This simple tutorial shows how to install ‘McMojave’, a Mac OS Mojave like theme, in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, and Ubuntu 24.04 with default GNOME Desktop.
Following steps will first download and install the GTK theme, icons theme, and a set of wallpapers. And then apply new themes and tweak the left dock to make your Ubuntu desktop look like Mac OS X.
Install Mojave GTK theme:
1. First download the source code of GTK theme from the project releases page:
2. Search for and install “user themes” extension from GNOME Extension Manager (available in Ubuntu Software or App Center), so you can change the ‘Shell’ theme in next step (may need a log out and back in to apply).
3. Open Gnome Tweaks, and select the new themes under Applications, Icons, and Shell.
Mozilla Firefox 72.0 was released today. Picture-in-picture video now is available for Linux and Mac OS.
“Picture-in-picture” feature allows web video to be played in a “pop out” window. Simply select the blue icon from the right edge of a web video to pop open a floating window so you can keep watching while working in other tabs.
Block fingerprinting scripts by default for all users
Replaces notification request pop-ups with speech bubble in address bar.
Remove support for blocking images from individual domains.
Various security fixes.
Download / Install Firefox in Ubuntu:
You’ll be able to upgrade the pre-installed Firefox to the latest 72.0 release in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and Ubuntu 19.10, through the Software Updater in 2 or 3 days (check the building page).
Or install the Firefox 72 Snap package (runs in sandbox) simply from Ubuntu Software. It can be installed alongside pre-installed Firefox, and will automatically update to the latest.
Also Mozilla Firefox website offers non-install (extract and run the executable) tarball for all Linux desktop.
KeePassXC, KeePass cross-platform community edition, released version 2.5.2 a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 19.10 via PPA.
KeePassXC 2.5.2 features significant stability and usability improvements. Changes in the release include:
Show UI warning when entering invalid URLs
Option to use an entry only for HTTP auth
Disable the user interface when merging or saving the database
Ability to hide protected attribute after reveal
Improve GUI tests reliability on Hi-DPI displays
Fix crashes when saving a database to cloud storage
How to Install KeePassXC 2.5.2 in Ubuntu:
For Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, KeePassXC Snap package (runs in sandbox) can be easily installed via Ubuntu Software.
For those prefer native Ubuntu .deb package, open terminal from application menu or press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard, and run following commands one by one:
1.) Run command to add the official PPA, which so far supports for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and Ubuntu 19.10.
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:phoerious/keepassxc
Type user password (no asterisk feedback due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.
2. Then upgrade KeePassXC from previous release via Software Updater:
or run commands one by one in terminal to install the password manager:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install keepassxc
Uninstall:
To remove the PPA, open Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab.
To remove KeePassXC .deb package, run command in terminal:
Shotwell 0.30.8 was released today as the latest stable version. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher.
Shotwell 0.30.8 comes with updated translations and some bug-fixes, including:
Fix keyboard shortcut for adding tags
Fix Tumblr publishing issue
Fix month name translation in date/time chooser
How to install Shotwell 0.30.8 in Ubuntu:
If you’re OK with the flatpak package, which runs in sandbox, Shotwell 0.30.8 flatpak is available HERE.
Also Shotwell stable PPA maintains native .deb packages for Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, and v0.30.8 will be available in a few days (You may check the PPA link before getting started).
1. Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to add PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:yg-jensge/shotwell
2. To upgrade Shotwell from a previous, launch Software Updater and install available updates.
NOTE: To undo the installation, and downgrade shotwell to the stock version in your Ubuntu repository, run command to purge the PPA:
The first release candidate of Clementine 1.4.0, an audio player inspired by Amarok 1.4, was released today.
Though the last 1.3.1 was released more than 3 years ago, the development of Clementine is being active all the time. Now Clementine 1.4.0 rc1 is available to install in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 19.10 with no announcement or change-log though.
Go to the release page by clicking the link below:
Select download the .deb package from your Ubuntu edition.
bionic for Ubuntu 18.04, and Linux Mint 19.x
disco for Ubuntu 19.04
eoan for Ubuntu 19.10.
and amd64 for 64-bit system, i386 for 32-bit system.
Finally install the package either via Gdebi package installer or by running command in terminal:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/clementine_1.4.0*.deb
Once installed, open the music player from your system application launcher and enjoy!
Cozy is an open-source audio book player with a modern user interface. It’s written in Python programming language. Since version 1.3.0, the app is ported to GTK+ 4 and LibAdwaita for its user interface, and works in Linux and Mac OS.
Cozy automatically scans media library and imports your audiobooks in one directory. You can also drag and drop and audiobook into the app window to import it.
As a GTK app, it’s well integrated in Ubuntu, Fedora, and other Linux with Gnome Desktop. And dark mode is available to work at night. With libhandy library, it has an adaptive user interface that works well in different screen sizes, e.g., on PC, laptop, and mobile.
audio-book player features:
Sort audio books by author, reader & name
Remembers playback position
Sleep timer
Playback speed control
Offline Mode
Support for DRM free mp3, m4a (aac, ALAC, …), flac, ogg, wav files
Mpris integration (Media keys & playback info for desktop environment)
Option 1: How to Install Cozy in Ubuntu via Official PPA:
Cozy has an official Ubuntu PPA that so far contains packages for Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.10, and Ubuntu 24.04.
NOTE: Due to this bug, copy has package conflict to Gnome Extension Manger app. If you want to install both apps in your system, use the Flatpak package (See Option 2) instead!
Though Ubuntu 20.04 is not supported due to outdated libraries, it still can be installed via little modification.
1. Add Cozy PPA
Firstly press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard or search for and open ‘terminal’ from start menu. When it opens, run command to add the PPA repository:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cozy-team/cozy
Type user password, no asterisk feedback, when it asks and hit Enter to continue.
2. Install dependencies and modify PPA for Ubuntu 20.04 ONLY!
For Ubuntu 20.04 and Linux Mint 20, you can either tweak PPA and install mismatched dependency libraries manually, or install Flatpak package (see next step) instead.
a.) Open “Software & Updates” utility, and navigate to “Other Software” tab. There choose and edit the Cozy PPA repository, and change value focal to hirsute for Distribution so it will install the package for Ubuntu 21.04 Hirsute instead.
b.) Open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run commands to download & install updated python3-peewee and python3-mutagen libraries.
Navigate to the Downloads folder via cd command:
cd ~/Downloads
Download python3-peewee via wget network downloader:
NOTE: since the command download & install 64-bit packages for Desktop PC/Laptop. For mobile or other devices, you can grab them by searching the package name in packages.ubuntu.com.
c.) Add PPA for Libhandy-1 library.
Ubuntu 20.04 also lacks libhandy-1 library, which can be installed from another PPA via the maintainer. Open terminal and run command to add the PPA:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/libhandy-1
You don’t have to run a individual command to install the library, because the next apt command will automatically install it as a dependency package.
3. Install Cozy via apt command.
Finally, run command in terminal to install Cozy audiobook player:
sudo apt install cozy
Option 2: How to Install Cozy in Ubuntu 18.04 & Higher via Flatpak:
Cozy audio book player is available as Flatpak package which runs in sandbox. It’s an universal package format that installs on most Linux distributions.
Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by searching for ‘terminal’ from application menu. When it opens, run following commands one by one.
1. Copy and paste the command and run to install flatpak framework:
sudo apt-get install flatpak
2. Add flathub, the official repository hosts most Flatpak packages:
For Cozy installed via Ubuntu PPA, remove it via command:
sudo apt remove --autoremove cozy
NOTE: the command may also remove libhandy-1 as well as Gnome Tweaks. Don’t worry, just install Gnome Tweaks back and it will re-depends on libhandy 0.x in Ubuntu 20.04.
To remove the Ubuntu PPAs, either open “Software & Updates” and go to “Other Software” tab, or run command:
Clementine, an open-source audio player inspired by Amarok 1.4, released version 1.3.9 (then 1.3.92) a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu.
Though the last version 1.3.1 was released more than 3 years ago, Clementine player is still in active development, and version 1.3.9 (as well as 1.3.92) was released in recent days as the test release. However, there’s no announcement, no change-log so far. They seem to be the development releases for the next major release.
The latest Clementine 1.3.92 is available to download in the link below:
So far it offers .deb packages for Ubuntu 18.04 (bionic), Ubuntu 19.04 (disco), and Ubuntu 19.10 (eoan).
Just grab the .deb matches your Ubuntu edition (amd64 for 64-bit) and click install via Gdebi (install it via Ubuntu Software) package installer.
Once installed, open the player from your system application launcher and enjoy!
Easywifi is a new command line tool make it easy to scan, connect, and manager WIFI networks in Ubuntu.
Easywifi is simply a script written with Python and based on nmcli tool. It offers an menu in the terminal output. All you need to do is type number or name to do what you want to do.
The tool so far supports:
Scan for wifi networks
List network devices
List saved network profiles
Connect to saved networks
Setup new networks
Creation of hotspots
Download Easywifi:
You can download the script by going to the previous link and clicking on the ‘Clone or download’ button.
Or in command line console, grab the source via command:
Ksnip is a Qt based cross-platform screenshot tool with many annotation features. It works on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS.
Ksnip works on X11 and Gnome on Wayland. Like other screenshot tools, it can take screenshot of selected rectangular area, full screen, active window with time delay support. It also features:
Upload screenshots directly to imgur.com in anonymous or user mode.
Command line support.
Print screenshot or save is to pdf/ps.
Annotate screenshots with pen, marker, rectangles, ellipses, texts and other tools.
Add watermarks to captured images.
Global HotKeys for taking Screenshots.
Many configuration options.
Install Ksnip in Ubuntu:
Ubuntu binary package can be downloaded from the release page in the link below:
Grab the latest .deb package and install it by either Gdebi package installer or running command in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/ksnip-*.deb
Once installed, launch it from application menu and enjoy!
(Optional) If you want to remove the screenshot tool, either use your system package manager or run command in terminal:
