News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
This tutorial shows how to enhance the default GNOME’s built-in screenshot tool with on-screen editing (annotation), OCR (Optical Character Recognition), and other basic features in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
GNOME, the default Ubuntu desktop, introduced built-in screenshot/screencast tool since version 42. It’s great but lacks features such as changing saving directory and image file format.
qBittorrent, the popular Qt BitTorrent application, released new major 5.2.0 version yesterday.
The new version of this free open-source app introduced many improvements to its Qt UI and Web UI, optimized search engine support, and fixed various issues.
Linux Lite, the lightweight, beginner friendly, and Ubuntu based Linux Distribution, announced the RC1 release for the next 8.0 major version yesterday morning.
This new release, code-name Hematite, features Linux Kernel 7.0, XFCE 4.20 desktop, and Ubuntu 26.04 package base. While, the final release is scheduled to be released on 1st June, 2026.
Shotcut video editor released new 26.4 version one days ago.
The new version named “All the Small Things”, though there are also some exciting new features and various fixes.
Ubuntu 26.04 does no longer have the “Startup Applications” utility! Here are alternative ways to add startup programs, scripts, or commands that run automatically at login.
As you may know, the default Gnome Desktop (since v49) added the feature to enable auto-start applications by using toggle options in Settings -> Apps.
NVIDIA announced new 595.71.05 version of production branch driver for Linux yesterday.
This is the second stable release for the current 595 driver series, which however features only a single bug-fix.
This tutorial shows how to install the full mate desktop environment in Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Raccoon.
Due to lack of maintainers, there’s no official MATE flavor (aka Ubuntu MATE) release for Ubuntu 26.04. If you want, it’s however easy to install this MATE desktop environment to turn your Ubuntu to “Ubuntu MATE 26.04”.
gThumb, the free open-source image viewer and organizer, is finally porting to GTK4 plus LibAdwaita.
With version 4.0 alpha, the user interface has been rewritten in Vala that looks modern and native in recent GNOME based distros, such as Ubuntu and Fedora Workstation.
BleachBit, the free open-source system cleaner application, released new 6.0.0 version yesterday.
The new version of this CCleaner alternative app for Linux and Windows is the biggest version in years.
Ubuntu 26.04, code-name Resolute Raccoon, was finally released! Here are some top things to do after installed the new Ubuntu desktop to make it ready for use.
It’s been many years, GNOME still does NOT have a out-of-box graphical option to create new documents in file manager. Though, it’s easy to enable this feature by putting a file into user’s Template folder.
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