gImageReader 3.3.1, open source GTK/Qt front-end of tesseract-ocr, was released a few days ago. Here’s how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and derivatives.
Then you’ll be able to either upgrade FlightGear through Software Updater,
or install the simulator via command:
sudo apt update && sudo apt install flightgear
(Optional) You can remove the PPA either via the first step command with --remove added in the end, or by going to “Software & Updates -> Other Software” tab.
2. FlightGear Flatpak package is available in Flathub repository, where also contains how to install instructions.
It’s quite easy to install the latest IDEA packages in Ubuntu since Jetbrains offers official snap (containerised software package) package in snappy store.
Simply open Ubuntu Software, search for and you’ll see IDEA ultimate and community packages available for install.
NOTE for Ubuntu 16.04 users who never installed a snap package, make sure snapd is installed by running command in terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T):
sudo apt-get install snapd
Then install the package via command (you may replace community in the code with ultimate):
Xfce’s lightweight Parole media player released the third bug-fix update for the 1.0 series today. Here’s how how to install it in Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 19.04, and their derivatives.
Parole 1.0.3 release highlights:
Drop deprecated OnlyShowIn keys in desktop actions
Ensure the time divider is shown/hidden correctly
Fix closing of Parole process with Ctrl-Q
Fix Gtk-CRITICAL when closing main window
Change text ‘…’ to ‘…’ for consistency with other Xfce apps
Change text ’60 seconds’ to ‘1 minute’
Move appdata to metainfo
How to Install Parole 1.0.3 in Ubuntu 18.04, 19.04:
The unofficial PPA has made the new release package for Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 19.04.
1. Open terminal either via Ctrl+Alt+T or by searching for “Terminal” from application menu. When it opens, run command:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1/apps
Type user password (no asterisk feedback when typing due to security reason) when it prompts and hit Enter.
2. Then upgrade the media player via Software Updater utility:
or run following commands to install / upgrade it:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install parole
For those who don’t want to add PPA, grab the .deb package from HERE.
Uninstall:
Run following command to purge the PPA repository which also downgrade installed packages to the stock version in your Ubuntu:
Select generic for common system, and lowlatency for a low latency system (e.g. for recording audio), amd64 for 64bit system, i386 for 32bit system, or armhf, arm64, etc for other OS types.
Alternatively you can download and install the kernel binaries via terminal commands (Ctrl+Alt+T):
Restart your machine and select boot with the previous kernel in boot menu ‘Grub2 -> Advanced Option for Ubuntu’. Then run command to remove Linux Kernel 5.2.2:
PyCharm 2019.2 was released today with exciting new features, initial Python 3.8 support, improved Jupyter Notebook experience, and many more other changes.
PyCharm 2019.2 release highlights:
Improved Jupyter Notebook integration. Some of the most requested features have been implemented.
Syntax highlight support for many other languages, C#, C++, Groovy, Lua, Makefiles, and more.
cURL format is now supported for HTTP requests.
Add support for some major Python 3.8 features.
Full-text search across multiple data sources
Improved debugging and variable refactoring experiences.
Ubuntu will by default go sleep when your laptop battery is running into critical low. For those who want to apply anther action, here’s how to do the trick in Ubuntu with the default GNOME desktop.
NOTE: This tutorial is tested and works in Ubuntu 22.04 with default GNOME. It may also works in current other Ubuntu releases.
1. First, open terminal either by searching from ‘Activities’ overview or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard.
2. When terminal opens, run command to edit the upower config file:
sudo gedit /etc/UPower/UPower.conf
For Ubuntu 22.10+, replace gedit in command with gnome-text-editor, or use nano instead for other Linux.
3. Once file opens, scroll down and find out the line CriticalPowerAction=HybridSleep (the last line in my case). As the description says, you can change the value into:
In Ubuntu 18.04 and higher, Gnome’s built-in screen keyboard can be enabled via universal access menu.
However, it only triggers automatically in Gnome Activities and Application menu, nowhere else. See the bug. Though it’s marked as fixed, I still have the problem in my laptop.
For those have the same issue, you can install the previous Ubuntu 16.04’s defaultonboard screen keyboard utility in Ubuntu 18.04 as a workaround.
Open Ubuntu Software, search for and install onboard as well as onboard settings.
Once installed, launch the utility from Gnome application menu.
In onboard settings, set up auto-show, layout, theme, etc and enjoy!
Teams for Linux is an unofficial Microsoft Teams client for Linux using Electron. It uses the Web App and wraps it as a standalone application using Electron.
The latest Teams for Linux 0.4 was released 2 days ago with mostly stability improvements and fixes. And the spellchecker has been re-implemented not to need an external module.
Teams for Linux is available to install via Snap package (runs in sandbox). So you can easily search for and install it from Ubuntu Software utility in Ubuntu 18.04 and higher:
Also native Ubuntu .deb package is available to download at the release page:
Click install the .deb package via Ubuntu Software, or open terminal (Ctrl+Alt+T) and run following command:
sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/teams-for-linux*.deb
Once installed, launch the client from your system application menu and enjoy!
