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 ...
Looking for a desktop magnifier? Besides enabling the built-in screen magnifier, there are a few third-party applications can do the job. Magnus is a very simple desktop magnifier written in Python 3. It shows the area around the mouse pointer ...
This quick tip shows how to display the battery percentage in the top panel system tray area in Ubuntu 20.04 with the default Gnome desktop. Single command to show battery percentage: For those familiar with Linux commands, this can be ...
Kodi Media Center 18.8 was released today with various fixes. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 20.04. Kodi 18.8 is likely to be the final release in the 18.x “Leia” series. Release highlights include: ...
Opera web browser 70 was released a day ago improvements to existing features and tools. Opera 70 release highlights include: The history and bookmark panels now has wider search field. Search in Tabs feature now include recently-closed tabs section. Search ...
Mozilla Firefox web browser 79.0 was released a few hours ago with new features and various security fixes. Firefox 79.0 release highlights include: WebRender for more Windows users with Intel and AMD GPUs More Pocket recommendations for users in Germany. ...
This simple tutorial shows how to enable and set up hot corners features in Ubuntu 20.04 with the default Gnome desktop. With hot corners enabled, when you move the mouse cursor and hit one of the screen corners, it performs ...
This is a step by step beginner guide shows how to check local network IP and public IP in both IP4 and IPv6 via either graphical interface or Linux commands in Ubuntu 20.04. 1. Find IP address via System Settings: ...
This simple tutorial shows how to remove the left panel (dock launcher) in Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome desktop. The left panel in Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome desktop is called Ubuntu Dock, a fork of Dash-to-dock extension. Via System Settings, you can change ...
digiKam photo management software 7.0 was released a few days ago with greatly improved face detection and recognition. digiKam 7.0 was released after one year of development. It features new deep learning faces management. No learning stage is required to ...
This simple tutorial shows how to install the Deepin Desktop Environment in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS via PPA. Deepin Desktop is the default desktop environment for UbuntuDDE Remix, a Remix flavor of Ubuntu system. An official PPA is available with Deepin ...
This quick tutorial shows how to change the default login screen display manager (e.g., gdm3, lightdm, kdm) in Ubuntu 20.04. Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome desktop uses GDM3 as the default display manager. If you installed other desktop environments in your system, ...
Free interior design software SweetHome3D 6.4 was released a day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Linux Mint 19.x, and 20. SweetHome3D 6.4 release highlights include: Improved resolution scale management in the plan for HiDPI ...
This simple tutorial shows how to install the latest Pidgin instant messaging client, so far it’s v2.14.1, in Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 18.04. Pidgin is a chat program which lets you log in to accounts on multiple chat networks simultaneously. ...