Ubuntu, another choice

  Ubuntu 22.04 LTS brings more of everything you love about Ubuntu Desktop. More features and customisation options, more performance and power efficiency and more ways to integrate with your existing enterprise management tools. Combined with our  LTS commitment  of five years of updates and security patching, we’re confident that this latest version of the Linux Desktop delivers everything needed to empower developers and creators in 2022 and beyond.  For those who have been faithful to our Focal Fossa over the last two years, this latest release delivers a significant upgrade. And those who’ve joined us on our journey via the interim releases- Groovy Gorilla, Hirsute Hippo and Impish Indri- will still find lots of new surprises in Jammy Jellyfish. Let’s take a look at some of our highlights. GNOME 42 Jammy Jellyfish leapfrogs from GNOME 40 straight to GNOME 42 for our shell and most libraries. This provides a range of benefits, from a streamlined user interface wi...

Thunderbird 91  is being back-ported  to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS   and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.   A   security vulnerability   affecting the Thunderbird 78.x series both builds offer is being actively exploited in the wild. But as upstream support for Thunderbird 78.x has ended the flaw is unlikely be ever be patched. For an Ubuntu LTS releases that’s a major issue. This   isn’t the first time Ubuntu has needed to do this   either. So, to ensure its users are not affected, Ubuntu developers are   backporting   the latest   Thunderbird 91   release (which is an extended support release, thankfully) to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 21.04. All supported Ubuntu releases receive new versions of Mozilla Firefox for the duration of their respective eras, but Mozilla Thunderbird (typically) only gets in-series updates. Ubuntu 18.04 LTS originally shipped with Thunderbird 52.x series, while Ubuntu 20.04 LTS came with the 68.x series....

  Intro I got started with Linux in 2013 because of the disaster that was Windows 8. I grew to love it for more reasons than "it's not Windows" trope. Here are the top 10 reasons I love Linux in no particular order. 1. The Terminal Mac and Windows both also have terminals it's true, but they're not as integrated into the user experience as with Linux. Using the terminal is a lot easier than using a GUI for many tasks. That doesn't mean that you  must  use the terminal if you use Linux, but it's generally good to be able to do simple things with it. You can also customize your terminal with different colors and themes because Linux is very... 2. Customizable There are so many ways to make Linux your own, and I don't just mean getting that perfect wallpaper. You want a dark theme? Light theme? Bright purple theme? You can probably find it. Map hotkeys the way you want them, put as many custom toolbars on your screen where ever you want them. If you just ...

If you took one look at the  new Ubuntu 20.04 wallpaper  and thought to yourself: “Heh, I could do better!” — here’s your chance to prove it! Source files for the new wallpaper, including a pair of suitably versatile  .svg  mascot artwork files, are now available to download  thanks to Ubuntu desktop lead Martin Wimpress . The artwork drop gives FOSS-loving creatives the chance to ‘remix’ the Focal Fossa wallpaper into something that’s bold, distinctive and different, or simply a subtle riff on the original. And, for those who wanted it, there’s a fossa-free version of the new background, giving you a plain canvas on which to work/stare: Download Ubuntu Fossa Artwork (29MB) Whether you want to fix the Fossa’s focal-lines, move its position, change the background gradient, add a different point of focus, futz around for a flavour-specific feel… Whatever you’re itching to do, you can! Perfect excuse to kick the tyres on the recent  GIMP 2.10.18 r...