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Add the GNOME Do application launcher to your Ubuntu 13.10 system.

Add the GNOME Do application launcher to your Linux Mint 16 computer.

In today's open source roundup: Asus might release an Android gaming console called the Game Box. Plus: Watch Netflix in Linux with Pipelight, and Ubuntu 13.10 versus Windows 8 while running Portal 2.

In today's open source roundup: The Steam Controller gets analog buttons in place of its touchscreen. Plus: SteamOS is officially a Debian fork, and an interview with a Linux Lite developer.

In today's open source roundup: Valve releases an open source Direct3D to OpenGL translator. Plus: Ubuntu smartphone prices, and a baby becomes a Linux user.

In today's open source roundup: Huawei plans to release a phone that dual-boots Android and Windows. Plus: A user dumps OS X for Linux, and Apple tries to gouge Samsung for $40 per device.

Get the official Ubuntu 14.04 wallpapers for your computer.

In today's open source roundup: Will Microsoft become an Android company? Plus: Is there too much Ubuntu hate? And find out what's in version 14.04 of Ubuntu's spins.

Would Android be better if it could run Windows applications? Plus: Three alternative browsers for Linux, and Wil Wheaton does not like Ubuntu.

In today's open source roundup: Lubuntu could be the best replacement for Windows XP. Plus: A review of Portal 2 for Linux, and an interview with the creator of educational distro Ubermix.

In today's open source roundup: Forget about running Windows applications via Wine in Chrome OS. Plus: Live the life of a roach in Steam for Linux, and take a free Introduction to Linux class.

In today's open source roundup: Popcorn Time brings streaming torrent movies to Linux. Plus: A review of Linux Mint Debian Edition 201403, and should you recommend Linux to friends?

Fotoxx is a free and open source photo editing application. Here's how you can install Fotoxx 14.03.2 in Linux Mint 16.

Add version 1.8 of MATE to your Linux Mint 16 computer.

Add Fotoxx 14.03.2 to your Ubuntu system. Fotoxx is a free and open source photo editing application. Here's how you can install Fotoxx 14.03.2 in Ubuntu 13.10.

MATE 1.8 has been released, here's how you can install it in Ubuntu 13.10.

In today's open source roundup: Is Ubuntu 14.04 the best Linux distro to replace Windows XP? Plus: Is XFCE better than GNOME or KDE? And a review of Mageia 4.

Facebook still gets a lot of press these days, and it supposedly has more than a billion users. But I’ve pretty much given up on it for business and personal use. Over the last couple of years I’ve found that Facebook just wasn’t worth the effort and time that I was putting into it.

First I deleted the Facebook pages for my blogs, and then I eventually deleted my Facebook account altogether.

In today's open source roundup: Linux Mint Debian Edition 201403 has been released. Are there enough users for it to survive? Plus: Take screenshot tours of LMDE 201403 Cinnamon and MATE.

In today's open source roundup: Ubuntu 14.04 beta 1 spin downloads and screenshots. Plus: The self-destructing Boeing Black Android phone, and 3D Linux printers.