Looking for ways to get quick look at your files in Ubuntu, Fedora, or other Linux with GNOME? Try Sushi file previewer! It’s a free open-source project present more than 10 years. I’ve almost forgotten about it, until I saw that Ubuntu desktop team proposed to install Sushi by default in 23.04 release GNOME Sushi runs as a DBus-activated service. With it, user may hit … [Read more...] about Install & Use GNOME Sushi to Quickly Preview Files in Ubuntu 22.04
Archives for July 2022
Apple Removes AirTag Battery Level Indicator From the Find My App
In iOS 15.6 and the latest iOS 16 beta, Apple appears to have intentionally removed the AirTag battery indicator in the Find My app. In previous versions of iOS, a small battery icon, similar to the iPhone battery status, appears below an AirTag's name and location when the AirTag card is opened in Find My. While not accompanied by a percentage, the icon provided an … [Read more...] about Apple Removes AirTag Battery Level Indicator From the Find My App
Apple Releases iOS 15.6 With New Live Sports Features, Storage Bug Fix and More
Apple today released iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6, the sixth major updates to the iOS and iPadOS 15 operating systems that were initially released in September 2021. iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 come around two months after the launch of iOS 15.5 and iPadOS 15.5. The iOS 15.6 and iPadOS 15.6 updates can be downloaded for free and the software is available on all eligible devices … [Read more...] about Apple Releases iOS 15.6 With New Live Sports Features, Storage Bug Fix and More
How to Install Sweet Home 3D 7.0 from Official Tarball in Ubuntu
The free interior design application Sweet Home 3D released version 7.0 with many improvements. Here’s how to install it via the official tarball. What’s new in Sweet Home 3D 7.0: Include YafaRay rendering engine, which was previously available as plugin. New toolbar option to toggle magnetism. Add “Flat ceiling only” check box to the room modification dialog. … [Read more...] about How to Install Sweet Home 3D 7.0 from Official Tarball in Ubuntu
Chromium Snap Package to Finally Get back VAAPI Hardware Decoding
The Chromium browser package (Snap version) in Ubuntu Software is missing VAAPI hardware decoding support. Ubuntu developer team is finally working on get the feature back! As you may know, Ubuntu now includes the chromium web browser in the system repository as Snap package that runs in sandbox. However, the package is missing the graphics hardware acceleration since … [Read more...] about Chromium Snap Package to Finally Get back VAAPI Hardware Decoding
How to Fix No Sound Issue in Ubuntu 22.04 with ESSX8336 Sound Card
Sound does not work in your Ubuntu 22.04, and happen to have Everest ESSX8336 sound card in your machine? This tutorial may help! ESSX8336 is one of the common used chips in recent laptops and tablets, such as Huawei Matebook D14~16, Gemini Lake laptop, and Chuwi Hi10X tablet. But, the current Linux Kernel does not support this sound card, though there seems to have patches … [Read more...] about How to Fix No Sound Issue in Ubuntu 22.04 with ESSX8336 Sound Card
CPU-X – Gather PC Hardware Specs in Linux with CPU-Z Style User Interface
For those want to check PC hardware specs in Linux, CPU-X is a good choice for user switching from Microsoft Windows. It’s a free open-source system profiling and monitoring application, that looks quite similar to CPU-Z for Windows. With it, you can check your CPU specification, vendor, codename, clocks, and L1/L2/L3 caches. It also shows the motherboard … [Read more...] about CPU-X – Gather PC Hardware Specs in Linux with CPU-Z Style User Interface
HomePod and HomePod Mini Gain Support for Swedish and Norwegian
Apple on Wednesday released software version 15.6 for the HomePod and HomePod mini. While not mentioned in the release notes, the update adds support for Siri in Swedish and Norwegian on the HomePod and HomePod mini. The addition of Swedish and Norwegian support likely means the HomePod mini will be released in Sweden and Norway over the coming months. Apple released the … [Read more...] about HomePod and HomePod Mini Gain Support for Swedish and Norwegian
Anyone Can Now Share Twitter Spaces Clips on iOS and Android
Twitter is rolling out a new feature on iOS and Android that lets users extract short audio clips from Twitter Spaces for easier sharing on the platform, the company has announced. Anyone in a live audio discussion room can make a clip for sharing elsewhere on Twitter, allowing others to listen to the best parts of a livestream without them having to listen to the whole … [Read more...] about Anyone Can Now Share Twitter Spaces Clips on iOS and Android
Audacious Music Player 4.2 is Out Finally! Ubuntu PPA Updated
Audacious 4.2 finally goes stable! Here are the new features and how to install guide for Ubuntu users. This release is a bit late, since the beta has been released for 5 months. As you may already known, Audacious 4.2 feature new dark theme, as well as Flat icon in both light and dark. You can enable them via ‘Files -> Settings’ dialog. Audacious Dark & Flat … [Read more...] about Audacious Music Player 4.2 is Out Finally! Ubuntu PPA Updated