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Release Roundup: Moonlight PC 1.2.0, Monolith 2.1.0, Flowblade 2.4 And Shotcut 19.12

Logix December 18, 2019

Quite a few applications received updates recently. I didn't have time to post articles about all of them, so this article covers (in sh...

A Guide To Using Plank Dock On Linux

Logix December 18, 2019

Plank is a Linux dock that allows starting pinned applications and manage open windows, for X11 environments (Wayland is not supported). Th...

DXVK 1.5 Released, Now Includes D9VK (Support For D3D9)

Logix December 16, 2019

DXVK 1.5 has been released today and starting with this version, D9VK is now part of DXVK. The new version also brings HUD improvements and...

GNOME Shell Arc Menu v38 Adds Budgie, Windows 10 And KRunner Layouts

Logix December 16, 2019

Arc Menu , a traditional applications menu for GNOME Shell, was updated recently with 3 new layouts in the style of Budgie, Windows 10 and ...

How To Fix Upgrading Ubuntu Repositories VirtualBox To Oracle-Provided VirtualBox

Logix December 12, 2019

When I upgraded to Ubuntu 19.10 I installed VirtualBox from the Ubuntu repositories since it was the same version as the one provided by Or...

VirtualBox 6.1 Released With 3D Improvements, Linux 5.4 Support

Logix December 12, 2019

A new major VirtualBox version has been released, bringing improvements for the new VBoxSVGA and VMSVGA graphics controllers, experimental...

DXVK To Enter Maintenance Mode

Logix December 11, 2019

It looks like DXVK, the Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 11 and 10, is entering maintenance mode. That's not because it's...

How To Install The Latest Firefox (Non-ESR) On Debian 10 Buster (Stable) Or Bullseye (Testing)

Logix December 09, 2019

Debian Stable and Testing only have Firefox-ESR in their repositories. This article explains how to install the latest Firefox (stable but ...

Matroska (MKV) Creation Software Suite MKVToolNix Sees New 41.0.0 Release

Logix December 09, 2019

MKVToolNix , a free and open source set of tools for creating, editing and inspecting Matroska (MKV, MK3D, MKA, and MKS) files, has seen a ...

Terminal File Manager nnn Adds Session Management, Rclone Cloud Storage Integration

Logix December 06, 2019

nnn is a very fast file manager created to work seamlessly with desktop environments and GUI utilities. The ncurses based keyboard-driven ...

How To Install Kali Undercover Mode On Any Xfce Linux Distribution

Logix December 05, 2019

Kali Undercover was added to the latest Kali Linux 2019.4 release as a way to instantly switch the look of Xfce to mimic "a Windows 10...

qBittorrent 4.2.0 Adds Support For Libtorrent 1.2, New Features

Logix December 05, 2019

qBittorrent 4.2.0 was released recently featuring support for libtorrent 1.2, some minor new features, as well as WebUI updates. qBittor...

REAPER Digital Audio Workstation 6.0 Adds FX Plug-in Embedding, Improved HiDPI Support

Logix December 04, 2019

REAPER , a digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer software for Windows, macOS and Linux, was updated to version 6.0 recently, getting...

Thunderbird Tray Icon Email Notifier Birdtray 1.7.0 Released

Logix December 04, 2019

Birdtray , a Thunderbird tray icon for Linux (Xorg) and Windows that shows the number of unread emails, has seen a new major release. For t...

How To Automate Repetitive Typing (Text Expansion) With AutoKey On Linux

Logix November 29, 2019

Text expansion (or substitution) helps you save time by transforming abbreviations into a long string of text. Use it to boost your product...

Timekpr-nExT Is A Linux Parental Control Program For Limiting Computer Usage

Logix November 27, 2019

Timekpr-nExT is graphical parental control tool for Linux, useful if you want to limit child activity on a computer. The application, whic...

How To Bind Mouse Buttons To Keyboard Keys Or Commands (Linux Using X11)

Logix November 22, 2019

If you have a mouse with extra buttons, you can bind those buttons to perform a key combination, run a program, command or script. This will...

scrcpy 1.11 Available For Download (View And Control Your Android Phone From A Linux, Windows Or macOS Desktop)

Logix November 20, 2019

scrcpy , a tool to control (and show) Android devices from a Linux, macOS or Windows desktop, was updated to version 1.11. This release inc...

Fix Force Quit (X Is Not Responding) Dialog Freezing GNOME Shell 3.34

Logix November 18, 2019

Are you getting a " Application / game is not responding. You may choose to wait for a short while for it to continue or force the app...

forgit: Interactive Git Commands With Previews Powered By fzf Fuzzy Finder

Logix November 18, 2019

forgit is a command line utility that takes advantage of the popular fzf fuzzy finder to provide interactive git commands, with previews. ...

How To Show Available WiFi Networks, Their Channels, Signal Strength And More From The Command Line

Logix November 15, 2019

This article explains how to view available WiFi networks, list their channels, link quality, security, signal strength, and more on Linux u...

RipMe Is An Easy To Use Bulk Image Downloader (GUI And CLI)

Logix November 13, 2019

Need to download all images in an online album and don't want to click each image to save it to your computer? Try RipMe , a Java tool ...

How To Install Docker On Fedora 32 Or 31 (And Alternatives)

Logix November 13, 2019

[[Edit]] Docker 20.10 has added support for cgroups v2 and firewalld, so this article is obsolete. For how to install Docker on Fedora, se...

How To Hide Mounted Drives From The Dock On Ubuntu 20.10, 20.04 Or 19.10

Logix November 12, 2019

With Ubuntu 19.10 , the dock shows mounted volume and device icons by default. This article explains how to disable these mounted devices f...

ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors Now Available To Install On Linux From Flathub

Logix November 12, 2019

ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors , a free and open source office suite that offers text, spreadsheet and presentation editors for the Linux, Wind...

'Wireshark For The Terminal' Termshark 2.0 Adds Stream Reassembly, Piped Input And Dark Mode

Logix November 12, 2019

Termshark , a Wireshark-like terminal interface for TShark written in Go, was updated to version 2.0.0. This release includes support for da...

Shortwave Internet Radio Player For Linux Has Its First Beta Release

Logix November 11, 2019

Shortwave , the successor of Gradio, had it first beta release over the weekend. This is a GTK Internet radio player written in Rust, whic...

KDE Connect / GSConnect: How To Lock/Unlock Your Linux Desktop Using An Android Device

Logix November 07, 2019

KDE Connect and GSConnect support running commands from an Android device to your Linux desktop. This article explains how to lock and unl...

chkservice Is A systemd Unit Manager With A Terminal User Interface (New Version Available)

Logix November 07, 2019

chkservice, a terminal user interface (TUI; do not confuse this with GUI, which stands for graphical user interface) for managing systemd u...

Change Shell / GTK Theme To Dark Variant When GNOME Night Light Is On

Logix November 05, 2019

The Night Light feature was introduced with GNOME 3.24, and it's used to make your display switch to a warmer color in the evening, hel...

FFmpeg: Extract Audio From Video In Original Format Or Converting It To MP3 Or Ogg Vorbis

Logix November 04, 2019

This article explains how to use FFmpeg to extract the audio stream from a video, either without re-encoding (keeping the original format),...

How To Use A Different GTK 3 Theme For Specific Applications

Logix October 30, 2019

This article explains how to apply a different GTK 3 theme to specific applications (a theme other than the global/desktop GTK theme). So ...

GIMP 2.10.14 Released With New Show All View Mode, Loaded Images Now Default to 72 PPI

Logix October 30, 2019

A new version of the GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) 2.10 stable series was released recently - 2.10.14. This release includes a new ...

Cloud Storage GUI Rclone Browser 1.6.0 Adds New Options, Fixes

Logix October 29, 2019

The Rclone Browser fork I was telling you about a while back keeps improving, with the latest release adding new options in the applicati...

Free Password Manager KeePassXC 2.5.0 Adds Paper Backup, Database Statistics, Re-Enables Wayland Support

Logix October 29, 2019

KeePassXC 2.5.0 was released recently with important improvements, like an option to export a database to an HTML file (for paper backup), ...

Dash To Panel v24 Released With Vertical Panel Orientation, Update From GitHub Feature

Logix October 24, 2019

Dash to Panel , an icon taskbar for Gnome Shell, was updated to version 24, bringing support for vertical panel orientation (left or right ...

How To Get Dark GNOME Shell Menus And Dialogs On Ubuntu 19.10 With Yaru Theme

Logix October 21, 2019

For Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine), the default Yaru theme pack has received some major changes. One of these changes is the usage of light men...

How To Download A YouTube Playlist And Convert It To MP3 Using youtube-dl or yt-dlp (Command Line)

Logix October 21, 2019

This article explains using youtube-dl / yt-dlp to download a YouTube playlist using the best available audio format, and convert it to MP3 ...

What's New In Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine)

Logix October 17, 2019

Ubuntu 19.10 (Eoan Ermine) is available for download. Read on if you want to see what new features and improvements are included with this ...

Handwritten Notes And PDF Annotation Tool Xournal++ Update Brings New Floating Toolbox

Logix October 16, 2019

Xournal++ was updated to version 1.0.14 recently, quickly followed by a minor 1.0.15 release. With this update, the application has receiv...

3 Ways Of Installing Tor Browser On Linux (Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, Etc.)

Logix October 14, 2019

Tor Browser , previously known as Tor Browser Bundle, is a web browser that protects your privacy while you are surfing the Internet. It...

Cast To TV v11 GNOME Chromecast Extension Adds Remote Widget Playlist, GNOME Shell 3.34 Support

Logix October 11, 2019

Cast to TV , a GNOME Shell extension to cast media (with optional transcoding) to Chromecast and other devices over the local network, was ...

System Cleaner BleachBit 2.3 Switches To GTK+ 3, Includes Much Faster File Scanning

Logix October 11, 2019

BleachBit , a system cleaner (and more) for Linux and Windows, was updated to version 2.3 beta recently, receiving some major changes. The ...

How To Clear The systemd journal Logs (journalctl)

Logix October 03, 2019

systemd has its own logging system which provides centralized management for logging kernel and userland processes. This article explains ho...

Install Oracle Java 13 On Ubuntu, Linux Mint Or Debian From APT PPA Repository

Logix September 30, 2019

[[Edit]] Oracle Java 13 is no longer supported / updated by Oracle, and its latest version is no longer available for download. Please swit...

Play Your PlayStation 4 Games Remotely On Your Linux Desktop With Chiaki

Logix September 27, 2019

PlayStation 4 has a feature called Remote Play that allows controlling (and playing games) remotely. Officially this feature only works on ...

How To Create Your Own Internet Radio Station Using Icecast And Mixxx Running On Ubuntu/Debian Or Fedora

Logix September 26, 2019

This article explains how to create your own Internet radio station. To achieve this we'll use Icecast and Mixxx open source programs r...

Linux GIF Screen Recorder Peek 1.4.0 Is Out With UI Updates, Fixes

Logix September 24, 2019

Peek, a free an open source animated GIF screen recorder for Linux, was updated to version 1.4.0. This release updates the user interface t...

Fast Linux Application Launcher Ulauncher 5.3.0 Stable Released

Logix September 23, 2019

Ulauncher , a fast application launcher for Linux, was updated to version 5.3.0. This is the first Ulauncher stable release to support Pyth...

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