Reporting on the latest Linux software releases, app updates and command-line tooling – new features, performance improvements and critical bug fixes for scores of popular Linux applications you can run on Ubuntu.
A new version of screenshot/capture tool Shutter has been released, bringing new tools, features and user improvements. The shutter team were far more eloquent regarding the release, announcing: – The time of waiting is over […]
UbuntuTweak will see a radical interface change from previous versions in its 0.6 release. Users of the popular Ubuntu-tweaking application will see a subtle new interface in the next release – 0.5 – but the […]
MiniTube 0.8 was released today bringing with the ability to play HD videos from YouTube, flash-free and directly on your desktop. Yes, this doesn’t require the need for Flash! At all! Also new in the […]
Skype is going to be open-sourced! I won’t dwell too long on this as you can check the full post on Slashdot via Olivier Faurax’s blog post. Whilst asking about a Skype package for some […]
The UbuntuTweak team have released a new version of the oh-so-popular all-round desktop tweaking application to celebrate the launch of Karmic Koala. It brings new PPA’s & Updated sources – some only available for Karmic […]
Firefox 4.0 is not due to be released for well over another yeah but mock-ups of the premier open-source browser’s proposed visual refresh as it will look on Linux have been mocked-up and shown off […]
Social networking client Gwibber this morning recieved a long-due “bug fix” (i’m not if it was ever classed as a bug, but boy it should’ve been!) Gwibber used to add a +2px to fonts to […]
Emesene 1.5.1 is more of a bug fix release than a feature release, but it still holds some surprises for users. We take a quick peek before it hits the Ubuntu Karmic servers and lands […]
CoverGloobus version 1.5 has been released bringing with it new themes, usability improvements and more. CoverGloobus is a theme-able standalone ‘”now playing” application that displays the currently playing track on your desktop. I’ve blogged and […]
The latest update to Google Chrome on Linux finally brings extension heaven for users unhappy with the way in which “notifying” extensions were layed out. My two previous posts on Chrome – 15 Must Have […]
OpenOffice is the default Office suite in Ubuntu, and most other Linux distros, and for good reason, too – it’s more than an equal for Microsoft’s all-dominant Microsoft Office suite. Version 3.2 will be released […]
The best video editor for Linux ‘OpenShot’ has finally gotten itself some new icons! Yes it is a slow news day… These new ‘tango’ style icons bring a much needed visual refresh to the (at […]
The Midori team today announced the release of version 0.2.0 of the webkit based web browser. This latest release see’s a ton of improvements made to the once notoriously crash-happy browser. These include: – Improved […]
The Banshee team announced the release of version 1.5.1 of the popular music player/manager yesterday morning and this ‘point’ release sees lots of improvements and a few new features, too. The main noted features are […]
The first glimpse at the long-awaited (and much-desired) single window Gimp has been posted on GIMP developer Martin Nordholts blog. He updates that progress is coming on well, spurred on in part by the “overwhelmingly […]
A new version of Linux Desktop mail application ‘Evolution’ has been released. Notable features and improvements bring: – • Google calendar will be available through Caldav interface by default • Configurable date formats • Selecting […]
Rhythmbox has been updated to 0.12.5, bringing with it new bug fixes and a new music-cover fetching feature. Codenamed “Stop Beathin’”, this new version brings 3 notable improvements: – Cover Art Search now uses discogs.com […]
MSN video and audio chat is now supported by instant messenger ‘Empathy’. Empathy will be replacing Pidgin as Ubuntu’s default IM client in Karmic, so this support being released couldn’t come at a better time […]