Musictube 2 in Ubuntu 23.10

Desktop YouTube Music App Musictube Gets ‘Major Overhaul’

A new version of Musictube, a Qt-based desktop app that lets you stream music from YouTube, is available for download for Windows, macOS and Linux. Musictube 2 is described as a “major overhaul” offering an […]

8 February 2024

Ubuntu 24.04 Plans Switch to Thunderbird Snap from DEB

If you’re an Ubuntu user who uses the Thunderbird e-mail client there are some interesting changes on the way you will want to know about. First up, Canonical’s Thunderbird snap package is now being built […]

7 February 2024

OneDrive File Access Coming to Nautilus in GNOME 46

Support for accessing Microsoft OneDrive files through Nautilus is planned for GNOME 46, which is due for release next month. GVfs (GNOME virtual filesystem) provides a number of backends that allow SFTP, SMB, HTTP, MTP, […]

7 February 2024
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Open-Source Social Network Bluesky is Now Open to Everyone

Bluesky, the much-hyped open-source alternative to X/Twitter, is now open for all — invites code no longer needed! Launched in the spring of last year, Bluesky is a decentralised social network modelled after early Twitter. […]

6 February 2024
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Kubuntu 24.04 Won’t Ship with KDE Plasma 6.0

Kubuntu 24.04 LTS will not ship with KDE Plasma 6.0 by default. Kubuntu Council member Rick Timmis shared an overview of a recent meeting at which it was “unanimously agreed” to, among other things, prepare […]

6 February 2024
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Microsoft Relents: VS Code will Work with Ubuntu 18.04 Until 2025

Microsoft has announced a temporary reprieve for developers who use VS Code to connect to servers, clouds, container, and other devices running on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. As I covered last week, Microsoft pushed out an […]

5 February 2024

Ubuntu 24.04 Will Use Linux Kernel 6.8 — If All Goes to Plan!

Ubuntu developers recently shared word on the Linux kernel version Ubuntu 24.04 LTS will use — and I’ll admit: it’s not the one I guessed! Ubuntu 24.04 is a long-term support release (LTS) and last […]

5 February 2024
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Papirus Icon Pack Update Adds 50+ New Icons

If you use the Papirus icon theme in Ubuntu you’ll be pleased to hear a new version is available to download. Papirus’s first update in 2024 adds more than 50 new and updated apps icons, […]

4 February 2024
How to enable experimental Bluez features in Ubuntu for better Bluetooth support

How to Enable Bluez Experimental Features in Ubuntu

So your Bluetooth device is not showing a battery level in Ubuntu and you want to fix it. I was in the same situation. I bought a Majority Atlas sound bar from Amazon (as I […]

3 February 2024
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Updated: VS Code Drops Ubuntu 18.04 Support, Devs ‘Screwed’

Microsoft Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has dropped support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS — a move causing issues for thousands of developers. VS Code 1.86 (aka the ‘January 2024’ update) sees Microsoft bump the minimum […]

1 February 2024
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Linux Mint 22: Codename & New Cinnamon Feature Revealed

Linux Mint developers have shared a couple of tidbits about the next major release, which is expected to debut in early summer. First up, the codename: Linux Mint 22 will be called ‘Wilma’. Not a […]

31 January 2024

LibreOffice 24.2 Released, This is What’s New

A brand new version of free, open-source office suite LibreOffice is ready to download. LibreOffice 24.2 is the follow up to last year’s LibreOffice 7.6 release. A leap because the latest edition is the first […]

31 January 2024