Ubuntu 23.10: What’s New? [Video]
Wondering what’s new in Ubuntu 23.10? Wonder no more my friend, as I showcase the top features and core changes in my latest video. The release Ubuntu’s developers dubbed ‘Mantic Minotaur’ makes its way onto the release scene tomorrow (October 12), having been in development for the past 6 months. So to bring you up-to-speed on what’s so special about this short-term release I blew the dust off my video gear and put together a release video. Ubuntu 23.10 is an interesting release for a multitude of reasons. Choosing to make Ubuntu “minimal by default” is a major statement (mercifully 
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ubuntu-23-10-whats-new-video
Flatpak Fans Will Want to Install This Neat New Tool
Flatpak fans will want to check out Warehouse. Warehouse is new GTK4/libadwaita tool that makes it easy to manage Flatpak apps and Flatpak remotes (e.g., Flathub, GNOME Nightly, etc) on Linux desktops. It’s particularly notable as it provides a GUI to manage features of this packaging platform typically access from the command-line. Flatpak app permissions aren’t configurable in Warehouse, but they don’t need to be. We already have multiple ways to manage those, including through Settings > Apps (in any distro shipping GNOME) or through a dedicated 3rd-party app like Flatseal. What can Warehouse do? Quickly see info for installed
#Apps #News #Flatpak
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/warehouse-flatpak-tool-for-linux
YMuse (MPD Frontend) Updated with New Icon, Features, and Fixes
A new version of Ymuse, a nimble front-end to the Music Player Daemon (MPD) is out. Ymuse 0.22 ‘Xylophone’ intros support for drag-and-drop in the play queue (a real doozy of a feature), adds a single-track repeat option, and debuts an all-new app icon (the martini glass motif gives way to a classy illustration of a muse from classical history). This update also makes it possible to quickly add or replace all tracks in the Library via the context menu you see when right-clicking on Library > Files, and nixes the (fairly annoying) warnings about empty or missing config files. These enhancements
#News #AppUpdates #Mpd #MusicPlayers #Ymuse
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ymuse-0-22-released-new-icon
Ubuntu LTS Users Finally Get Thunderbird 115 Update
Ding – users of Ubuntu 20.04 and 22.04 LTS just got new e-mail …client updates to install. Yes, Thunderbird 115 has finally hit the Ubuntu repos, allowing users to upgrade from Thunderbird 102 to 115 without needing PPAs, Flatpaks, or Snaps. And upgrade they’ll want to. The recently released revamp of this esteemed e-mail app (come calendar, contacts list, and RSS feed reader too) sports a sleek new look and a veritable surfeit of new UI options, including a modern-looking carded look for the message list. It’s also got an array of other improvements beyond the visuals, including new folder
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/thunderbird-115-upgrade-ubuntu-lts
How to Change a Single Folder Icon on Ubuntu
Here’s a tip for those of you who want to use a custom icon for a specific folder in Ubuntu. — And no, you don’t need to install a new icon set. While there are tons of great icon themes for Ubuntu (and other Linux distros) replacing ALL icons to change the look of a single folder is, to my mind, a touch dramatic. Over on macOS — no booing or hissing please — users can change any app or folder icon from the Get Info panel in Finder, the macOS file manager. We can do the same thing on
#HowTo #EyeCandy #Icons
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/change-folder-icon-on-ubuntu
Professional DAW ‘Studio One’ Arrives on Linux (Public Beta)
PreSonus’ digital audio workstation Studio One is now available on Linux — for the first time, ever! Studio One is a (closed-source) all-in-one DAW toy can use create music from scratch using virtual instruments, loops, and composers; record music, instruments, and other types of audio from connected equipment; and mix, master, and export audio. It’s full of the usual kinds of features, such as virtual instruments, audio effects, and plugins (including a DeEsser – super useful for processing video voiceovers), smart templates, ProEQ3, and more — though some features aren’t (yet) available on Linux. If you’re a musician, a podcast
#News #AudioApps #Daw
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/pro-audio-app-studio-one-now-supports-linux
Linux Mint 21.2 Edge ISO Released with Linux Kernel 6.2
If you’ve had issues getting Linux Mint 21.2 to run well on your laptop or PC, a new Edge ISO is available to download. The Linux Mint 21.2 Edge USO differs from the regular ISO is 2 ways: 1) it ships with a newer Linux kernel (Linux kernel 6.2) and 2) it re-enables support for secure boot. Mint’s website explains the purpose of its these iterated images thusly: “If you cannot boot or install Linux Mint because your hardware is too recent and is not properly detected look for an “Edge” ISO image. This image ships with newer components to
#News #LinuxMint
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/linux-mint-21-2-edge-iso-released-with-linux-kernel-6-2
Ubuntu 23.10 Will Support Raspberry Pi 5
Here’s some awesome news: Ubuntu 23.10 will support the Raspberry Pi 5. So if you’re among the hundreds of thousands who’ve pre-ordered one of the new models you may be pleased (I say may as chances someone out there won’t be lol) to know you can run the latest version of Ubuntu on it, once you get it. And with up to 3x the CPU performance and up to 5x the GPU performance of the Raspberry Pi 4, the Raspberry Pi 5 is better suited to everyday desktop usage than before. Canonical’s developers got given early access to the Raspberry
#News #RaspberryPi #Ubuntu23_10
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/10/ubuntu-23-10-will-support-raspberry-pi-5
Snap Store Uploads Restricted Following Possible Security Incident
Canonical is enacting manual reviews for all newly registered uploads to its Snap Store following what it describes as a ‘potential security incident’. It’s responding to reports that a number of recently published crypto-related snaps were acting in malicious manner (the apps in question have since been pulled and are no longer available to install). Now, this sounds dodgy – as any security incident might. But it’s important to note that while Canonical has announced this incident (and taken swift action to ameliorate the situation, to their credit) they describe it as a ‘potential security incident’ (emphasis mine). I.e. they’re
#News #Security #SnapStore #Snaps
Raspberry Pi 5 Officially Announced
The wait is over: the Raspberry Pi 5 has been officially unveiled! The new model of this super-successful single-board computer has been a long time cooking. The Raspberry Pi 4 was released (aptly) 4 years ago. But a full-size successor is now coming — and what a successor it is! The Raspberry Pi 5 is said to be 2-3x faster than the Raspberry Pi 4, delivers greatly improved graphics performance, and uses ‘silicon designed in‑house’ by the Raspberry Pi company — a first. Raspberry Pi 5 specs feature a Broadcom BCM2712, a quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 CPU running at 2.4GHz,
#Hardware #News #RaspberryPi
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/raspberry-pi-5-officially-announced
Linux Mint Debian Edition 6 Officially Released
Linux Mint Debian Edition (LMDE) 6 is now available to download. This official stable release follows a couple weeks of diligent testing on a beta build. There are no major changes compared to that beta so if you downloaded and installed it you can “upgrade” to the final formation without issue. LMDE 6 is largely identical to the Ubuntu-based version of Linux Mint 21.2. The standard edition delivers the Cinnamon 5.8 desktop environment, adds touchpad gesture support, a resizeable Mint Menu, updated Software Manager, intros support for HEIF and AVIF image, and more. But the entire distro rides atop of the
#News #Distros #LinuxMint
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/09/lmde-6-officially-released
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
#News #GnomeExtensions #TerminalApps
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
#News #Gnome45
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
