For those prefer Gnome 3 style Activities overview, here’s how to bring back the vertical workspace thumbnails in Ubuntu 21.10. Ubuntu 21.10 defaults to Gnome 40 and brings new design of the Activities overview screen. It now has large and ...
Halfway through the year, many new apps released and many abandoned. Here are 6 weather apps that are still useful in 2021. Without searching in web browser or watching an app on mobile, there are quite a few weather apps ...
Gnome 40 automatically logs into ‘Activities’ overview screen instead of a blank desktop. Don’t like this feature? Just disable it! Gnome 40 finally lands in Ubuntu 21.10, brings the new design of its ‘Activities’ overview screen. The workspaces are now ...
For those want to set the CPU TDP limit, a new Intel Controller app is available by Spanish Linux computer company Slimbook. TDP stands for Thermal Design Power, in watts, and refers to the power consumption under the maximum theoretical ...
Want to change the position of top-bar items, e.g., Activities button, app menu, date and time, and system tray icons? A Top Bar Organizer extension now is available for Ubuntu 21.04 Gnome 40. With it, you can drag and drop ...
Free open-source handwriting notetaking app Xournal++ 1.1.0 was released with many new features and improvements. Xournal++ (aka Xournalpp) is a note taking app that support pen input from devices such as Wacom, Huion, XP Pen tablets. It also features PDF ...
Need the most recent HPLIP to get your HP printer or scanner working in Ubuntu? Here’s how to install guide as well as workaround to fix the python-pyqt5 dependency issue. HPLIP is an open-source Linux drivers for HP’s inkjet and ...
Want to access your Ubuntu desktop remotely from a Windows 11 computer? It’s easy to do the job with built-in screen sharing function. Ubuntu uses Vino as default VNC server to share your existing desktop. With it, users can access ...
The open-source video transcoder HandBrake released new 1.4.0 version with exciting new features. HandBrake 1.4.0 adds native 10 and 12-bit encoding support. Though it has limitations that some filters (e.g., Detelecine, Chroma Smooth, and more) do not currently support higher ...
For those sticking to the open-source graphics driver, the latest Mesa 3D graphics library is easy to install via an Ubuntu PPA. Mesa is an open-source software implementation of OpenGL, Vulkan, VDPAU, VA-API, and other graphics API specifications. Ubuntu uses ...
By releasing recent update, the popular Arc Menu Gnome Shell extension finally adds Gnome 40 and Windows 11 layout support. Arc Menu is a free open-source app menu extension for Gnome. It provides various menu layouts to choose from, as ...
Since Ubuntu 20.04, it shows your computer manufacturer logo on startup. It’s however easy to remove it, as well display the blank and white boot text message. The Grub boot-loader offers option to toggle the settings in its configuration file. ...
Missing the old Dukto file transfer tool? The tool now is ported to Qt5 and easy to install via an Ubuntu PPA. For those never heard about Dukto, it’s a free open-source file transfer tool for LAN (Local Network) use. ...
Mozilla Firefox released version 90.0 today with some new features and various security fixes. Firefox 90 introduced the 2.0 version of SmartBlock. The built-in tracker blocking mechanism now provides robust privacy protection, while ensuring you can still use third-party Facebook ...
Want to remap your keyboard or gamepad keys in Ubuntu Linux? It’s easy to do this via Key Mapper. Key Mapper is a free and open-source tool written in Python 3. With it, you can change the mapping for input ...