SDDM, the Simple Desktop Display Manager, announced new 0.21.0 released a few hours ago. It’s a free open-source display manager, aka login manager, for the graphical interface of Linux login screen. While, GNOME (Ubuntu/Fedora) uses GDM as default, and MATE/Cinnamon (Linux Mint) uses LightDM, SDDM is usually the default login manager for KDE Plasma and LxQT desktop … [Read more...] about SDDM Login Manager 0.21.0 Released! Improved Qt6 & Wayland Support
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Use Locate command to Find Files (with Examples)
This tutorial shows how to use locate command to quickly find files in your Linux system. In Ubuntu Linux, the locate command is provided by the plocate package. It’s very fast command line search tool, that can find all files in the system matching the given pattern. It rarely needs to scan through its entire database, and most I/O is done asynchronously, but the results … [Read more...] about Use Locate command to Find Files (with Examples)
Wubuntu – New Linux Distro looks like Windows 10 / Windows 11
For users switching from Microsoft Windows, there’s now a new Linux Distribution with default theme looks like Windows 10 and/or Windows 11. It’s Wubuntu (Windows Ubuntu), based on Ubuntu. It so far includes 2 versions based on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. One with Windows 11 theme on KDE Plasma 5 desktop, and another with Windows 10 theme on Cinnamon desktop. Wubuntu with … [Read more...] about Wubuntu – New Linux Distro looks like Windows 10 / Windows 11
Kid3 Audio Tag Editor 3.9.5 Released with Webp Image Support
Kid3, the free open-source Qt based audio tag editor, release new 3.9.5 version on Saturday. The release brings keyboard shortcut support for its built-in player. Meaning user can specify custom shortcuts to control play/pause, stop playback, next/previous track playback actions. The release also added new option to fix the audio output used. And, the code has been … [Read more...] about Kid3 Audio Tag Editor 3.9.5 Released with Webp Image Support
Install GNOME Loupe Image Viewer & Set Default in Ubuntu 24.04
Loupe is the core image viewer app for GNOME since version 45, but it’s so far not made default in Ubuntu. It’s a fully adaptive image viewer that supports mobile form factors. It’s touch-friendly that supports 2-finger swipe left/right to navigate, 2-finger pinch/stretch to zoom out/in, and 2-finger gestures to rotate images. Other features of Loupe include fast GPU … [Read more...] about Install GNOME Loupe Image Viewer & Set Default in Ubuntu 24.04
Ptyxis – New Container-Focused Terminal Emulator for GNOME
Prompt, the container-oriented terminal emulator, now is re-named to Ptyxis! GNOME Developer Christian Hergert announced the Prompt terminal emulator a few months ago. It “marries the best of GNOME Builder’s seamless container support, the beauty of GNOME Text Editor, and the robustness of VTE.” described in the blog post. Due to name confusion to other product, the … [Read more...] about Ptyxis – New Container-Focused Terminal Emulator for GNOME
How to Remove Password from PDF Files in Linux
The other day, I received a PDF file which was password protected. I also received the password of the file. Now, when I open this PDF file, it asks to enter the password first. The default document viewer gives the option to save the password to avoid entering it again and again. However, the PDF will still be required if the file is to be read on some other device or if I … [Read more...] about How to Remove Password from PDF Files in Linux
How to upgrade to Zorin OS 17
Zorin OS 17 is a beautiful Linux distribution on top of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. One of the best-looking Ubuntu-based distro, and provides an excellent user experience for all kinds of users. If you are already a Zorin OS user, how can you access and upgrade your system to the latest version? Fret not, here, I tell you more about it. Interesting backstory: I tried the … [Read more...] about How to upgrade to Zorin OS 17
VS Code 1.87 Released with Voice Dictation in Editor
Visual Studio Code announced version 1.87 as the new February 2024 release! The release features voice dictation support in editor. With VS Code Speech extension installed, user can use voice to dictate directly into the editor. It can be started by pressing Ctrl+Alt+V on keyboard, and stop via Escape key. Or, press and hold the key combination (Ctrl+Alt+V) to enable … [Read more...] about VS Code 1.87 Released with Voice Dictation in Editor
Linux users beware: New Bifrost malware variant poses imminent threat
Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks have uncovered a new variant of the notorious Bifrost malware, now targeting Linux systems with a cunning twist. This latest iteration employs a deceptive domain, download.vmfare[.]com, to masquerade as a legitimate VMware site, thereby bypassing security measures and compromising unsuspecting users. Bifrost, a remote access Trojan … [Read more...] about Linux users beware: New Bifrost malware variant poses imminent threat