DC-ROMA RISC-V Linux Laptop II running Ubuntu

Canonical Announce First RISC-V Laptop Running Ubuntu

Canonical has announced that it’s collaborating on a RISC-V laptop powered by Ubuntu. The 14-inch DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop II is made by DeepComputing, a company formed by self-described “RISC-V pioneers” back in 2022, and based […]

13 June 2024

Meet Showtime, The New GNOME Video Player

We enjoy a cinematic lineup of epic Linux video players, with the likes of VLC and MPlayer serving as big-name, A-list draws — but ready that popcorn because a potential new star is on the […]

11 June 2024

Mozilla Firefox 127 Released, This is What’s New

“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day, it’s a new life for me and I’m feeling…“ like I should stop singing and crack on with writing this post to say Mozilla Firefox 127 has […]

11 June 2024
Mission Center Linux system monitoring app

Linux System Monitor App ‘Mission Center’ is Now Even More Useful

A new version of Mission Center, the super-slick system monitor for Linux, has been released. I’ve written about this utility a number of times before (here and on OMG! Linux) so if you read this […]

10 June 2024

TUXEDO Working on Snapdragon X Elite Linux Laptop

Linux laptop vendor TUXEDO has confirmed plans to release a Linux ARM laptop based on the Snapdragon X Elite SoC. It recently showcased a prototype of a new ARM notebook at Computex, the annual computer […]

10 June 2024
HandBrake app logo on a colourful background

HandBrake 1.8 Released with GTK4 UI, FFV1 Encoder + More

The popular, powerful, and cross-platform video converter HandBrake recently put out a new version with a notable improvement. HandBrake 1.8.0 now uses GTK 4 for the user interface, dropping GTK 3 entirely. This toolkit uplift […]

9 June 2024

Turn Ubuntu into a Web Dev Setup in a Single Command

Ubuntu offers a powerful, configurable, and easy-to-use desktop experience out of the box. However, as the saying goes, one size doesn’t fit all. Customising Ubuntu’s look and layout, installing apps and awesome GNOME Shell extensions, […]

7 June 2024

VLC Adds AMD VQ Enhancer Filter, Improved Opus Ambisonic + More

A new version of VLC, the perennially popular open-source media player, is out with an assortment of improvements and new features. VLC 3.0.21 is the first maintenance release to be issued year, following on from […]

6 June 2024

Proton Pass Desktop App Released for Linux

Proton, the Swiss-based privacy company best known for its VPN and e-mail services, has announced the release of Proton Pass for Linux and macOS. The new desktop apps mean Proton’s open-source and end-to-end encrypted password […]

6 June 2024

We Updated the OMG! Ubuntu Chrome Extension (“The What?”…)

A new version of the OMG! Ubuntu extension for Google Chrome, Chromium, and other compatible web browsers is now available on the Chrome Web Store. Didn’t know we had a browser extension? That’s on me; […]

6 June 2024
Raspberry Pi AI Kit

Raspberry Pi 5 Gets an Official $70 AI Add-on

With the AI gold-rush in full swing the folks at Raspberry Pi have joined the fray, launching a new budget-friendly machine-learning module for their iconic single-board computer. The $70 Raspberry Pi AI Kit is composed […]

4 June 2024

Linux Mint Will Hide Unverified Flatpaks in Software Manager

The Software Manager app in Linux Mint 22 will deliver faster start-up times and introduce a significant security safeguard for search results. As you may know (and if you don’t, what’s living on Mars like? […]

3 June 2024