In the past I had spent hours compiling experimental versions of GIMP for Linux, babl and gegl lib sources were needed as well as many libraries, the process was long and complicated (but full of satisfaction).Flatpak and Appimage has made this type of installation immediate and within … [Read more...] about How to install GIMP 3.00RC1 in 1 minute
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Epiphany Password Manager addons test
I'm not giving up, GNOME Web (Epiphany) may one day be my favorite browser, but to get there it needs to be compatible with an advanced password manager.In addition to Arch Linux official version, these days I was trying to test various password manager addons also on the Nightly Flatpak … [Read more...] about Epiphany Password Manager addons test
How to install GIMP 3 and GNOME Files 46 in one minute
I use Arch Linux and the first GNOME 46 Alpha release is expected in a few days.Thanks to Flatpak it is now possible to preview some parts of this new version by installing the necessary software in just a few clicks.Experimental versions will run in parallel in a separate environment from … [Read more...] about How to install GIMP 3 and GNOME Files 46 in one minute
GNOME WEB / Epiphany 45
GNOME 45 is near. In the meantime we can be satisfied with GNOME WEB 45, although still in the alpha version.I've been following for a long time official GNOME browser development which lately has had great improvements in usability and performance.New version sources are now available on … [Read more...] about GNOME WEB / Epiphany 45
GNOME 44 on Arch Linux (first steps)
It's already been a few months and GNOME 44 is already upon us. Official roadmap plans a first beta version in about twenty days. I decided to test the first alpha and beta versions on my historic Dell 7548 Touch screen UHD notebook (insane quality monitor not supported by a decent graphics … [Read more...] about GNOME 44 on Arch Linux (first steps)
GNOME 44 Backgrounds installation
GNOME 44 is not that far away and as often happens it is already possible to preview some new pieces such as the new very interesting dynamic backgrounds including Rounded Rectangles (by Jakub Steiner), Pills, Trebuchet, Keys (old style keyboard) and others.How to install new GNOME 44 … [Read more...] about GNOME 44 Backgrounds installation