A new version of the Telegram desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux is now available — and it hides some very useful new features. Desktop Telegram 2.0 echoes some of the changes on offer in the recent Telegram 6.0 update for mobile systems. This includes the ability to organise chats into Chat Folders should you find you have more than is manageable! Chat folders can … [Read more...] about Telegram Desktop App Update Adds Chat Folders, New Sidebar
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TIL Wayfire Supports Background Window Blur in GTK Apps
One longstanding complaint I hear about modern GTK apps is that they don’t like anywhere near as fancy as their macOS, Windows, iOS and even KDE Plasma counterparts. A big reason for that is a lack of blur effect support in Mutter (and GNOME Shell at large, though yes: this is changing). Thing is, next-gen window compositors based on the Wayland stack are already capable of … [Read more...] about TIL Wayfire Supports Background Window Blur in GTK Apps
Ubuntu 20.04 Shows Your OEM’s Logo on the Boot Screen
The boot screen experience in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS looks a tiny bit different from the one provided in Ubuntu 19.10 — at least for some people. After I boot my Lenovo laptop up I now see Lenovo’s terrible logo front and centre. The informative half of the boot splash is still there nestled beneath the vendor logo, and is composed of an animated spinner and the distro logo. I … [Read more...] about Ubuntu 20.04 Shows Your OEM’s Logo on the Boot Screen
WSL2 Lets You Install the Linux Kernel as a Windows Update
Good news for people keen to try out the (much improved) Windows Subsystem for Linux in Windows 10, as Microsoft say the revamped version of the tech is nearing general release. In a blog post update Microsoft state that WSL 2 will ‘soon be officially available as part of Windows 10’, specifically the upcoming Windows 10 2004 update. — and no, that’s not the year 2004. … [Read more...] about WSL2 Lets You Install the Linux Kernel as a Windows Update
Eek, the Arc GTK Theme Needs a New Maintainer — Fast
If you’re a fan of the Arc GTK theme — and there’s a good chance you are as its incredibly popular — you may be concerned to hear that the skin is no-longer in active development. Indeed, the reader who got in touch with me to point out the theme’s recent code ‘archiving’ tells me there are a couple of major issues affecting the Arc GTK theme when used with the recently … [Read more...] about Eek, the Arc GTK Theme Needs a New Maintainer — Fast
qBittorrent 4.2.2 Released! How to Install it via PPA
qBittorrent torrent client 4.2.2 was released a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10. qBittorrent 4.2.2 comes with new features, web UI improvements, and various bug-fixes. And python2 support is removed in the search function. Changes in the new release include: Allow transfer list text color changes through QSS. Option … [Read more...] about qBittorrent 4.2.2 Released! How to Install it via PPA
How to Enable Dark Gnome Shell Menus, Calendar in Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 20.04 introduces new dark mode in the Settings utility. It is however not full dark when you turn it on in Gnome Shell. System tray menu, top-bar calendar, notification popups, and desktop context menu are not dark but always light when you switching between light, dark, and standard modes. Enable Full Dark Theme in Ubuntu 20.04: 1.) First install user themes Gnome … [Read more...] about How to Enable Dark Gnome Shell Menus, Calendar in Ubuntu 20.04
Fix unknown filesystem type ‘exfat’ in Ubuntu 18.04
Today when I plugged my new USB flash drive into Ubuntu 18.04 laptop, I got an error pop up that said ‘Unable to access “125GB Volume”. Error mounting /dev/sdb1 at /media/xxx/xxx: unknown filesystem type ‘exfat’‘ After a little search on the packages.ubuntu.com, I found Ubuntu main repositories offer exfat-fuse to read and write exFAT driver for FUSE, and exfat-utils to … [Read more...] about Fix unknown filesystem type ‘exfat’ in Ubuntu 18.04
How to Upgrade Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04 Beta
The Beta release of Ubuntu 20.04 LTS is now available to download, and/or upgrade from an old Ubuntu edition. Ubuntu 20.04 is a Long Term Support release with 5-year support. It’s scheduled to be officially released on April 23rd. The new LTS features: Linux 5.4 Kernel. Gnome 3.36. New dark mode setting. Show computer’s vendor logo on startup. WireGuard Support out … [Read more...] about How to Upgrade Ubuntu 18.04 to Ubuntu 20.04 Beta
QQ for Linux 2.0 Beta2 Released with Stability Improvements
QQ for Linux, the popular instant messaging apps developed by Tencent, released the second Beta on April Fools’ Day. The development of QQ on Linux is quite slow. It has been 5 months since the last release. QQ for Linux 2.0 Beta 2 features: Stability improvements. Group chat support. The new beta now is much more stable than the first release, though it so far only … [Read more...] about QQ for Linux 2.0 Beta2 Released with Stability Improvements