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How to Make Console the Default Terminal App on Ubuntu

GNOME Console app is a great new alternative to other Linux terminal emulators. In this post I show you how to set Console as default terminal on Ubuntu.

3 September 2022

Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS Released with Linux Kernel 5.15

A wild focal fossa appears, albeit one you've sort of seen before. Yes, the Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS point release is ready to download with Linux kernel 5.15.

1 September 2022

Want to Customise Libadwaita? Give ‘Gradience’ a Try

Some see libadwaita as an intentional roadblock, placed to get in the way of end-user customisation but this new app added to Flathub proves otherwise.

31 August 2022
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This Unofficial ‘Ubuntu Software’ App is Better Than Ubuntu’s Actual One

I try an interesting (but unofficial) software app being developed by the Ubuntu Flutter community. Despite being alpha quality it's already looking great.

30 August 2022

Ubuntu 22.10 ‘Kinetic Kudu’: Everything You Need to Know

Excited for Ubuntu 22.10? Here's everything we know about the next major release of Ubuntu, including stable release date and planned new features.

30 August 2022

‘Nephrite’ is a Classy New GTK Theme for Linux Desktops

One of Linux desktop's most prolific — not to mention best, imo — theme makers has released a brand new GTK theme for us all to go gaga over: Nephrite.

28 August 2022

Pano is a ‘Next-Gen Clipboard Manager’ for GNOME Shell

Pano is a visually rich clipboard manager for GNOME Shell giving you a visual overview of your clipboard history, making it easy to paste items again.

26 August 2022

GNOME’s New Quick Toggles Land in Ubuntu 22.10

The latest GNOME Shell beta just hit the Ubuntu 22.10 updates channel. It brings GNOME 43's revamped system menu and, no lie, I'm in love with it.

25 August 2022
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KDE Plasma 5.25 Now Available for 22.04 LTS Users

If you're running Kubuntu 22.04 LTS you can now upgrade to KDE Plasma 5.25, the latest stable release of this free, open source desktop environment.

25 August 2022
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Kdenlive 22.08 Released with Blockbuster Improvements

A major new version of open source video editor Kdenlive is available to download — and BOY does it have some ace new features and enhancements to show us.

24 August 2022
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Firefox 104 Released with Tweaks to Reduce Battery Usage When Idle

As sure as the sun rises so a new version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser appears every 4 weeks. The latest is here, v104, so we check out what's new.

22 August 2022

Ubuntu 22.10 May Disable GNOME’s New ‘Device Security’ Panel

GNOME 43 features a new 'Device Security' panel listing security issues with a device, but Ubuntu developers think it's "confusing and unhelpful" atm.

22 August 2022