News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
BleachBit, the free open-source system cleaner application for Linux and Windows, released new 6.0.2 version yesterday.
The new version of this CCleaner alternative application introduced many new cleaner functions, UI improvements, new universal package for Linux, and various bug-fixes.
GNOME 51, the Linux desktop expected as default in Ubuntu 26.10 and Fedora 45, is now available for Alpha testing!
The new version of this popular Linux desktop environment finally removed the code for legacy NVIDIA drivers support!
Meaning the old graphics cards, such as GeForce 700 series (except GTX 750 Ti, GTX 750, and GTX 745) and earlier, will only work in a basic and fallback mode using the open‑source Nouveau driver in GNOME 51.
Want to adjust the touchpad 2-finger scrolling speed in Ubuntu 26.04, Ubuntu 24.04, Ubuntu 22.04 with default GNOME Desktop on Wayland?
There’s now a free open-source application that provides a graphical user interface to do the things as easy as a few mouse clicks.
This is a step by step guide shows how to install and set up Dante socks5 proxy server in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
Dante is a free open-source software allowing to route network traffic between clients and servers. With it, you may bypass network restrictions, e.g., visit network resources that’re not available via direct access.
You may also use it to hide your original IP address, so that the destination server only sees the Dante server’s IP. In my case, I use dante socks proxy to reduce latency for better gaming experiences.
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Shotcut, the free open-source MLT based video editor, finally announced the 26.6 release after a month of Beta testing.
The new version of this Qt-based video editor introduced some new plugins support, HDR preview, Vulkan in FFmpeg, external monitor improvements, and various bug-fixes.
Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2, the second monthly development release, was officially announced last night!
The new development release finally added back the .iso image for Intel/AMD platform, and, introduced new cdimage download tree.
Dolphin Emulator, the free open-source GameCube, Wii, and Triforce emulator, released new 2606 version today for Linux, Windows, macOS, and Android.
The new version of this popular video game console emulator finally implemented the Game Boy Player support, which was requested more than 16 years ago.
Found the image viewers and editors, such as Loupe and GIMP, cannot load HEIF/HEIC images by default in Ubuntu 26.04? Here’s a quick guide show you why and how to fix.
Today I found that the default Loupe image viewer in Ubuntu 26.04 could not load my photo images imported from iPhone.
It said “Either the image file is corrupted or it contains unsupported elements“, and the more information page showed the error below:
GDM Settings, the settings app for GNOME’s login screen (aka GDM Display Manager), is officially paused!
The main developer and maintainer of the project, Mazhar Hussain, announced the project is on old in last week via this issue:
Darktable, the popular free open-source photography and raw developer application, released new major 5.6.0 version today!
The new version introduced optional AI sub-system, UI/UX and performance improvements, as well as many fixes and other changes.
