As you may know, Gnome control center (aka settings) has “Fractional Scaling” option since Ubuntu 20.04, allows to change scaling level for HiDPI displays. By default, user may scale up to 125%, 150%, 175% and 200% to make Ubuntu (or ...
The popular free open-source Handbrake video transcoder released version 1.5.0 a day ago and then 1.5.1 with quick fix. Here’s what’s new and how to install it in Ubuntu / Linux Mint. Handbrake 1.5 contains mainly bug-fixes, libraries and video ...
After more than half a year of development, the qBitTorrent app released version 4.4.0 with many new features and various bug-fixes. qBitTorrent 4.4.0 added Qt6 support. It offers better HiDPI compatibility for Windows 10+ and Linux using AppImage package. Though, ...
The third point release of Linux Mint 20 is out! Unlike Ubuntu, it has different code names for each point releases. And, Linux Mint 20.3 codenamed ‘Una’. The release still has Kernel 5.4 though user may install updated Ubuntu patched ...
Ubuntu’s default LibreOffice office suite 7.2.5 was released today. User may install it from the official PPA in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 21.10 and Linux Mint 20.x LibreOffice 7.2.5 comes with 90 bug-fixes, including many crashes when ...
There are a few extensions (e.g., Dash-to-dock and Dash-to-panel) to change the Gnome Shell ‘Dash’ appearance and behavior. Here I’m going to introduce the new extension called “Dash from Panel“. GNOME Shell Dash: The ‘Dash’ is the bottom bar in ...
For those looking for a best looking Linux system, I would recommend Deepin and Zorin OS 16. And, I personally prefer the former one a bit more for the desktop appearance. Deepin is based on Debian. It’s great, but for ...
The Paint.NET inspired bitmap image drawing and editing software Pinta 2.0 was released a few days ago. Pinta is finally ported to GTK3, though GNOME now is shifting to GTK4. Along with .NET6 the UI now looks more native in ...
Hugin panorama stitcher finally released version 2021. Here’s how to install it via PPA in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 21.10, and Linux Mint 20. Changes in Hugin 2021 include: Fast preview window can be panned in zoomed ...
Many free open-source apps got new releases before new year 2022. The side-scrolling game SuperTux 0.6.3 is one of them! The Super Mario Bros look like game added many exciting new features in v0.6.3, including: WASM compilation to play in ...
The Avidemux video editor released version 2.8.0 few days ago. Here’s what’s new and how to install in Ubuntu via PPA. Avidemux 2.8.0 was released on Tuesday with some new features, including ability to convert HDR video to SDR with ...
This simple tutorial shows how to easily create encrypted vaults in which you may store files safely in Ubuntu and Debian based systems. 1. Install gocrytfs and cryfs: In this tutorial, gocrytfs or cryfs will be used as backend. Both ...
For those hating the Flatpak and Snap packages, here’s how to compile GNU Emacs editor (v27.2 tested) from the source tarball while the Kevin Kelley’s PPA seems NOT to be updated anymore. Before getting started, it’s recommended to remove old ...
Darktable, free opensource photography application and raw developer, released new major version 3.8.0 few days ago. Here’s what’s new and PPA for Ubuntu users. Darktable 3.8.0 reworked the keyboard shortcut system. User may now control the app via other devices, ...
Merry Christmas to all my dear readers! In this tutorial I’m going to introduce the new Ubuntu PPA for Geany IDE. Geany is a free open-source lightweight IDE for BSD, Linux, macOS, Solaris and Windows. It supports many programming languages ...