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CoBang is a new QR code scanner for Linux, which is written with Python 3 and GTK+ and support Wayland session. The name is “Cỏ bàng” (Lepironia articulata), in Vietnamese. Compare to QtQR, Qt QR code generator and decoder, CoBang ...

Want to change the ‘Show Applications’ dot grid icon in the dock panel of Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome Desktop? The start menu dot grid icon relies on the view-app-grid-symbolic.svg icon. For default Yaru icon theme, it’s located in /usr/share/icons/Yaru/scalable/actions. To replace ...

Oracle Virtualbox 6.1.10 was released as the fifth maintenance release for the 6.1 series. Virtualbox 6.1.10 features Kernel 5.7 support on Linux host and guest. Other changes include: Fixed crash when using Qt on Xwayland sessions Fixed mouse pointer doesn’t ...

Blender 2.83 was released a few days ago. It’s marked as the first LTS (Long Term Support) release with 2-year support with critical fixes. Blender is the third and final update of the Blender 2.8 series, the new release features: ...

Sometimes after disconnected from a VPN network in Ubuntu 20.04, wireless does no longer work and even shows ‘No Adapter Found’ in the settings. If you have the same problem, this tutorial may help. Without restarting your computer, you can ...

Audacious music player 4.0.4 was released 2 days ago with further improvements to the new Qt5 UI. Ubuntu PPA updated for all current Ubuntu releases. Changes in the Qt interface include: Add keyboard shortcuts for Open/Add Folder Fix files being ...

Mozilla Firefox web browser 77.0 was released today with some new features and various security fixes. Firefox 77.0 features: Pocket’s article recommendations in new tab. If you don’t see them, follow these steps. WebRender available by default on Windows 10 ...

Linus Torvalds announced the release of Kernel 5.7 a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in 64-bit Ubuntu and Linux Mint. New features in Linux 5.7 include: Support Intel Tiger Lake “Gen12” graphics out-of-the-box. AMD Ryzen 4000 “Renoir” ...

Need an indicator applet to display internet download and upload speed in the top panel of Ubuntu 20.04 Gnome Shell? NetSpeed used to be an old Gnome applet, then an indicator for Unity desktop. Now it’s a Gnome Shell extension ...

Looking for a desktop weather application for Ubuntu desktop? My Weather Indicator is one of the great choices. My Weather Indicator is an application especially designed for Ubuntu. It’s written in Python 3 and works on Plasma, GNOME, MATE, Xfce, ...

Modern GTK3 eBook reader Foliate 2.2.0 was released today with many great new features. Here’s how to install it via PPA in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10, and Ubuntu 20.04. Foliate 2.2.0 is a new major release that features: New library ...

The default nautilus file browser allows to compress files into Zip, Tar.xz, 7z archive with no other options. What if you want to compress your data into other formats (e.g., rar, epub, jar, and more) with password protection, and change ...

Android Studio 4.0 was released a day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.10, Ubuntu 20.04. Android Studio 4.0 features a new Motion Editor, improved Layout Inspector, Clangd support for C++, smart editor features, enhancements to ...

This quick tip shows how to enable Secure Shell (SSH) service in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, both desktop and server, to allow secure remote login and other network communications. Ubuntu includes OpenSSH, a suite of secure networking utilities based on the ...

Folder Color is a file browser extension allows to change the color and add emblem for selected folder. Folder Color is available in Ubuntu universe repositories. However, it does not work very well in Ubuntu 20.04 with the default Yaru ...