News, Tutorials, Howtos for Ubuntu Linux
Want to monitor the usage and/or temperature of your CPU, GPU, Memory with an indicator applet on panel? Here’s a simple indicator that can do the job in Ubuntu with most desktop environments.
There are quite a few Gnome Shell Extensions (e.g., Vitals and Resource Monitor) allow to monitor hardware utilization and temperature within Ubuntu top-bar. But what if you’re not using the default Gnome desktop or you just don’t like extensions?
NVIDIA 595.58.03, the first stable version for the new 595 production branch, was released on Tuesday for Linux.
The new driver branch added support some new extensions, better Wayland support, and various bug-fixes.
Krita, the free open-source raster graphics editor, released new major 5.3.0 and 6.0 simultaneously today!
Krita 6.0 is the Qt6 port. It features native Linux Wayland support with full Wayland Color Management protocol implementation, HDR support, fractional scaling and 10 bit display.
Firefox 149.0, the March release of this free open-source web browser, is available to download.
The new version introduced some exciting new features, improvements for Linux, and many changes for web developers.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS finally breaks the longstanding security tradition by now displaying the asterisk feedback when typing sudo password in terminal or command console.
As you know, most Linux distributions by default do not show any feedback when user is inputting password in terminal or any other command console for sudo authentication.
OpenShot, the free open-source video editor for Linux, Windows, macOS, and ChromeOS, released new 3.5.0 version few days ago.
The new version of this Qt-based video editor added experimental ComfyUI integration, allowing to use your local AI model for image and video creation.
Want to set a video as animated background for your lock screen? Here’s an extension to do the job for GNOME.
For Linux desktop, there’s a free open-source python app to set video wallpaper. Now there’s a new app to do the job for the lock screen, though only for Gnome.
DeadBeef, the lightweight music player application for Linux, Windows, and macOS, released new 1.10.2 version few days ago.
This free open-source music player released version 1.10.1 last week with new Lyrics Viewer plugin. User can enable “Design” mode and add Lyrics widget to show the lyrics for the song being played.
GNOME 50, the default desktop for the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora Workstation 44, was released last night!
The new version of this popular Linux Desktop environment comes with improvements to the built-in remote desktop, screen sharing, and parental controls, as well as accessibility and file manager enhancements.
Blender, the free open-source 3D creation software, released new major 5.1 version on Tuesday.
The new version updated its UI with Client-Side Decorations for Linux, which draws window border and unifies the look of title-bar with other parts of app window.
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