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Ataribox Pre-Orders Begin on December 14

Gamers will be able to pre-order the Ataribox from December 14 — though there’s still no firm word on price or hardware specs. The company behind the new games machine revealed the pre-order date in a (now […]

11 December 2017
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Make Firefox Look like the GNOME Web Browser (Because Why Not, Right?)

If you’re using a vanilla GNOME session on Ubuntu with the Adwaita theme, and want to make Firefox look a little more at home, you can. In fact, with a bit of custom CSS you […]

6 December 2017
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IBM Release Open Source Font, Here’s How To Use it on Ubuntu

Computer giant IBM launched a new open-source font last week. It's called 'IBM Plex' and in this post I show you how to set it as the default Ubuntu font.

16 November 2017
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Dell Updates its Range of Ubuntu Laptops

If you're looking for a new Ubuntu laptop Dell has got you covered. The company has updated its range of Ubuntu powered Precision laptops and desktops.

15 November 2017
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Ubuntu Is Looking for a New Theme

Ubuntu 18.04 wants to include a new theme and icon set, and it wants you, the community, to make it, using Adwaita as the foundation.

9 November 2017
The Best GTK Themes

Essential Guide: 11 Best GTK Themes for Ubuntu

Here's our pick of the best GTK themes for Ubuntu and other Linux distros, fully up-to-date for 2020. If you're ready to revamp your desktop, read on!

2 November 2017
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Linux Mint Throws Its Weight Behind Flatpak

Linux Mint 18.3 will have "full support" for Flatpak, the 'next-gen' app distribution format for Linux, the project has announced in its latest monthly newsletter.

25 October 2017
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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is Called ‘Bionic Beaver’

The Ubuntu 18.04 name has been revealed as 'Bionic Beaver', with Mark Shuttleworth citing Ubuntu's growing use in robotics as inspiration.

24 October 2017
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Why Did Ubuntu Drop Unity? Mark Shuttleworth Explains

Mark Shuttleworth shares more details on why Ubuntu chose to drop Unity, a decision that took the Linux community by surprise back in April 2017.

24 October 2017

Purism Librem 5 Crowdfunding Ends With Over $2 million Raised

Time is up on the Purism Librem 5 crowdfunding campaign. It ends having raised more than $2 million to build a privacy orientated Linux smartphone.

23 October 2017
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Linux Marketshare on Desktops Apparently Hit 6.91% in September

Desktop Linux marketshare hit an all-time high of 6.91% in September 2017, according to the preliminary data from web analytics firm NetMarketShare.

1 October 2017
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GNOME Global Menu Extension ‘Discontinued For the Moment’

The developer behind the popular Global App Menu GNOME extension has announced it is “discontinued for the moment”. Explaining the reasons for his decision on Github, Lester Carballo cites the shift to Wayland (the extension doesn’t […]

21 September 2017