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.
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”.
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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Ubuntu 26.04, code-name Resolute Raccoon, was released after 6 months of development. Here are the changes since the last Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Ubuntu 26.04 is a new Long Term Support (LTS) release with 5 years of standard support, another 5 years expanded security maintenance, and 5 years more legacy addon for paid users. Meaning a total of 15 years support for paid users.
This is a step by step beginner’s guide shows how to install the current Ubuntu 26.04 LTS in your PC or laptop.
Ubuntu 26.04, code-name Resolute Raccoon, is a Long Term Support (LTS) release that features GNOME 50 desktop and Kernel 7.0 so far.
For those who don’t like the new default folder icons in Ubuntu 26.04, here’s a step by step guide shows how to restore to the previous 25.10’s folder icons.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS introduced new folder icons for the default GNOME Desktop. Instead of using subtle tints, the new icons are fully adapted to system accent colors.
Ubuntu 26.04, code-name “Resolute Raccoon”, is available for Beta testing!
The developer team announced the Beta release for Ubuntu 26.04 Desktop, Server, WSL, and Cloud, as well as the official flavors.
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.
KUbuntu 26.04, the official Ubuntu 26.04 flavor features KDE Plasma desktop, as expected will be a LTS with 3-year support circle.
As you may know, Ubuntu Technical Board announced the LTS qualifications for Resolute Raccoon in last December, excluded Ubuntu MATE and Ubuntu Unity as they missed the deadline of the LTS qualification.
GNOME 50, the default desktop for next Ubuntu 26.04 and Fedora Workstation 44, is now in RC stage.
This release candidate is the last feature complete development version, while, the final release is planned for March 18th in next few weeks.
