The winner of the KDE Plasma 6.0 wallpaper competition has been announced. In August of last year KDE devs launched a community-based contest to select a new default wallpaper for KDE Plasma 6.0. That contest […]
Linux Mint 21.3 is now available to download — the first version to offer Wayland support in the Cinnamon desktop. Following a successful bout of bug-busting in last month’s beta release, Mint devs have gone […]
Yes, I know: I’m writing about yet another system monitor extension for GNOME Shell — I’m sorry; I’m not obsessed, I promise! But I couldn’t not cover this one since it was only released today […]
You can now upgrade to Linux kernel 6.5 in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS — no PPAs, additional repos, or edge packages required. Ubuntu routinely back-ports newer Linux kernels from “interim” releases to its latest long-term support […]
A new GNOME Shell extension makes it easier to check Bluetooth battery status in Ubuntu 23.10. Emphasis on easier; you can already see battery levels of connected Bluetooth devices using the Settings > Power pane, […]
A new year, and an all-new Linux kernel to help power it along! Yes, the Linux 6.7 kernel is now officially released — and it’s hefty one packed with an assortment of new features, new […]
Keeping an eye on CPU, memory, and network activity in GNOME Shell is easy thanks to an array of community-built extensions tailored-made for the task. Now a new option is available for GNOME Shell users, […]
Intel has released an array of AI effects for the open-source audio editor Audacity. Intel’s OpenVINO AI plugins for Audacity (to give them their official name) have been designed to work offline and locally, meaning […]
Longing to use the legendary Linux screenshot tool Shutter on Wayland? Well, now you can! Upstream, Shutter is still under semi-active development (2 releases last year). However, its developers are yet to officially add support […]
When it comes to free, open-source desktop publishing (DTP) there’s little as capable, as fully-featured, or as widely used in professional settings as Scribus. Now a brand new stable release of this powerful page-making tool […]
A few months back I wrote a guide on how to set custom folder icons in Nautilus without needing to install 3rd-party apps or change icon set. It’s all done using a native, built-in feature […]
Official support for Ubuntu 23.04 ‘Lunar Lobster’ ends on January 25, 2024. As an interim/short-term support release, Ubuntu 23.04 receives 9 months of updates from release. Having been released in April of 2023, January 2024 […]