How to Run Any App in Picture in Picture Mode in Ubuntu
A new GNOME Shell extension lets you turn any app in to a picture-in-picture window on Ubuntu. You’re probably already familiar with picture-in-picture mode (PiP) through your web browser. The likes of Mozilla Firefox and Chrome let you to “pop-out” video playing on web pages to view as a thumbnail-size window that floats over other apps, and resize and reposition the PiP window. PiP in browsers only works for online video, which is useful if want to watch a video on YouTube or another supported site while you work in a different tab or app (I use the feature to 
#HowTo #GnomeExtensions
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/how-to-run-any-app-in-picture-in-picture-mode-in-ubuntu
Zorin OS 17.1 Released, Debuts New Education Edition
A new version of Zorin OS is available for download. Zorin OS 17.1, which is based on Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS, brings a wealth of improvements to its (nifty) Windows app support, as well as a new Education Edition that “pairs the latest improvements to Zorin OS with educational software that makes learning better and more impactful”. The new Wine 9.0 release comes paired with the Bottles utility in Zorin OS 17.1 in an effort to makes its already user-friendly Windows app support even more powerful. “We’ve expanded our built-in database to detect installer files for popular Windows apps and games.
#News #DistroRelease #ZorinOs
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/zorin-os-17-1-released-debuts-new-education-edition
Linux Mint is Building a New Desktop Chat App
A new IRC client (but don’t call it an IRC client) is being developed by Linux Mint. The Ubuntu-based distro currently includes Hexchat in its default software selection. IRC isn’t as trendy as Discord or Telegram but it a free, open standard that no one-entity controls, is relatively low-bandwidth, interoperable, and efficient. But as I reported in February: Hexchat is no more. However, Hexchat ‘quitting the chat’ leaves —I so badly want to say leafs— Linux Mint with a dilemma and an opportunity. The dilemma being: “should we continue shipping an IRC client?” and the opportunity being: “could we replace
#News #Irc #LinuxMint
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/linux-mint-new-jargonaut-irc-chat-app
Classic Google Chrome Theme for Mozilla Firefox ESR
A new open-source nostalgia project lets you turn back time in web browser aesthetics. Silverfox is a custom theme for Mozilla Firefox ESR that recreates the look of Google Chrome in its early days. We’re talking trapezoid tabs, parallelogram new tab button, pared back speed dial, and a custom-made hamburger menu (with option to use classic wrench icon). “Browsers age, good design doesn’t”, say the developers of the theme. This theme is real labour of love and, speaking as someone who blogged obsessively about those early days of Google Chrome/ium on Linux, trying this out took me on a real
#News #EyeCandy #Firefox #GoogleChrome
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/silverfox-classic-google-chrome-firefox-theme
How to Mirror Your iPhone’s screen on Ubuntu Desktop
Want to mirror your iPhone screen on your Ubuntu desktop? There’s a free, open-source app you can install from the Ubuntu repos to do exactly that. If you’re looking to mirror your iPhone or iPad to Ubuntu UxPlay is the easy way to do it — and it’s free, open-source software The app is called UxPlay and once it’s installed you can quickly share your iPhone or iPad screen to Ubuntu (with audio) — and you don’t need to install an app on your Apple device to use it. Whatever shows on your Apple device screen is streamed to your
#HowTo #Apple #Iphone #Mirroring #Uxplay
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/how-to-mirror-your-iphone-ipad-to-ubuntu
Use Varia Download Manager? Install the Official Browser Extension
Avid users of Varia, a modern download manager for Linux desktops, may want to check out official browser extensions. By installing the official Varia browser extension in Google Chrome/Chromium or Mozilla Firefox you no longer have to copy and paste download links from the browser into the app: just click an icon to punt the link to the app directly, where it can then download. “When the extension is enabled, it will route all started downloads to Varia. In order to route the downloads to Varia, make sure to flip the switch in the extension, and make sure Varia is
#News #BrowserExtensions #DownloadManager #Libadwaita #Varia
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/varia-download-manager-browser-extensions
Canonical Has Given Launchpad’s Homepage a Facelift
Next time you stop by Launchpad.net you’ll notice it has a new look. Canonical’s designers have given Launchpad’s landing page a lithe new look that allows text to breathe and is more in-keeping with Canonical’s other websites. It’s the first major redesign to the project hosting site since 2016, and (to save you a visit) this is what the new homepage looks like: Launched in 2004, Launchpad serves as the linchpin in Ubuntu development. It’s the hub through which developers collaborate, commit code, plan releases, file bugs, add translations, and tackle other tasks related to thrashing out a new release.
#News #Canonical #Launchpad
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/canonical-launchpad-redesigned-homepage
The Odd-Looking ‘App Center’ Icon in Ubuntu 23.10 is Being Fixed
About a week ago I noticed the icon for App Center (the Flutter-based software store-front that replaced Ubuntu Software in 23.10) had changed — and not for the better! At first I assumed it was a snafu caused by me. See, I only noticed the change when I was playing around with scaling options (I was seeing whether 200% scaling on my 2K laptop screen was as bad as I remembered, or if it was just me being a fop for fractional scaling). Anyway, it wasn’t a “me” thing. As App Center is a snap (snap-store ) it gets updated
#News #AppCenter #Ubuntu23_10
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/03/ubuntu-app-center-wrong-icon-fix
It’s Game Over for Solitaire, Soduku et al in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu developers have decided to drop games from the default installation image. Although Ubuntu 23.10 defaults to a minimal install with only core software essentials like a terminal and web browser, users are able to opt for a “full installation” which preinstalls more software, including a handful of basic GNOME games. In Ubuntu 23.10 the following four games are included: But in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS none are. For the Noble Numbat those games are no longer included in the full installation or present in the ISO (which includes all of the software used in a full install so that people
#News #Gaming #Ubuntu24_04Lts
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/ubuntu-24-04-drops-games
KDE Plasma 6.0 Has Arrived, This is What’s New
KDE Plasma 6 has arrived. The first stable release in an all-new series of the phenomenally popular Linux desktop environment is available to download. KDE Plasma 6 improves security, performance, usability, and hardware support Naturally, a major milestone such as this includes scores of changes, enhancements, and new features, the best of which I look at in this post. But I want to touch on the “intangible” changes too as KDE Plasma 6.0 upgrades its underlying application framework, Qt, to a major new version, and fully embraces the Wayland display server. “These under-the-hood upgrades benefit Plasma’s security, efficiency, and performance,
#News #KdeNeon #KdePlasma #QtApps
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/kde-plasma-6-0-new-features
This GNOME Extension Shows AirPods Battery Levels in Ubuntu
Do you use Apple AirPods or Beats wireless headphones with Ubuntu (or any Linux distribution using GNOME Shell) and want to be able to check battery levels on your desktop? Well, now you can! The new Airpod Battery Monitor GNOME Shell extension makes it easy to check the battery levels of your AirPods or Beats bluetooth headsets. Don’t See AirPods Battery Levels in Ubuntu? Apple’s wireless audio devices (including Beats, an Apple subsidiary) work “out of the box” in Ubuntu and other Linux distros) using the regular Bluetooth stack you won’t see any indication of their battery level. Not seeing
#News #Airpods #Apple #Bluetooth #GnomeExtensions
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/see-airpods-battery-levels-in-ubuntu
Warp, Rust-Based Terminal with AI, is Now Available on Linux
Linux developers have a new toy to play with, Warp. Warp is a closed-source terminal emulator built using the Rust programming language. It offers hardware acceleration, integrated AI, collaborative capabilities, and adopts a “blocks” based approach to commands that help set it apart from traditional terminal tools. Plus, when it comes to text input Warp functions more like an IDE or text editor, offering filtering and selections, cursor positioning (including multiple cursors), auto-complete, syntax highlighting, and a fair bit more. Previously a Mac-only app, Warp is now available for Linux distributions, including Ubuntu. At launch, Warp’s Linux app already offers
#News #Ai/Ml #DevTools #Rust #TerminalApps #Warp
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/warp-terminal-official-linux-release
CrossOver 24 Released with UI Buffs, Office 365 Installer Fixes
A new version of CrossOver is available that builds out on last month’s Wine 9.0 release. Created by CodeWeavers, a major contributor to Wine’s ongoing development, CrossOver is a commercial build of Wine with extra “goodies” included that make running Windows games and apps on Linux, Chrome OS and macOS that little bit sweeter. CrossOver 24 is the latest release, and the first based on Wine 9.0 (a huge release with over 7,000 changes). It also ship with Wine Mono 8.1.0, vkd3d 1.10, and MoltenVK 1.2.5 to ensure solid performance across multiple different operating systems. Additionally, CodeWeavers devs spent some
#News #AppUpdates #Crossover #Wine
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/crossover-24-released-run-office-365-linux
Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS is Available to Download
A new point release of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is available to download. Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS is the fourth point release and results in a brand-new installation image (ISO) that integrates all of the security patches, bug fixes, and software updates released since last August’s Ubuntu 22.04.3 image. Additionally, Ubuntu 22.04.4 ships atop a new hardware enablement stack (HWE) composed of Linux kernel 6.5 (bringing support for newer hardware, file system tweaks, and security updates) and Mesa 23.2.1 (offering improved graphics support). Package updates include Thunderbird 115.6, and Mozilla Firefox 122 (which will auto-update to the most recent release at the
#News #PointReleases #Ubuntu22_04Lts
Wunderlist Makers Pick Up Where They Left Off with New App Superlist
Remember Wunderlist? It was a popular, well-made, cloud-based to-do app/task manager free to use across all major mobile and desktop platforms, including Linux — until Microsoft bought it and eventually shut it down. Well, now it’s back — sort of. The makers of Wunderlist have launched a brand-new to-do app called Superlist. It’s easy to see Superlist as a spiritual successor to what went before. Its simple, streamlined design has a similar vibe, its feature set is suitably simple, and the service has a pricing structure that means regular folk like you and I can use the thing on all our
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/wunderlist-returns-as-superlist-more-or-less
Firefox 123 Delivers Better Linux Gamepad Support + More
A new stable version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser is available to download. Mozilla Firefox 123 buffs the browser’s privacy-respecting translation. When translating a web page the browser now also translates text shown in tooltips (i.e. titles) and placeholder text shown in form controls/fields/search boxes. A clutch of address bar settings are now listed in the Settings > Search section. From there, you can choose what kinds of results the address bar ‘suggests’ for queries, you enter, e.g., browsing history, bookmarks, open tabs, shortcuts, and search engines. Linux gamer? You’ll be pleased to hear Firefox 123 adopts evdev for
#News #AppUpdates #Firefox
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/mozilla-firefox-123-features
Miracle-WM: New Tiling Wayland Compositor Based on Mir
Fans of tiling window managers like i3, Sway, and Hyprland will be interested to hear there’s a new option in town called Miracle-WM. Created by Canonical engineer Matthew Kosarek, Miracle-WM is notable for being a Wayland compositor that is based on Mir. For those with long memories, Mir began life as a replacement for X. It was intended to become the default display server in Ubuntu desktop instead of Wayland. Controversy and acrimony ensued, then Canonical’s plans for Ubuntu changed, and so did the scope and purpose of Mir. Development on Mir continued and the project matured as it focused
#News #Mir #Tiling #Wayland
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/miracle-wm-tiling-wayland-compositor-mir
Leading Open-Source IRC Client Announces Final Release
Open-source, cross-platform IRC client HexChat has announced its final release. HexChat 2.16.2 arrives with a small selection of bug fixes and new features for its long-standing fans to enjoy, rounding out a near 12 years of continued development since starting life as a fork of XChat. “This will be the last release I make of HexChat,” app maintainer TingPing says in a blog post announcement. “The project has largely been unmaintained for years now and nobody else stepped up to do that work.” HexChat’s previous release was back in 2021, accompanied by a call for help to keep development of
#News #AppUpdates #Irc
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/hexchat-irc-client-final-release
GNOME Network Displays Adds Support for MICE, Chromecast
The latest version of the GNOME Network Displays app lets you stream your desktop to a wireless display using the Chromecast and Miracast over Infrastructure (MICE) protocols. Both features had been in development for a while and were long-standing requests from many in the community. To see both land in a recent release of GNOME Network Displays 0.9 is great news, and makes working with wireless displays a lot easier. MICE support has been tested to stream a GNOME desktop to an LG WebOS smart TV through ethernet and Wi-Fi over LAN rather than WiFi Direct. MICE works better with older
#News #AppUpdates #Chromecast #Miracast #Network #WirelessDisplay
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/gnome-network-displays-adds-support-for-mice-chromecast
elementary OS 8 Enters Early Access – Here’s What’s Planned
Sponsors of elementary OS now have early access to the next major version of the Ubuntu-based desktop Linux operating system. elementary OS 8 is the next major update, following on from this year’s elementary OS 7.x series. It is based on the packages from the Ubuntu 24.04 repositories, but as that release isn’t out until April a final release of elementary OS 8 will likely be early summer at the soonest. But as ever with elementary: there is no fixed release date until a release date is ready to be fixed in. With early access builds out, let’s look a
#News #Elementary
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/02/elementary-os-8-plans-early-access
