There are various tools out there you can buy or download for wiping hard drives, but it’s easy to do this using the built-in Windows commands Diskpart and Format. Just take the drive you want to wipe out of the ...

Looking for an XMPP Jabber client for Linux? CoyIM is a free open-source GTK+ client that focus on safety and security. CoyIM is written in Go programming language with GTK+ framework. It works on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS. The ...

Vivaldi web browser released new stable 3.4 version that features configurable context menus, automatic reloading pages, and Vivaldia, the real 80s arcade-style game. Vivaldi 3.4 release highlights: Configurable context menus (right-click menus). Add custom links to menus. Automatic reload pages. ...

Pitivi video editor 2020.09 was released a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and derivatives. It’s been more than 2 years since the last stable release, Pitivi 2020.09 features a plugin system, easy ...

Digital painting software Krita 4.4.0 was officially release today with great new features and hundreds of bug-fixes. What’s new in Krita 4.4.0: Multi-threading for fill layers – it will be a lot faster for computer with multi cores. The different ...

Linux Kernel 5.9 was released a day ago. Linus Torvalds announced that: Ok, so I’ll be honest – I had hoped for quite a bit fewer changes this last week, but at the same time there doesn’t really seem to ...

Liferea, Linux Feed Reader, released version 1.3.3 a few days ago with a lot of improvements. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04. Liferea 1.3.3 release highlights: Implement support for Webkits Intelligent Tracking Protection Add Ctrl + ...

Looking for a Linux music player to manage large local collections? Mpz is a new open-source player that does the job. If you like to organize your music in folders, then this player might be for you. It doesn’t try ...

Looking for an image editor similar to Windows Paint.Net or Mac OS PaintBrush? LazPaint is the open-source image editor that works on Linux. LazPaint is an image editor with layers and transparency. It’s written in Lazarus (Free Pascal) and uses ...

Familiar with Linux commands? You may already know many tips and tricks that will save you a lot of time. Here are some that I have been using for a long period of time, including Tab auto-completion, when you type ...

Mumble, open source, low-latency, high quality voice chat software, released version 1.3.3 a few days ago. PPA updated for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 20.04. Changes in Mumble 1.3.3 include: Fix chat box invisble (zero height) Fix handling of ...

Python programming language 3.9.0 was released with new features and optimizations. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 20.04 via PPA. Python 3.9.0 is the first version default to the 64-bit installer on Windows. Windows ...

GIMP image editor 2.10.22 available to install in Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 20.04, though it’s not officially announced at the moment. GIMP 2.10.22 was ready to download in its website last night. Release highlights in the new release inlcude: HEIF ...

FreeFileSync 11.2, folder comparison and synchronization software to create and manage backup copies of all your important files, was released a few days ago. Changes in FreeFileSync 11.2 include: Improved grid layout with file icons hidden Improved rendering of inactive ...

Want to play games or control any desktop application with a gamepad on Ubuntu Linux? There’s a graphical tool AntiMicroX that may help. AntiMicrox is program used to map keyboard buttons and mouse controls to a gamepad. Useful for playing ...