GIMP is (finally) working on a new project file format
A new project file format is in the works for GIMP, as the existing one can’t handle larger, complex projects. Since 1997, the famed FOSS image editor has used the binary .xcf format to save projects so layers, effects and anything else can be edited and…
Dynamic icons GNOME extension adds 2 new styles, Yaru fixes
You can bring Ubuntu’s clock, calendar and weather app icons to life with the Dynamic Calendar, Clocks and Weather Icons [Reborn] GNOME Shell extension – which has been updated with new icon styles. The extension already has Yaru, Adwaita, Paprius, Big…
Tuba 0.11.0 released with full Mastodon quote support
A big update to Tuba, the GTK4/libadwaita Fediverse client, has landed – along with an experimental version for Android. Tuba 0.11.0 is the first major update to the social app in a year and brings full support for Mastodon quotes. Quoting posts, whether…
PINE64 pulls the plug on Linux devices because of AI boom
If you’ve been eyeing up one of PINE64‘s Linux-friendly single-board computers, phones or tablets, now is the time to buy one. The open-hardware company has announced it will stop “producing more Linux devices” for the time being, and said it expects its…
Firefox 154 released with translation, AI and UI tweaks
Mozilla has released Firefox 154 with some small AI-related changes, an ‘improved’ full-page translations and faster video seeking on “all operating systems”. Firefox 154 serves as the final monthly release of Firefox before browser switches to a faster,…
Ubuntu’s App Center doesn’t know what went wrong
I recently re-encountered my favourite ‘error’ dialog in Ubuntu, which is thrown by the distro’s App Center (snap-store), which is the default GUI software management tool. I don’t see it often, but when I do it (un)helpfully informs me: “Something went…
Wordbook is a modern offline dictionary for GNOME
They say never judge a book by its cover, and few do if said book is a dictionary, but what about desktop dictionary apps? I recently came across Wordbook, a modern English-English dictionary powered by OpenEnglish WordNet and eSpeak for pronunciations.…
Linux 7.2 brings cache-aware scheduling, faster ext4 and Btrfs
Linux kernel 7.2 has been released, adding cache-aware scheduling, ext4 filesystem performance boosts and a slew of new and improved hardware drivers for laptops and peripherals. A merge widow record was also set during the 9-week development cycle, with…
Add multiple picture widgets to your Ubuntu desktop
If you remember that desktop picture widget for GNOME I wrote about last year, but found it a bit too basic for your personalisation preferences, you weren’t alone. Another user felt it could lacked enough flexibility, so forked and improved it. Picture…
GeForce NOW’s Linux app exits beta, gets official Flatpak repo
GeForce NOW’s native Linux app has exited beta after seven months of testing, with official support for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and later. The app is a frontend for Nvidia’s game streaming service, with more than 4,500 PC titles running in the cloud on Nvidia…