Category: System Tools
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Simplifying Flatpak App Management on Ubuntu with Warehouse
Flatpak has emerged as a leading method for developers to package and distribute software on Linux, particularly for Ubuntu users. Despite Ubuntu not officially supporting Flatpak, users can still successfully run it along with Flathub, the primary source for Flatpak applications. However, a common challenge for users is managing these Flatpak apps, as Ubuntu lacks…
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Mission Center: Linux System Monitor Now Includes Fan Information Reporting
A significant new version of Mission Center, a contemporary system monitor application for Linux desktops, has been unveiled. Supporters of this Rust-based GTK4/libadwaita system monitoring application (which, to address a common topic, features a user interface that I would argue is superior to the Windows system monitor tool) will discover plenty to appreciate in the…
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Discover Fastfetch: The Ideal Alternative to Neofetch for System Information
Following the halt in development of the system info application Neofetch earlier this year, numerous forks, alternatives, and new initiatives emerged to replace it. The alternative to Neofetch that appears to have gained significant popularity—though this is based on anecdotal evidence, as I haven’t personally verified this at Linux conventions—is Fastfetch. Like Neofetch, Fastfetch displays…
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Mission Center”: The Linux System Monitor App That Just Got Even More Useful
The latest iteration of Mission Center, a highly efficient system monitor for Linux, has just been launched. On numerous occasions, I have discussed this utility (both here and on OMG! Linux), so regular readers of these blogs—clearly a discerning crowd—might already recognize it. For those who haven’t discovered it yet, prepare to be impressed. Among…
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Introducing Mission Center: New Features Include Intel GPU Usage Display and AppImage Availability
Intel GPU support has been added to the Linux system monitor app Mission Center. I’ve written about this GTK4/libadwaita app a few times in the past and, to plagiarize myself, the reaction to it has been off the charts (in a good way). The app is written in Rust and uses OpenGL to render the…
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Intel GPU Usage Now Displayed on Mission Center, Available as AppImage: A Closer Look
Intel GPU support has been added to the Linux system monitor app Mission Center. I’ve written about this GTK4/libadwaita app a few times in the past and, to paraphrase myself, the response to it has been overwhelmingly positive. The app is written in Rust and uses OpenGL to render the animation graphs, ensuring that it…