The Geary email client 40.0 was released a few days ago with UI enhancements. Like Gnome core apps, Geary has the similar version system. After v3.38, Geary 40 was released days ago with adaptive user interface that supports for half-screen, ...

Got a deb file download from the web? This is a beginner’s guide shows you how to install the file in Ubuntu. DEB is the software package format for Debian / Ubuntu based systems. Besides Ubuntu main / universe repositories ...

Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute Hippo was officially released! For Ubuntu 20.10 users, here’s how to upgrade your system to the new edition. Same to the previous version, Ubuntu 21.04 is a short term release with 9 month support. It’s powered by ...

Prefer Plank dock launcher? Dash-to-Plank is the GNOME Shell extension to integrate it in Ubuntu. Besides Dash-to-Dock and Dash-to-Panel, this is the third ‘Dash-to’ extension I’ve heard about. It’s Gnome Shell integration for Plank, the simplest dock on the planet. ...

Oracle VirtualBox released version 6.1.20 as the tenth update for the 6.1 release series of the open-source virtualization software. For Linux host and guest, the release added support for both Kernel 5.11 and Kernel 5.12. And the maximum MTU size ...

Forgot your wireless access point password? Well, there are a few ways to find it out in Ubuntu. Option 1.) Using system’s wifi settings: Firstly, if your Ubuntu is running with the default desktop environment. Simply go to Wi-Fi settings ...

Mozilla Firefox 88.0 was released today. For Linux users now it supports for smooth pinch-zooming using a touchpad. Besides that, Firefox 88 introduced a new protection against privacy leaks. Now it confines the window.name property to the website that created ...

Want to change the GDM login screen background wallpaper? There’s now a graphical tool to do this in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10, as well as Pop!_OS 20.04, Pop!_OS 20.10. Since Ubuntu 20.04, changing the login screen background is not easy ...

Want to make some ambient sounds? Try Blanket, an open-source tool with modern user interface. Blanket is a GTK application allows to play some ambient sounds including: Birdsong Summer night Rain, storm, wind. Coffee shop, fireplace. White noise, pink noise. ...

gThumb, GNOME image viewer and organizer, released version 3.11.3 a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.10 via PPA. gThumb 3.11.3 adds support for JPEG XL – the next generation image coding ...

Use GVfs admin backend to open Nautilus file browser or Gedit text editor with root permission? It’s not working in Ubuntu 21.04. When you run nautilus admin:// or gedit admin:// to open folder or document with root, it won’t work ...

Quiet Audio Fade (aka Quite AF) is a small applet slowly reduces the volume on your computer over time, letting you find the quietest level that works. It’s f.lux for your ears! The tool is written in Go programming language, ...

The CopyQ clipboard manager released version 4.0.0 a day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 21.04, Ubuntu 18.04 via PPA. CopyQ is a free and open-source clipboard manager with editing and scripting features. The new 4.0.0 ...

Wine 6.6 was released a few days ago as the latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer. In the new release the Mono engine is updated to version 6.1.1 with upstream updates. DWrite and DnsApi libraries are now converted ...

Shortwave, free and open-source internet radio player for Gnome, released version 2.0.0 today. The new release introduces a mini player mode. It is a super compact window widget with a few control buttons, and displays the current radio station and ...