Clik here to view.
Stylish Image Viewer `PhotoQt` Sees New Release
After more than a year since the previous release, a new PhotoQt version was released today - 1.1 -, which introduces some interesting changes such as per-session rotation/flipping, new Quick Settings...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Partial Workaround For Black / Distorted Battle.net UI On Linux (Wine) With...
Blizzard's Battle.net tool was updated recently, probably in preparation for the upcoming WoW expansion called Warlords of Draenor, resulting in either a black screen or distorted / scrambled graphics...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Install Ambiance And Radiance Themes With Fixed Header Bars For GNOME 3.12...
Ubuntu GNOME with GTK/GNOME Shell 3.12: if you're an Ubuntu GNOME user, you're most probably aware that Ambiance and Radiance (the default Ubuntu themes) don't support GNOME Shell and applications that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
LXQt 0.8.0 Released With Full Qt5 Support, Various Improvements
LXQt is the Qt port and the upcoming version of LXDE (a lightweight desktop environment, used by Lubuntu for instance), which resulted from the merge between LXDE-Qt and Razor-Qt projects. After five...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Install Syncthing In Ubuntu Or Linux Mint Via PPA
Syncthing is a cross-platform peer-to-peer file synchronization client/server application written in Go. Similar to BitTorrent Sync, the tool can be used to synchronize files between computers however,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Unity Privacy Indicator 0.4 Released With New Privacy Settings
Privacy Indicator was updated recently with new privacy settings, such as enabling / disabling the Ubuntu GeoIP service or storing HUD usage data, clear Alt-F2 history and more.For those not familiar...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ubuntu 15.04 Codename Announced: Vivid Vervet
The development codename of an Ubuntu release takes the form "Adjective Animal". Initially these weren't in alphabetic order - until Dapper DRAKE (6.06).Mark Shuttleworth has announced the codename for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tor GUI `SelekTOR` Sees New Major Release
SelekTOR, an open source Java-based GUI front-end for Tor, was updated to version 3.12 (now 3.12e) recently and it includes new advanced options as well as a new Tor Monitor panel that shows the Tor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ubuntu 14.10 Available For Download
Ubuntu 14.10 is now available for download. This release doesn't ship with any new Unity features and it includes mostly bug fixes. Still, there are some under the hood changes and of course, updated...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ubuntu Flavors 14.10 Officially Released
All the Ubuntu flavors reached version 14.10 today. Let's take a quick look at what's new in Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME and Kubuntu 14.10 (Utopic Unicorn).Xubuntu 14.10Xubuntu is an Ubuntu flavor...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ubuntu MATE Sees Its First Release (14.10)
Along with the other flavors, Ubuntu MATE 14.10 was released today. This is an unofficial (it will most probably become an official Ubuntu flavor in the near future) MATE-based Ubuntu flavor, "ideal...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fix Brightness Getting Reset (To A Very Low Value Or Maximum) On Reboot In...
If your laptop's brightness is not saved and is set to a very low value or to maximum, each time you reboot and / or when you log out, read on for a fix / workaround.In both Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10, my...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ownCloud Ubuntu Package Affected By Multiple Critical Security Issues, Nobody...
ownCloud developer Lukas Reschke has sent an email to the Ubuntu Devel mailing list, requesting that ownCloud (server) is removed from the Ubuntu repositories because the package is old and there are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How To Install GNOME 3.14 In Ubuntu GNOME 14.10
GNOME 3.14 was released back in September and it includes some interesting changes like multi-touch gestures for both the system and applications, re-worked default theme, new animations as well as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ubuntu Developer Tools Center 0.1 Released With Eclipse And Android ADT Support
Ubuntu Developer Tools Center (UDTC) 0.1 was released today and it includes support for Eclipse as a standalone IDE, Android ADT support (through Eclipse) and more. A couple of months ago, Canonical...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Folder Color Gets Caja And Nemo File Managers Support, Other Changes
Folder Color is a file manager extension that allows you to easily change folders icon color, useful for instance to organize your folders, make some important folder stand out, etc.The latest Folder...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Official Atom 64bit RPM And DEB Packages Available For Download [Quick Update]
I'm sure many Atom users already know this, but I didn't get to write an article about it, so here's a quick update: the Atom developers have started providing 64bit DEB packages for more than a month....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Download APKs From Google Play To Your Computer With Google Play Downloader
Google Play Downloader is a simple open source application which can be used to download APKs from Google Play to your computer.According to its developer, the application was created because he...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cinnamon 2.4 Brings A Smoother Experience, Improved Settings
Cinnamon 2.4 was released recently and it comes with improved settings, a redesigned toolbar for Nemo along with various other changes which bring a smoother overall experience.For Cinnamon 2.4, the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Viber Wrapper Indicator Hides Floating Viber Icon, Adds AppIndicator Support
If you're using Viber under Unity (without a custom Unity build that brings the systray back), you've probably noticed the floating Viber icon which is displayed above maximized window...
View Article