some point in the past few days you may have caught wind that a huge Linux security flaw was about to be disclosed. […]
Chocks away —British saying, don’t stare at me weirdly— as the second alpha of System76’s homegrown COSMIC desktop environment has been released. To make it easy for us all to try out the latest improvements […]
Ubuntu 24.10 supports the Snapdragon-powered Lenovo ThinkPad X13s laptop in the official ‘generic’ ARM64 ISO — a notable change. Although it is possible to use Ubuntu 23.10 on the Thinkpad X13s it requires using of […]
There’s one feature in the Nautilus file manager I use daily: the Recent files shortcut. One-click brings up a pseudo-folder showing all of my recently downloaded, modified, and newly created files, regardless of which folders […]
If you’re looking for a no-fuss way to see real-time energy consumption on your Ubuntu laptop as you use it, a new GNOME Shell extension makes this deliciously easy. “Why would I want to see […]
A beta of Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’ is now available to download – a day later than planned! Developers and non-developers alike can download the beta to try the new features in Ubuntu 24.10, check […]
Vivaldi web browser has arrived on the Canonical Snap Store – officially. This closed-source, Chromium-based web browser has been available on Linux since its debut in 2015, providing an official DEB package for Ubuntu users […]
Zorin OS 17.2 is available to download, bringing users a welcome set of enhancements. The latest release in the Zorin OS 17 series, still based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, is described by the team as […]
Ubuntu 24.10 ‘Oracular Oriole’ was released on October 10, 2024 and, as you’d expect for an update following an LTS, it’s overflowing with an array of new features. As a short-term release Ubuntu 24.10 only […]
VS Code is to modern text editors what Chromium is to browsers: a fork magnet. A slew of niche spins have emerged, each putting their own spin on Microsoft’s massively popular original. The latest to […]
Using the Chromium snap app? If you are, and you use Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) or install websites as ‘apps’ there’s a bug fix coming that should improve their behaviour on Ubuntu. When you install […]