How to Display Battery Percentage in Ubuntu’s Top Panel
If you’ve installed Ubuntu on a laptop, you might want to view battery percentage in the top bar. In this post, I’ll show you how to do this. While the Quick Settings menu shows you the percentage of battery remaining, it’s “out of sight” until you click on it. That’s useful for the occasional check, but not ideal if you’re prone to forgetting! Having the battery percentage displayed on the panel is, to my mind, more convenient. It remains visible for the majority of the time you’re browsing, coding, writing, or whatever — though obviously not when something is full-screen. 
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/show-battery-percentage-ubuntu-panel
What’s Your Ubuntu 24.04 Codename Prediction?
A new Ubuntu release cycle is about to start which means a new Ubuntu codename is needed. So in this post I’m asking what your choice for the Ubuntu 24.04 codename might be! Per tradition, the new moniker must start with the letter ‘N’, and use an adjective and animal (real or mythical) combination. We’ve had an eclectic troupe of titles of late, including: Earlier today Ubuntu not-so-subtly tweeted what I assume is first part of the next codename: Noble, adjective, moral in an honest, brave, and kind way Thus, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is the Noble… What? Since Ubuntu 11.10
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/guess-the-ubuntu-24-04-codename
Happy 19th Birthday, Ubuntu!
Today is Ubuntu’s 19th birthday! Yes, you read that right: nine-freakin’-teenth. October 20, 2004 was when Ubuntu 4.10 arrived, codenamed ‘Warty Warthog’ as it was rough around the edges. The first version of Ubuntu proved an instant hit with Linux users. It lit the flame of popularity that saw the distro blaze an inextinguishable trail in the ensuing years. 19 years on and Ubuntu still leads from the front – from cloud to cluster, desktop to data centre Ubuntu 4.10 came on a single CD; it could detect hardware and configure support for it automatically; and it drastically simplified the
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/happy-19th-birthday-ubuntu
Raspberry Pi Imager 1.8.1 Released with UI Changes
A new version of the Raspberry Pi Imager is available to download. This cross-platform utility makes it easy to download and flash OS images made specifically for the Raspberry Pi to connected USB drives and SD cards. And in Raspberry Pi Imager 1.8.1 it’s somewhat easier to make sure you download an OS compatible with your device, as the the main screen’s first step now asks you to select your Raspberry Pi model. Once a model is selected the options presented step 2 are filtered to only show those that support your model. However, in testing this only affects the
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/raspberry-pi-imager-1-8-1-released-with-ui-changes
ONLYOFFICE 7.5 Released with Brand New PDF Editor + More
A new version of ONLYOFFICE, an open-source productivity suite for Windows, macOS, and Linux, is available to download. ONLYOFFICE 7.5 includes the usual grab-bag of improvements across its 4 core components (document editor, spreadsheet app, presentation maker, and form creator) plus, more excitingly, a brand new PDF editor. ONLYOFFICE PDF Editor supports annotations, form filling, text comments, and drawing. It can display PDF page thumbnails, pull out headings, and let you ‘find’ text within PDFs (case sensitive and whole word rules available). I will note that the PDF editor doesn’t have its own icon/entry in the sidebar of the main
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Kubuntu 22.04 LTS Users Can Upgrade to KDE Plasma 5.27
KDE Plasma 5.27 is now available for users of Kubuntu 22.04 LTS to upgrade to — if they want to. Kubuntu 22.04 LTS ships with KDE Plasma 5.24. That’s a great release that works well for most but it lacks a few of the fancier flourishes and refinements found in more recent versions of the desktop. Now no-one need miss out. Developers working on the popular Ubuntu flavour have put in the effort to package KDE Plasma 5.27 into a backports-extra PPA. This makes it easy for those wishing to, to upgrade to KDE Plasma 5.27 on Kubuntu 22.04 LTS.
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/install-kde-plasma-5-27-kubuntu-22-04
VirtualBox 7.0.12 Out with Initial Linux 6.6 Support
Linux kernel 6.6 might not be out yet (it’s due in the next few weeks) but that’s not stopped Oracle adding initial support for it in the latest release of VirtualBox. VirtualBox shouldn’t need much of an introduction, of course. It’s one of the best-known pieces of open-source virtualisation software around – helped by the fact it supports all three major desktop operating systems as both host and guest. Issued today, VirtualBox 7.0.12 is a maintenance release that brings a boatload of bug fixes to bear, plus a few interesting bits of enablement (such as the aforementioned kernel prep), including
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/virtualbox-7-0-12-released
Installing Deb Packages in Ubuntu 23.10 is Harder Than It Should Be
When you double click on a deb package in Ubuntu 23.10 an error will say “there is no app installed for Debian package files”. In this post I show you how to work around it. Most of us are accustomed to double-clicking on local deb files to install them (even Chrome OS lets you do this from its native file manager if the Linux development environment is turned on). But in Ubuntu 23.10 it doesn’t work. The spangly new App Center in Ubuntu 23.10 isn’t (currently) able to open, handle, or install deb packages downloaded from the web (despite said
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/install-deb-ubuntu-23-10-no-app-error
Xubuntu 23.10 Refines Its Winning Formula
In this post I run through the key changes shipping in the latest version of Ubuntu’s lightest flavour, Xubuntu. Xubuntu 23.10 released on October 12, 2023, with an array of performance buffs, stability boosts, memory management tweaks, and a refreshed pack of preinstalled software. User interface scaling is also greatly improved in this release – something I appreciate personally. As with the main edition, Xubuntu 23.10 is an interim release supported for 9 months (until July 2024) with select app updates, security patches, and bug fixes. It will be possible to upgrade to Xubuntu 24.04 LTS, supported for 5 years,
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/xubuntu-23-10-features-improvements
How to Install GreenWithEnvy on Ubuntu (NVIDIA GPU Tool)
Do you use Ubuntu with an NVIDIA graphics card? If so, you may want to install GreenWithEnvy. And in this post I show you how. GreenWithEnvy is a free, open-source utility for Linux designed exclusively for use with with NVIDIA graphics cards. It displays real-time stats about GPU usage, memory share, current temperature, power consumption, whether encoder/decoders are active, and current fan speed. Plus, you can also see information about your graphics card, including model name, driver version number, and clock speed. Neatly, you’re also able to view historical data for GPU stats too. This could be a handy way
#Hardware #HowTo #Gpu #Greenwithenvy #Nvidia #Overclocking
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/greenwithenvy-ubuntu-install-nvidia-gpu
Ubuntu 23.10 is Available to Download Again (Translations Issue Resolved)
Ubuntu 23.10 is once again available to download. If you haven’t kept pace with the drama, the Ubuntu 23.10 download went live on October 12 but was pulled a few hours later. A set of offensive user-contributed translations were included in the main ISO (the one using the Flutter-based installer) and shown to those installing the release in the Ukrainian locale. Once it became aware of the incident Canonical pulled affected ISOs from the release server and said it would prepare a set of corrected images. And it’s these ‘sanitised’ images are now available to download (someone took issue with
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ubuntu-23-10-translations-issue-resolved
VLC 3.0.19 Released
A new version of VLC, the hugely popular open-source media player, is available to install from the Snap Store. VLC 3.0.19 introduces some noteworthy new features and enhancements, and includes a bunch of bug fixes to correct errant behaviour, resolve stability issues, and improve overall performance while playing or streaming video content. Alas, the most significant new features are Windows-only (for now, anyway). Such as Super Resolution scaling support on compatible NVIDIA and Intel GPUs. This uses AI-assisted upscaling to bump visual quality and image sharpness. Users with compatible hardware can enable the feature via VLC’s Advanced Settings > Output
#News #AppUpdates #Mediaplayers #Vlc
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/vlc-3-0-19-nvidia-super-scaling
Resources is a New, Modern System Monitor for Linux
The System Monitor app Ubuntu comes with with does an okay job of letting you monitor system resources and oversee running processes — but it does look dated. Now, dated isn’t always a negative – but with System Monitor it is: the app’s graphs and charts are tiny, compact, and lack the glanceability and granular-detail that similar tools on other systems offer. Thankfully, there are plenty of ace System Monitor alternatives available on Linux, with the Rust-based Resources being the latest to the join the club. And it’s a real looker: Resources shows real-time graphs showing the utilisation of core
#News #Libadwaita #Resources #Systemapps #Utilities
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/resources-system-monitor-app-for-linux
Why You Can’t Currently Download Ubuntu 23.10
Confused why you can’t currently download Ubuntu 23.10, despite the fact it’s been released (and blogs like mine are telling you it’s out)? There’s a reason for it — and it’s not because we got the release date wrong! In a post on X (formerly Twitter) Ubuntu explains the situation: We have identified hate speech from a malicious contributor in some of our translations submitted as part of a third party tool outside of the Ubuntu Archive. The Ubuntu 23.10 image has been taken down and a new version will be available once the correct translations have been restored. A
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ubuntu-23-10-installer-translations-hijack
Running Ubuntu on Apple Silicon Macs is Possible
Ubuntu Asahi is a community project that brings a full Ubuntu desktop experience to Apple silicon Macs. If you’re familiar with efforts to get Linux running on Apple silicon you’ll have heard of the Asahi Linux project, which is headed by a phenomenally talented developer and engineer called Hector Martin. It’s the Asahi project doing the “grunt” work to get Linux working on Apple silicon. This monumental feat requires reverse engineering, debugging, creating brand new drivers, and all sort of technical head-scratching to come up with technical solutions to hardware not readily documented. Yet it’s paying off big time –
#Hardware #News #AppleSilicon #UbuntuAsahi
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ubuntu-ashai-for-apple-silicon
Ubuntu 23.10 is Available to Download, This is What’s New
Get ready to grab the bull by the horns as Ubuntu 23.10 ‘Mantic Minotaur’ is now available to download. This update is a short-term release supported by 9 months of ongoing support, bug fixes, and critical app updates. While it may not sound long (because it isn’t, all told) remember that Ubuntu 24.04 is out in April 2024 as a long-term support release with 5 years of support. Summarising Ubuntu 23.10 in just one word is tricky, but ‘refinement’ feels an apt choice. GNOME 45 brings a bevvy of buffs to the core desktop experience; improved window tiling; a sharper-looking
#News #AppCenter #Gnome45 #ManticMinotaur #Ubuntu23_10
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ubuntu-23-10-new-features-download-link
Ubuntu 23.10: What’s New? [Video]
Wondering what’s new in Ubuntu 23.10? Wonder no more my friend, as I showcase the top features and core changes in my latest video. The release Ubuntu’s developers dubbed ‘Mantic Minotaur’ makes its way onto the release scene tomorrow (October 12), having been in development for the past 6 months. So to bring you up-to-speed on what’s so special about this short-term release I blew the dust off my video gear and put together a release video. Ubuntu 23.10 is an interesting release for a multitude of reasons. Choosing to make Ubuntu “minimal by default” is a major statement (mercifully
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ubuntu-23-10-whats-new-video
Flatpak Fans Will Want to Install This Neat New Tool
Flatpak fans will want to check out Warehouse. Warehouse is new GTK4/libadwaita tool that makes it easy to manage Flatpak apps and Flatpak remotes (e.g., Flathub, GNOME Nightly, etc) on Linux desktops. It’s particularly notable as it provides a GUI to manage features of this packaging platform typically access from the command-line. Flatpak app permissions aren’t configurable in Warehouse, but they don’t need to be. We already have multiple ways to manage those, including through Settings > Apps (in any distro shipping GNOME) or through a dedicated 3rd-party app like Flatseal. What can Warehouse do? Quickly see info for installed
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/warehouse-flatpak-tool-for-linux
YMuse (MPD Frontend) Updated with New Icon, Features, and Fixes
A new version of Ymuse, a nimble front-end to the Music Player Daemon (MPD) is out. Ymuse 0.22 ‘Xylophone’ intros support for drag-and-drop in the play queue (a real doozy of a feature), adds a single-track repeat option, and debuts an all-new app icon (the martini glass motif gives way to a classy illustration of a muse from classical history). This update also makes it possible to quickly add or replace all tracks in the Library via the context menu you see when right-clicking on Library > Files, and nixes the (fairly annoying) warnings about empty or missing config files. These enhancements
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ymuse-0-22-released-new-icon
Ubuntu LTS Users Finally Get Thunderbird 115 Update
Ding – users of Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 LTS just got new e-mail …client updates to install. Yes, Thunderbird 115 has finally hit the Ubuntu repos, allowing users to upgrade from Thunderbird 102 to 115 without needing PPAs, Flatpaks, or Snaps. And upgrade they’ll want to. The recently released revamp of this esteemed e-mail app (come calendar, contacts list, and RSS feed reader too) sports a sleek new look and a veritable surfeit of new UI options, including a modern-looking carded look for the message list. It’s also got an array of other improvements beyond the visuals, including new folder
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/thunderbird-115-upgrade-ubuntu-lts
