Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ships with several changes, including a new Software app and a new package format called Snappy. Today sees the former of the changes add support for the latter: you can now search, browse, install and remove Snap apps using the new Ubuntu Software app. Prior to today’s update you needed to use the command line to install Snappy apps […]
This post, You Can Now Install Snappy Apps through the Software app on Ubuntu 16.04, was written by Joey-Elijah Sneddon and first appeared on OMG! Ubuntu!.
Most of us have a good handle on what Ubuntu ‘convergence’ is (or what we think it is). But it never hurts to have a big ol’ reminder. And the video we’re cushioning with over wrung sentences is just that: an appetiser for great things to come. They say the proof of the pudding is in the eating. It’s […]
Having trouble installing third-party .debs on Ubuntu 16.04? You, my friend, are far from alone.
WhatsApp, Messenger, Skype and Telegram – great at helping me stay in touch, useless at helping me stay focused. Franz is a free desktop messaging app that groups together a bunch of popular chat & messaging services in one window. And —*slow-mo air punch* — it now supports Linux. The developers behind the app say the ‘annoyance’ of needing to have ‘different […]
Today is the day that Lara Croft finally lands on Linux. Tomb Raider for Linux and Steam OS is to go on sale later today. And that’s official; the company behind the Linux port, Feral Interactive, announced the news in a tweet. Linux gamers will be able to get the AAA game from later today (April 27) via Steam and from the […]
The release date of Ubuntu 16.10 is set for October 20, 2016. Codenamed the ‘Yakkety Yak’, Ubuntu 16.10 is the next short-term support release of the hugely popular open-source operating system. What new features and technologies will ship in 16.10? That is currently unknown. With 16.04 LTS out, supported for 5 years, and shipping the well-tested Unity 7 desktop, […]
Feature fans will be relieved to hear this release comes with no divisive change á la the removal of tab groups in Firefox 45.
Have you been waiting patiently for the Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition smartphone to go on sale? Well, today your wait is over. A number of OMG! readers pinged us this morning with a link to the Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition’s product page on the English-facing store front of Jd.com (the official stockist for this Ubuntu phone outside […]
Cinnamon 3.0 has been released and chances are you’re itching to upgrade to it! Well, first hold your horses. This latest stable release of the popular GNOME-fork brings a modest set of improvements to the table. As highlighted by Linux Mint lead ‘Clem’, you’ll find the following highlights: Window management improvements Improved touchpad support, including edge-scrolling & two-finger-scrolling New accessibility […]