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LibreOffice 24.8 Released, This is What’s New

A new version of the popular open-source office suite LibreOffice has been released. LibreOffice 24.8 builds on the improvements shipped in the LibreOffice 24.2 release earlier this year. That release updated the versioning scheme to […]

22 August 2024
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Ubuntu Hits Pause on SRU Kernel Releases for September

Canonical has announced it will not ship stable release kernel updates during September. Critical security and bug fixes will be packaged up and pushed out to users when/if needed, but the routine rollup releases which […]

21 August 2024

CrowView Note: A Laptop that isn’t a Laptop – It’s Way More Useful

Ever wished you could use your Raspberry Pi 5, Android smartphone, or mini PC as a laptop? The CrowView Note, which hit Kickstarter last week, allows you to do precisely that. From a cursory glance […]

20 August 2024
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A Newer, Cheaper Raspberry Pi 5 Goes on Sale

Launched less than a year ago, the Raspberry Pi 5 has proven widely popular with single-board computing fans and Linux ARM enthusiasts thanks to its increased performance, memory, and PCIe bus for expansion. But until […]

19 August 2024

Sync Gravatar with GNOME Shell Using this Extension

Do you like the idea of using the same profile picture in GNOME Shell on Ubuntu as your Gravatar? If you do, there’s a GNOME Shell extension to do it. It automatically makes your Gravatar […]

18 August 2024

Mozilla’s New Logo Brings Back the Dinosaur Mascot (Kinda)

A new Mozilla logo appears to be on the way, marking the first major update to the company’s word-mark since 2017. Mozilla’s current logo incorporates the internet protocol “://” and was chosen using feedback from […]

18 August 2024
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How to Install Thunderbird DEB on Ubuntu 24.04 (Not Snap)

Do you want to try the latest Thunderbird 128 release but don’t want to use the snap package available in Ubuntu? Your first thought might be to run sudo apt install thunderbird to install the […]

16 August 2024

Ubuntu 24.10 Includes 20th Anniversary Easter Eggs

When Ubuntu 24.10 is released in October it will mark the 20th anniversary of Ubuntu, so it’s only fitting that the ‘Oracular Oriole’ come bearing a few easter eggs in honour if its past. And […]

15 August 2024

Proton VPN Browser Extensions Now Available to Free Plan Users

Proton, the company behind a suite of privacy-focused services, has made its Proton VPN Chrome and Firefox extensions available to non-paying users on the Proton Free plan. Prior to today, only users who subscribed to a […]

14 August 2024

First Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Point Release Delayed By 2 Weeks

The first Ubuntu 24.04 LTS point release won’t be released this week, as initially planned. Ubuntu developers were aiming to get Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS out of the door on Thursday, August 15th, but have had […]

12 August 2024

Thunderbird 130 Beta Includes a Tray Icon for Linux

The first Thunderbird 130 beta release is out, and when running it on Linux there’s a very obvious new feature: a tray icon! In the Thunderbird 130 beta release notes the ‘what’s new’ section lists […]

11 August 2024
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WebDAV Fixes for Fastmail, Mailbox Coming to Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users experiencing issues setting up Fastmail and mailbox.org providers in GNOME Online Accounts to access cloud files, calendars, and/or contacts will be pleased to hear a fix is inbound. Both aforementioned services […]

11 August 2024