More posts about “Apple”

How to Mirror Your iPhone/iPad on Ubuntu Desktop

Do you want to mirror your iPhone screen on your Ubuntu desktop? There’s a free, open-source app in the Ubuntu repos that lets you do it. If you’re looking to mirror your iPhone or iPad […]

2 March 2024
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See AirPods Battery Info in Ubuntu with this GNOME Extension

Do you use Apple AirPods or Beats wireless headphones with Ubuntu (or any Linux distribution using GNOME Shell) and want to be able to check battery levels on your desktop? Well, now you can! The […]

25 February 2024

Ubuntu Fixes Opening iWork Documents in LibreOffice

Ubuntu ships with LibreOffice because it’s a powerful open-source office suite compatible with documents created in other productivity apps, including Microsoft Office and Apple’s iWork. While LibreOffice can open files made in Apple Pages (a […]

6 December 2023

‘Cider’ is an Open Source Apple Music Client for Linux

Cider is an open source Apple Music client for Windows, macOS, and Linux – the latter not having an official Apple Music app, making this one unique.

17 July 2022
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KDE Connect is Now Available for iPhone & iPad

A KDE Connect app is available on the Apple App Store. It lets iPhone & iPad users benefit from integration between their device(s) and the Linux desktop.

9 May 2022

Blender 3.1 Released with “Major Leap in Performance”

A sizeable update to the open source 3D graphics suite Blender is available to download. Blender 3.1 is performance-packed follow up to the incredibly well-received Blender 3.0 release that squeaked out at the end of […]

9 March 2022
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Ubuntu Can Run on Apple Silicon, Devs Say It’s ‘Completely Usable’

Ubuntu Linux is up and running on Apple Silicon thanks to developers working at Coreillium. They now hope to upstream their work on Linux for M1.

20 January 2021
JingOS Linux iPad

First Look: Meet the New Linux Distro Inspired by the iPad

I’ve seen a tonne of Linux distros come and go in the 12 years I’ve been blogging about Ubuntu, but precious few have been designed exclusively for tablet use. So when I came across JingOS, […]

16 January 2021
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Linux Support for Apple Silicon? This Dev is Working on it

Linux support for Apple Silicon? Not such a crazy idea, as one prominent Linux developer takes up the challenge to bring up Linux support on Apple's M1 processor.

1 December 2020

Slimbook Tease New Linux Laptop in Apple-Bashing Video

Linux laptop maker Slimbook is promoting an upcoming hardware launch with a bizarre YouTube video in which a penguin bashes apple — quite literally!

19 November 2019
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You can now use Apple Music on Linux without any hacks

Apple Music is now available through a web browser, which means I'm pleased/obligated to report that you can now use the service on Linux!

6 September 2019
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Don’t Panic, You Can Boot Linux on Apple’s New Devices

Does Apple stop Linux from booting on its newly refreshed Mac Mini PC or MacBookAir laptops?  That’s the claim currently circling the web‘s collective drain. The posit is that the new T2 ‘secure enclave’ chip Apple has baked […]

5 November 2018