Mozilla Firefox got a new monthly update recently, with minor new features, performance improvements and some bug-fixes. According to the release note, Firefox 104 adds one more video site, Disney+, for displaying subtitles in the pop-out videos (Picture-in-Picture). Disneyplus.com in Firefox dark When the browser is minimized or occluded, and for background tabs, … [Read more...] about Firefox 104 Released with Performance & Battery Optimization
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OBS Studio 28.0 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04
Free open-source video capturing, recording and live streaming software, OBS Studio, just got a big update with exciting new features! It’s the 10th anniversary release that features 10-bit & HDR video encoding support! Thought, the new feature so far works only with AV1 and HEVC encoders, and 10-bit HEVC encoding requires NVIDIA 10-series, AMD 5000 series, or newer … [Read more...] about OBS Studio 28.0 Released! How to Install it in Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04
Ubuntu 20.04.5 Released with New Hardware Enablement Stacks
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS just got a new point release with hardware enablement stacks for use on newer hardware. The new Ubuntu 20.04.5 features Kernel 5.15 backported from Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, which enables newer hardware support. It also updates the NVIDIA 390, 470, 510 driver series, as well adds initial support of NVIDIA 515 driver. For HP machines, it adds mic mute key support … [Read more...] about Ubuntu 20.04.5 Released with New Hardware Enablement Stacks
Kdenlive 22.08 Released! How to Install in (K)Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04
Kdenlive video editor released version 22.08 with exciting new features. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu via PPA. Kdenlive 22.08 introduced initial support for styling subtitles, allows to modify the font, font size, font and outline colors, add shadows, set position and background color of subtitles. The release also adds many new effects, including Shear, Scroll, … [Read more...] about Kdenlive 22.08 Released! How to Install in (K)Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04
Pano – Manage Clipboard History in Ubuntu 22.04 / Fedora 36 in New Style
Need to access your copy & paste history quickly? Forget about GPaste or CopyQ, try Pano! It’s a cool new clipboard manager for Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux with GNOME Desktop, such as Arch and Manjaro. No system tray indicator or app window, just press your custom keyboard shortcut will bring up the bottom bar with all recent clipboard histories. The histories … [Read more...] about Pano – Manage Clipboard History in Ubuntu 22.04 / Fedora 36 in New Style
How to Set Different Wallpaper for Each Workspace in Ubuntu 22.04
Want to set different wallpaper for each desktop workspace? You can now do this in Ubuntu and Fedora via a GNOME extension. This is one of my favorite features when Ubuntu was using Unity as default desktop. After switched back to GNOME, I didn’t find an alternative method to re-implement this feature until I met this extension. However, this method does not display … [Read more...] about How to Set Different Wallpaper for Each Workspace in Ubuntu 22.04
Enable Thumbnails for EPub / MOBI Files in Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04 & Other Linux
Got some ePub and/or MOBI books in your PC? Debian / Ubuntu has recently includes a package in their repository for generating thumbnails for these files. As you may know, Linux Mint 21 was released recently with a thumbnail generators for AppImage, ePub, MP3 and RAW files. Debian/Ubuntu now has similar tool called gnome-epub-thumbnailer, though it’s only for ePub and MOBI … [Read more...] about Enable Thumbnails for EPub / MOBI Files in Ubuntu 22.04 | 20.04 & Other Linux
Celluloid (Gnome MPV) Now GTK4 + LibAwaita Video Player for Linux
By releasing v0.24, Celluloid (formerly Gnome MPV) is now a LibAwaita app. Meaning it works good on any screen sizes, including mobile or tablet devices. Celluloid is a graphical front-end for MPV, defaults in Linux Mint. As MPV is a command line video player, Celluloid adds graphical controls and options to make the player easy to use. Now, the app has ported to GTK4 … [Read more...] about Celluloid (Gnome MPV) Now GTK4 + LibAwaita Video Player for Linux
Toggle Conservation Mode for Lenovo IdeaPad in Ubuntu 22.04
Running Ubuntu 22.04 or Fedora 36 on a Lenovo IdeaPad laptop? It’s super easy to turn on/off the conservation mode. Conservation Mode is a feature of Lenovo IdeaPad to prolong life of the battery. It’s targeted for those who plug-in ac power. With the mode enabled, the battery will only charge to 55-60%. For the GNOME 3.36+ (defaults in Ubuntu 20.04+, Fedora 35/36 and … [Read more...] about Toggle Conservation Mode for Lenovo IdeaPad in Ubuntu 22.04
LibreOffice Office Suite 7.4 is Available to Download
Ubuntu’s default LibreOffice office suite got a big updates! See what’s new and how to install guide. LibreOffice finally added WebP image format support by releasing the 7.4 release. As well, this release features new remote grammar checker: LanguageTool API; Calc now supports sparklines and uses 16,384 columns in spreadsheets; Show Changes mode does no longer count deleted … [Read more...] about LibreOffice Office Suite 7.4 is Available to Download