One of the annoying issues in the fresh install of Ubuntu desktop is that the default Gnome Login Screen does not support tap-to-click out of the box, which is inconvenient for laptop user without a mouse at hand. So I’m ...
Wine 4.7, a new development release of the open-source compatibility layer to run Windows applications on Linux, was released with new features and various bug-fixes. Wine 4.7 release highlights: Support for builtin libraries in PE format even on Unix. Updated ...
For those sticking to the OpenJDK Java 8, you may found it’s missing from the default repositories of Ubuntu 19.04. To install OpenJDK 8 in Ubuntu 19.04, you can either download and install the package from Ubuntu 18.10 repository, or ...
Battle for Wesnoth 1.14.7 was released a few days ago with many improvements and fixes, and later 1.14.8 was released with a quick fix for Mac OS. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and higher. Battle ...
NVIDIA announced the new Linux driver 430 series a day ago with GTX 1650 support. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and higher. NVIDIA 430.09 was released as first beta with following new features: New GPUs ...
Kodi “Leia” 18.2 was released a day ago with numerous bug-fixes and performance improvements. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and higher. Kodi 18.2 is a bug fix release with no real new functionality. Release highlights ...
This quick tutorial shows how to pin your application launcher icons to the Gnome Desktop in Ubuntu 19.04. In Ubuntu 19.04 Gnome 3.32, instead of Nautilus file browser the desktop icons are now handled by Gnome Shell extension. This makes ...
The final release of the open source kart racing game, SuperTuxKart 1.0, was announced. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 19.04 SuperTuxKart 1.0 is a major release that features: Play online with up ...
This tutorial is a rewritten of the previous ‘Fix ‘No WiFi Adapter Found’ for HP Laptops with Ubuntu 18.04‘, since wireless will stop working after installed or upgraded to a new Linux Kernel. Following steps will install the newest Realtek ...
Ubuntu 19.04 Disco Dingo was finally released. This quick tip is going to show to how to remove the trash can icon and user home folder from the default Gnome desktop. 1. First open Ubuntu Software, search for and install ...
As we still need flash player to view some websites, here’s how to install Pepper Flash or Adobe Flash in Ubuntu 19.04 for Firefox or Opera web browser. Install Pepper Flash in Ubuntu: Google maintained Pepper Flash is available in ...
The default media player of Xfce and XUbuntu, Parole 1.0.2, was released recently with many bug-fixes and translation updates. According to the changelog, Parole 1.0.2 fixed following bugs: Improved support for missing Gstreamer plugin installers Fixed compiler error -Wcast-function-type with ...
This quick tutorial is going to show you how to install the classic style Gnome application menu in Ubuntu 18.04, and higher. There’s a Gnome Shell extension called Gno-Menu. It is a traditional styled full featured Gnome-Shell apps-menu, that aims ...
Gnu Emacs text editor 26.2 was released yesterday with a wide variety of new features. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 19.04, and derivatives. New features in Gnu Emacs 26.2 include: Emacs modules ...
For those sticking to the open-source RadeonSI / RADV / Intel / Nouveau drivers, the latest Mesa 19.0.2 graphics libraries is now available to install in Ubuntu 18.04 via PPA. Mesa 19.0 was released a months ago with many features ...