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Rhythmbox Alternative Toolbar Plugin 0.17.1 Released With Options To Use Dark...

Alternative Toobar is a plugin that enhances the Rhythmbox play controls and interface, including optional headerbars for GNOME-based desktops.Rhythmbox with Alternative Toobar 0.17.1 with the new dark...

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Access Blocked Websites In Censored Regions With Lantern

Lantern is a free, open source internet censorship circumvention software that was created to "give users fast access to the blocked Internet". The application is available for desktops (Linux,...

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Configure Razer Mice In Linux With Razercfg (Ubuntu PPA)

Razer Synapse, the official Razer configuration utility, doesn't work on Linux however, there's a tool called Razercfg that allows configuring some of the Razer mice settings under Linux.The...

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gtk3-nocsd (Module To Disable Client-Side Decorations) Sees New Release

gtk3-nocsd is a module used to disable client-side decorations, either globally (for all applications) or only for certain applications.The module was updated to version 3 recently and it includes...

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Install MATE 1.14 In Ubuntu MATE 16.04 (Xenial Xerus) Via PPA

MATE Desktop 1.14 is now available for Ubuntu MATE 16.04 (Xenial Xerus). According to the release announcement, it took about 2 months to release MATE Desktop 1.14 in a PPA because everything has been...

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Make A Bootable Windows 10 USB Install Stick On Linux With WinUSB Fork

WinUSB is a tool that can be used to create a bootable USB Windows installer from an ISO or a DVD, either using a GUI or from the command line.The application looks pretty much abandoned, with the...

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Fix Dropbox Indicator Icon And Menu Not Working In Xubuntu, Lubuntu Or Ubuntu...

I recently stumbled on an issue with Dropbox and the Ubuntu flavors that support AppIndicators (except Unity), like Xubuntu and Lubuntu: the Dropbox AppIndicator icon shows up as broken and the menu...

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elementaryOS 0.4 Loki Beta Available For Testing

elementary OS 0.4 "Loki" beta was released today, and it includes over 800 closed issues and 20 implemented blueprints.elementary OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution (with Loki being based on...

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Snaps Become Universal Linux Packages, Launch On Multiple Linux Distributions

Snap packages are not an Ubuntu-only thing any more. Developers from multiple Linux distributions and companies, including Dell, Samsung, the Linux Foundation, and more, announced the collaboration on...

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How To Easily Create AppFolders In GNOME Shell Using GNOME AppFolders Manager...

By default, the GNOME (Shell) overview displays applications in two views: "all", where all the applications are listed in alphabetic order, and "frequent", in which the frequently used applications...

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qBittorrent 3.3.5 Released With New Torrent Management Mode, Other Improvements

qBittorrent 3.3.5 was released today and it includes new features, such as a torrent management mode, a new cookie management dialog, as well as other improvements and bug fixes.qBittorrent is a...

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Tool To Customize Numix Theme Colors `Oomox` Sees New Release, Now Available...

Oomox is a tool that allows creating different color variations of the popular Numix GTK2/GTK3 theme. It features built-in presets, so you can easily generate various themes without much effort, or you...

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How To Get A Unity-Like HUD (Searchable Menu) In Xubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Linux...

You're probably familiar with the Unity HUD, or Head-Up Display, which lets you search through and application's menu. Thanks to Rafael Bocquet's i3-hud-menu (and J.A. McNaughton's fork), you can use...

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How To Install The Latest Nvidia Drivers In Ubuntu Via PPA

Upgrading to the latest version of the proprietary Nvidia drivers in Ubuntu was pretty complicated a while back. You would either have to use the official Linux installer, which was not always...

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New Skype For Linux Alpha Version Released

A new alpha version of Skype for Linux was released today.Skype for Linux Alpha uses a responsive UI and supports sharing files, photos, and videos, and ships with a new range of emoticons.The new...

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LAN File Transfer Tool `NitroShare` 0.3.3 Adds Nautilus And Nemo Extensions,...

NitroShare is an application that allows transferring files over the local network, available for Linux, Windows and Mac.The application was designed with simplicity in mind and it can be used without...

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GTK3 Tiling Terminal Emulator `Terminix` 1.1.0 Beta Released With UI Changes,...

Almost two months after its first stable version, Terminix 1.1.0 beta was released today, bringing UI changes, support for background images and more.In case you're not familiar with Terminix, this is...

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Wmail Is A Nice Desktop App For Gmail And Google Inbox With Multi-Account...

Wmail is a free, open source desktop client for Gmail and Google Inbox, available for Linux, Windows and Mac.The application is built using Electron and is basically just a wrapper for the original...

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Chat With Your Skype Friends From Pidgin With SkypeWeb Plugin (Ubuntu PPA)

`SkypeWeb Plugin for Pidgin` allows communicating with your Skype contacts using the SkypeWeb protocol. Right now, the Pidgin plugin doesn't support voice or video calls.Developed by Eion Robb, the...

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Watch Twitch Using Your Favorite Video Player With Livestreamer Twitch GUI

Livestreamer Twitch GUI is a Twitch.tv browser. The application uses Livestreamer under the hood, is powered by Node.js and Chromium, and is available for Linux, Windows and Mac.According to its...

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