While GIMP 2.10 itself didn’t see release in 2017 two sizeable development updates did: GIMP 2.9.6 & GIMP 2.9.8. We started the year off by talking about the features in GIMP 2.10 we were expecting to see. The famous image editor has benefit from a spur of development activity. We’ve written a fair bit about GIMP this year. The stocking of Ubuntu, openSUSE and Fedora on the shelves of the Windows Store (albeit for developers) is an admission writ large that Linux is an integral part of the modern software development ecosystem, and one they simply can’t replicate, replace or rip-off.įor many regular Linux will always be preferable to the rather odd hybrid that is the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL). But for others, mandated to use Microsoft products for work or study, the leeway to use Linux is a blessing. Me? I’m less concerned. Microsoft isn’t the hulking great giant it once was, and Linux has become so ubiquitous that the Redmond-based company simply can’t ignore it. Some (perhaps rightly) remain uneasy and/or somewhat suspicious over Microsoft’s sudden embrace of ‘all things open source’. Remember: it didn’t sneak Linux distros in the through the back door, it went out and boasted about it!
The arrival of Ubuntu on the Windows Store (along with other Linux distributions) in July was a pretty bizarre sight to see.įew could’ve imagined Microsoft would ever accede to Linux in such a visible manner. Ubuntu on the Windows Store is an admission writ large that Linux is an integral part of the modern software development It combines the strength of Solus with the meticulously maintained MATE desktop, a combination that works incredibly well together. If you get bored over the holidays I highly recommended you download the Solus MATE edition too. See our how to install Budgie 10.4 on Ubuntu article for all the necessary details.
If you like the look of Budgie you can use it on Ubuntu without damaging your existing desktop. A massive upgrade to this GTK-based desktop environment, Budgie 10.4 brings (among other things) greater customisation, a new Settings app, multiple new panel options, applets and transparency, and an improved Raven sidebar.įast becoming the Linux aficionados’ main alternative to Arch Linux, Solus is a Linux distro that’s going places. The update packs in improvements across the board, touching on everything from kernel security through to multimedia upgrades. The release of Solus 3 in the summer was a particular highlight for this upstart distro. Solus also backs Canonical’s Flatpak rival Snappy. It uses its home grown Budgie desktop by default, has its own package manager (eopkg) and update procedure, and sets its own criteria for app curation. Solus is unique distro in that it’s not based on another. ‘Solus is fast becoming the Linux aficionados’ main alternative to Arch’
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