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Linux Release Roundup: Android x86, Ubuntu Core 18 + More

It’s been another busy month in the land of Linux app and distro releases. In this post we roundup some of the latest and more notable updates. We take in a pair of popular operating […]

25 January 2019
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SuperTuxKart’s Online Multiplayer is Ready for Testing

SuperTuxKart online multiplayer is ready for testing! The SuperTuxKart dev team has announced a new beta version of the karting game that features long-awaited and eagerly-anticipated feature online racing support. SuperTuxKart online multiplayer lets you: Race against other players […]

11 January 2019
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And Then They Were Gone: GNOME Reverts Back to Brown for Folder Icons

Development is a perpetual, constantly changing and iterative landscape upon which changes can evaporate as fast as they made form. Case in point this week? A shocking design u-turn — said in jest, lest you […]

10 January 2019
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7 Ace Games for Ubuntu, Available to Install as Snaps

In this post we list the best Ubuntu games that you can install as Snap apps, for free, from the official Snapcraft store on Ubuntu and other Linux distros.

8 January 2019
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What to Expect From Ubuntu in 2019

This year (2019) promises to be a bumper one for Ubuntu. We’ve got two all-new short-term releases ahead of us: Ubuntu 19.04 mid April and Ubuntu 19.10 in late October. Both release will be packed full of […]

1 January 2019
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5 Linux Predictions for 2019

With a brand new year about to kick off my mind is in a contemplative mode, wondering what the next twelve months might hold for Linux and the wider open source community. So naturally, and […]

30 December 2018
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Linux Release Roundup: Dash to Panel, Audacious, Linux 4.20 + More

While most of us use the holiday season as an excuse to do as little as possible — while eating as much as possible — Linux developers tend to use their downtime to dive in […]

27 December 2018

Ubuntu 2018 Recap: From Memory Leak to Marvellous LTS

Ubuntu began the year on a buoyant note, carried high by a wave of (much-needed) positive press resulting from the release of Ubuntu 17.10 ‘Artful Aardvark’ a few months prior. But with a new long-term […]

22 December 2018
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Raven: An Open Source Desktop RSS Reader

Raven is a new open source RSS reader app for Windows, macOS and Linux that I’ve been eager to try out. This week I finally found some time to dig into this deliciously well designed […]

5 December 2018
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How to Connect Your Android Phone to Ubuntu Wirelessly

Learn how to connect your Android phone to Ubuntu using GSConnect to transfer files, see notifications, or use your phone touchscreen as a mouse.

30 November 2018
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Must Read: Ubuntu 19.04 ‘Disco Dingo’ Released with New Features

The Ubuntu 19.04 release is now available to download. In this post we look at Ubuntu 19.04's new features and key changes.

3 November 2018
IBM buys Red Hat

IBM Inks $34 Billion Deal to Buy Red Hat

IBM is to buy open source software company Red Hat in a $34 billion deal — the biggest in Linux and open-source history. Red Hat is best known as a Linux company, offering both Red Hat […]

28 October 2018