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Want to Hide Buttons in GNOME’s Quick Settings Menu? Use This

The perfectly titled 'Quick Settings Button Remove' extension for GNOME 43 and above lets you choose which options appear in the Quick Settings menu.

24 October 2022
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How to Upgrade to KDE Plasma 5.26 on Kubuntu 22.10

Upgrading to KDE Plasma 5.26 on Kubuntu 22.10 can be done using the Kubuntu Backports PPA. In this post I show how to add the PPA to upgrade Plasma desktop.

24 October 2022
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KDE neon is Now Based on Ubuntu 22.04 ‘Jammy Jellyfish’

KDE neon is now based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, giving users of the software project access to the latest KDE technologies atop a newer LTS base.

23 October 2022
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New App Saves Clipboard Content as New File on Ubuntu

Use this Ubuntu extension to save clipboard text as a new text file, or save clipboard image as a new PNG file. It works with Nautilus, Caja, and Nemo.

23 October 2022
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How to See Battery Time Remaining in GNOME Quick Settings

An itch to scratch: want to see your battery's estimated time remaining instead of percentage in Ubuntu 22.10? There's a GNOME extension to help do it!

22 October 2022

Ubuntu 22.10: What’s New in the Official Flavours?

Ubuntu 22.10 is out, and so are updated versions of official Ubuntu flavours. There's a miscellany of improvements minor and major on offer, come see!

21 October 2022

Firefox 106 Brings PDF Annotation & Gesture Nav to Linux

I spotlight 4 new features in Firefox 106 that are well worth knowing about, including new PDF editing features and gesture navigation for Linux.

20 October 2022

How to Upgrade to Ubuntu 22.10 from 22.04

I show you how to upgrade to Ubuntu 22.10 from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. The process is quick and easy and can be done from your desktop, no need to reinstall.

20 October 2022

Ubuntu 22.10 is Available to Download

You can now download Ubuntu 22.10 from the official website. The latest interim release of the Linux-based OS includes GNOME 43 and Linux kernel 5.19.

20 October 2022

Ubuntu 22.10: What’s New? [Video]

Want to see what's new in Ubuntu 22.10 'Kinetic Kudu'? Feast your eyeballs on our video as it showcases all of the biggest changes in the latest release.

19 October 2022

Ubuntu’s New Terminal ‘Ad’ is Angering Users

Ubuntu Pro is being 'advertised' in the terminal when running an apt update, a move that has left some Ubuntu users on the current LTS annoyed.

13 October 2022
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Firefox View Doesn’t Feel Like a Feature, Mozilla. It Feels Like a Nag

I run beta builds of Firefox on my desktop and noticed something unexpected had recently prepended itself to my browser’s tab bar. The unexpected addition (that masquerade as a pinned tab) is for new feature […]

12 October 2022