Windows 11’s Strict System Requirements Might Benefit Linux
Microsoft took the shrink wrap off Windows 11 today, debuting a refreshed interface, support for Android apps, and deep integration of Microsoft Teams. But beneath all of the GUI goodies and swish superficial changes are 
#News #Opinion #Microsoft #Secureboot #Window #Windows10 #Windows11
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/windows-11s-strict-system-requirements-might-benefit-linux
How to Install Visual Studio Code on Ubuntu 20.04
Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code is a powerful and popular open source code editor. In this post I show you how to install VSCode on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (and above). Visual Studio Code is available for
#HowTo #Microsoft #SnapApps #VisualStudioCode #Vscode
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/how-to-install-visual-studio-code-on-ubuntu-20-04
Slimbook Executive: Lightweight Linux Ultrabook with Top-Tier Screen
Having gifted gamers and AMD enthusiasts the aptly named Slimbook Titan earlier in the year, Spanish hardware company Slimbook has turned its attention to professionals with the launch of a lightweight ultrabook that’s big on
#Hardware #News #LinuxLaptops #Slimbook #Ultrabook
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/slimbook-executive-linux-laptop
Regolith Linux 1.6 Released with Versions Based on Ubuntu 21.04 and 20.04 LTS
A new version of Regolith Linux is available for download. Regolith Linux 1.6 is available in two versions: one based on based on Ubuntu 21.04 (which means it has a new Linux kernel, a tonne
#Download #News #Distros #I3 #Regolith #UbuntuSpins
JingPad Linux Tablet Crowdfunding Campaign is Now Live
Fancy throwing $599 at the promise of a Linux tablet that can rival the Apple iPad? Now’s your chance. After months of teasing one, Chinese company Jingling has launched its crowdfunding campaign for the JingPad
#News #Crowdfunding #Indiegogo #Jingos #Jingpad
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/jingos-crowdfunding-campaign-is-live
Dash to Panel Extension Now Supports GNOME 40
Dash to Panel now works with GNOME 40. The latest release of this perennially popular GNOME Shell extension adds full support for the rejigged GNOME 40 desktop, including its horizontal workspace switcher, and immersive app
#News #DashToPanel #Gnome40 #GnomeExtensions
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/dash-to-panel-extension-now-supports-gnome-40
Don’t Like Firefox’s New Look? Try One of These Tweaks
Changing the user interface of any app isn’t an easy task, but that goes double when it is a web browser — arguably the app most people use most often on their PC. So when
#HowTo #Firefox #Proton
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/dont-like-firefoxs-new-look-try-one-of-these-tweaks
CuteFish Linux Desktop Environment Looks like JingOS Married macOS
There’s a new open source desktop environment angling for your attention called CuteFish. Now, let me be clear: this project is very much a work in progress. I’m not going to focus on what it
#Dev #News #Cutefish #Jingos #Kde #Qt
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/cutefish-new-linux-desktop-environment
Vivaldi 4.0 Comes with Built-in Privacy-Friendly Translation
A new stable version of the Vivaldi web browser is available to download with an new built-in translation feature. Vivaldi 4.0’s translation capability is touted as a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Translate and Bing Translator.
#News #AppUpdates #Browsers #Translation #Vivaldi
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/vivaldi-4-0-adds-a-privacy-friendly-translation-feature
KDE Plasma 5.22 Arrives with Miscellany of Usability Improvements
KDE Plasma 5.22 has been released, following a successful bout of beta testing last month. This uplift of the free, open source desktop environment improves ‘stability and usability across the board’, according to KDE devs.
#News #DesktopEnvironments #Kde #KdePlasma #Wayland
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/kde-plasma-5-22-new-features
Linux Release Roundup: OBS Studio, Edge, and Pop!_OS 21.04 Beta
If you’re an eager open-source music producer, a standout content streamer, or a fan of System76 then this week’s Linux Release Roundup is sure to be of interest… As always, the aim of these recaps
#News #Ardour #Lrr #Obs #PopOs #System76
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/linux-release-roundup-pop-os-21-04-beta-obs-ardour
Linux Mint 20.2 Adds Bulk Rename Tool, Improves File Search in Nemo
Linux Mint 20.2 is making it easier to bulk rename files, and to find files using the Nemo file manager. These improvements will ship in the next release.
#News #Bulky #LinuxMint #Renamer #Xapps
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/linux-mint-20-2-bulk-rename-app
AMD Ryzen Ubuntu User? Check Out This New App from Slimbook
Rocking an AMD Ryzen mobile CPU? If so, check out a new AMD Controller app from Spanish Linux computer company Slimbook. “The Slimbook AMD Controller app is capable of setting several TDP power levels for
#Apps #News #Amd #Ryzen #Slimbook
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/amd-ryzen-ubuntu-user-check-out-this-new-app-from-slimbook
Firefox 89 Released with Brand New Look
A brand new version Mozilla Firefox is out, and it boasts a brand new look. Firefox 89 refreshes its user interface with new colours, new tabs, new icons, new menus, new dialogs, new new tab
#News #AppUpdates #Firefox #ProtonMozilla
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/firefox-89-released-with-brand-new-look
Linux iPad Clone JingOS Releases New Dev Snapshot
A new development release of JingOS, the Linux-based tablet distro inspired by iPadOS, is available for testing. If you took the JingOS 0.8 release for a spin in April and you came away feeling like
#Dev #News #Jingos
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/06/jingos-0-9-released-linux-tablet-os
Entroware Poseidon is a Linux PC Powered by an 11th-Gen Intel CPU
Entroware Poseidon is a high-end desktop PC running Ubuntu. The computer packs Intel's 11th gen processors, with various configuration options offered.
#Hardware #News #Entroware #LinuxPcs
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/05/entroware-poseidon-desktop-linux-pc-11th-gen-intel
The GIMP Fork ‘Glimpse’ is on Pause, No Further Updates Planned
It’s never nice to write about a promising open source project retreating from its ambitions, but that’s precisely what’s happened to Glimpse. Glimpse’s very existence has always been (someway undeservedly, I think) controversial, right from
#Community #News #Gimp #Glimpse
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/05/glimpse-gimp-fork-project-on-pause
Ubuntu’s IRC Channels Have Moved from Freenode to Libera Chat
Ubuntu has announced it is moving its IRC infrastructure away from the Freenode network, following recent changes within the management of the latter company. Libera Chat is now the new home for all of Ubuntu’s
#Community #News #Irc
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/05/ubuntu-irc-moves-to-libera-chat
Downloading Ubuntu Got This User a DMCA Notice from their ISP
Preface: I am not a lawyer. Yet I am fairly certain that you can’t get a DMCA takedown from your ISP for downloading an Ubuntu .iso. But that’s exactly what someone in the US got
#News #Lolwtf
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/05/ubuntu-iso-dmca-copyright-infringement
Inkscape 1.1 Released with Scores of New Features
Good news for open source creatives as Inkscape 1.1 has been released! This update to the open-source vector graphics editor comes with a number of new features and workflow enhancements, ranging from a new welcome
#News #Graphicsapps #Inkscape
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2021/05/inkscape-1-1-released-new-features
