The Linux Mint team has released today Linux Mint 15 “Olivia” desktop operating system with upgrades to the MATE and Cinnamon desktop environments as well as new applications for managing software and drivers. Last I covered the release of the first and only Linux Mint 15 RC. More»
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For Ubuntu, Windows and Mac. The first Beta for LibreOffice 4.1.0 is now available for the Linux platform. This Beta comes with many new features and tons of bug fixes. LibreOffice 4.1.0 BETA can be installed in parallel to LibreOffice 4.0, but not run simultaneously. More»
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For Ubuntu, Fedora, OpenSuse, CentOS: Microsoft’s Skype division has released a “major” update of Skype for Linux, its proprietary voice, video and text messaging client. The newly released Skype for Linux 4.2 comes with tons of improvements, many bug fixes – and several little tweaks called features. In this release Microsoft claims to have “increased” the stability of the Skype for Linux client “when logging in from a Microsoft account”. More»
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Linux Mint 15 is right around the corner. Today the Linux Mint team announced the release of Linux Mint 15 “Olivia” RC. Linux Mint 15 is considered by its creators as “the most ambitious release since the start of the Mint project”. “MATE 1.6 is greatly improved and Cinnamon 1.8 offers a ton of new features, including a screensaver and a unified control center”. Also making their debut in Linux Mint is the Software Sources and Driver Manager features. More»
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Ubuntu: I introduced Kazam Screencaster back in 2007 when it was normal to question if screencasting was possible in Linux. Today Kazam Screencaster is a complete modern application for the Ubuntu Desktop with a sleek design. More»
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