Mozilla Firefox web browser 84.0 now is available to download. Firefox 84 is a big release. It comes with WebRender enabled by default in Linux Gnome on X for faster page rendering. For Wayland session, you can manually enable the ...

Linux Kernel 5.10 was released a day ago as the latest LTS (Long Term Support) release. Here’s how to install in Ubuntu & Linux Mint. Linus Torvalds announced the release of Kernel 5.10: “Ok, here it is – 5.10 is ...

In the default Gnome desktop when you trying to open an application, the app window sometimes does not get into focus immediately, instead it pops up ‘xxx’ is ready notification and opens the window behind the current focused window. This ...

KDE announced its December 2020 apps update including Kdenlive 20.12 two days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu via PPA. Kdenlive 20.12 is a big release with many new features, stability improvements, various mix and transition fixes. While ...

XFE (X File Explorer) is a lightweight Windows File Explorer or Commander like file manager for Unix / Linux X. It’s small memory footprint, very fast, and only requires the FOX library to be fully functional, and aims to light ...

The Python programming language 3.9.1 was released a few days ago as the first maintenance release of Python 3.9. Python 3.9.1 comes with 282 changes since 3.9.0. It is the first version to support macOS 11 Big Sur. With Xcode ...

Vivaldi web browser 3.5 was released a day ago with improved tabs and media playback, and support for sharing URL via QR code. Vivaldi 3.5 release highlights: More tabs management, e.g., open a new tab in the background by default, ...

OpenRGB, formerly OpenAuraSDK, is a free open-source RGB lighting control that doesn’t depend on manufacturer software. OpenRGB supports ASUS, ASRock, Corsair, G.Skill, Gigabyte, HyperX, MSI, Razer, ThermalTake, and more (See supported devices). While every manufacturer has their own app, proprietary ...

RedNotebook, modern desktop diary and personal journal software, released version 2.21 today. RedNotebook 2.21 features updated MathJax to version 3, resulting in much faster rendering / preview times; The release also fixed date references in CEF-based HtmlView. How to Install ...

This simple tutorial shows how to install IntelliJ IDEA 2020.3 via its official Linux tarball via PPA. For those don’t like Snap and Flatpak packages, IntelliJ IDEA offers official Linux tarball in its download page. You can download the package, ...

HPLIP, HP developed printer and scanner drivers for Linux, released version 3.20.11 a few days ago. Different to previous releases, HPLIP 3.20.11 does not include new HP printers support. It only adds support for Ubuntu 20.10 and Debian 10.6. And ...

Want to watch live TV on Ubuntu Linux? Try Hypnotix, a new IPTV player developed by Linux Mint team. Hypnotix is a player application which streams from IPTV providers, which can be configured via a local M3U playlists, remote M3U ...

No patience with common video editors (e.g., Kdenlive and Openshot) as they can take hours to export a video after trimming / cutting it? Try LosslessCut. LosslessCut is a cross platform tool for lossless trimming / cutting of video and ...

Going to free up Ubuntu system disk space? Try clearing the systemd journal logs, it may free up a few GB of space. By using the Disk Usage Analyzer tool, I found that /var/log/journal takes more than 4 GB system ...

Want to install Google Fonts in Ubuntu? The GTK+ Font Manager now adds support for Google Fonts integration. Font Manager is a simple font management tool for GTK+ desktop environment. By releasing version 0.8.0, it adds support for downloading and ...