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Ubuntu Cinnamon is Now an Official Ubuntu Flavour

What’s the best way to sample the Cinnamon desktop on top of an Ubuntu base? You may be minded to answer Linux Mint (and that wouldn’t be a wrong answer) but with the upcoming release […]

28 March 2023

Fix Slow Ubuntu Shutdown Due to Stop Job Running for Snap Daemon

Sometimes I shutdown Ubuntu and …it takes ages to actually power off. Am I alone? Am I unreasonable? I’m not sure, but I am highly caffeinated — massive props to all the wonderful folks who […]

28 March 2023

Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS Released with Major Secure Boot Fix

Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS is now available to download. A point-six release?! They’re a bit unusual. Long-term support releases typically only receive five point releases during their support cycle so what’s going on? I’ll quote Ubuntu’s […]

23 March 2023
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Help Test a New Version of the Ubuntu Font

An updated version of the Ubuntu font boasting better support for non-latin languages is nearing release. Ubuntu developers want to ship a new revision of its iconic typeface in next month’s Ubuntu 23.04 release but […]

22 March 2023
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GNOME 44 is Here, And It’s Packed with Improvements

The GNOME project has announced the release of a new version of their hugely popular open-source desktop environment. GNOME 44 includes a number of core improvements spanning eye-catching new features through to more subtle enhancements […]

22 March 2023
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Ubuntu 23.04 ‘Lunar Lobster’: Best New Features

Ubuntu 23.04 “Lunar Lobster” was released on Thursday April 20, 2023. As a short-term release, Ubuntu 23.04 receives ongoing updates, security patches, and critical fixes for just 9 months. After that? Nothing. It’s not a […]

20 March 2023

Ubuntu Wants You to Test its Steam Snap

Remember when Ubuntu said it was getting serious about gaming? Well, it hasn’t forgotten entirely — it’s once again asking gamers to take part in a fresh bout of testing for its Steam snap. Steam […]

18 March 2023

Ubuntu 23.04 Default Wallpaper Revealed

Ready for your first look at the new default wallpaper for Ubuntu 23.04? Course you are! And with a codename like the “Lunar Lobster” it’s only natural that the designers of the official Ubuntu 23.04 […]

15 March 2023
Mozilla Firefox 111 on kubuntu 22.10

Firefox 111 Released with Minor Improvements, Updated PDF.js

Mozilla Firefox 111 is available to download. Shocked? Course you’re not! The latest release arrives bang on schedule, one month to the day of the Firefox 110 release (which was notable for featuring WebGL improvements […]

14 March 2023
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Ubuntu 23.04 Will Ship with Linux Kernel 6.2

When Ubuntu 23.04 arrives in April it will be using Linux kernel 6.2, the most recent kernel version ahead of the distro's next release – nice!

13 March 2023
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MusicPod is a New Music, Podcast, and Radio Player for Ubuntu

MusicPod is a promising new music, podcast, and internet radio app for Ubuntu desktops that's built with Flutter. Learn more inside.

11 March 2023
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Ubuntu May Soon Offer a Better Window Tiling Experience

Quarter tiling on Ubuntu is a step closer to reality, with rumours devs want to add popular window tiling GNOME extension to default installs.

8 March 2023