Darktable 3.2.1 was released a day ago as the latest release of the open source photography workflow application. PPA has been updated with the packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Linux Mint 19.x / 20. Version 3.2.0 has been ...
LibreOffice office suite 7.0 was released a few days ago. For those sticking to the PPA .deb packages, you can now install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Linux Mint 19.x, and 20. LibreOffice 7.0 release highlights: ODF 1.3 document ...
MuseScore, free music composition and notation software, released version 3.5 with long list of new features, bug fixes, and other improvements. MuseScore 3.5 contains one of the most requested features: Chord Symbol Playback. The feature is disabled by default so ...
This simple tutorial shows how to apply a blur effect to GNOME Shell UI elements in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Want to enable blur background effect in Gnome? Blyr extension can do the job to the Activities, panel, and app launching ...
Ubuntu 20.04.1, the first point release for the LTS, was released. ISO images and upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 are available. This point release DO NOT contain updated Kernel and X stack. It contains various bug fixes to installation, upgrade, desktop, ...
Auto-cpufreq, automatic CPU speed & power optimizer for Linux to improve battery life, released version 1.2 with AMD support. Different to cpufreq indicator and / or TLP, Auto-cpufreq automatically make “cpufreq” related changes based on active monitoring of laptop’s battery ...
Open source painting software Pinta 1.7 was released a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 18.04. Pinta 1.7 is the first release in over 5 years. Release highlights include: Added a tab view ...
Vivaldi web browser 3.2 was released today. The new release added a mute button to the pop-out video (picture-in-picture) mode. Vivaldi 3.2 release highlights: Add mute button to Picture-in-picture window Option to change Close Tab button position Support Alt+F4 to ...
Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux kernel 5.8 two days ago on Sunday. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu and / or Linux Mint. New features in Linux Kernel 5.8 include: Qualcomm Adreno 405 / 640 / 650 ...
This simple tutorial shows how to install and apply Faenza Icons in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Faenza is a set of icons for Gnome provides monochromatic icons for panels, toolbars and buttons and colorful squared icons for devices, applications, folder, files ...
This simple tutorial shows how to install Mac OS Catalina style Gnome Shell theme and icons in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Following steps include how to install the GTK theme, icon theme, tweak panel appearance, and install useful extensions. When everything’s ...
Wine 5.14 was released one day ago as the latest development release of the compatibility layer allows to run Windows apps on Linux and Mac OS. Wine 5.14 release highlights: More restructuration of the console support. Initial version of the ...
VokoscreenNG screencasting application 3.0.5 was released a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and derivatives. VokoscreenNG is an easy to use screencast creator that can be used to record videos from computers screen, ...
Gnome’s top bar can auto-hide itself like the left dock panel does via a Gnome Shell extension. In Ubuntu 18.04, you can enable the feature by installing the gnome shell extension easily from Ubuntu Software. In Ubuntu 20.04, it’s still ...
This simple tutorial shows how to install Conky Manager, a graphical front-end for Conky system monitor, in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. Conky is a light-weight system monitor that displays any kind of information on your desktop. Conky Manager is a graphical ...