7 Big Changes Coming to Nautilus in GNOME 43
I run through 7 major changes to the Nautilus file manager in GNOME 43. From adaptive sidebar and new sorting options to deeper integration with Disks app.
#News #Gnome43 #Nautilus
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/08/gnome-43-file-manager-improvements
Registration for the (All New) Ubuntu Summit Opens Sept 5, 2022
You will be able to register to attend the revived Ubuntu Summit from September 1, 2022. A webpage to promote the 3-day in-person conference (which folks will be able to follow along with online) is live, ahead of the event itself being held in Prague, Czech Republic between November 7th to 9th, 2022. Canonical says the new summit is an “opportunity for the broader Ubuntu community to learn and speak about the amazing work and success stories happening in the ecosystem. We want to enable a wide and diverse group to connect, collaborate, and lower the barriers between what they 
#Community #News #Canonical #Conference #Ubuntu #UbuntuDeveloper #Uds
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/08/ubuntu-summit-prague-november-2022
Papirus Icon Theme’s August Update Adds 45+ New Icons
Paprius icon gets a summer refresh adding more than 45 new app icons to the popular icon pack, plus redesigned icons. Find more details inside this post.
#News #EyeCandy #Icons #Papirus
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/08/papirus-icon-themes-august-update-adds-45-new-icons
A Wild Metadata Cleaner for Linux Appeared!
Looking for a simple, straightforward way to remove metadata from photos, MP3s, PDF documents, and other files on Linux? The GTK-based Metadata Cleaner app on Flathub looks ideal. This Python-based GTK app lets you view and clean metadata from a variety of file types. The app is totally open source and leverages the mat2 library for its file-washing abilities. While most metadata routinely embedded in files is innocuous or banal some may reveal more information than you’d like. For example, photos taken on most cameras and smartphones embed a data about where a picture was taken, the device it was
#Apps #GtkApps #Metadata #Utility
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/08/simple-metadata-cleaner-app-for-linux-desktop
Ubuntu 22.04 Point Release Delayed Until Aug 11
The first point release in the Ubuntu 22.04 LTS series will arrive a week later than originally planned, due to issue affecting the OEM install option.
#Dev #News #PointRelease #Ubuntu22_04Lts
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/08/first-ubuntu-22-04-point-release-delayed-until-august-11
Give More Apps Rounded Corners with this GNOME Shell Extension
This new extension for GNOME Shell makes it easy to add rounded bottom window corners to GTK3, Electron, Qt, and other desktop Linux apps, which is cute!
#Download #News #EyeCandy #GnomeExtensions
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/08/rounded-window-corners-gnome-extension
This GNOME Extension Brings ‘Material You’ Vibes to Linux Desktops
Android fans pining after Material You-inspired personalisation on their Linux desktop need look no further than the following new GNOME Shell extension. When enabled, the ‘Material You Color Theming’ GNOME extension generates a patched version of GNOME desktop’s stock libadwaita theme accented by colours derived from your desktop wallpaper. Each time you change your wallpaper you get to generate a new re-coloured Adwaita theme. This applies to all installed GTK4/libadwaita applications from the archive. The look can also be applied, with a bit of extra effort, to GTK3 apps using the ‘libadwaita’ GTK3 theme, and it can recolour Flatpak apps
#Download #News #EyeCandy #GnomeExtensions #Libadwaita #MaterialDesign
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/08/material-you-theme-gnome-extension-linux
Linux Kernel 5.19 Released with Major Network Improvements + More
A brand new version of the Linux kernel is available to download, arriving at the til end of July or the start of August depending on your locale. Linux 5.19 is a pretty sizeable update all told, and it features a litany of low-level optimisations, notable improvements to networking support, all-important security fixes, and lots more. In announcing the release on the Linux Kernel Mailing List, Linus Torvalds remarks “…the most interesting part here is that I did the release (and am writing this) on an arm64 laptop. It’s something I’ve been waiting for for a _loong_ (sic) time, and
#News #LinuxKernel
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/linux-kernel-5-19-new-features
Linux Mint 21 Released, This is What’s New
The stable release of Linux Mint 21 “Vanessa” is now available to download. This is the latest version of the Ubuntu-based distro and it carries a sizeable set of changes compared to the Linux Mint 20.3 release we saw at the start of the year. In this post I show you what’s new in Linux Mint 21, where to download download it, and recap how to upgrade to Linux Mint 21 from an earlier version should you be running one. As ever, Linux Mint 21 is available in three distinct distillations: the flagship Cinnamon edition (which uses the Cinnamon desktop environment by
#News #Cinnamon #Distros #LinuxMint #LinuxMint21 #Ubuntu22_04Lts
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/linux-mint-21-download-and-new-features
Ubuntu Devs Finally Fix Frustrating Firefox Snap Flaw
Ubuntu’s beleaguered Firefox Snap package is tackling another of longstanding criticism of it, namely its lack of native messaging support. It’s this fancy-sounding feature that allows Firefox add-ons to “exchange messages with a native application, installed on the user’s computer”. This enables things like desktop password managers to function as expected in the browser. But at last there’s change ahoy. In a short update on the Snapcraft forum Ubuntu developer Olivier Tilloy says integration of a new WebExtensions XDG portal with the latest beta builds of Mozilla Firefox is ready for wider testing via the Snap store. The patches mean
#Dev #News #Beta #Firefox #GnomeExtensions #Snaps
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/ubuntu-devs-fix-another-frustrating-firefox-snap-flaw
Sunamu is a Slick ‘Now Playing’ Widget for Your Desktop
I typically use Conky to show ‘Now Playing’ info from my music player on my desktop. But recently I switched to something else — in this post I share it with you! Fair warning: if you’re allergic to Electron, averse to bugs, and/or against editing text files to enable/disable features ad hoc, the app this post is about is …Squarely not for you! Otherwise say salut to Sunamu. Sunamu: All About The Bling Sunamu is a cross-platform desktop tool designed to be blingy first, practical second. It shows whatever the currently playing song is (from any MPRIS compatible music player/client,
#Apps #Electron #EyeCandy #NowPlaying #Sunamu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/sunamu-now-playing-linux-desktop-widget
Firefox 103 is Out with 2-Finger Swipe Back/Forward Gesture on Linux
If you’re impatient to get your hands on the latest version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser you’ll pleased to hear Firefox 103 is now up on the Mozilla FTP ahead of a formal release later this week. Mozilla Firefox 103 features another clutch of conservative changes aimed at improving the overall experience of using the browser rather than dramatically reinventing it. But this release does add a big new feature: two finger horizontal swipe to move back/forward between pages on Linux. This won’t be news if you read omglinux.com, where I wrote about this change back in June. The
#News #AppUpdates #Firefox #Gestures #WebBrowsers
TopHat is a Neat System Monitor for GNOME Shell
Want to keep an eye on your system resources without pulling up a terminal or launching GNOME’s System Monitor tool? Check out TopHat. TopHat is a new system monitor GNOME extension that puts a top-level overview of active CPU, RAM, and network usages in the GNOME Shell top bar. There are, of course, ample system monitor GNOME extensions out there. Heck, I feel like I’ve written about them all at some point. But most tend to be singular, putting a wealth of system resource info within a two column table. TopHat is a bit more focused. Instead of giving you
#Download #GnomeExtensions #System #Systemapps
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/tophat-system-monitor-gnome-extension
Dell XPS 13 Plus Developer Edition Now Available with Ubuntu 22.04
You’ll be able to buy the Dell XPS 13 Plus Developer Edition pre-loaded with Ubuntu from August, Dell has announced. The company’s boldly redesigned XPS 13 Plus is also now certified for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. This means anyone who purchased the laptop with Windows 11 can install Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on it themselves and still benefit from the same hardware-optimisations that the pre-installed version offers. “By bringing the enhanced performance and power management features of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to our most advanced premium laptop, Dell and Canonical reinforce our joint commitment to continue delivering the best computing experience for developers
#Hardware #News #DellXps13 #LinuxLaptops #Ubuntu22_04Lts
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/dell-xps-13-plus-with-ubuntu-22-04-lts
Curtail is an Awesome Image Compressor Tool for Linux
Curtail is an image compressor for Linux desktops. Built in GTK, it optimises JEPG and PNG images to reduce image file size without reducing image quality.
#Apps #Curtail #GtkApps #ImageCompression
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/curtail-is-an-image-compressor-app-for-ubuntu
‘Cider’ is an Open Source Apple Music Client for Linux Desktops
If you’re an Apple Music subscriber wanting to use the service on Linux, you have to check out Cider. Cider (inspired name, eh?) is an “open-source, community-oriented Apple Music client” for Windows, macOS (not that they need it), and Linux. It is Electron-based but the developers behind it say it was written ‘from scratch with performance in mind’. As well as letting you browse songs, artists, and albums in the Apple Music catalog the app also gives you access to Apple Podcasts too. Obviously Cider is 100% unofficial and not Apple-endorsed. But the feature set is solid, and the UI
#Apps #Apple #AppleMusic #Electron #MusicPlayers #Streaming
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/cider-is-an-open-source-apple-music-client-for-linux-desktops
Dialect is a Useful Language Translation Tool for Linux Desktops
Next time you want to translate between languages don’t bother opening a browser tab, open Dialect instead. Dialect is a language translation app built for Linux desktops. It’s written in GTK4/libadwaita and leverages a number of different online translation services, but it defaults to Google’s ubiquitous-but-well-regarded translation service out-of-the-box. As such, Dialect is able to translate text to and from more than 100 languages straight from the desktop (though you do need to have an active internet connection for it to work). If you’re not a fan of Google you can switch to the LibreTranslate API, with the app allowing
#Apps #Dialect #GikApps #Googletranslate
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/dialect-is-a-gtk-translation-app-for-linux-desktop
Breath Lets You Run Regular Ubuntu on Modern Intel Chromebooks
This post is not a tutorial or a walkthrough or comprehensive introduction or anything else that would probably be beneficial or helpful to those you reading it. Instead, it’s a bit of a waffle. I’ve just spent a few hours playing with something very cool on my over-powered and under-used Acer Chromebook Spin 13. I’ve scratched an itch I’ve had for the longest time and it’s so satisfying. So, a bit like when I resurrected an ancient Chromebook, I want to tell someone about it — but this time without any weird spooky gifs 😅. Run Linux on Modern Intel
#News #Acer #Breath #Chromebook #Chromeos #Ubuntu22_04Lts
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/i-used-breath-on-my-acer-chromebook-cp713
How to Install Linux Mint’s Apps on Ubuntu
Linux Mint is far more than just the Cinnamon desktop with a bit of green sprinkled on top. It also includes a number of homegrown apps crafted by Mint developers that enhance the overall experience. Nemo file manager is probably the best known in Mint’s software stable, but other terrific tools include Bulky Warpinator, and Hypnotix. They’re well-designed, user-friendly apps ably tailored to their respective tasks. The good news is that you don’t need to switch to Linux Mint to use these apps. The beauty of open-source software (especially Mint’s, which is engineered to be distro-agnostic) is that you can
#HowTo #LinuxMint #Ppas #StickyNotes #Warpinator
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/install-linux-mint-apps-on-ubuntu-ppa
A Faster Way to Edit Text Files as Root in Ubuntu
Here’s a little time-saver if you (like me) often need to edit text files as root in a graphical app on Ubuntu. Simply go to a terminal and run: sudo apt install nautilus-admin Quit Nautilus and re-open. Henceforth, you can right-click on pretty much any file in the file manager and select “Edit as Administrator” — a bit Windows-y worded, that — to open the file with root permissions in whatever the default/associated app for that type is. And open it as root safely, without inadvertently screwing up the location of any configuration files touched during your session. Is this
#HowTo #Nautilus
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/07/nautilus-admin-open-file-as-root-ubuntu
