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Want to Try Ubuntu’s All-Snap Desktop? Here’s How

Canonical recently confirmed its intentions to launch an all-snap Ubuntu desktop image next year — but you don’t have to wait until then to try it out. If you scoot along to the Ubuntu Core […]

23 June 2023

Debian 12 ‘Bookworm’ Released, This is What’s New

Debian 12 ‘Bookworm’ has been officially released and is available to download. The latest version of this iconic and influential Linux distribution has been in development for 2 years. It’s the stable series successor to […]

10 June 2023
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Ubuntu Plans to Switch CUPS Printing Stack to Snap

Ubuntu 23.10 is aiming to ship the CUPS printing stack as a snap package. Canonical’s Till Kamppeter, who is also the project lead for the OpenPrinting Project, says he wants to “…switch Ubuntu 23.10, the […]

29 May 2023

How to Hide Audio Devices from GNOME’s Quick Settings

Being able to quickly switch between different audio devices is one of my favourite things about GNOME Shell’s Quick Settings menu. No longer do I have to fire up Settings > Sound to quickly switch […]

24 May 2023
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How to Try Google Chrome’s 2023 UI Refresh on Ubuntu

It seems Google Chrome is getting a minor makeover later this year, and if you’re riding the browser’s development channel on Ubuntu1 you can opt-in to try the new look out now. I’ll get to […]

23 May 2023

Hardware Accelerated Chromium Snap Ready to Test

If you run Ubuntu on a laptop or PC with 7th-generation Intel chips or later and you’re a fan of the Chromium browser, it’s your lucky day! Canonical has partnered with Intel to make a […]

9 May 2023
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Ubuntu 23.04 Flavors: What’s New?

Arriving alongside the Ubuntu 23.04 release are new versions of official community flavours. This time around there’s a newbie in the pack: Ubuntu Cinnamon, welcomed into the Ubuntu flavour family back in March after several […]

20 April 2023

Flathub’s Got Big Plans for 2023

Devs outline their plans for Flathub in the coming year to help maintain the Flatpak hub's meteoric rise to everyday open source essential.

7 March 2023
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Ubuntu Devs Working on New 140MiB ‘Mini’ ISO Installer

A new network installer is in development for Ubuntu 23.04. The size of the ISO could be as low as 140MIB making it a good fit for USB & CDs.

27 February 2023

KDE Plasma 5.27 Released, This is What’s New

KDE Plasma 5.27 is here with various changes, including a new window tiling UX, Flatpak app permissions, and a multitude of multi-monitor improvements.

14 February 2023

How to Install Wine on Ubuntu (The Right Way)

Learn how to install Wine on Ubuntu from the official Wine Linux repository. My guide is ideal for those who want to install the latest stable release.

25 January 2023

First Look: Ubuntu’s New Installer is Shaping Up Nicely

Heard about Ubuntu's new installer built with Flutter? Well, it's shipping by default in the latest Ubuntu 23.04 daily builds - I grabbed an ISO to test it.

17 January 2023