‘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
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Updated: Ubuntu 22.10 Drops ‘To Do’ App from Default Install

Ubuntu developers consider plans to drop the desktop 'To Do' application from the default install in Ubuntu 22.10 — but is ditching this tool a task too far?

21 August 2022
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LibreOffice 7.4 is Out — And It Doubles-Down on Microsoft Office Compatibility

The LibreOffice 7.4 release is now available download. In this post we look at the changes the new version brings, and where to download it to try it out.

18 August 2022
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These are the Best New Features in GNOME 43

In this article I share the best new features in GNOME 43 and its many improvements. There's lots to see, including a MAJOR redesign of the status menu.

17 August 2022

FSearch 0.2 is Out – And it Makes Finding Files Even Faster

A new release of open source file search app FSearch is available to download. An improved search engine that supports addition search queries is included.

16 August 2022

Nautilus 43 Beta Arrives in Ubuntu 22.10 Daily Builds

Nautilus 43 beta has arrived in the latest daily builds of Ubuntu 22.10 “Kinetic Kudu”. “And?”, you quizzically quip. Well, it’s not that big of a deal. However, I was eager to see ‘what the […]

16 August 2022