A major update to the phenomenally popular Paprius icon set for Linux desktops is now available. Papirus’ September 2023 update adds a bunch of new and updated glyphs, including redesigned icons for LibreOffice that riff […]
The next version of the world’s most popular desktop Linux operating system (that’s Ubuntu, for those playing dumb) comes with fewer apps available out-of-the-box. Daily builds of Ubuntu 23.10 now ship with just a super-slim […]
Regolith Desktop 3.0 has been released for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 23.10, and both Debian Bullseye and Bookworm. This update to the keyboard-driven, tiling desktop environment also introduces an alpha-quality Wayland-based session based on […]
Mozilla Firefox 117 is now rolling out to users across Windows, macOS, and Linux. But don’t get excited about its arrival, okay? Given the rapid release cadence this browser uses the days of blockbuster, feature-packed […]
I made a little joke — which some people didn’t find funny, alas — about the super bright, glaring white default wallpaper Ubuntu devs added to the Mantic Minotaur daily builds last week. That joke […]
Helping round off August with aplomb is the official release of Linux kernel 6.5 — which arrives days after the kernel celebrated its 32nd birthday. Linus Torvalds announced Linux 6.5’s arrival on the official Linux […]
Turns out that installing the Steam client from the Ubuntu repos on a new Ubuntu 23.04 install doesn’t work – and barely anyone noticed. Which is kind of surprising given the popularity of Steam, but […]
Ubuntu was planning to ship the CUPS printing stack as a Snap in 23.10 — but after several months of testing, its changed its mind. Accordingly, a DEB-based printing stack will feature in Ubuntu 23.10 […]
There’s a new way to install stable mainline Linux kernel builds on Ubuntu — all thanks to a former Canonical employee and Ubuntu developer. Stéphane Graber has been running mainline Linux kernels on his Ubuntu […]
A new temporary wallpaper is being introduced in Ubuntu 23.10 “Mantic Minotaur”, which is currently under active development The aim of the background is to make it “more obvious when testing the mantic daily that […]
Intel’s open-source monospace font (imaginatively titled ‘Intel One Mono’) has been updated. “You’re blogging about a frickin’ font update?!”, you scoff (justifiably perhaps). But hey: indulge me (if only so I can continue using words […]
Lovers of Linux distros that run well on low-end hardware can rejoice: Bodhi Linux 7.0 has been released. Bodhi Linux 7.0 is based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and uses the Enlightenment-based Moksha window manager by default. The […]