This simple tutorial shows how to enable & configure the multi-touch gestures in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 21.10 using touchegg. For those running Ubuntu on laptop or PC with external touchpad, multi-finger gestures enable users with more actions to ...
The upcoming Windows 11 has leaked online a few days ago. Here’s how to implement the new look and feel in Ubuntu 20.04, and/or Ubuntu 21.04. Gnome has a large collection of extensions to get additional and optional functionality. You ...
A new development release of the free open-source implementation to run Windows apps on Linux, Wine 6.11 is out! The release introduced theming support in all builtin programs. As well, it features all remaining CRT math functions imported from Musl; ...
Looking for a lightweight photo editor and management app for Linux? Try Fotoxx, a free and open-source software which is super fast. Fotoxx is a GTK application to organize and manage a large image collection, edit and optimize photos, and ...
For those sticking to the latest Sigil ebook editor, here’s Ubuntu PPA maintains the 6.0 release packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, Linux Mint 19 & 20. Sigil is a free and open-source ebook editor designed to edit ...
Ubuntu lists all the available user accounts in the GDM login screen. You can however remove them to protect your privacy. Gnome, the default desktop environment, has a hidden option to force users to type the username and then password ...
This simple tutorial shows beginners how to easily wipe files, folder, and/or free disk space to protect your files from recovering in Ubuntu. As you may know, any deleted files can be easily restored from the trash can. Even after ...
Though it’s not perfect, Global menu is still possible in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04 with the default Gnome Desktop. It used to have a Gnome Global Menu extension to enable focused app menus (e.g., File, Edit, View, Help, etc.) in ...
Got .HEIC photo images import from your iPhone? You may found that Ubuntu does not open the file format out-of-the-box. It’s however easy to either enable this file format support or convert it to JPG or PNG image. Enable HEIF/HEIC ...
This simple tutorial shows how to add a system tray menu option to switch between Dark and Light system mode in Ubuntu. By default, the System Settings -> Appearance page offers options to choose Standard, Light, and Dark window colors. ...
This is an easy to follow beginner’s guide shows how to encrypt the full file system while installing Ubuntu. As you may know, it’s easy to hack against Ubuntu Linux physically. Though users can add password protect to the Grub ...
Unlike laptop lid close action, it’s easy to tell Ubuntu to shutdown or hibernate automatically when reached idle timeout. In all current Ubuntu releases, including Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, and Ubuntu 21.04 running with the default GNOME desktop, you can ...
Wine 6.0.1, the open-source compatibility layer to run Windows apps on Linux, was released as the first point release in the 6.0 stable series. The release contains mainly bug-fixes, translation updates, and Documentation updates. It also adds a new feature: ...
The free and open-source 3D modeling software Blender 2.93 was announced as LTS (Long Term Support) release. Blender 2.93 is the last major milestone of the 2.x series. And the next Blender 3.0 is under development now. “Blender 2.93 brings ...
Since version 89, the free and open-source Firefox web browser makes use of the new ‘Proton’ UI design. For those who do not like the new Firefox appearance, the configuration options to re-enable the old style interface is still available ...