Canonical, as I've no doubt you're now fully aware of, plan to collect system data in new installs of Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on an opt-out basis. The data they want to collect — forgive the feverish proclamations of some — is rather anaemic compared to that combed…

The Bionic Beaver comes with a neat new trick for fans of Snap apps: the ability to switch channels. No, not TV channels, or the sort the that ferries goods between countries, but development channels, e.g, beta, bleeding edge, stable, etc. Snap developers…

I'll be honest: it feels like it's been years since we saw a truly original GTK theme appear. Sure, the new Ubuntu theme is pretty great, but it's still largely a mix of Ambiance, Adwaita and the proposed Unity 8 style. I.e. all known quantities. We've previously…

It could soon be possible to run Linux apps on a Chromebook without jumping through hoops.  Recent commits to the Chrome OS source code suggests that Google is preparing to introduce support for virtual machines, specifically Linux containers. Such a feature…

If you've been itching to learn more about the Samsung 'Linux on Galaxy' project you need to watch this video, in which Samsung demos the tech to Android developers.

The first release of Falkon, the KDE web browser formerly known as QupZilla, is available to download. Falkon 3.0.0 is the first formal release of the rebadged Qt-based web navigator, and follows a name change in summer of last year. As this is more of a…

Firefox support for client-side decorations (better known as CSD) is coming to its Linux app — but if you can't live without it, we're gonna show you how

The next major release of LibreOffice will use native GTK3 dialogs on Linux desktops.  "Wait —LibreOffice doesn't already use GTK dialogs?!" you might be asking. It was certainly my own first reaction when I opened an e-mail about the news in our tip inbox…

Ahoy, Beavers! The first beta builds of the Ubuntu 18.04 release cycle have been released and are available to download. All of Ubuntu's official family of flavors have opted to take part in this bout of Bionic Beaver beta testing, including: Xubuntu, with…

I have to say folks, Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 is shaping up to be a one heck of a release. It's no secret that I think the nimble GNOME-based Budgie desktop is one of the best alternatives to GNOME Shell or Unity. It is lighter and leaner than either of those…

If you long to install Ubuntu a little bit faster help it at hand thanks to some nifty open-source tech developed by Facebook. Using Zstandard (zstd),

A new version of the Firefox web browser is available to download. Firefox 59 is something of a modest update compared to the whizz-bang change-logs of

Delicious news for all you makers out there: a brand new Raspberry Pi is available to buy. The new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is an improved version of the

The new GNOME 3.28 release is here, so join as take look at the top GNOME 3.28 features, which include a new on screen keyboard, and Nautilus improvements.

The latest version of Mozilla Firefox is available as a Snap package for Ubuntu and other Linux distros. Not just any ol'd Snap package either, but an official, made-by-Mozilla Snap package. It's arrival, without any sort of formal fanfare (yet) has been…

What kind of email user are you: piler or filer? “Pile...File... what?” you're probably thinking. I know I was when Geary pinged over a new user survey asking me this exact same question. But it all makes sense, I promise! There are 2 basic email workflows:…

The Ubuntu minimal image has been reduced in size for the upcoming Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Bionic Beaver release. Ubuntu devs have reduced the images to just 28MB.

My first impression of Spike Chunsoft’s offering, based on the trailer, was a tall glass of double checking reality garnished with a sprig of WTF.

You're gawping at the brand new Ubuntu 18.04 default wallpaper. Yes, seriously! The new background image will make its appearance of tens of millions of

'Authenticator' is an easy to use two-factor authentication app for the Linux desktop, and lets you generate 2-factor authentication codes for more than 290 services.