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How to Install The Latest TuxPaint 0.9.23 in Ubuntu 18.04

Last updated: September 5, 2019

This tutorial shows how to install Tux Paint 0.9.23, an open-source drawing software for children, in Ubuntu 18.04 using the flatpak package.

Tux Paint is a free, award-winning drawing program for children ages 3 to 12. It’s available however old in Ubuntu 18.04 main repository.

Tux Paint 0.9.23 features:

  • “color picker”, allows any color within a drawing to be chosen using the pointer
  • a set of three-, four-, and five-pointed star shapes.
  • New and updated translations.

1. Open terminal either from application menu or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard. When it opens, run command to install flatpak framework first:

sudo apt-get install flatpak

2. Add flathub repository, which hosts a large list of flatpak applications including Tux Paint:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

4. Finally install the drawing software via command:

flatpak install flathub org.tuxpaint.Tuxpaint

NOTE: The flatpak co-exists with the old Tux Paint package installed from Ubuntu Software. You’ll see two software icons if you have both installed.

If required, you can run the flatpak version via flatpak run org.tuxpaint.Tuxpaint command in terminal.

Uninstall:

To remove Gnome Feeds flatpak package, run command in terminal:

flatpak uninstall org.tuxpaint.Tuxpaint
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PDF Split and Merge 4.0.4 Released (How to Install)

Last updated: September 6, 2019

PDF Split and Merge (PDFsam) is an open-source and easy-to-use desktop application to extract pages, split, merge, mix and rotate PDF files.

PDFsam is available in Ubuntu universe repository. However, it’s always old and won’t receive future software updates.

The latest release at the moment of writing is PDFsam 4.0.4 released a day ago with following changes:

  • Upgraded PDF engine (Sejda) to latest version (3.2.84)
  • Upgraded AdoptOpenJDK to latest version (11.0.4)
  • Upgraded translations
  • Drag and drop of directories now asks the user if he wants to also add PDFs in subdirectories
  • Numerical sort of file names starting with digits
  • Fixed a couple of bugs

How to Install PDF Split and Merge 4.0.4 in Ubuntu:

The software offers official .deb package for 64-bit Ubuntu available to download at the link below:

Grab the pdfsam_x.x.x_amd64.deb package and install it either via Gdebi (install it from Ubuntu Software) or just by double-clicking.

Once installed, launch it from system application menu and enjoy!

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Firefox 69.0 Released with Enhanced Tracking Protection Enabled

Last updated: September 4, 2019

Mozilla Firefox 69.0 was released today. The new release rolls out stronger privacy protections by enabling Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) by default.

Enhanced Tracking Protection blocks third-party sites from tracking cookies and cryptominers. There’s also optional strict setting blocks fingerprinters as well as the items blocked in the default standard setting.

Other changes in Firefox 69.0 includes:

  • Option to block any video that automatically starts playing
  • New “New Tab” page experience for users in the US or using the en-US browser
  • WebRTC conferencing services support for receiving multiple video codecs
  • Performance and UI improvements to Windows 10
  • Improved battery life and download UI for macOS.
  • Various security fixes.
  • See the release note for details.

How to Install Firefox 69.0 in Ubuntu:

The new release package has been made into the main repositories for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and their derivatives.

Simply open Software Updater (Update Manager) and install the updates for Firefox.

If you don’t see the Firefox updates, go to Software & Updates and make sure the security and updates repositories are enabled in Updates tab.

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Warzone 2100 3.3.0 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu

Last updated: September 3, 2019

Warzone 2100, an open-source real-time strategy game, released 3.3.0 a few days ago with an enormous amount of changes. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, and higher.

Changes Warone 2100 3.3.0 include:

  • Reinstated secondary orders Pursue, Guard, and Hold
  • Reinstated range orders Optimum, Short, and Long range
  • Improved window resizing and display scaling
  • Support for more graphics driver workarounds and platform compatibility
  • Fixed very slow map/mod transfer when vertical sync is enabled
  • Disable PIE SHADERS directive support
  • Fixed loading OpenGL on older Intel chipsets on Windows 10
  • Fix of shooting through walls, and many other changes.

How to Install Warzone 2100 3.3.0 in Ubuntu:

For Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, simply search for and install ‘warzone 2100’ in Ubuntu Software.

NOTE there are two warzone 2100 packages in Ubuntu Software. Check the package details before installing the package.

For Ubuntu 16.04, open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run command to install snapd:

sudo apt-get install snapd

Then install the game via command:

sudo snap install warzone2100

(Optional) To remove Warzone 2100, either use Ubuntu Software utility or run command in terminal:

sudo snap remove warzone2100
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Kodi (Formerly XBMC) 18.4 Released, How to Install in Ubuntu 18.04

Last updated: September 2, 2019

Kodi media center 18.4 was released today as another bug-fix release for Kodi 18 “Leia”. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 19.04.

Kodi 18.4 release highlights:

  • FFmpeg: Bump to 4.0.4-Leia-18.4
  • Load program from stream property without using streaminfo (video)
  • Fix initialization of AVD3D11VAContext structure (video, Windows)
  • Fix TS resume point, related to PR16314 (video)
  • Fixed memory leak, fixed segfault (video, Linux)
  • Fix PAPlayer to handle passthrough for TrueHD (audio)
  • Fix file times for vfs addons
  • And many interface and general fixes.

How to Install Kodi 18.4 in Ubuntu:

The Kodi stable PPA has made the new release packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and their derivatives.

1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or from application menu. When it opens, paste below command and hit run:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:team-xbmc/ppa

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter to continue.

2. Then either upgrading Kodi from an existing version via Software Updater:

or refresh system package cache and install Kodi 18.4 via commands:

sudo apt update

sudo apt install kodi

For Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, you can skip the apt update command as it’s done automatically in step 1.

Uninstall:

To remove the Kodi PPA repository, simply open Software & Updates -> Other Software.

To remove Kodi, run command:

sudo apt remove --autoremove kodi kodi-data kodi-bin

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AppEditor – Simple Tool To Edit Application Menu Entries

Last updated: January 17, 2024

AppEditor is an open-source tool allows you to edit application entries shown in application menu and their properties.

AppEditor features:

  • Hide and show applications from the application menu
  • Create new application entries
  • Change application’s display name, icon and more

How to Install AppEditor in Ubuntu 18.04 / Higher:

UPDATE Jan, 2024: The steps below will install the Flatpak package, but it’s OLD. For the latest version, the only way is building from source.

1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by searching for ‘terminal’ from application menu.

2. Paste below command and run to install flatpak framework:

sudo apt-get install flatpak

3. Add flathub repository, which hosts a large list of flatpak applications:

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

4. Finally install AppEditor via command:

flatpak install flathub com.github.donadigo.appeditor

Once installed, launch the software from application menu and enjoy!

Uninstall:

To remove AppEditor flatpak package, run command in terminal:

flatpak uninstall com.github.donadigo.appeditor
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Wine 4.15 Released with Initial HTTP Service Implementation

Last updated: September 1, 2019

The new development version Wine 4.15 was released one day ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 19.04 and/or Ubuntu 18.04.

Wine 4.15 release highlights:

  • Initial implementation of the HTTP service.
  • Stack unwinding support on ARM64.
  • Better multi-monitor support on macOS.
  • RichEdit control optimizations.
  • Various bug-fixes, including fixes to Dragon Age, World of Warcraft 7, Need For Speed, etc.

How to Install Wine 4.15 in Ubuntu:

1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by searching for ‘terminal’ from application menu. When it opens, run following commands to download and install the key:

wget -nc https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/winehq.key && sudo apt-key add winehq.key

Type user password (no asterisk feedback) when it prompts and hit Enter.

2. Then add Wine repository for Ubuntu 19.04:

sudo apt-add-repository 'deb https://dl.winehq.org/wine-builds/ubuntu/ disco main'

For other Ubuntu releases, replace disco in the code with:

  • bionic for Ubuntu 18.04, Linux Mint 19.x

3. Install unmet dependence: faudio

The wine devel package requires libfaudio0 library which is not available in Ubuntu repositories.

As a workaround, run command to add the third-party PPA, which offers the packages for Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:cybermax-dexter/sdl2-backport

4. Finally run command to install Wine 4.14, which will automatically install the required libfaudio0 libraries.

sudo apt install --install-recommends winehq-devel

Once installed, run winecfg to bring up the configuration window and check Wine version.

Uninstall:

Open Software & Updates and navigate to Other Software tab. Then remove the PPA, and Wine apt repository lines.

To remove Wine devel package, run command:

sudo apt remove --auto-remove winehq-devel
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Qmmp Music Player 1.3.4 Released with Stability Improvements

Last updated: August 30, 2019

Qmmp, Qt based music player with winamp or xmms like user interface, released version 1.3.4 (and Qt4 version 0.12.4) a few days ago with stability improvements.

Qmmp 1.3.4 release highlights:

  • improved mp3 file determination;
  • added format name in the ffmpeg plugin;
  • fixed pausing logic;
  • fixed random crash when changing audio settings;
  • fixed crash in the QtMultimedia plugin (1.3.4 only);
  • fixed build warning;
  • fixed duration formatting;
  • fixed ReplayGain support;
  • fixed memory leak;
  • fixed multiple channels support in the equalizer;
  • updated translations.

Install Qmmp 1.3.4 in Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, and higher

1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T keyboard shortcut or by searching for ‘terminal’ from app launcher. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:forkotov02/ppa

Input your password (no asterisk feedback while typing) and hit Enter to continue.

2. If a previous version exists, upgrade Qmmp using Software Updater:

Or run commands to install or upgrade Qmmp and its plugins:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install qmmp qmmp-plugin-pack

For qt4 version, use qmmp-qt4 and qmmp-plugin-pack-qt4 instead in the last command.

Uninstall:

You can manage the PPA repository via Software & Updates utility, under Other Software tab.

To remove Qmmp music player, either use your system package manager or run command:

sudo apt-get remove --autoremove qmmp qmmp-*
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GNU Emacs 26.3 Released, How to Install it in Ubuntu 18.04

Last updated: August 29, 2019

GNU Emacs text editor 26.3 was released last night. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher.

Emacs 26.3 is a maintenance release contains following changes:

  • New GPG key for GNU ELPA package signature checking.
  • New option ‘help-enable-completion-auto-load’, allows disabling the new feature introduced in Emacs 26.1 which loads files during completion of ‘C-h f’ and ‘C-h v’ according to ‘definition-prefixes’.
  • Emacs now supports the new Japanese Era name.

How to Install Emacs 26.3 in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher:

Emacs 26.3 has made into Snap Store as containerized snap package. For Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, simply search for and install it via Ubuntu Software.

For those prefer native Ubuntu .deb package, this PPA repository contains the most recent Emacs packages for Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04 and higher. Emacs 26.3 packages should be made into the PPA in a few days.

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HPLIP 3.19.8 Released with Linux Mint 19.2, Debian 10 Support

Last updated: August 28, 2019

HPLIP 3.19.8, HP developed printer and scanner drivers for Linux, was released today with new devices and new Linux Distro’s support.

HPLIP 3.19.8 add following new printers and scanners support:

  • HP DesignJet T1530 Postscript
  • HP DesignJet T2530 Postscript
  • HP DesignJet T930 Postscript
  • HP DesignJet T1600 Postscript Printer
  • HP DesignJet T1600dr Postscript Printer
  • HP DesignJet T2600 Postscript MFP
  • HP LaserJet Pro MFP M329dn
  • HP LaserJet Pro MFP M329dw
  • HP LaserJet Pro M305d
  • HP LaserJet Pro M304a
  • HP LaserJet Pro M305dn
  • HP LaserJet Pro M305dw

It also added support for following new Distro’s: OpenSuse 15.1, Debian 9.9, Debian 10, Manjaro 18.0.4, Linux Mint 19.2, RHEL 8.0.

1. To install the software, download the package “hplip-3.19.8.run” from the link below:

2. Then make the downloaded file executable from its Properties dialog > Permissions tab:

3. Finally open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or search for “terminal” from app launcher. When it opens, run command to start installing it:

./Downloads/hplip-3.19.8.run

4. Follow the terminal prompts, answer some questions to build and install HPLIP on your system. When everything is done, plug/re-plug your printers and enjoy!

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