Whisker Menu 2.5 Released, Now Supports Xfce 4.16
Whisker Menu is an alternate application launcher for Xfce. Version 2.5 was released with updated icons and refactor code.
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10 Most Popular And Essential Linux Apps You Must Have For 2021
The top 10 applications that are expected to be extremely popular and easy to install on any Linux distros. So, let’s take a look at the list.
Ruby 3.0.0 Released, Now It Is 3 Times Faster Than Its Predecessor
Finally, the wait is over. Ruby 3.0.0 has been released. Congrats to the core team on this major release.
Sony Releases Official PS5 Controller Driver For Linux
Sony has released a new PS5 "hid-playstation" Linux driver to include support for DualSense controllers, as well as other PlayStation hardware.
Xfce 4.16 Released with Visual Changes and Numerous Improvements
After one year and four months of work, Xfce 4.16 was released with many exciting features, usability enhancements, and bug fixes.
Firefox 83 Brings HTTPS-Only Mode And Performance Improvements
Firefox version 83 include an HTTPS-Only mode, Picture-in-Picture, and the long-awaited pinch zooming feature.
Wikimedia Is Moving From Gerrit To GitLab
The Wikimedia Foundation that owns and hosts sites like Wikipedia, has decided to migrate their code repositories from Gerrit to GitLab.
Linux Mint Now Provide Its Chromium Package
Now the Chromium browser is back in the official repositories for both Linux Mint and LMDE as a deb package built by the Linux Mint team.
YouTube-dl Has Been Removed From GitHub By The Recording Industry
One of the most well-known pieces of software for downloading YouTube videos, youtube-dl, was removed from GitHub following a takedown notice from the RIAA.
Microsoft Edge On Linux Is Here, Download As A Dev Preview Channel
Microsoft announced the availability of the Microsoft Edge browser for Linux, available as a preview in the Microsoft Edge Insider Program.