Category: News

  • Introducing Plattenalbum: A Modern-Looking MPD Client for Linux Users

    Introducing Plattenalbum: A Modern-Looking MPD Client for Linux Users

    This week I stumbled upon Plattenalbum, a contemporary GTK4/libadwaita frontend for the Music Player Daemon (MPD). MPD continues to be a favored method for making music accessible on various devices that is stored on a server or computer, with efficient, user-friendly frontend clients being an essential aspect for both mobile and desktop devices. The Plattenalbum…

  • Introducing GNOME 46 “Kathmandu”: New Desktop Environment Release and Its Features

    Introducing GNOME 46 “Kathmandu”: New Desktop Environment Release and Its Features

    The GNOME Project has unveiled GNOME 46, a significant new series of their beloved desktop environment specifically designed for GNU/Linux systems. This version encompasses new features, enhancements, updated applications, and more. Tagged as “Kathmandu”, in honor of the host city for the GNOME.Asia 2023 conference in Kathmandu, Nepal, the GNOME 46 desktop environment is here…

  • Firefox 125 Now in Public Beta: Introducing URL Paste Suggestion and PDF Highlighting Features

    Firefox 125 Now in Public Beta: Introducing URL Paste Suggestion and PDF Highlighting Features

    With the Firefox 124 release out the door, Mozilla promoted today the upcoming Firefox 125 release to the beta channel for public testing, so it’s time to take a first look at the new features and improvements. Probably the coolest new change of the upcoming Firefox 125 release is the URL Paste Suggestion feature, which…

  • Revealing the Official Wallpaper for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

    Revealing the Official Wallpaper for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

    Esteemed adherents of the arts rejoice, as the official Ubuntu 24.04 wallpaper has finally been unveiled! As you no-doubt know, every new Ubuntu release comes with its own unique desktop background and the upcoming release of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” doesn’t abdicate the responsibility. Indeed, the Ubuntu 24.04 default wallpaper tacks firmly traditional, heeding…

  • Mozilla Firefox 124 Update: Unveiling Misc Improvements and Linux Fixes

    Mozilla Firefox 124 Update: Unveiling Misc Improvements and Linux Fixes

    Mozilla Firefox 124 is now officially available to download. The latest update to the open-source web browser includes a small clutch of improvements. Firefox View can now sort open tabs by recent activity (default) or tab order making it a touch faster to find specific tabs using this feature; and Firefox’s built-in PDF viewer now…

  • Discover the Latest Features with Mozilla Firefox 124: Now Available for Download

    Discover the Latest Features with Mozilla Firefox 124: Now Available for Download

    Mozilla Firefox 124, the open-source and cross-platform web browser, can now be downloaded ahead of its official release on March 19th, 2024. Let’s discover the new features and enhancements it brings. The new Mozilla Firefox 124 might seem like a minor update that enables the Caret Browsing mode to function in the PDF viewer and…

  • Exploring the Top New Features of GNOME 46

    Exploring the Top New Features of GNOME 46

    GNOME 46 is released on March 20 and the update will be at the heart of next month’s Ubuntu 24.04 LTS release — wondering what kind of improvements is brings? Well, I gotcha’ covered, innit. In this post I run-through the best GNOME 46 features, changes, and usability enhancements. And there’s a fair bit, including…

  • Harnessing Deep Learning Neural Networks: digiKam 8.3’s Automatic Image Tagging Feature

    Harnessing Deep Learning Neural Networks: digiKam 8.3’s Automatic Image Tagging Feature

    digiKam 8.3, an open-source, free, and cross-platform digital photo management application, is now available as a major release that incorporates new features and resolves a vast range of bugs and issues. The key features of digiKam 8.3 consist of a new automatic image tagging tool utilizing a Deep Learning neural network engine, proficient in categorizing…

  • Mozilla Discontinues Its Privacy-Enhancing Location Service

    Mozilla Discontinues Its Privacy-Enhancing Location Service

    Mozilla has announced it is ending access to Mozilla Location Service (MLS), which provides accurate, privacy-respecting, and crowdsourced geolocation data. Developers and 3rd-party projects that use MLS to detect a users’ location, such as the freedesktop.org location framework GeoClue, which is used by apps like GNOME Maps and Weather, have only a few months left…

  • Introducing the Refreshed System76 Adder WS Linux Laptop with 14th Gen Intel CPU HX-Class

    Introducing the Refreshed System76 Adder WS Linux Laptop with 14th Gen Intel CPU HX-Class

    System76 has informed 9to5Linux.com about the launch of an updated version of their Adder WS notebook, now featuring a 14th Gen Intel HX-Class CPU and increased storage capacity. About a year ago, System76 released the Adder WS laptop, their first Linux notebook to use the NVIDIA 40 series GPU. This range included the NVIDIA GeForce…