When you connect a second monitor to your computer, Ubuntu allows you to mirror the desktop onto the new display, stretch the desktop across both displays, or turn ...

GNU Screen is a powerful terminal multiplexer that makes it easy for users to manage multiple sessions at the command line. It provides rudimentary window management capabilities in text-based ...

It has been almost exactly one year since Canonical announced Mir, a replacement for the X window system. Mir was originally planned to become the default system in the Ubuntu desktop for the 13.10 ...

Users are willing to give Ubuntu's new Head-Up Display desktop a chance. HUD, in case you haven't heard about it yet, seeks to say good-bye to the "menu" in the Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer (WIMP) ...

Canonical has announced that Ubuntu 21.04 will ship with the Wayland display server as default. This will give the software a year to mature before Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is released for production PCs.

Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical Ubuntu Linux's parent company, has announced that Ubuntu will be adopting a radical new change to the interface that will do away with the "menu" in the Windows ...

Readers of my previous posts will know about the bad luck I've had when it comes to getting the screen setup on Linux, particularly with Ubuntu Linux. It's a particularly annoying problem when the ...

Reader Ollie Terrance wanted to get the look and feel of Ubuntu phone on his Android device. With a little help from Buzz Launcher and Widget Locker, that's exactly what he did. Launcher: Buzz ...