Best of Ubuntu — May 2024

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   How To Deploy a React Application with Nginx on Ubuntu

   Learn how to deploy a React application with Nginx on Ubuntu. Follow the tutorial to build and deploy a React app using Create React App.

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   Google’s Flutter Team Layoffs Leave Ubuntu Devs in a Flap

   Google's recent layoffs of 200 people, including the Flutter team, has raised concerns about the future of Flutter within the Ubuntu community.

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   Things I Recommend Doing After Installing Ubuntu 24.04

   Tips and recommendations for enhancing the Ubuntu 24.04 LTS experience, including performing system updates, installing essential applications, and getting Flatpak support.

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   Ubuntu 24.04 Now Runs on the Nintendo Switch (Unofficially)

   Ubuntu can now be run on the Nintendo Switch through the Switchroot project, despite not being officially supported. Various Linux for Switchroot distributions have been released, with the latest ones based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The internal hardware of the Nintendo Switch functions properly in Linux, and the performance is decent.

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   GNOME 47 gets an official launch date on the release schedule

   GNOME 47, the next major version of the popular Linux desktop environment, will be released on September 18. It will come with new features such as better support for smaller displays and Nvidia hybrid GPU copy acceleration. Ubuntu 24.10 and Fedora 41 will ship with GNOME 47.

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   Asmi 24.04: Ubuntu without GNOME, Snap, or Flatpak

   Asmi 24.04 is the new LTS release of Ubuntu that offers a selection of refinements and allows users to choose between Snap, Flatpak, or neither. It comes with Xfce desktop, preloads useful tools, and provides a choice of web browsers and post-install add-ons.

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   Access Gemini AI in Ubuntu with this GNOME Extension

   Access Gemini AI in Ubuntu with a GNOME extension. Generate a Gemini AI API key from Google AI Studio. Install the Gemini AI ChatBot GNOME Shell extension using the Extensions Manager app. Use clear, specific prompts for better results.

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   How to Optimize WordPress on Ubuntu

   This post discusses the importance of optimizing WordPress installations for performance and speed. It covers considerations for hosting providers, server location, theme selection, plugin usage, and configuration tweaks. Caching is also highlighted as a way to improve site performance.

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   Rufus Fixes Creation of Persistent Ubuntu 24.04 USBs

   Rufus 4.5 update includes a fix for working with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS ISOs, allowing the creation of persistent Ubuntu USBs. The update also fixes issues with creating persistent Linux Mint 21.x USBs. Rufus is a powerful, open-source tool for creating bootable USBs on Windows with advanced options.

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    5 Tiny Tweaks I Did With Ubuntu 24.04 on My Laptop

    Discover five simple tweaks to improve Ubuntu performance on laptops, including enabling tap to click, displaying battery percentage, disabling auto-locking due to inactivity, using different power profiles, and adjusting display scaling with fractional scaling.

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    Ubuntu 24.10 to Enable Wayland for NVIDIA Users

    Ubuntu 24.10 will enable Wayland as the default display server for NVIDIA users, with improved support from NVIDIA's proprietary graphics drivers. There are still some known issues, but the switch is a step forward in testing and improving the compatibility between Wayland and NVIDIA.

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