An Official Yaru Theme for Cinnamon? Oh Yes — Here’s What It Looks Like
I check out work on an official Yaru theme for the Cinnamon desktop environment. How well does Ubuntu's stock theme suit this desktop? I find out.
#Themes #Cinnamon #CinnamonThemes #LinuxMint #Yaru
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/official-yaru-theme-for-cinnamon-desktop
How I Enabled a Cool Transparent Blur Effect on Ubuntu 21.10
Glance at Windows 11, macOS, or even customised KDE Plasma desktops, and you’ll quickly learn that blurred window effects are a real vibe. But did you know that you can get a similar look on your GNOME-based Ubuntu desktop? Oh yes, all thanks to the third-party, unofficial, no-warranties, use-at-your-own-risk mutter-rounded repository on Github. Transparent app windows on Linux is not a new idea. The road to a feted desktop is littered with code from projects that have, in one form or another, tried to bring this feature to the fore, for all, over the years. Feeling a bit bored, I 
#HowTo #EyeCandy #Scripts
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/mutter-rounded-transparent-blurred-look-on-ubuntu
Can Ubuntu Up Its Wallpaper Game? It Wants To
A new long-term support release of Ubuntu is on the way, and so too is a brand new Ubuntu wallpaper contest. In recent years long term support releases of Ubuntu have tended to include a “greatest hits” package of supplementary wallpapers, often sourced from those that have win wallpaper competitions in the preceding three releases. It’s a format that has some logic to it. An LTS releases is, in many ways, a “best of” itself. And there’s some real honour for those whose art is selected to ship in a version of Ubuntu that gets used across tens of millions
#Community #Ubuntu22_04Lts #WallpaperContest
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/a-new-ubuntu-wallpaper-contest-is-coming
GNOME Shell ‘Extensions Manager’ App Gets a Big Update
Remember that new app for installing GNOME extensions I wrote about earlier this month? Well, it just got its first major update. And it adds a ton of much-requested features. For those unfamiliar with it, Extension Manager is a desktop app that lets you search, browse, manage, and install GNOME extensions without having to use a web browser. The app is built in GTK4 and libadwaita and is available to install from Flathub. For its first major feature update the tool adds pretty much everything people suggested it add, including a global on/off toggle, and clear separation of user-installed extensions
#News
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/gnome-shell-extensions-manager-app-gets-a-big-update
Add Playback Controls to the Spotify Dock Icon in Ubuntu
I show you how to add a right-click context menu to the Spotify icon on the Ubuntu Dock. This lets you access next/prev and play/pause options directly.
#HowTo #GnomeShell #Quicklists #Spotify #UbuntuDock
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/add-spotify-player-controls-ubuntu-dock-icon
Check Out GNOME Shell’s New Look in GNOME 42
GNOME Shell looks a little different in GNOME 42, which is currently in active development. I wasn’t able to showcase the shell theme tweaks in my GNOME 42 alpha post but, over the weekend, fuelled by coffee 😉, I managed to get the correct branch up and running on my Fedora install. I figured I’d write a short post to share some screenshots of the changes I’ve spotted thus far. Just keep in mind GNOME 42 is under active development. Everything shown here is a work in progress and very much subject to change. GNOME 42 embraces libadwaita and its
#Dev #News #Design #Gnome42 #GnomeShell #Libadwaita
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/gnome-shell-theme-changes-in-gnome-42
Quick Rearrange the GNOME App Launcher into Alphabetical Order
This GNOME extension rearranges the GNOME Shell application grid in alphabetically order, making it easier to find app shortcuts based on their name.
#Download #GnomeExtensions
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/gnome-shell-alphabetical-app-grid-extension
How to Change Ubuntu’s Login Screen Background
Want to change Ubuntu's login screen background? I walk through the steps for changing GDM background to a solid colour, gradient, or custom image.
#HowTo #DesktopTweaks #EyeCandy #Gdm #Scripts
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/change-ubuntu-login-screen-background
These Mockups of System76’s Cosmic Desktop Leave Me Very Excited
If last weeks sneak peek at real-world progress on System76’s new Rust-based Cosmic desktop experience left you a tiny bit excitable, just wait until you see what they’ve got planned. Pop!_OS code explorer Eduardo Flores has shared a System76 Figma design document that gives us a much better look at what’s in store for this upstart DE. And though hate to be a tease: it looks amazing. I’ve always been a fan of desktop applets, indicators, menu bar items, whatever you want to call then. Vanilla GNOME is pretty averse to them and its Status Menu ‘groups’ several functions into
#Dev #Cosmic #DesktopEnvironments #Mockups #PopOs #Rust #System76
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/system76-cosmic-panel-designs
What is the ‘Ubuntu Pro’ Banner in Software Sources About?
A few readers have mailed in to tell me they’ve spotted a new promotion for Ubuntu Pro in the Software & Update apps on Ubunu 20.04 LTS. The banner isn’t a nag screen; you have to open the Software & Updates tool (which is often referred to as the ‘software sources’ utility) and click on the Livepatch tab to see it: Livepatch is Ubuntu’s LTS-only reboot-free kernel update mechanism which is especially handy in situations where rebooting a system (or a fleet of systems) to apply a security update is …unideal. Chances are those looking to enable Livepatch are the
#News #Canonical #Livepatch #Security #Ubuntu20_04Lts #UbuntuAdvantage #UbuntuPro
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/ubuntu-pro-banner-in-software-and-updates-tool
OnlyOffice 7.0 Released with Form Filling, Windowed Mode + More
ONLYOFFICE 7.0 is now available to download for Windows, macOS and Linux. As the first major update to this free, open source office suite this year you won’t be surprised to hear it’s a fairly big one with a wide range of tweaks, features, and improvements included. ONLYOFFICE 7.0 (that’s how they stylise the name; it’s not me shouting) inherits all of the improvements in the cloud-side version the suite, such as the ability to create and edit forms (often distributed in the .docxf format). Filled-in forms can be saved as a PDF file to share elsewhere or the native
#Apps #News #AppUpdates #Onlyoffice
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/onlyoffice-7-0-released-with-form-filling-windowed-mode-more
Wine 7.0 Released with Tons of Improvements, Including a New Theme
Hear that? It’s the sound of a cork popping off the latest release of Wine, the open source compatibility layer that helps Windows apps run on Linux. The new Wine 7.0 release features a year’s worth of development distilled from over 9,000 changes. The goal? To serve a bold bouquet rich in improvements, new features, and advanced capabilities. The official release announcement is a little brief, but the Wine mailing list announcement and the official release notes relay a lot more detail — so much it’s best read with a glass of real wine and some nibbles. So what’s new?
#News #AppUpdates #Wine
GNOME 42 Alpha Arrives With a Lot of GTK4 Ports
The first alpha release of GNOME 42 is now available, so in this post I showcase some of the key changes it brings. Now, this isn’t a fully detailed, commit-by-commit, blow-by-blow rundown of everything that’s been updated, upgraded, or tickled lightly under its chin. Nor is this a rundown of the best new features — it’s way too early for that. What follows is a quick overview of the more visible changes that are likely to interest desktop users. I also have to be boring and remind you that this is an alpha release and that things WILL change. Nothing
#News #Gnome42
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/gnome-42-alpha-arrives-with-a-lot-of-gtk4-ports
‘Burn My Windows’ GNOME Extension Adds 3 New Effects & Random Mode
A couple of new Star Trek-esque effects have been added to the ‘Burn my Windows’ GNOME Shell extension. If you’ve not yet heard about this bling-tactic add-on, it animates closing windows (and optionally dialogs) in some spectacularly over the top ways — just like Compiz of old. Burn My Windows 8 is available from the GNOME Extensions website and it adds there new effects. ‘Energize A’ disperses your windows in a flurry of sci-fi particles: ‘Energize B’ dispatches your windows and dialogs in a way that reminds of the famous Star Trek transporter: The new ‘Wisp’ effects is described as
#News
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/burn-my-windows-gnome-extension-adds-3-new-effects-random-mode
GNOME Mulls ‘Cleanup’ of Background Settings in Pursuit of New Features
GNOME devs plan a 'big cleanup' of code related to background wallpaper handling in GNOME Shell, which would result in the removal of several features.
#Dev #News #Gnome #Gnome42 #Wallpapers
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/gnome-background-settings-removal
‘Rnote’ is an Impressive Freehand Note Taking App Built in Rust & GTK4
Rnote is a seriously impressive freehand note taking app written in Rust and GTK4. I came across it on Flathub this week and, within seconds of installing it, I knew I had to give it a bit of a spotlight. If you’ve got a laptop with a stylus or touch-enabled screen and you use GNOME Shell you have to try it out. Rnote is billed by its developer as a “simple note taking application written in Rust and GTK4”. I spent about 20 minutes playing around with it (albeit with a mouse as primary input) and it’s really quite polished
#Apps #FlathubApps #FlatpakApps #Gtk4 #HandwrittenNotes #NoteTakingApps #Notetaking #Rnote
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/rnote-frehand-notetaking-app-for-linux-gtk4
‘Nordic’ GTK Theme Brings Nord Color Scheme to Linux Desktops
Nordic is a GTK theme based on the Nord colour scheme. It's available in several variants and a GNOME Shell theme is also included. More details inside.
#Download #Themes #ColourSchemes #EyeCandy #GtkThemes
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/nordic-is-a-nord-gtk-theme-for-linux
Ubuntu 22.04 Release Date & New Features
Ubuntu 22.04 is due for release on April 21, 2022. In this post we look at the various new features and key changes that are planned for the release. Development of Ubuntu 22.04 is still at a somewhat early stage but we do have a good idea of what to expect from the update developers have codenamed “Jammy Jellyfish”. In this post we rundown everything that’s known so far, from the Ubuntu 22.04 release date to how long it’ll be supported for. And at the very bottom of this article you will find a link to download the Ubuntu 22.04
#News #Ubuntu22_04Lts
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/ubuntu-22-04-release-features
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Will Use Linux 5.15 Kernel
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS will come with the Linux 5.15 kernel by default. That’s the current plan according to Canonical’s Sebastien Bacher, who says “the plan is to use 5.15 for the LTS but the oem and hwe variants will get 5.17 as some point”. Surprised? It is a slightly older kernel version than what’s currently available, but there is a logic in using it: Linux 5.15 is a long-term support release. It’s supported by updates until October 2023. Still, many had expected Ubuntu 22.04 to ship either 5.16 or 5.17 as previous Ubuntu LTS releases haven’t always used kernel LTS
#Dev #Kernel #Ubuntu22_04Lts
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2022/01/ubuntu-22-04-lts-will-use-linux-5-15-kernel
