KDE Connect is Now Available on Windows
KDE Connect is one of the best ways to integrate your Android smartphone with your Linux desktop. Now the tech is available for Windows users too. A beta build of KDE Connect for Windows is available for testing, though it’s only accessible through a special link to the Microsoft Store app listing page at present. This means you can’t open the Microsoft Store, search “KDE Connect” and install it that way. KDE Connect joins a swathe of KDE software on the Microsoft Store, where faves like painting app Krita, NLE Kdenlive, and text editor Kate are already available — and 
#News #KdeConnect #QtApps #Windows
Clapper is My New Go-To Linux Video Player
Clapper is an interesting new media player app for GNOME desktops built in GJS and GTK 4. In this post we look at Clapper's features and drool over its UI.
#Apps #News #Clapper #GtkApps #Mediaplayers
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/clapper-gtk-video-player-for-linux
Valve’s Steam Deck is 7-inch Handheld Linux Gaming PC
Today Valve announced the Steam Deck, a handheld Linux gaming PC that’s loaded with a custom-built AMD chip for top-tier AAA gaming action. And it looks pretty frickin’ special! Companies like GPD, oDroid, and Nintendo have proven there’s a viable market for powerful handheld gaming. And Valve, makers of Steam, were clearly paying attention. Their Steam Deck specs boasts a 7-inch touchscreen (1280×800), 16 GB of DDR5 RAM; up to 512 GB NVMe internal storage; plus a custom designed AMD APU Valve say is “…optimized for handheld gaming. How optimised? Valve say: “it is a Zen 2 + RDNA 2
#Gaming #Hardware #News #Odroid #SteamForLinux #Valve
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/steam-deck-handheld-linux-pc
Pine64’s Open Source Smartwatch Goes on Sale for $27
If you’ve been counting down the hours until you could wear something open source on your wrist, then the time is at hand! You can now buy the PineTime smartwatch pre-flashed with the InfiniTime firmware. Since announcing the PineTime back in 2019 both Pine64 and its dedicated developer community have beavered away on making a viable, functional open source smartwatch that non-developers might want to use. Although the PineTime is designed, partly, to compliment Linux smartphones like the PinePhone, it’s totally open should people want to create apps that let the watch talk to iOS and Android devices (some are
#Hardware #News #OpenSource #Pinetime #Smartwatch
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/pine64s-open-source-smartwatch-goes-on-sale-for-27
ArcMenu GNOME Extension Adds New Windows 11 Layout
A new version of the ArcMenu GNOME extension is available for download, and it’ll be of particular interest to those who want to make Ubuntu look like Windows 11. The latest update to Arc Menu includes a pair of new menu layouts: ‘Launcher’ and ‘Eleven’. The latter of these is modelled on the redesigned ‘Start Menu’ set to ship in Windows 11 when released later this year. A smattering of changes to preexisting layouts also ship in this update, including new names for the Unity-inspired ‘Dash’ and ‘KRunner’ options, plus some tweaks to the Windows layout to toggle Frequent Apps
#News #ArcMenu #Extensions
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/arcmenu-extension-adds-a-windows-11-layout
“Every Preference Has a Cost” — Why GNOME Does What it Does
GNOME’s Tobias Bernard has a new blog post out and it’s an essential read if you’re interested in the direction of the GNOME desktop. Now, it’s always great to get some background rationale from the folks inside of the project and the way they think. It helps to fill in the blanks of why GNOME does what GNOME does which, regardless of whether you agree with specific points, is a healthy thing to know. As an end ‘user’ of the GNOME desktop it is easy to feel like changes and diktats arrive out of nowhere, with no real rhyme or
#Dev #News #Design #Gnome
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/why-gnome-does-what-gnome-does-by-tobias-bernard
Firefox 90 Available to Download, This is What’s New
Mozilla Firefox 90 is now available to download for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Since last month’s Firefox 89 release was a substantial one you won’t be surprised to know Firefox 90 is a more modest affair. The biggest feature addition is background updating for Windows users (it allows the browser to be updated even when it’s not running). The new, if not-universally-loved ‘Proton’ redesign remains almost identical to the last version. Mozilla’s dev task force don’t appear to have made any significant changes based on its initial reception. Firefox 90 does not (in the version I tested) remove or retire
#News #AppUpdates #Firefox
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/firefox-90-released-new-features
Linux Mint 20.2 Released, This is What’s New
Linux Mint 20.2 is now available to download. The latest update to this Ubuntu-based Linux distro includes a number of new features, user-interface improvements, and bug fixes. Linux Mint say the “refinements make your
#Download #News #Distros #LinuxMint #LinuxMint20_2
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/linux-mint-20-2-released-this-is-whats-new
GNOME 40 Lands in Ubuntu 21.10 Daily, This is What it Looks Like
GNOME 40 has finally landed in Ubuntu 21.10. A few folk were worried Ubuntu might not ship GNOME 40 at all in its upcoming release, but today’s batch of impish-proposed updates allay those fears completely.
#Dev #News #Gnome40 #ImpishIndri #Ubuntu21_10
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/gnome-40-in-ubuntu-21-10-first-look
Ubuntu 21.10 Release Date & Planned Features
Ubuntu 21.10 will be released on October 14, 2021 and in this post we take a closer look at the new features and changes it is likely to come with. Everything you need to know
#Feature #News #ImpishIndri #Ubuntu21_10
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/ubuntu-21-10-release-features
Adwaita’s Lighter, Brighter Look for GNOME 41
GNOME developers are working a "borderless" version of the Adwaita GTK theme for potential inclusion in GNOME 41. More details and pictures inside.
#Dev #News #Adwaita #Gnome #Gnome41 #GtkThemes
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/adwaita-borderless-theme-in-development-gnome-41
Want to Snap Windows to Corners in Ubuntu? Use WinTile
Ubuntu has window snapping features built in, but it only works for edge tiling (i.e. you drag a window to the side of the screen and let go and it fills exactly half of your
#News #GnomeExtensions #Tiling
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/gnome-shell-quarter-tiling-extension-wintile
Support for Ubuntu 20.10 Ends This Month — So Upgrade Soon!
I can’t think of better way to kick off a new month than by issuing a proclamation of impending doom! Okay, it’s not quite that dramatic, but if you run Ubuntu 20.10 “Groovy Gorilla” you
#News #Eol #GroovyGorilla #Ubuntu20_10
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/07/ubuntu-20-10-end-of-life
Pop!_OS 21.04 Released with New ‘Cosmic’ Desktop
Like Ubuntu but feel it lacks a bit of pizazz? The you’ll be pleased to hear that Pop!_OS 21.04 is now available to download. We took a sneak-peek at a beta build a few weeks
#Download #News #Distros #PopOs #System76
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/pop-os-21-04-available-to-download
‘Major’ Ubuntu Rebrand Planned – is this Ubuntu’s New Logo?
A ‘major rebranding effort’ is underway at Canonical and it could result in substantial changes to the logos, icons, and colours we currently associate with Ubuntu. Word of the work is nestled inside of the
#News #Opinion #Canonical #Redesign #Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/major-ubuntu-rebrand-planned-is-this-ubuntus-new-logo
ONLYOFFICE 6.3 Released with Dark Theme, 150% Scaling, Password Protected Docs
A major update to the ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editor’s is now available to download. ONLYOFFICE 6.3 — as always that is not me shouting their name it’s just how they stylise it — sees the open
#News #FlathubApps #Officeapps #Onlyoffice #OpenSourceApps #Productivity #SnapApps
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/onlyoffice-6-3-desktop-editors-released
Need a Linux Gaming Laptop? Check Out the TUXEDO Stellaris
If you’re in the market for a high-end gaming laptop that runs Linux do check out the third-generation TUEXDO Stellaris. Announced today, this 15.6-inch high-performance laptop from European hardware company TUXEDO offers a 3K display (2560×1440)
#Hardware #News #Amd #Intel #LinuxLaptops #Tuxedo
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/tuxedo-stellaris-linux-laptop-price-specs
Ubuntu Makes a Major Theme Change For its Next Release
When Ubuntu 21.10 ‘Impish Indri’ arrives this October it’ll do so with a new look in tow. After many fine years of service Ubuntu’s iconic mix of dark header bars and light widgets is being
#News #GtkThemes #Gtk4 #ImpishIndri #Ubuntu21_10 #Yaru
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/ubuntu-21-10-yarn-theme-change
Linux Kernel 5.13 Released, This is What’s New
The Linux 5.13 kernel release is out, and in this post we recap some of the notable new additions included within it. Linus Torvalds announced the release over on the Linux kernel mailing list, commenting
#News #Kernel
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/new-linux-5-13-kernel-features
The Ubuntu Wallpaper Contest is Back After 2 Year Break
The Ubuntu 21.10 wallpaper contest is open for entries. Creatives can submit entries until August 20. Winning images will ship in Ubuntu 21.10 this fall.
#Community #News #ImpishIndri #Ubuntu21_10 #WallpaperContest
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/ubuntu-21-10-wallpaper-competition-is-here
