Tiling Shell GNOME Extension Adds New Way to Tile Windows Quickly

If you’ve tried the Tiling Shell GNOME extension you’ll know how easy it makes it to tile application windows in GNOME Shell, from simple to more complex. The latest update, which began rolling out through […]

21 July 2024
Nautilus file manager windows side by side, one does not render ebook thumbnails, the other does.

How to Display eBook Thumbnails in Nautilus (Quick Tip)

I recently rediscovered my Amazon Kindle (a geriatric model from 2012, nothing fancy) and figured, as it still works, I’ll use it, and set about downloading freely available1 EPUBs of classic (and not-so-classic – I’m […]

19 July 2024

GNOME’s New Video Player is Now Available on Flathub

Were you excited by news GNOME plans to replace the Totem media player in its core software set with a new, modern, and actively maintained app called Showtime? If so, you may be just as […]

18 July 2024

OBS Studio 30.2 Adds Linux NVENC Encoding, Hybrid MP4 Support

OBS Studio, the open-source leader in cross-platform screen-casting and streaming software, put out a new release this week. OBS Studio 30.2 adds Linux support to the native NVENC encoder, plus Linux shared texture support to […]

18 July 2024
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Audacity 3.6 Add Master Effects, New Compressor & Limiter + More

A new version of the open-source, cross-platform audio editor Audacity is available to download, kitted out with some major new features. Audacity 3.6 introduces support for master effects. These adjust the sound of project as […]

17 July 2024

Blender 4.2 LTS Brings New Render Engine, GPU Compositor + More

Blender 4.2 LTS has landed, delivering a slew of new features and improvements that open-source 3D artists are sure to love.

16 July 2024

Ubuntu Fast-Tracks AppArmor Fix for Flatpak Apps Failing to Start

The recent update to AppArmor to remedy issues with 3rd-party apps being unable to run on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (due to its security hardening) inadvertently prevents a fleet of popular Flatpak apps from running either. […]

16 July 2024

DevToys (Developer Tools App) is Now Available for Linux

When Scott suggested I cover a new open-source app for Linux on the basis “it’s like Microsoft PowerToys for developers”, I wasn’t exactly sure what I’d be writing about — or why. But after reading […]

16 July 2024
Linux kernel 6.10 released

Linux Kernel 6.10 Released, This is What’s New

Linux kernel 6.10 has been officially released. The latest version of the Linux kernel adds an array of improvements, including a new memory sealing system call, a speed boost for AES-XTS encryption on Intel and […]

15 July 2024
UTM SE

Apple Approves First PC Emulator App for iOS – Can it Run Linux?

This weekend Apple officially approved the first PC emulator on the App Store, an open-source app called UTM SE, based on QEMU, and free to download (no IAP). UTM SE can emulate a variety of […]

14 July 2024

Thunderbird 128 Arrives with UI Changes & New Features

A major update to the open-source e-mail client Thunderbird is now available to download. Thunderbird 128 ‘Nebula’ builds on last year’s stellar Thunderbird 115 release, adding in a flurry of new features, code improvements, and […]

12 July 2024
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Ubuntu’s App Center Updated, Can Now Open/Install DEBs

Ubuntu’s Flutter-based App Center can now open and install 3rd-party DEB installers. An App Center update that adds support for ‘side-loading’ DEB packages began rolling out to users on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS in the past […]

12 July 2024