Firefox 118 Released With Killer New Feature
Reading websites written in other languages is made MUCH easier in the latest version of Mozilla Firefox, which rolls out across all supported platforms today. You no longer need to copy and paste text in another language into an online translator to find out what it says as Mozilla Firefox 118 is able to translate websites from one (supported) language to another. This translation feature is super easy to use. Whenever you visit a webpage written in a non-native (per your browser settings) language a dialog appears to ask if you want to translate. If you say yes it goes 
#News #AppUpdates #Firefox #Translation
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/firefox-118-features-private-translations
My Fave Drop Down Terminal Now Supports Ubuntu 23.04
The popular ddterm GNOME extension has finally been updated to support GNOME 44 — and GNOME 45, which is included in Ubuntu 23.10. This drop down terminal (hence the name ‘ddterm’) for GNOME Shell is my go-to terminal on Ubuntu (and Fedora). It’s responsive, has tabs, works natively with Wayland, and offers an colossal crop of customisation options – enough to satisfy the most pernickety of pernickitists! Obviously ddterm is not the only GNOME extension of its type, and a swathe of standalone apps (e.g., Guake, etc) that do similar things exist. But if you use GNOME Shell and aren’t
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/ddterm-extension-gnome-44
NewsFlash 3.0 Released with Slick New Look
A new version of Linux RSS client NewsFlash is out – and newsflash: it’s looking good! I’ve written about this app in more detail in the past so I’m going to skim over what it does suffice to say: it’s a desktop RSS reader that can connect to a number of cloud services (including Miniflux, FreshRSS, NewsBlur, and CommaFeed (new in this release) or function entirely locally. Like a great many GTK apps of late, the latest edition of NewsFlash takes full advantage of the adaptive awesome-sauce added in libadwaita 1.4 – the version at the heart of the recent
#News #AppUpdates #GtkApps #Newsflash #Rss
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/newsflash-linux-rss-reader-updated
Ubuntu 23.10 Beta is Now Available to Download
A beta build of Ubuntu 23.10 is now available to download. This development milestone is intended for testing and feedback. It comes ahead of the scheduled stable release of Ubuntu 23.10 on October 12 – a mere 3 weeks away! It’s aim is to allow you and I to kick the proverbial tyres, hunt down bugs, and file reports for any irksome issues we encounter. Given that Ubuntu 23.10 is a short-term release (supported for 9 months) but the last before the next long-term support appears, developers have tried to squeeze a lot in. Thus, Mantic’s development cycle has been
#News #Development #ManticMinotaur #Ubuntu23_10
‘Dark Style’ GNOME Extension for Ubuntu 23.10
In Ubuntu 23.10 the default Yaru theme uses a light style for GNOME Shell elements — but there’s a new GNOME extension that lets you change this without affecting the rest of your desktop. Upstream GNOME Shell uses Adwaita, and Adwaita gives the Quick Settings menu, the calendar applet, and desktop notification a dark background. Ubuntu 23.10 uses a light background for these elements (though the distro has flipped between light and dark a few times in earlier releases). You can make GNOME Shell dark in Ubuntu by turning the ‘Dark Style’ toggle on but that also changes the way
#News #EyeCandy #GnomeExtensions #Ubuntu23_10
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/dark-style-gnome-extension-for-ubuntu-23-10
Ubuntu 23.10 Makes Firefox’s Native Wayland Mode Default
Most of us using Ubuntu use the Mozilla Firefox Snap preinstalled by default — but in Ubuntu 23.10 that package is touting some neat new capabilities. Canonical say the Firefox Snap in Ubuntu 23.10 will ship with Wayland support enabled by default. “But I already use Firefox on Wayland in Ubuntu,” some of you may be thinking — and you’re not wrong. Ubuntu does indeed default to a Wayland session by default, but the Firefox Snap that you use within it actually runs in XWayland mode rather than a native Wayland one. This is what’s changing. Benefits to using Firefox’s
#News #Development #Firefox #Snap #Ubuntu23_10 #Wayland
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/wayland-firefox-snap-default
10 Best Features in GNOME 45
The upcoming GNOME 45 release is attracting a lot of hype already, and I’m pleased to say it comes provided out-of-the-box in Ubuntu 23.10, which is out next month. But I figured I’d whet your appetite before then. In this post I list improvements, changes and new features in GNOME 45 that have caught my eye. What follows is by no means exhaustive (i.e. there’s more included than what I mention) but this rundown will give you a good idea of what the biggest user-facing additions are. GNOME 45 is due for release on September 20, 2023. It will include
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LMDE 6 (Linux Mint Debian Edition) Beta is Available to Download
A beta version of LMDE 6 “Faye” is now available to download. The next major update in the LMDE series (LMDE stands for ‘Linux Mint Debian Edition’) is based on Debian 12 Bookworm, which offers a significantly fresher stack of software than available to users of LMDE 5 (meaning as upgrades go this is a compelling one). LMDE endeavours to offer an experience that’s as close to Linux Mint as possible but without relying on Ubuntu infrastructure. Maintaining LMDE also enables Mint to ensure its homegrown software is compatible with Linux distros outside of the Ubuntusphere. Its chief reason for
#News #Debian #DistroRelease #LinuxMint
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/lmde-6-beta-available-to-download
Control Nanoleaf Lights on Linux Using a GNOME Extensions
Do you own and use Nanoleaf lights and want to control them from your Linux desktop rather than a mobile app? If so, you’re in luck as there’s a plucky little GNOME extension that lets you do exactly that. The creator of the Nano Lights GNOME extension says their add-on “…controls Nanoleaf shapes and possibly others Nanoleaf devices on your local (wifi) network (sic)”. This includes turning devices on/off, adjusting the brightness, changing/setting the colour, and setting Scenes. Nanoleaf products are popular with Twitch streamers and YouTubers in particular as the unique designs, flexible placement options, and wide range of
#News #GnomeExtensions #Nanoleaf
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/control-nanoleaf-lights-from-linux
Ubuntu’s New ‘App Center’ Lands in 23.10 Daily Builds
Ubuntu’s new “App Center” app has landed in Ubuntu 23.10 daily builds – no Snap channel commands required to try it. The new front-end for installing Snap and Deb package is built using Flutter. Ubuntu made Flutter its ‘default choice’ for app making in 2021. Despite being built in a somewhat unconventional toolkit, the app looks perfectly in-keeping with the rest of the Ubuntu desktop. And that will be a relief to many. The “old” Ubuntu Software/Snap Store app (it was called both during its tenure) was routinely criticised by users for poor performance, high memory usage, and inconsistent behaviour.
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/ubuntu-app-center-app-arrives
Firefox for Linux Adds Rounded Bottom Corners
Mozilla Firefox is bringing rounded bottom corners to its Linux builds. This official support means you’ll no longer need to use a third-party GNOME extension to force rounded corners in the browser. This will help it look more at home on Ubuntu (and other Linux distros shipping GNOME and/or large sets of modern GTK apps) when run windowed. Here’s what Firefox (stable) looks like in Ubuntu 23.10: And here’s what Firefox (nightly) looks like in Ubuntu 23.10: Mozilla’s Emilio Cobos Álvarez explains more about the effort on the code-hub tracking the change: “The implementation is uglier than it needs to
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/firefox-linux-rounded-bottom-corners
Ubuntu 23.10 Default Wallpaper Unveiled
The default wallpaper set to greet those who install Ubuntu 23.10 ‘Mantic Minotaur’ next month has been unveiled. Ubuntu 23.10’s default wallpaper draws heavily on the motifs afforded by its mythological moniker, perhaps more so than many of us had expected. The ‘mascot’ – typically fashioned from geometric shapes, simplistic lines, or concentric circles – isn’t linearly distinct in this release. Instead, Ubuntu’s designers have encapsulated the mascot image within a maze, just like the Minotaur of legend. This clever intertwining creates a conceptually bold centerpiece for a wallpaper. It manages to look both classical and modern. I feel like
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/ubuntu-23-10-default-wallpaper-unveiled
GNOME 45 Arrives in Daily Builds of Ubuntu 23.10
Good news for those looking forward to the upcoming GNOME 45 release – it’s arrived in the Ubuntu 23.10 daily builds! The next stable update to the world’s most-used Linux desktop environment isn’t due to be released until later this month, so what’s made it in Mantic shouldn’t be considered final, finished, or forgone. But Ubuntu 23.10 isn’t due to be released until October anyway, so it all jives nicely. Improvements to libadwaita aimed at enhancing consistency and adaptability bring new full-height sidebars to many of GNOME’s core apps, including Nautilus, Settings, and Calendar: Additionally, the “Activities” label in the
#News #Development #Gnome45 #ManticMinotaur #Ubuntu23_10
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/gnome-45-arrives-in-ubuntu-23-10
Papirus Icon Pack Updated with New-Look LibreOffice Icons
A major update to the phenomenally popular Paprius icon set for Linux desktops is now available. Papirus’ September 2023 update adds a bunch of new and updated glyphs, including redesigned icons for LibreOffice that riff on the suite’s own recent icon revamp. Among the newly added apps supported in Paprius v20230901: Additional file/document types are catered for as of this update, with .hwp, .Julia, and .vue among them. If you regularly work with or download these files you’ll appreciate seeing bespoke representations for them in your file manager. Additional file/document types are catered for as of this update, with .hwp,
#News #EyeCandy #Icons #Papirus
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/papirus-icon-set-september-update
Is Ubuntu 23.10 Too Minimal?
The next version of the world’s most popular desktop Linux operating system (that’s Ubuntu, for those of you playing dumb) will come with less software available out-of-the-box. Current daily builds of Ubuntu 23.10 instead offer a minimal platform pre-populated with just a handful of apps. These cover only the most basic of basic computing needs. For anything else the idea is that we, the user, fire up the Software Store and install what we want ourselves. As an idea, it’s not without merit. But in practice, I think it’s a possible misstep. Basic as a Feature The Ubuntu 23.10 experience
#News #Opinion #DefaultApps #ManticMinotaur #Minimal #Ubuntu23_10
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/ubuntu-23-10-minimal-mistake
Regolith Desktop 3.0 Released with Initial Wayland Support
Regolith Desktop 3.0 has been released for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 22.04 LTS, 23.10, and both Debian Bullseye and Bookworm. This update to the keyboard-driven, tiling desktop environment also introduces an alpha-quality Wayland-based session based on the Sway compositor (though this is only available if using the DE on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and above, or Debian Bookworm). Notable changes in Regolith Desktop 3.0: An assortment of other bug fixes, code cleanups, and performance optimizations are included in Regolith Desktop 3.0 too, so read through the full release notes if you need more information. Upgrading from an earlier version of Regolith? There
#News #DesktopEnvironments #I3 #Regolith #Sway
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/08/regolith-desktop-3-0-released-with-initial-wayland-support
Firefox 117 Released With Minor (And I Mean Minor) Changes
Mozilla Firefox 117 is now rolling out to users across Windows, macOS, and Linux. But don’t get too excited about its arrival, okay? Given the rapid release cadence this browser uses, the days of blockbuster, feature-packed Firefox updates are long gone. We still get ace new features, but we get them in dribs and drabs over the course of a year, rather than in a a single, jaw-dropping release. Which is why updates like Firefox 117 may seem unexciting (though I’m not saying this is a bad thing, lest anyone jump me in the comments). Case in point? The headline
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Ubuntu 23.10 Fixes Its Blindingly Bright Wallpaper Faux-Pas
I made a little joke — which some people didn’t find funny, alas — about the super bright, glaring white default wallpaper Ubuntu devs added to the Mantic Minotaur daily builds. Well, that joke is now even flatter as, following respectable™ consternation (i.e. a bug report) about the suitability of the background, Ubuntu developers issued an update to the image today. That update dials the brightness down a notch or two — and eyes everywhere will be pleased. Those booting up Ubuntu 23.10 daily builds during the coming weeks will be greeted by the following (non-retina damaging) image: Much better.
#News #Development #Wallpaper
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/08/ubuntu-23-10-fixes-its-blindingly-bright-wallpaper-faux-pas
Linux Kernel 6.5 Released, This is What’s New
Helping to round off August with aplomb is the official release of Linux kernel 6.5 — just a few days after the kernel celebrated its 32nd birthday too. Linus Torvalds announced Linux 6.5’s arrival on the official Linux Kernel Mailing List (LKML) as he always does, where he says that “nothing particularly odd or scary happened this last week [of development], so there is no excuse to delay the 6.5 release”. Read on for a drop more detail about the many improvements, enhancements, and merriments the latest stable kernel release brings with it. Linux Kernel 6.5 New Features Those running
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/08/linux-kernel-6-5-features
Ubuntu 23.04 Screwed Up 32-bit App Support – And No-One Noticed
Turns out that installing the Steam client from the Ubuntu repos on a new Ubuntu 23.04 install doesn’t work – and barely anyone noticed. Which is kind of surprising given the popularity of Steam, but also kind of not (I’ll get to why in a second). So what’s the rub? This (unintentional) issue stems from Ubuntu’s switch to a new Flutter-based installer. The new installer leverages Subiquity on the backend (which was created for Ubuntu sever installs) and this doesn’t (due to an oversight) enable 32-bit support on desktop installs (32-bit support isn’t required on severs). Problem: Steam for Linux
#News #32Bit #Steam #Ubuntu23_04
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/08/ubuntu-23-04-broke-32-bit-support
