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Auto Mute Spotify Ads with this GNOME Extension
If you listen to Spotify using a free plan and find yourself regularly annoyed, irritated, or otherwise incensed by repetitive and banal audio ads, listen up. Or rather stop listening as there’s a...
View ArticleKDE Goes and Does It (Double-Click By Default, That Is)
KDE Plasma 6 will require users to double-click on files and folders to open them (by default; the setting is configurable). Controversial change? It won’t sound like one to those familiar with Linux...
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Mission Center Updated, Now Lets You ‘Force Stop’ Apps
The superb system monitoring tool Mission Center has been updated. I covered this GTK4/libadwaita app last month and the reaction to it was, if you can overlook the pun, off the charts. Facsimile...
View ArticleLinux on Apple Silicon Gets Major GPU Driver Update
Big developments in Asahi Linux land as the project issues its first conformant OpenGL ES 3.1 driver for Macs powered by Apple silicon. This driver drop is a major step forward for gaming on Linux on...
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Linux Mastodon App Tokodon Gets UI Refresh & New Features
A new version of Tokodon, a Qt-based Mastodon app for KDE Plasma, features in the latest KDE Gear release. And what an update it is! Tokodon 23.08.0 comes with a bright new look that, to my eyes at...
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KDE Video App Haruna Adds Some Neat New Features
When I watch videos on KDE Plasma I do so using Haruna, a Qt-based media app with a pleasant UI and a potent feature set. Haruna 0.12.0 is the latest version of the app (at the time I write this, at...
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Nautilus Has a New Look in GNOME 45
The latest nightly builds of the Nautilus file manager sport a split header-bar look. And if all goes to plan, Nautilus’ new two-panel look will roll out to all when GNOME 45 is released in September....
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Thunderbird 115.2 Released with a Flurry of Fixes
The latest point release of Thunderbird 115 – aka the new version you’ve no-doubt heard people raving about — features a flurry of fixes. For one, Thunderbird 115.2 makes the size, unread, and total...
View ArticleDevs Announce KDE Plasma 6 Release Date
KDE Plasma 6.0 will be released in February 2024. KDE developer Nate Graham revealed the release date in a blog post giving a top-level overview of Plasma 6 development to date, writing: “We’ve...
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Purism Announce New 11-Inch Linux Tablet
Purism has announced its first foray into tablet computing with the Librem 11 tablet. The 11-inch slate uses the company’s secure, privacy-focused PureBoot technology as standard, and ships with the...
View ArticleLinux IRC Client Polari Gets Fresh New Look
A new version of Polari, a terrific looking IRC client for Linux desktops, is out. Much of the improvement comes by way of the latest libadwaita, with Polari v45 adding support for (among other...
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Linux Mastodon App Tuba Gets New Features, Updates UI
A new version of the Tuba Mastodon app for Linux is rolling out on Flathub. Tuba 0.5 features an array of UI changes, many the result of the new widgets and adaptive capabilities provided by...
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Dim Inactive Windows to Help Focus Using a GNOME Extension
Struggle staying on task when with multiple app windows open and in view? I came across a GNOME extension today that could help you keep focus on the app you’re working in – even when a smorgasbord of...
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Flatseal 2.1.0 Released with Refined Visuals + More
Managing app permissions isn’t a sexy task (if such things exist) but it’s a task we sometimes have to do – and for Flatpak app there’s no better tool than Flatseal. Today a new version of Flatseal...
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GNOME 46 Release Schedule is Now Online
With GNOME 45 released (though point releases will continue) development attention now turns to its follow-up, namely GNOME 46. And the GNOME 46 release schedule is out, giving us a good idea (dates...
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Raspberry Pi OS Now Uses Wayland & PipeWire
A new version of Raspberry Pi OS is available to download — and it boasts big changes. Raspberry Pi OS “Bookworm” is based on the recent Debian 12 “Bookworm” release. This brings an updated set of...
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EndeavourOS ‘Galileo’ is Available to Download
Thinking about venturing into the world of Arch-based Linux distributions? Be sure to check out EndeavourOS’s latest release, ‘Galileo’. Like Arch Linux, EndeavourOS uses a rolling release model,...
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You Can Vote for openSUSE’s New Logo – But Not For Long!
The openSUSE project is currently undertaking a brand refresh aimed at establishing a distinct identity from its parent company, SUSE. Community designers were invited to submit designs for an updated...
View ArticleFragments Torrent App Update Adds Much-Requested Feature
A new version of the open-source BitTorrent client Fragments is available to download. Fragments 3.0 sees the file-sharing fulfil a long-standing feature request from users, namely the ability to...
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GNOME Podcasts 7.0 Released with iTunes & fyyd Search
If you love podcasts and you love the look of GTK4/libadwaita apps then you’ll be pleased to hear a new version of the GNOME Podcasts app has been released. If you’ve never heard of it, Podcasts is a...
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