Introduction (method for choosing programs) When coming up with this list of programs I use regularly under under Xubuntu I felt I had to set some criteria. Any program in this list…
Add webp support to Xubuntu 22.04
Introduction (webp) The GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) is an amazing image editor. I’ve used GIMP at The Working Centre’s Computer Recycling Project ever since I started volunteering for the project back…
Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish
It’s a challenge to talk about Xubuntu Linux without referring to Xubuntu’s more popular relative, Ubuntu Linux. Ubuntu Linux was started in 2004 and based around a then popular flavour/distribution of Linux,…
A quick look at Xubuntu 22.10
At the Working Centre’s Computer Recycling Project we still install Xubuntu 20.04, codename: Focal Fossa, on almost all of the systems we refurbish. Xubuntu 20.04 was released to the public in April,…
Xubuntu – Installing software using the Software program
Introduction If you’ve ever installed a program using Google Play on a cell phone, or the iTunes store on a iPhone or iPad, the Xubuntu “software” application will seem familiar. In versions…
I’ve been messing with the web site again
A couple of weeks ago I deactivated the old web site and spun up a “marketplace” version of Drupal. The site ended up being a hot mess. While I used to prefer…