Ubuntu 20.10 Wallpaper is Revealed – And It’s Hairy!
Ubuntu 21.04's new desktop background is here. It boasts a handmade depiction of yer release mascot, namely a hirsute hippo. Come see what it looks like!
#News #Defaultwallpaper #Ubuntu21_04 #UbuntuMascots
GNOME 40 Released with Redesigned Overview, Touchpad Gestures + More
The final stable GNOME 40 release is now officially available to download. Six months of fastidious development has gone into making the latest release of the GNOME desktop the best one yet. In all, GNOME 
#News #Gnome40
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/gnome-40-official-release
Ding! Ubuntu 21.04 Fixes My Biggest Pet Peeve
Aloha, Hirsute! It seems you solve my single biggest gripe with modern Ubuntu releases: a poor desktop icons experience. Ever since upstream GNOME jettisoned the ability to put icons on the desktop — it has
#Dev #News #DesktopIcons #GnomeExtensions #HirsuteHippo #Ubuntu21_04
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/ding-ubuntu-21-04-fixes-my-biggest-pet-peeve
Firefox 87 Released, This is What’s New
A new version of Mozilla Firefox is now available to download. Firefox 87.0 is the latest stable release and includes a modest set of changes. The update is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Ubuntu
#News #Browsers #Firefox
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/firefox-87-new-features-changes
GNOME 40 Arrives This Week, This is What’s New
GNOME 40 includes a bold new design changes and several new features, so in this post we rundown the best of them. Released March 24, 2020, GNOME 40 is the first version of the open
#News #DesktopEnvironments #Gnome #Gnome40
OnlyOffice 6.2 Adds Seafile Support, Password Protected Docs
A new version of ONLYOFFICE, an open source office suite for Windows, macOS and Linux, is available to download. Side note: that isn’t me shouting; that’s how the app name is stylised! 😅 The latest
#News #AppUpdates #Officeapps #Onlyoffice
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/onlyoffice-6-2-adds-seafile-support-password-protected-docs
Audacity 3.0 Makes Working with Project Files MUCH Easier
The open source audio editor Audacity is much smarter at saving project files in its latest release. Audacity 3.0 intros a new and improved project file that makes it easier for people to work on
#News #AppUpdates #Audacity #AudioApps
Vivaldi Browser Gets Major Speed Boost
Google Chrome recently talked up its performance enhancements on Windows, macOS and Android, now Vivaldi it taking its turn. The latest version of this Chromium-based browser is here and its makers say it’s faster than
#News #AppUpdates #Browsers #Vivaldi
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/vivaldi-browser-now-even-faster
Fedora’s New Logo is Finally Unveiled
After two years in the design oven Fedora is finally ready to share its new logo with the wider community. In a recent Fedora council meeting (which you can watch in the hero area above
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/fedora-linux-showcases-its-new-logo
Google Says Chrome Now Uses Less Memory on Windows, macOS, Android …But Not Linux?
A slew of substantial memory improvements feature in Google Chrome 89, the latest stable version of Google's phenomenally popular web browser.
#News #Browsers #Chrome #Google #GoogleChrome
Latest 7-Zip Alpha Offers Native Linux Support
The popular archive utility 7-Zip is now available natively on Linux. Don’t unpack your excitement just yet: this is an alpha release, and we’re only taking about a command line client not a full-blown user-interface
#Apps #News #7Zip #AppUpdates
Ubuntu Shares Designs for Its New Desktop Installer
Designs for the new Ubuntu installer have been made public by the Canonical design team. Ubuntu’s revamped installer leverages the same technologies underpinning its server set-up tool and boasts a UI made with Flutter, Google’s
#News #Mockups #Ubiquity #Ubuntu21_10
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/ubuntu-new-installer-designs
Ubuntu Makes Flutter ‘Default Choice’ for Future Desktop Apps
Flutter is the default choice for future mobile and desktop apps created by Canonical. Google’s open-source and cross-platform UI making framework continues to grow in popularity, particularly among web devs looking for an easy “in”
#News #Canonical #Flutter #Google
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/03/ubuntu-building-apps-with-flutter-in-future
Firefox 86 Released with Multiple Picture-in-Picture Support, More
It does feel like the gaps between each new Firefox release gets shorter every month — that, or I’m just getting older! Anyway, Firefox 86 is the latest stable release. It’s proper released too, not
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Rhythmbox’s Much-Needed Makeover Might Not Be Happening…
Ahh, Rhythmbox: a solid, dependable music player for the Linux desktop which, like a classic Madonna album, is both great and of its era at the same time. But —sticking with the Madonna analogy for
#News #MergeProposals #MusicPlayers #Rhythmbox
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/rhythmboxs-much-needed-makeover-might-not-be-happening
Linux Kernel 5.4 is Rolling Out Via Windows Update
Using Windows Subsystem for Linux 2? If so, you may be interested to know that a new Linux kernel is available to install through Windows Updates. Yes — writing that sentence still feels very weird!
#News #Microsoft #Windows10 #Wsl #Wsl2
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/linux-kernel-5-4-rolling-out-via-windows-update
A Redesigned GNOME Software is in the Works – and it Looks Great!
An impressive new look is winging its way to everyone’s favourite software management app GNOME Software. Okay, that’s a bit of snark, vet no, it’s not because I hate!!1 GNOME Software. It is a very
#News #Gnome40 #GnomeSoftware #Mockups
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/gnome-software-40-ui-refresh-mockups
‘Spot’ is a Native Spotify App for Linux, Built in GTK & Rust
We take a look at Spot, a GTK Spotify client built for Linux, and its early feature set, which includes search, playback, and browsing for music.
#Apps #News #FlathubApps #GtkApps #Spotify
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/spot-gtk-spotify-client-for-linux
Have You Found GNOME Desktop’s Hidden Easter Egg Yet?
Did you know that the GNOME desktop comes with a hidden easter egg? Oh yes! Even the developers behind the most popular open source desktop environment in the world aren’t averse to injecting a little
#News #EasterEgg #Gnome #Random
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/gnome-hidden-easter-egg-goat
Ubuntu 21.04 to Use Dark GNOME Shell Theme By Default?
Plans are afoot to make Ubuntu 21.04 use a dark theme by default — but which dark theme do I mean? That confusion is kinda key to this. See, if you’ve used Ubuntu in the
#Dev #News #HirsuteHippo #Ubuntu21_04 #Yaru
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/02/ubuntu-21-04-dark-system-theme
