Linux Marketshare in September 2020 Was …Shall We Talk About Something Else?
Linux marketshare for September 2020 fell dramatically on that of August, according to NetMarketShare who've just published their latest tracking stats.
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/10/linux-marketshare-in-september-2020
Purism Launches $99/m Librem AweSIM Cellular Service
Purism makes privacy-orientated laptops, PCs, USB security keys, and maintains a suite of decentralised social apps — and today they launched a cellular service plan! Purism’s AweSIM gives customers unlimited talk, texts, and data for 
#News #LibremPhone #Librem5 #LinuxPhones #Purism
Ubuntu Replaces Its ‘Disintegrating Installer’ Icon with Something Simpler
Ubuntu 20.10 includes a new icon for the Ubiquity installer (the Ubuntu install tool). Not exactly breaking news but it's an important usability fix.
#News #Icons #Ubiquity #Ubuntu20_10 #Yaru
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/ubuntu-groovy-ubiquity-icon-fixed
Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Gets 11th-Gen Intel Refresh, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition has been refreshed with the latest 11th Gen Intel processors, Iris Xe graphics, faster RAM options, and Thunderbolt 4 ports.
#Hardware#News#Dell#DellXps13#LinuxLaptops#Ubuntu20_04Lts
Calibre 5 Released with eBook Highlighting, Switches to Python 3
Calibre is a popular piece of cross-platform eBook management, reading, and editing software — and it has a new release. Calibre 5.0 is the first version of the app to use Python 3 fully. II
#News#AppUpdates#Calibre#Ebook#Ebooks
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/calibre-5-release-python-3
Todoist Takes on Trello with New Kanban Board Feature
Todoist now has a Kanban board feature similar to that made popular by Trello. Kanban boards are an effective project management tool designed to make it easier to organise tasks within projects and get an
#News#Productivity#Todoapps#Todoist#Trello
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/todoist-new-boards-feature-available
Microsoft Edge for Linux will Ship With These Features Missing
Microsoft has revealed more details on what Linux users can expect in the upcoming Edge for Linux release. In case you missed the news flash: Microsoft Edge for Linux will be available to download starting
#News#MicrosoftEdge
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/edge-linux-missing-features
Lenovo Expands Its Range of Ubuntu Laptops
Lenovo is expanding its range of Ubuntu laptops and PCs to cover almost 30 distinct models, including popular models like the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (8th gen).
#Hardware#News#Lenovo#LinuxLaptops
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/ubuntu-lenovo-more-thinkpad-laptops
Firefox 81 Arrives with New Theme, Media Controls, PDF Viewer + More
Mozilla Firefox 81 has been released and it features some genuinely useful improvements. I know I probably say the same thing ever release, but last month’s Firefox 80 was a very low-key release for such
#News#AppUpdates#Browsers#Firefox
Microsoft Edge for Linux Finally Has a Release Date
You won’t have to wait too much longer to try Microsoft Edge on Linux — a preview version of the browser will be available to download next month. Microsoft only confirmed its plan to bring
#News#MicrosoftEdge
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/microsoft-edge-linux-preview-october
Lightworks, the video editing software, has new owners
Pro-level video editing software Lightworks has new owners and a renewed vision for the future. Editshare says it has sold Lightworks (along with QScan, an automated video quality checking workflow) to a new company made
#News#Lightworks#VideoEditors
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/lightworks-video-editor-has-new-owners
Keep Tabs on Your To-Do Lists With This GNOME Extension
Task Widget is a GNOME extension that shows your to-do list in the GNOME message tray. Learn what it can do and how to install it in this post.
#News#Gnome#GnomeExtensions#Productivity#Todoapps
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/task-widget-gnome-shell-extension
The Dev Behind a Hugely Popular GNOME Extension Just Quit
The developer behind the Arc Menu extension for GNOME Shell has decided to quit. We look at the reasons why he’s stopped and ask what’s next.
#Dev#News#ArcMenu#GnomeExtensions
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/arc-menus-lead-dev-just-quit
KDE Plasma 5.20 Looks Like an Awesome Update
KDE developers are promising an ‘absolutely massive’ Plasma 5.20 release next month, so in this post we take a look what makes it such a major upgrade.
#News#Kde#Plasma5_20
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/kde-plasma-5-20-release-features
Geary Email Client Now Supports Plugins, Improves Server Compatibility
Geary 3.38.0 is the latest stable release of this powerful, featured open source e-mail client for Linux desktops. In this post we look at what’s new.
#News#AppUpdates#EmailClient#FlathubApps#Geary#GtkApps
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/geary-3-38-released-new-features
Why the Next Version of GNOME Will Have a New Version Number
GNOME developers have announced that the next stable release of the desktop environment will use a new version number — and it’s not GNOME 3.40.
#News#Gnome#Gnome40
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/gnome-40-version-number-change
Slimbook Essential is a Surprisingly Affordable Linux Laptop
The Slimbook Essential is an affordable new Linux laptop from Spanish hardware company Slimbook. We look at the device’s specs, price, and release date.
#Hardware#News#LinuxLaptops#Slimbook#Ultrabook
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/slimbook-essential-linux-laptop
GNOME 3.38 Released with New App Grid Features, Fingerprint Login + More
It’s here folks: the official GNOME 3.38 release has landed and source code is available to download from all the usual places. Six months of intense development, iteration, and ideation has been poured into making
#News#Gnome3_38
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/09/gnome-3-38-official-release
XFCE 4.16 to Feature Better Fractional Scaling Support
Xfce 4.16 carries improved support for fractional scaling using XRandR, as well as better handling of mis-configured scaling values.
#News#DesktopEnvironments#FractionalScaling#Xfce#Xfce4_16
