Desktop Ubuntu

[How To] Add Unity Progress Bars to Firefox

Firefox may be Ubuntu’s default browser but it doesn’t take full advantage of Ubuntu’s Unity desktop features by default.

And whilst it does come More >

New E-Mail Client ‘Geary’ Launches on Linux

The makers of Shotwell have launched the first release of a new e-mail client for Linux.

Geary 0.1 is described by Yorba as ‘a lightweight email More >

Make GNOME Shell Your Own: 10 GNOME Shell Extensions to Install

GNOME Shell has been criticized for lacking many familiar features found in GNOME 2, but you can add them yourself with extensions. If you’ve More >

BBC Ubuntu Article:

It’s always a peculiar feeling – in a good way – to wake up and see Ubuntu splashed over the front page of the BBC News website.

Okay, so More >

Autohide Top Bar For GNOME Shell 3.4, More [Ubuntu PPA]

“Autohide Top Bar”, a GNOME Shell extension that lets you toggle the GNOME Shell Top Bar autohide on/off by double clicking it, is now available More >

Help Test Audience Media Player

Audience, a Gstreamer-based media player for Linux written in Vala is getting closer to its first public release. But firstly, it needs testing so More >

Eucalyptus 3.1 Alpha Available for Ubuntu 12.04 [Cloud]

Much has changed since the last time I posted here. Some of you may remember my short lived “Download of the (sometimes every) Week” article here More >

Beatbox Music Player Sees New Release on Ubuntu

Beatbox music player has been updated and made available for Ubuntu 12.04.

The former-elementary application, which hits version 0.4 with this More >

GIMP 2.8 Released

Good news for GIMP fans: after 2 long years in development the latest stable version of GIMP has been released – albeit not officially.

The GIMP More >

How to Customize Ubuntu with Ubuntu Tweak

Ubuntu’s default configuration tools don’t expose a lot of options for customizing your Ubuntu desktop. Ubuntu Tweak fills the gap, exposing a wide More >

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