Calibre 8.6.0 Delivers Dramatic Database Speed Boost
A sizeable database performance boost is available in the latest release of open source ebook manager, view and converter Calibre, plus plenty of bug fixes. You're reading Calibre 8.6.0 Delivers Dramatic Database Speed Boost, a blog post from OMG! Ubun...
Calibre 8.6.0 Delivers a Dramatic Database Speed Boost
A sizeable database performance boost is available in the latest release of open source ebook manager, view and converter Calibre, plus plenty of bug fixes. You're reading Calibre 8.6.0 Delivers a Dramatic Database Speed Boost, a blog post from OMG! Ub...
Customise and Move Notifications on GNOME with this Extension
You can customise GNOME Shell notifications, including position on screen, RegEx filtering, and custom colours using the Notification Configurator extension. You're reading Customise and Move Notifications on GNOME with this Extension, a blog post from...
Want to Customise GNOME Shell Notifications? Try This Extension
You can customise GNOME Shell notifications, including position on screen, RegEx filtering, and custom colours using the Notification Configurator extension. You're reading Want to Customise GNOME Shell Notifications? Try This Extension, a blog post fr...
Ubuntu 24.04 Users Get Major Kernel, GPU Driver Update
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users are getting a new HWE update with Linux 6.14 and Mesa 25.0, delivering a big gaming boost and support for newer hardware. You're reading Ubuntu 24.04 Users Get Major Kernel, GPU Driver Update, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not...
Ubuntu 24.04.3 HWE Stack Provides a Major Mesa Upgrade
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users are getting a new HWE update with Linux 6.14 and Mesa 25.0, delivering a big gaming boost and support for newer hardware. You're reading Ubuntu 24.04.3 HWE Stack Provides a Major Mesa Upgrade, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not...
Ubuntu 24.04.3 HWE Stack Brings Big Mesa Upgrade
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users are getting a new HWE update with Linux 6.14 and Mesa 25.0, delivering a big gaming boost and support for newer hardware. You're reading Ubuntu 24.04.3 HWE Stack Brings Big Mesa Upgrade, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not repro...
Mozilla VPN Linux App is Now Available on Flathub
Linux users can now install the official Mozilla VPN client from Flathub, making access to its paid-for, privacy-minded service more readily accessible to Linux users. The Mozilla VPN Flatpak is current in the process of verification (reminder: Linux M...
In pursuit of quality: UX for documentation authors
Canonical’s Platform Engineering team has been hard at work crafting documentation in Rockcraft and Charmcraft around native support for web app frameworks like Flask and Django. It’s all part of Canonical’s aim to write high quality documentatio...
Miracle-WM 0.6 Released with More Refinements
Miracle-wm, a Mir-based Wayland compositor and tiling window manager, has picked up new features in its latest release. Details and how to install inside. You're reading Miracle-WM 0.6 Released with More Refinements, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do no...
Miracle-WM 0.6 Release Brings More Refinements
Miracle-wm, a Mir-based Wayland compositor and tiling window manager, has picked up new features in its latest release. Details and how to install inside. You're reading Miracle-WM 0.6 Release Brings More Refinements, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do n...
Miracle-WM 0.6 Released with Further Refinements
Fans of tiling window managers which aren’t Sway, Hyprland or i3 may be keen to kick the proverbial tyres on the latest version of miracle-wm, which is now available. Miracle-WM 0.6 is a bumper update to the Mir-based Wayland compositor developed by ...
The Way Ubuntu Boots on Raspberry Pi is Changing in 25.10
Do you run Ubuntu on a Raspberry Pi? If you do, there are changes coming in Ubuntu 25.10 you may want to be aware of (don’t worry, they’re for the better). Canonical software engineer Dave Jones has laid out plans for ‘substantial’ rejig in the...
The Way Ubuntu Boots on Raspberry Pi is Changing
Do you run Ubuntu on a Raspberry Pi? If you do, there are changes coming in Ubuntu 25.10 you may want to be aware of (don’t worry, they’re for the better). Canonical software engineer Dave Jones has laid out plans for ‘substantial’ rejig in the...
Ubuntu is Changing the Way it Boots on Raspberry Pi
Ubuntu will use an A/B boot approach on Raspberry Pi devices to improve reliability and boot failures, albeit with a minor drawback for users. You're reading Ubuntu is Changing the Way it Boots on Raspberry Pi, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not repr...
Amarok 3.3 Released Using Qt 6, GStreamer Audio Engine
A new version of iconic Qt music player Amarok has been released, the first to be based on Qt6 and KDE Frameworks 6. Amarok 3.3 (codenamed ‘Far Above the Clouds’, a reference a song by progressive rock musician Mike Oldfield) picks up a glut of imp...
Amarok 3.3 Released with Qt 6, GStreamer Audio Engine
A new version of free music player Amarok has been released, ported to Qt 6 and no longer using the Phonon audio backend. Details on what's new inside. You're reading Amarok 3.3 Released with Qt 6, GStreamer Audio Engine, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. ...
