A new version of the popular open-source office suite LibreOffice has been released. LibreOffice 24.8 builds on the improvements shipped in the LibreOffice 24.2 release earlier this year. That release updated the versioning scheme to a data-based format, which this one follows. The ’24’ denotes ‘2024’, and ‘8’ … [Read more...]

Canonical has announced it will not ship stable release kernel updates during September. Critical security and bug fixes will be packaged up and pushed out to users when/if needed, but the routine rollup releases which typically arrive every few weeks will …not. Announcing the break in an e-mail to the Ubuntu kernel team mailing list, … [Read more...]

Ever wished you could use your Raspberry Pi 5, Android smartphone, or mini PC as a laptop? The CrowView Note, which hit Kickstarter last week, allows you to do precisely that. From a cursory glance Elecrow’s CrowView Note looks a lot like a regular laptop. It has a 14.1-inch screen, a full-size keyboard, a touchpad, USB and HDMI ports along … [Read more...]

Launched less than a year ago, the Raspberry Pi 5 has proven widely popular with single-board computing fans and Linux ARM enthusiasts thanks to its increased performance, memory, and PCIe bus for expansion. But until now the Raspberry Pi 5 has only been available in two variants: a $60/£57 model with 4 GB RAM, and a $80/£77 model with 8 GB RAM. … [Read more...]

Do you like the idea of using the same profile picture for your Ubuntu user account as you use on Gravatar? If so, there’s a GNOME Shell extension that syncs your Gravatar profile picture to your GNOME Shell user account. It currently only supports GNOME 46, so if you’re using Ubuntu 24.04 LTS you can try it out. Not familiar with … [Read more...]

A new Mozilla logo appears to be on the way, marking the first major update to the company’s word-mark since 2017. The existing logo, which incorporates the internet protocol “://” and chosen based on feedback from the community, has become synonymous with the non-profit company. But German blogger Sören Hentzschel, an avid … [Read more...]

Do you want to try the latest Thunderbird 128 release but don’t want to use the snap package available in Ubuntu? Your first thought might be to run sudo apt install thunderbird to install the DEB version of Thunderbird from the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS repos. But like Firefox and Chromium, the Thunderbird DEB package in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is a … [Read more...]

Ubuntu 24.10 is released in October and will mark the 20th anniversary of Ubuntu. So it’s only fitting that the release offer a few ‘easter eggs’ in honour if its past. And there’s nothing as retro-Ubuntu than the colour brown, right? In a nod to the first ever Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 4.10 ‘Warty Warthog’, Ubuntu … [Read more...]

Proton, the company behind a suite of privacy-focused services,has made its Proton VPN Chrome and Firefox extensions available to non-paying users on the Proton Free plan. Prior to today, only users who subscribed to a paid Proton VPN tier were able to use the official web extensions for Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Chromium-based browsers. … [Read more...]

The first Ubuntu 24.04 LTS point release won’t be released this week, as initially planned. Ubuntu developers had been aiming to get Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS out of the door on Thursday, August 19th but has had to postpone the release due to a number of ‘high-impact upgrade bugs’ being discovered. As a result, Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS is now … [Read more...]

The first Thunderbird 130 beta release is out, and when running it on Linux there’s a very obvious new feature: a tray icon! In the Thunderbird 130 beta release notes the ‘what’s new’ section lists “added Linux system tray icon”, and what’s mind-blowing about the addition is that it developers a feature … [Read more...]

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users experiencing issues setting up Fastmail and mailbox.org providers in GNOME Online Accounts to access cloud files, calendars, and/or contacts will be pleased to hear a fix is inbound. Both aforementioned services support WebDAV, CalDAV, and CardDAV, making it easy for users to access files, calendar, and contact through … [Read more...]

Ever get miffed reading about a major new Ubuntu release only to learn it doesn’t come with the newest Linux kernel? Well, that’ll soon be a thing of the past. Canonical’s announced a big shift in kernel selection process for future Ubuntu release, an “aggressive kernel version commitment policy” pivot that means it … [Read more...]

TUXEDO Computers has unleashed their latest Linux laptop, the InfinityFlex 14 — as you might have guessed from the name, it flips and folds. The company touts this dextrous new device as ‘the first 3-in-1 Linux convertible’, with its 360-degree hinge1 allow the touch-enabled 14-inch display to flip back into tablet mode, or be folded … [Read more...]

You’ve heard about System76’s new COSMIC desktop environment, you’ve seen screenshots and video clips of it, but the time has come to strap in and take it for a test flight. Yes, the first alpha of the COMSIC desktop environment has arrived alongside the Pop!_OS 24.04 alpha, making it easy for the brave and the bold to download an … [Read more...]

Mozilla Firefox 129 is now available download, and comes with a couple of features customisation fans are sure to enjoy. It’s been 4 weeks sinceFirefox 128dished out a unified cookie, cache n’ data clearing experience, the ability to translate portions of text on a web page, and introduced a new privacy-respecting ‘alternative to … [Read more...]