FlightGear Flight Simulator 2020.1 was released a week ago. Now it’s finally made into PPA for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 20.04, and their derivatives. FlightGear 2020.1 was released as current preview release that contains many exciting new ...
SuperTux, classic 2D jump’n run video game inspired by Super Mario Bros, released 0.6.2 a few days ago to celebrate its 20th anniversary. SuperTux 0.6.2 features reworked graphics and levels, release highlights include: A new worldmap, “Revenge In Redmond”, which ...
This simple tutorial shows how to change the action (e.g., power off, hibernate, do nothing, or lock) when laptop lid is closed in Ubuntu 20.04, while it suspends Ubuntu by default. Dconf editor offers options to change the action to ...
This simple tutorial shows how to install the open source DVD authoring tool DVDStyler 3.1 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and derivatives. Open terminal either by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard or by searching for ‘terminal’ from system application menu. When it ...
This simple tutorial shows how to easily change the login screen background wallpaper or solid color in Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome desktop. There’s no setting option to change GDM3 login screen background unless hacking on the the style sheet file, though ...
The default Gnome desktop lacks an option to disconnect current wifi connection. For those who want the function in Ubuntu 20.04, a gnome shell extension is available to do the job. 1.) To install the extension, go to Disconnect Wifi ...
Kid3 audio tag editor released new version 3.8.3 today. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 16.04. Kid3 3.8.3 comes with new keyboard shortcuts to navigate between the file and tag sections, 2 ...
Inkscape, open-source vector graphics editor, released new major version 1.0 a few days ago. Native Ubuntu .deb package now is available to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10, and Ubuntu 20.04. Inkscape 1.0 release highlights include: Theme support. Better ...
This quick tip is going to show you how to get a textual location entry in the default Nautilus file browser in Ubuntu 20.04. For temporary use, you can get the current files or folders’ path by simply pressing Ctrl+L ...
The lock screen background option is removed in the settings of Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome desktop. And now it uses blurred desktop wallpaper as the background of lock screen. Still want to change the lock screen wallpaper? There is a Gnome ...
Looking for Linux drives of Canon printers and multifunction devices? Here’s easy way to install the ScanGear MP2, Cnijfilter2, and UFRII drivers in Ubuntu 20.04 via PPA. Thanks to Thierry Ordissimo, the guy maintains an Ubuntu PPA that contains official ...
Mozilla Firefox 76 was released today with improved online account protections and Zoom support. Firefox 76 features Lockwise password manager improvements, including protection to saved passwords in “Logins and Passwords” page, display vulnerable password alert and website breach alert, and ...
HandBrake video transcoder 1.3.2 was released a day ago with many improvements and bug-fixes. According to the release note, HandBrake 1.3.2 release highlights include: Improve support for H.265 video in AVI container Fix point to point end detection Fix QSV ...
This quick tutorial shows how to install the latest LMMS music creation tool 1.2.1 in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10. LMMS 1.2.1 has been made into Ubuntu 20.04 main repositories. There are also official .appimage package and flatpak package (runs in ...
This simple tutorial shows how to send application shortcut icons to the desktop in Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome Shell. Want to put working folders and common used applications on your desktop? It’s easy to do this in the default Gnome desktop ...