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Flatpak App of the Week: Cartridges, a Simple Launcher for All of Your Games

Flatpak App of the Week: Cartridges, a Simple Launcher for All of Your Games

May 26, 2023May 26, 20230

Cartridges is our “Flatpak App of the Week” as a free and open-source GTK4 game launcher for Steam, Lutris, Heroic, Bottles, Itch, and more.

First Look at Edubuntu 23.04: Ubuntu Desktop Packed with Educational Software

First Look at Edubuntu 23.04: Ubuntu Desktop Packed with Educational Software

April 14, 2023April 17, 20230

A first look at the Edubuntu GNU/Linux distribution as it makes a comeback as part of the Ubuntu 23.04 release after several years of hiatus.

First Look at the GNOME 44 Desktop Environment on Fedora Linux 38

First Look at the GNOME 44 Desktop Environment on Fedora Linux 38

March 13, 2023March 18, 20230

Here’s 9to5Linux’s first look at the new features of the GNOME 44 desktop environment in the Fedora Linux 38 operating system.

An Early Look at the Official Fedora Budgie and Sway Spins

An Early Look at the Official Fedora Budgie and Sway Spins

February 7, 2023February 7, 20230

The upcoming Fedora Linux 38 release will offer official Fedora Budgie and Sway spins featuring the Budgie desktop environment and Sway tilling window manager. Here’s an early look!

First Look at blendOS: A Blend of Arch Linux, Fedora Linux, and Ubuntu

First Look at blendOS: A Blend of Arch Linux, Fedora Linux, and Ubuntu

January 26, 2023January 26, 20230

blendOS is a Linux distribution based on Arch Linux that aims to stop distro hopping as it lets you use other popular distros like Ubuntu or Fedora Linux.

First Look at Ubuntu 23.04’s Brand-New Desktop Installer Written in Flutter

First Look at Ubuntu 23.04’s Brand-New Desktop Installer Written in Flutter

December 15, 2022December 15, 20220

A first look at the brand-new installer of the Ubuntu 23.04 (Lunar Lobster) operating system release, written in the Flutter language.

First Look at the Cinnamon 5.6 Desktop Environment

First Look at the Cinnamon 5.6 Desktop Environment

November 19, 2022November 20, 20220

Cinnamon 5.6 desktop environment is out now and we take a look at the new features and improvements implemented in this major release.

First Look at Crystal Linux, an Arch Linux-Based Distro Focused on Ease of Use and Usability

First Look at Crystal Linux, an Arch Linux-Based Distro Focused on Ease of Use and Usability

September 10, 2022September 10, 20220

Meet Crystal Linux, an Arch Linux-based distribution that focuses on simplicity and ease of use for those who want to use Arch Linux.

An Early Look at Fedora Linux 37 on Raspberry Pi 4

An Early Look at Fedora Linux 37 on Raspberry Pi 4

August 3, 2022August 3, 20220

Fedora Linux 37 will be the first release of the Fedora Linux distribution to provide official support for Raspberry Pi 4 devices, including Raspberry Pi 4 Model B, Raspberry Pi 400, and Raspberry Pi CM4 with IO board. Here’s an early look on Raspberry Pi 4.

First Look at EndeavourOS ARM on the Raspberry Pi 4

First Look at EndeavourOS ARM on the Raspberry Pi 4

June 24, 2022June 24, 20220

A first look at the EndeavourOS distribution on the Raspberry Pi 4 computer using the new ARM installer integrated in the latest ISO release (Artemis).

Flatpak App of the Week: Pika Backup – Keeping Your Data Safe Was Never Easier

Flatpak App of the Week: Pika Backup – Keeping Your Data Safe Was Never Easier

May 20, 2022May 20, 20220

9to5Linux’s “Flatpak App of the Week” is Pika Backup, an open-source graphical backup utility written in GTK that promises to make keeping your data safe easier than ever.

Hands-On with Fedora Media Writer 5.0: New Qt6 UI, Fedora Kinoite Support, and More

Hands-On with Fedora Media Writer 5.0: New Qt6 UI, Fedora Kinoite Support, and More

May 11, 2022May 11, 20220

Fedora Media Writer 5.0 USB flashing utility is now available as part of the Fedora Linux 36 release with a new UI and new features to make it easier to try the different Fedora Linux editions.

Hands-On with Arch Linux’s New Menu-Based Installer

Hands-On with Arch Linux’s New Menu-Based Installer

May 1, 2022May 1, 20220

We take the Arch Linux new menu-based installer for a test drive on the latest ISO snapshot for May 2022 to see how easy is to install the lightweight and rolling-release distribution.

Flatpak App of the Week: Shotcut – Powerful and Versatile Video Editor

Flatpak App of the Week: Shotcut – Powerful and Versatile Video Editor

March 16, 2022March 16, 20220

This week’s “Flatpak App of the Week” is Shotcut, a free, open-source, and cross-platform video editor that supports a wide range of video formats and has a lot of neat features.

Meet System Monitoring Center, a Powerful System Performance and Usage Monitoring Tool

Meet System Monitoring Center, a Powerful System Performance and Usage Monitoring Tool

March 4, 2022March 4, 20220

System Monitoring Center is powerful and open-source system performance and usage monitoring tool for the Linux desktop.

Meet Login Manager Settings, a New App to Customize Your GNOME Desktop’s Login Screen

Meet Login Manager Settings, a New App to Customize Your GNOME Desktop’s Login Screen

February 28, 2022March 3, 20220

Login Manager Settings is a new app for the GNOME desktop that lets you manage various settings, as well as to add new features to GNOME’s login screen (GDM).

Flatpak App of the Week: Foliate – Simple and Modern eBook Viewer

Flatpak App of the Week: Foliate – Simple and Modern eBook Viewer

February 26, 2022February 26, 20220

This week’s “Flatpak App of the Week” is Foliate, one of the best-looking ebook viewer software for GNU/Linux distributions.

Flatpak App of the Week: Minder – Powerful Mind Mapping Software to Visualize Your Ideas

Flatpak App of the Week: Minder – Powerful Mind Mapping Software to Visualize Your Ideas

February 18, 2022February 18, 20220

This week’s “Flatpak App of the Week” is Minder, an open-source and free mind mapping software that lets you create, develop and visualize your ideas.

Flatpak App of the Week: Fragments – Modern BitTorrent Client for the GNOME Desktop

Flatpak App of the Week: Fragments – Modern BitTorrent Client for the GNOME Desktop

February 7, 2022February 7, 20220

This week’s ‘Flatpak App of the Week’ is Fragments, a modern and powerful BitTorrent client based on Transmission and using the latest GTK4, Rust, and libadwaita technologies.

Flatpak App of the Week: Extension Manager – Browse and Install GNOME Shell Extensions

Flatpak App of the Week: Extension Manager – Browse and Install GNOME Shell Extensions

January 28, 2022January 28, 20220

Extension Manager is a simple and handy Flatpak application to install, manager and browse GNOME Shell extensions on your Linux desktop.

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